I've just finished photographing my swaps for Palma's Botanical matchbox swap ... I wasn't sure whether to do some of my botanical painting, or mix it up a bit... but as it is a completely new experience for me I went with the mixing it up a bit!!
I used this template for the matchbox... and googled matchboxes to get some ideas as to how they are usually decorated...
I wanted to do something really funky as well, and as I'm not really vintage or steampunky I don't have much in the way of suitable embellishments for those styles. I did think a pop-up box would be fun though, and as I'm not allowed to send natural materials to Oz I felt a fake tree was in order!! I know how you love trees Mel!
I cut my boxes, little base inserts, found some pen springs, and dug into my wire and crystal collection.... the results being 3 little landscapes, complete with river, flowers and overhanging tree... wish I could find a small enough fairy to pop in there too...
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I did not take part in this swap,but I am sure whoever receives yours will be delighted.
ReplyDeleteLove yours, so clever and colorful. I am waiting for help to get a tree that fell off my car. So shall not be able to mail until Friday. We have had a week with no power, snow and a ice storm. I will get these mailed. I am determined! :-)
ReplyDeleteThankyou Mary!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear, Sharon! We don't get weather like that here...mostly grey,dreary,wet, nothingness with abit of cold..sometimes we get snow (hooray) but it only lasts a day, 3 at most then is slippery and slusshy for days. Yuck!
Sometimes I wish we had proper seasons... but it must be hard with no power! I'm glad I gave up my fishtanks- they'd never survive more than a day with no heat/air or filters.Cutbacks for energy saving...
Good luck with your car, hope you get back to normal soon!! xx
These are so wonderful and fun, totally amazing creations!
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