Weekend Project #1 - Altered Balsa Box

This past weekend I actually had non-rushed time and finished a number of swap projects I had signed up for. This puts me somewhat ahead (for now). I even had time to do some typically time consuming cleaning around the house (like mopping the floors)!

Anyway, here is one of the few projects I altered this past weekend. :) I will try to include as much detail as I can. :)

The slideshow for these photos is uploaded to YouTube as well. :)

This is one of those balsa boxes you can sometimes find in the $1.50 bin at Michael's... I didn't find this one at Michael's, so I paid a tad more for it (unfortunately).

The paper I used on this box is from 7gypsies. While they don't have many papers I like, this one was perfect for this project. I love when that happens!

I used some tiny pearl strands along the flap, on top of some heart shaped lace. I love that lace, and I will be quite disappointed when it's gone...

I don't make charms or dangle jewelry very often, so this was an attempt to do so on this project. I DO love working with hardware, so it was fun even though I'm not the best at it! LOL

I handmade a lace flower, and placed a flat bead at the centre - Added a banner with my very basic info on it. :)

Close-up of the bling. :)

Close-up of the lace + pearl trim. :)

Close-up of the handmade flower. :)

I entered this project into Mema's Anything Goes Challenge for April since... Well, ANYTHING Goes! LOL

Thank you very much for checking out my work - I greatly appreciate it and hope you become a follower!

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ScrapMuch? Kit Club Challenge!

A couple days(?) ago, I posted about a ScrapMuch? sketch challenge that I entered!

Well, last week, I also found out that they have a different challenge as well - A challenge where you're to use stitching on your layout... I was a tad worried since that's not my thing... BUT, then I re-read and nowhere did it say you needed to have sewn stitching on your layout! Ha!

So I pulled a layout I had made using the kit and threw on some stitching! :)
I do apologize for the quality of the photos - My good camera batteries were charging and I was off to work after doing this, so I couldn't wait! LOL

I think I'd have preferred actual stitching, but that's not an option I had at the time.

Thank you for dropping by!! ^_^

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Check Out this Stick Pin Holder

Sooooo...

At the last scrapbooking retreat I attended, I didn't really do much scrapbooking...

Although, I was very productive and made this stick pin holder instead! :)

Using some chipboard and some My Mind's Eye paper to cover it, I ended up with this lovely creation! :D

Some closeup shots are below:

The paper had a banner on it saying: "A few of my favo(u)rite things". It was a great title to the stick pin holder, however the massive green stick pin you see in the photo is currently hiding it. :)  Once it's used on a project, the title will be visible again!

An extra photo of the stick pins for fun. :)

Thanks for looking at my work!

Krafty Kerry signing off!