Pot of gold lacquer boxes

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Gold lacquer boxes

I’ve never been one to get too into St. Patrick’s Day. I’m crazy right? Who wouldn’t want to wear green and drink beer all day? :) It also could be that all through junior high and high school my school colors included kelly green. Maybe I’m just burnt out of wearing green. But I do love gold…so why not make a beautiful pot of gold instead? And why not make two!!!

I really wanted to create my own lacquer box but when I started researching it, I realized that the “toxic fumes” and “multiple layers of paint” sounded like way too much work for a little box. Then I saw these lacquer boxes from The Container Store. SCORE! These were perfect for my craft idea. So many fun colors to choose from…and what color do I pick? White. I’m so predictable. I actually loved the way this craft turned out I may just go back and try another color! The rectangular box is $15 and the round one is only $11.

Round box

MATERIALS

  1. Gold spray paint
  2. Round white lacquer box
  3. Frog Tape – 1″ wide
  4. Small plastic bag

Round materials

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1:

Take off the lid, and set aside. Next, since the Frog Tape is 1″ wide, it’s easy to place on your box. Place 1 strip around the top of the box. This will expose 2″ on the bottom to the spray paint.

Round step 1

Step 2:

Take your plastic bag and place it about halfway on the strip of tape. Take another strip of tape and tape the bag around the rim of the box. Tuck the bag into the box when you’ve taped the whole rim. This will block out any paint from going into the box.

Round step 2

Step 3:

Now you are ready to spray paint your box!

Round step 3

Step 4:

Once the paint has dried, you can now remove the tape and paper mask. (This was my first time using Frog Tape and I was impressed! The edges stayed pretty darn clean.)

Round step 4

Now this is a pot of gold I can dig. :)

Round gold lacquer box

Rectangular box

MATERIALS

  1. Gold spray paint
  2. Rectangular white lacquer box
  3. Frog Tape – 1″ wide
  4. Scrap cover stock
  5. X-acto knife
  6. Ruler

rectagnular materials

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1:

Tape the lid onto the box with two small strips of Frog Tape.

Rectangular Step 1

Step 2:

Cut out the following pieces out of your scrap paper:

  • Front – 2 15/16″ x 6 7/8″
  • Back – 2 15/16″ x 6 7/8″
  • Top – 3 3/8″ x 6 7/8″
  • Left side – 3 3/8″ x 2 15/16″
  • Right side – 3 3/8″ x 2 15/16″

These will be used to mask off the center portions of each side of the box when you paint. They allow for a 1/2″ border on each side.

Rectangular Step 1

Step 3:

To achieve that 1/2″ border, you have to cut off a 1/2″ off from each side. Once you have done that, place a strip of Frog Tape to each side with 1/2″ showing. Trim the edges of the tape to make square edges.

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Step 4:

Repeat Step 3 till you have all the sides cut and taped.

Rectangular step 4

Step 5:

Now you are ready to spray paint your box!

Rectangular step 5

Step 6:

Once the paint has dried, you can now remove the tape and paper mask.

Rectangular step 6

Now you are ready to fill it with all your treasures! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

rectangular box

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My first guest post!

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A Bubbly Life

Today is a great day because my first ever, guest post is live on A Bubbly Life!

Blogger Laurel Stavros recently had a new baby girl and has been looking for some guest posters to help ease the split between blogging and being a new Mom :) I heard through some of my Bing co-workers and immediately jumped at the chance to drop her a line. She not only has given me this opportunity, but along the way has given me some awesome blog tips, and helped spur me into improving my blog. I am honored, and thank her again for this opportunity. :)

Please check out the Polka Dot Gift Bag post on A Bubbly Life!

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Geometric paper weight

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Geometric Paper Weight

It’s been a few weeks since I had wrist surgery, so my entry back into crafting is going to be a little slow. This craft is quick and easy and doesn’t require too much heavy lifting. :)

A few months back I saw these paper weight kits online and thought they would be an easy way to customize my desk. The possibilities are virtually endless on what design you can choose for the background. For this one I chose a simple geometric pattern.

MATERIALS

  1. Template (PDF)
  2. Round Paperweight Kit
  3. Scissors (or x-acto knife)
  4. Glue stick
  5. Gold self-adhesive glitter sheet
  6. Glass cleaner
  7. Paper towel
  8. White paper (not pictured)

materials

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1:

Print out the template PDF on some white paper. Using your scissors, trim out the template circle. This doesn’t need to be perfect, you will end up trimming off the extra later.

step 1

Step 2:

Trim out a few triangles from gold glitter adhesive paper using the triangle piece on the template as a guide. I cut out approximately 8 triangles.

Step 2

Step 3:

Remove the backing on the triangles, and place on the template in a random pattern.

Step 3

Step 4:

Take the cardboard piece from the paperweight kit and apply glue to one side. Place the glued side down onto the backside of the template.

Step 4

Step 5:

Using scissors or an x-acto knife, trim away the excess template.

Step 5

Step 6:

Spray some glass cleaner on the glass paper weight and thoroughly clean.

Step 6

Step 7:

Center the template/cardboard piece on the bottom side of the paper weight.

Step 7

Step 8:

Remove the backing on the bottom pad and carefully center it on the glass. Press the edges down firmly to stick.

Step 8

Now you are ready to organized your papers on your desk with a new beautiful weight!

Geometric Paper Weight

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March craft-spiration

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March is already upon us! This month has lots of exciting things happening…Mardi Gras, Dr. Seuss’s birthday, St. Patrick’s Day, the first day of Spring, and most especially Daylight Savings Time begins. And after the weather we had this week, I’m ready for some daylight.

In addition to these celebrations this month, it is my Mother’s birthday. She is the person who taught me to sew, so I will try and do her justice this month with a few sewing projects. :)

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Plastic bottles
{ Shop Sweet Lulu }
Green
{ St. Patricks Day }
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Mom's patterns
{ In honor of her birthday }
Lazydoll coin pursesPom pom trim
Coin purses
{ Lazydoll }
Pom pom trim
{ Sugar Pink Boutique }

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Craftniss Everdeen

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Craftniss Everdeen

We all have multiple sides of our personality. It is these interests and persona that make us the complicated human beings that we are. Characteristics from each, forming who you are.

Sometimes when I feel conflicted on who I am, and who I should be, I go back to my roots. This is who I feel like who I am at the core. And sometimes you just need an excuse to have an alter ego. :)

I’d like to introduce you to Craftniss Everdeen. This is where I post my inspiration. She is back to nature, a little scared, and a little bold. She has hidden talents, and ones that require survival. She is a loyal friend, caring and adventurous. (Really…she is basically a personal Pinterest.) I hope you stop by and enjoy!

Who is your alter ego?

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Craft round-up

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Lucky for you I’m still in this bulky awkward wrist splint, for you get this awesome round-up of web crafts today. I’m itching to get back to using my hands, so for the time being you’ll have to suffice with other awesome bloggers! :)

I really love all of these DIYs. They are quite the mix of natural and geometric shapes.

Geometric globeBirch photo holder
Geometric globe planter
{ A Beautiful Mess }
Birch photo holder
{ Cakies }
Pom pom rug
Pom pom rug
{ Emilie sans chichi }
Gold geometric mobileMini Concrete Pots
Gold geometric mobile
{ Observant Nomad }
Mini concrete pots
{ My Dubio }

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