Friday, April 5, 2013

A Small Gift To A Great Friend



I have been wanting to alter one of this drawers for a little while and yesterday I went to see what I could find at Hobby Lobby, I saw this wooden drawer and decided to go for it ! I thought it would be a great gift for a such sweet friend of mine :) 






Here is one of the sides of the drawer,I painted the edges of the drawer with white gesso since I knew that the paper was going to cover most of the wood. The paper collection I used is the Lyric Collection from Prima, it is such a BEAUTIFUL paper collection and I had so much fun playing with it. I used modge podge to adhere the paper and for texture
used snow tex, I also distressed the edges with my prima tool to add more texture to the edges, with a sponge I dabbed gesso to the edges and some of the areas in the corners and just ramdom places, I also fussy cute some of the images from the paper collection and adhere them to the box,I think gesso gives a very Shabby Chic effect to this project :) in my Humble opinion.



For the top of the drawer I had this teacup set that I found at my local thrift store and with a sponge I dabbed gesso a couple of times and heat dried it to speed up the process while it was not completely dry I used my fingers to dab some snow tex in ramdom places and heat set it. I adhered the cup  to the plate with E6000 and hot glue, the hot glue will keep it in place while the E6000 dries. I added spanish moss and flowers to embellish the top as well as some items I fussy cut from the paper collection.

 

Here is how the other side of the drawer looks, I used pink satin ribbon  and threaded it to the side of the box and I have seen some talented do this and I just love the look it gives to the box, so thank you so much to all the wonderful Ladies like MsLiberty25 among many who inspire me! I also added some trim from my stash to soften and add a wonderful Shabby Chic feel to it .I love using spanish moss and I thought it would be perfect for this side of the drawer along with the Beautiful bird cage, in the inside of the cage I cut an image from the paper collection and adhered it to the cage with modge podge, It looks wonderful!! I do hope you guys have enjoyed this project, I had so much fun working on it and I know my friends will love it :)
Thank you for stopping by :)

8 comments:

  1. Leticia, I came across your work just recently and joined your blog. I have to say you are very talented. I love the chest of drawers you just created, very pretty. Can't wait to see more. Keep on crafting. Hugs Cyndie.

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    1. Thank you so much for the very sweet comment and making my weekend :) I am so glad you have found me too :) thank you so much for showing me some love :) I aprreciate it so much! Thank you

      Hugs, Letty

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  2. Your Creations are just Gorgeous!!!! Beautiful Beautiful Work!!! Thank You for sharing~~ Hugs Patti

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    1. Thank you so much forl your very sweet comment and for stopping by:) I really appreciate it!

      Hugs, Letty

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  3. Gorgeous .. beyond words.. almost ... I bet your friend is gonna love this gift!!! wow.

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    1. Thank you so much Monica!! you are very sweet :)

      Hugs, Letty

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  4. OMG.... stunning creation:)
    I can't believe I missed your name off of the Heartfelt Creations semi-finalists list:( I do apologise..... I just adore all of your beautiful creations x
    Good luck :)
    Nikki x

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    1. Thank you so much Nikki :) I am so glad we are on the same team and it has been so much fun to create along side such a talented buch!!

      Hugs, Letty

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