Today
I wanted to show you some
HEART
keepsake boxes
that
I have painted
I removed the hinges on the boxes for easier painting!
Step inside
my
STUDIO
My Palette
Buttermilk, Slate Green, Silver Sage Green, Avocado, Plantation Pine, Peony Pink , Deep Burgundy, Soft Heather
Gold Rush
Gold Or
I began by lightly
sanding and sealing
my boxes
using
I applied 3 good coats
of Buttermilk
to the outsides of my boxes
I lightly sanded between each coat
I also gave the insides at least 2-3 good coats of paint
I used
a
scumbler brush
to
pounce on Avocado
I followed the shape of my box
When dry I scumbled again
using a
lighter shade of green
I randomly painted leaves
using
Plantation Pine
I randomly painted various size
"roses"
within
the
green heart
using several shades of the same value
I added the centers of the roses using a tiny liner brush
You can also add some
vines
using your liner brush
I dry brushed the rim of my box
with
I let that dry completely then painted over it
with
I loved the elegant look that it gave my box!
Now......let's make a tag!
I sanded and sealed the wood tag
I base coated it with 2 good coats of
Buttermilk
Let dry completely!
Now for some fun
with
WashiTape!
I trimmed the tape
to
fit my wood tag
I applied a gold border to my tag using
a
DecoColor Marker
I painted some roses on the tag
I painted my finished piece with several coats
of
I wanted to hide
the
ugly hinges
on the box
I used my drill to drill small holes in
the
rim of the box
I them treaded
some
satin ribbon and lace
thru the holes that I drilled
I tied it in a pretty bow!
Trim the edges neatly!
I painted over the base coat inside the box
using
to
add some additional
SPARKLE
Top view of box
Tag with key
DecoArt provided me with the paints
to complete this project
as
part of their
Helping Artist and Blogger Outreach Programs
Thank you DecoArt!
You can view my
DecoArt Blogger Profile
I hope you have enjoyed seeing me paint this
HEART Keepsake box!
Happy Painting !
Lynn
BEAUTIFUL! We KNOW what that tag needs, though, don't we!!! ROFL
ReplyDeleteLove your keepsake box & tag!
ReplyDeletelovely! thank you!
ReplyDeleteWow! Lovely... It would be nice to receive one... but it's even more fun to make one... :)
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