The wooden box itself came from The Works, they have a great selection of boxes to craft with and often have various sizes on offer, which is a good time to buy them. They are pretty decent quality for a lightweight box too.
I love LOVE steampunk! There is so much inspiration from Stamperia for their Captain Vagabond collections, sometimes you don't know where to start yourself but I absolutely love this image on one of their rice papers that I have used to cover my box. I haven't gone over top with the decoration because I loved the rice paper too much.
I made the cogs last year after watching a great craft live from Leonie Pujol. She is an amazing inspirational artist. So, I cut up my cardboard soup packaging ready to die cut my cogs and mixed a little sand into my gesso for an uneven gritty texture.
I didn't have any rust paint so I found a set of mini acrylic paints in a box that my son had left (I think they were from The Works) just perfect for mixing small amounts of paint and when dry I added the copper wax which finished them off nicely. I was really happy with how they turned out.
I used some of the plastic embellishments from the Captain Vagabond collection to decorate the box but used the rice papers all around and edged the box in white gold wax.
After I had varnished the box, I noticed 2 large drips at the back which had dried hard which I really liked, so I added a little white gold wax to highlight them even more. If I had tried to create these, you can bet it would have gone wrong.
I kept the inside quite simple by painting it in a neutral colour with just that striking rice paper design down the centre.
The glossy accent on Sir Vagabonds' glasses worked very well and I used crackle gel on the clock lens on his hat. I feel the need to do another box now! I love mixed media and really don't do enough of it.
If you're crafting, what's on your craft table today? Have a great day whatever you have planned for yourself
Happy crafting
Challenges
Arty Divas - ATG
Creative Artiste - AMMG
Mix it Up - ATG no stamping
Love to Craft- ATG
Crafts Galore Encore - ATG (Design Team Favourite)
Love to Scrap - ATG
Creative Fingers - ATG
WeLove2Create - AMMG
Paper a La Mode - ATG
15 comments:
WOW your box is absolutely amazing,I love the rice paper and fabulous Steampunk images,the cogs look brilliant, so realistic and great tip about sand in the gesso! What a brilliant result with the glossy accents on those glasses!!!
Carol x
Fantastic box Michelle! I do love a bit of Steampunk and this looks amazing!
xx
Amazing! You have rovked steam punk here, fantastic! Have a great weekend, hugs, Valerie
Stunning work Michelle, I love how you have creatively put this together. The cogs look real! Every detail is spot on. WOWZER.
Faith x
Oh my goodness Michelle, WOW, that is so totally AWESOME!
Crafty Hugs, Sherry xx
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Wow, how creative is this! This would be wonderful over at Paper à la Mode Challenge! The February theme is 'I Love...' and we are AG except Greeting Cards! So this project would be perfect! If you'd like to play along, you may join us here: https://theoutlawzchallenges-saturday.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-outlawz-saturday-paper-la-mode.html
This is really awesome! Love the texture on his goggles! I DEFINITELY expect to see a hot air balloon or stunt plane with these details! It's really beautiful, Michelle.
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Crafting Smiles,
Donna
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This is amazing!!! Thanks for playing in The Outlawz PAM challenge!!
Michelle: This is a fantastic project!! What a steampunk masterpiece! Well done! Thanks for sharing at Mix It Up! --Becca/DT
It's a wonderful feeling when we finish a project that's been left waiting for a while and what an amazing job you did. You brought all those mediums together and created a superb mixed media project. I agree wholeheartedly Stamperia are so inspirational, beautifully executed, you must be so proud.
Thank you for sharing over @ Creative Artiste's #90 Challenge.
Best wishes Tracey DT
Thanks very much for your lovely comments x
Oh wow…awesome…love your steampunk box!
Thank you for joining us at PAM Challenges!
Val - DT
Wow, it's gorgeous! I love the steampunk look and how you embellished the box!
Thank you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge.
~ DT Dagmara
Love your Steampunk Box, it is stunning. You did an amazing job with those cogs, you would swear they were metal. Angela xoxo
Awesome! Thank you for sharing your creation with us at the Outlawz Paper A La Mode Challenges. Shirley M., DT.
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