Mixed Media Blessings Box for Leaky Shed Studio

I hope that each of you had a wonderful Christmas
and would like to wish you many blessings in the coming year.

I have so many blessings day by day. However, as the year goes by, it's all to easy to overlook them, especially when those challenging days happen. I've created this Blessings Box, so I can write down those sweet blessings and collect them in my box. I've featured the gorgeous Leaky Shed Studio Moroccan Border, Ornate Banner, and Fancy Keyhole.

Blessings Box

Tips and Techniques

The base of my Blessings Box is a 6" square paper mache box. I painted the box and all chipboard pieces with two coats of white gesso. This Ornate Banner was misted with two colors of Lindy's Stamp Gang mist, then decorated with rhinestones. 

I've edged the box with a mix of mica flakes, German glass glitter and microbeads.

The dangling cross is attached by looping cording through the cross and bead then knotted. The cording was then pulled through a gear, then through two holes in the box lid and knotted on the other side.

The box base was layered with strips of sheetrock mesh and stenciled molding paste. I spritzed the textured surface with several colors of Lindy's Stamp Gang mist - allowing to dry between colors. The raised areas and box edges are rubbed with Viva Gold Modeling Cream.

The metal flower was painted with white gesso, except for the rhinestones and dark center. Then when dry, I spritzed with several colors of mist. 

The remaining flowers were misted in the same colors as the box base, then brushed with gesso. I dabbed them with Glossy Accents to adhere chunky glass glitter.

Front view - I cut each of the Moroccan Borders into two pieces, cutting and sanding the cut ends to look like the laser cut ends. I repeated the border on all four sides. The Fancy Keyhole and border are colored the same as the Ornate Banner on the top of the lid.

The cross is a metal charm I painted with gesso and misted.

Here you can see more of the texture and how I added chunky glass glitter around the Moroccan Border. 

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Moroccan Border

Ornate Banner

Keyhole Fancy

Other Products

6 x 6” Paper Mache Box

Petaloo ~ Botanica Collection Faux Dried Blooms, Ivory

Petaloo ~ Canterbury Collection – Magnolia Blossoms, Cream

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Mulberry Flowers – 25mm Cottage Rose, Mixed White

Cross Charm ~ Stash

Blue Twine ~ Stash

Smoky Crystal Bead ~ Stash

Amber Rhinestones ~ Stash

Bead Landing ~ Bezels, Frames & Filigree – Mini Gears

Metal Flower Jewelry Finding ~ Stash

Michaels ~ Metal Embellishments – A Place in Time

Liquitex Gesso, White

Viva ~ Modeling Cream – Gold

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Mist ~ Starburst – Incandescent Copper, Bayou Boogie Gold, Afternoon Delight Denim, Black Orchid Silver

Lindy’s Stamp Gang Mist ~ Moon Shadow – Silhouette Silver

Iced Enamels ~ German Glass Glitter – Sky Blue

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage – Mica Fragments, Gilded; Blue

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage – Glass Glitter, Bronze

Provo Craft ~ Art Accentz – Micro Beedz, Blue

Prima ~ Stencil – 6x6” Stone Wall 3 #575953

Helmar ~ Crystal Kote – Matte

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Ranger ~ Glossy Accents, Matte Accents

Tombow ~ Multi Mono Liquid Glue

Ranger ~ Heat It Craft tool 

Thanks for stopping by today! I treasure your comments

~ Blessings ~