This little box was an interesting and challenging project mostly due to the paint job. I rushed the layers a little to much and some peeling occurred. I sanded the front down again and repainted.
I wanted to layer the legs for interest and dimension. Plastic buttons worked well to add a layer to the bottom and to the top of the wooden legs I had on hand. Gold spray paint unified the different elements.
To create a design I masked off triangles on the sides and painted over the gold metalic with purple acrylic. I had to use three or four layers to achieve the colour I needed. There is a special metalic spray paint I found awhile back that is sort of opalized and I thought this would match with the mica powder effect better than the flat look of the acrylic. Lots of layers.....probably needed more drying time. :)
Before the legs. You can see I use every square inch of my apartment for workspace.
I used the same purple acrylic and metalic opalized spray paint on the middle part of the legs. The triangles are a bit rough but I think it was a good experiment,
Pretty!! Two of the imprints are buttons and the rest are made with jewelry except for the letter stamps.
I made a small rectangle with polymer clay and created a hole in the centre to thread wire through.. Then I created a bead chain to dangle from the handle.. It's a beaded tassle!
I have decided to give this box to a friend for her birthday and it has a small present inside. Interesting wrapping eh?!
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