Angels and hearts soaps in handmade boxes

Little stocking fillers in this month's theme for Cuddly Buddly and handmade soaps and boxes is the project. You can find details of all projects in the Cuddly Buddly blogAngel and hearts shaped soaps with a lovely scent of vanilla, offered in little handmade boxes are a special gift for anyone.

For the soaps and boxes making you follow the instructions below with all metarials listed too.

Teenage Christmas - Mobile phone gift boxes

A project made exclusively for Cuddly Buddly, these mobile phone boxes are a unique way to send greetings or even include some pocket money in for teenagers. You can find full details on how to make them and all materials used in Cuddly Buddly's blog here

Wooden box - Dancer

Large wooden box decorated with satin flowers, pearls and metallic embellishments.

Wooden box - Diamonds and pearls

A medium size wooden box decorated with pearls and diamonds is perfect as a gift for jewelries or small items.

This is project for monthly craft challange at Cuddly Buddly.

What you will need:

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  medium size wooden box

  
  


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  acrylic paint (white / pearl and black)

  
  


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  silver embossing powder

  
  


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  Viva Decor My Paper World Silicone Stamps - Vintage Couture #81

  
  


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  Versamark clear ink

  
  


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  Trimits pearl strung beadings - cream color,  in 2.5mm and 4mm

  
  


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  Small pearls

  
  


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  Silver colour wire

  
  


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  Satin ribbon apricot colour

  
  


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  Black scalloped edge flat lace (1 meter)

  
  


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  May Arts Crispy lace black ribbon (1 meter)

  
  


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  Heart shaped embellishment

  
  


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  Satin flowers ivory colour

  
  


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  Satin roses apricot colour

  
  


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  3.5 mm crystal rhinestones

  
  


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  hot glue gun

  
  


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  heat gun for embossing

  
  

 

Before I start painting the box I find it helpful to remove the hinges and the lock. If you can manage it with them on, then just start painting the box with the white pearl colour.

Make light shadows with the black paint. Let it dry.

Stamp the left side of the box with Viva’s vintage couture lady using the clear ink.

Remove stamp, sprinkle with silver embossing powder and set design with your heat gun.

Take the crispy lace ribbon and carefully glue it with your heat gun at the right side of the box.

Don’t forget to cut at the edges to allow opening of the box.

Do the same with the scalloped lace. Glue it aside to the crispy one.

Pass some small beads though the silver wire and secure the with a little glue. Curve them and shape them.

Cut 2 x 8-9cm long pieces of the ribbon and glue them to form drops. Cut one 15cm long piece too.

Start placing your embellishments. First position the ribbon “drops”. Then the cut a 20cm long 4mm pearl strung and place on the top of the ribbons forming a drop as the photo below.

Do the same with the 2.5mm pearl strung and place it on top of the thicker one.

Follow decoration by adding the flowers, the beads on the wire and finish with rhinestones.

Glue around the lower part of the box some satin ribbon and decorate with rhinestones.

 

Jewelry box - violet shades

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Paper box - Metallic bird cages

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Large wooden box - vintage

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Christmas wooden box

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Wooden jewelery box

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Wooden box - Bronze shades

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Wooden boxes

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Round box with roses

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Paper box - suitcase

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