3 posts tagged “box”

More fun with Perler Beads indeed! I've created a brand new item that I have listed in my Etsy Shop this afternoon - this Rubix Cube Keepsake Box!

I modeled this box after the Mario Question Mark block ones that I've been creating for the past while. It measures approximately 3" across each side and it is 3-dimensional. It has a lid on the top that lifts off and the lid has two layers to allow it to fit snugly on top. The sides of the cube are all glued together with sturdy contact cement.

The Rubix Cube is "accurate" to the original - meaning that it is not only the correct colors, but the correct amount of each color :) This little keepsake box can be used to store just about anything, and would be a super cute addition to your desk or shelf!

Hi all!

I have been very busy lately coming up with brand new ideas for my shop, which I will be posting over the next few days!  The first brand new original item that I have created is made from Perler Beads, and is a new take on my Question Mark Keepsake Box ... this time with a new twist!

And here it is!  The Question Mark Keepsake Box with Interchangeable Powerups!

This keepsake box comes with interchangeable power-ups to attach to the top of the box! Each power-up can stick inside the top of the box lid - there is a Red Mushroom, a Green 1UP Mushroom, a Fire Flower, a Coin, and an Invincibility Star. You can display the box normally without the power-ups with the question mark to the front, or flip the box around to the side where it looks like Mario has already hit the block, and place a power-up in the top of the lid! This is a versatile keepsake box with six different looks in total!

As for the box itself, it is made to look like a Question Mark Block from the Super Mario games for the Nintendo.  It has a lid on the top that has two layers - the second layer allows the lid to fit snugly on top of the box.  You can keep anything inside this box (it would be great for your gold coins!)  and it would look great on any desk, shelf, bedroom, office, you name it!

I hope you enjoy my newest geeky creation!  I'll be posting more very soon, too!

This is a post that I wrote for Crafty Crafty, a crafting blog that I write for.  Just wanted to share it through my personal blog!

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This decoupage project began with an old jewelry box that definitely needed some revitalization. I was ready to start looking for a new place to store my jewelry when the crafty wheels in my head started to turn - maybe this jewelry box could be saved. The end result: a completely unique jewelry box created through recycling and the art of decoupage.

All you really need to get going with this craft is: the article you wish to decoupage, paper or materials that you want to cover the article with, and Mod Podge (the glue that I used to affix the paper to the jewelry box). Soon enough, you'll have saved an old piece of furniture or accessory from its demise and you'll have a one-of-a-kind new crafty creation!

To reform this old jewelry box, I used an old gardening book that I found laying around the house. I cut out various black and white photos from the book, along with pieces of text that describe various types of flowers and greenery. These images were decoupaged to the top lid of the jewelry box. Around the outer edges of the jewelry box, I used images of flowers and vines, that appear to be growing up the side of the box. Then, I applied the Mod Podge liberally over the images, one by one, attaching them to the jewelry box.

Once all of the paper dried, I took an old photograph that I found in a drawer of a scene at a lake and glued it to the top lid. I just found that the jewelry box could use something extra as a focal point. The beauty of this craft is that it is easy to do, doesn't take too long (depending on the size of the project!), and it is super creative! Hopefully you will be inspired by this project to reform some items around your house or save them from going out to the trash!