My Glitter Coated Life: August 2019

Being a part of the Crafting Community and enjoying some of the fun events is the perfect way to make new artist friends! When I have the time, I love to participate in them, and we host a monthly Swap & a monthly Mood Board Challenge over on the Reneabouquets Artists With An Edge Facebook Group. This month was a Fridge Magnet Swap and I created my set with a Gift Box to house my magnets in for my swap partner Melissa Larson. I used Purples, teals and blues some of Melissa's FAV colors, lots of glitters and beads, another favorite of hers, so I hope she loves it 💖

The box itself is a Nook Book Box that I coated with Dina Wakley White Gesso. I then started working on the cover which I layered on 2 layers of some older Bo Bunny Enchanted Garden Papers. I edged the second layer out with some Chunky Glitter Glass In Dark Purple, and some glass beads that I am working on getting into the shops now that I am a working with a Glass Artisan to create some really unique products for Reneabouquets.
I cut the door out from the papers and glossy accented the little windows and added some glitter paints to.

I colored some Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Ivy Vine Tuck Ins, cut those into pieces and put some around the door accented with flowers from the following sets:
Dusty Teal Mini Roses & Leaves Mulberry Paper Flowers
Plum Mini Roses & Leaves Mulberry Paper Flowers

I created the little stone path by taking some Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Stepping Stone Bits, inking and adding accents to the edges with a marker, and then "laid" the stones into Ranger Texture Paste for a sweet, garden path look.

On each side of the door, I added a set of Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Butterfly & Rose Corners that I colored with markers, heat embossed section on and then added Chunky Glitter Glass In Diamond. I cut the mushrooms from the papers and glitter painted accents to make them more magical and tucked them in the corners.

Next, I added on a Printed Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Small Tessie B. Darling,

and some of her little butterflies that come with the set.

For the "spine" part of the book box, I painted it with Ranger Opaque Crackle Paste. I then heat embossed some Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Large Alpha Bits to spell out Melissa's name, and then added Beautiful Beads Fairy Lights Iridescent Pearls in the bead holes. I always use Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue to adhere all my Beautiful Board to my projects.
The little accents are Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Moons & Stars Bits that I glittered and stacked.

For the "pages" part of the book box, I painted it with Ranger Opaque Crackle Paste, and then over inked to bring out the crackle and matched some more of the Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Butterfly & Rose Corners, and Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Ivy Vine Tuck Ins to bring the theme together.

The Book Box ties closed with some hand dyed seam binding.

The Back of the box was coated in paper and then I overlayed the paper with a Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Wrought Iron Panel that I inked with 3 different colors of Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Milled Lavender, Tim Holtz Archival Ink in Dusty Concord and some Pink Orchid Ink from my stash.

To create the Fairy Fridge Magnets that go in the box, I used a Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Small Round Shadow Box decorating it as I assembled it with papers in the background and on the back side. The top and Beauty Ring were first coated using a Ranger Emboss It Dabber, and heat embossing the pieces.
I glittered up a Vine Gifted To Me By Brandy Metcalf (Thank you Brandy!) Accented it with some of the BBoard Ivy Tuck Ins, Flowers, and a Butterfly Kisses in Spun Lavender , glittered up some stars from the Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Moons & Stars Bits, cut out another mushroom and popped a Printed Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Itty Bitties Fairy-est Of Them All 1 3/4 Inch Size Option so that it looks like she is sitting in the garden under the stars.

To accent the outside rim of the box I used a Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Ivy Vine Tuck In, a Dark Teal Mini Rose, a Butterfly Kisses In Spun Lavender , and the tea pot from the

Tea Time Trinket Set and a feather from my stash.

I accented the rim with some more of the beads, glittered stars, and the moon charm and star dangle that comes with the set.

For the 2nd Magnet I just repeated the process, substituting a Printed Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard Itty Bitties Fairy Bell 1 3/4 Inch Size Option, and a little tea cup from the

Princess Trinkets Set.

Here you can see the rim decoration detail.

I love including little extra surprises with my kits and I think these little moons are so sweet especially with the little stars dangling from some wire that I tied into the hole at the top of the charm.

I was so happy with how much these little fridge magnets turned out to look like a magical little, fairy garden!!

Here is a peek inside the book box and how the magnets look housed inside of it.

I love creating magical little worlds and I hope that Melissa loves her gift, as well as the Products that she inspired that I manufactured and added to the pieces!! It is so wonderful to be able to take the ideas that my Design Team bring to me and create products that they love to create with!! I hope you love them as well!! Hugs ~Renea

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