Monday, January 5, 2015

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 BorderOrnate Banner, and Fancy Keyhole.

Blessings Box
Mixed Media Blessings Box, Tracey Sabella, Leaky Shed Studio, Lindy's Stamp Gang, Prima, Helmar, Petaloo

Tips and Techniques
Mixed Media Blessings Box, Tracey Sabella, Leaky Shed Studio, Lindy's Stamp Gang, Prima, Helmar, Petaloo
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.

Mixed Media Blessings Box, Tracey Sabella, Leaky Shed Studio, Lindy's Stamp Gang, Prima, Helmar, Petaloo
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.

Mixed Media Blessings Box, Tracey Sabella, Leaky Shed Studio, Lindy's Stamp Gang, Prima, Helmar, Petaloo
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.

Mixed Media Blessings Box, Tracey Sabella, Leaky Shed Studio, Lindy's Stamp Gang, Prima, Helmar, Petaloo
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.

Mixed Media Blessings Box, Tracey Sabella, Leaky Shed Studio, Lindy's Stamp Gang, Prima, Helmar, Petaloo
Here you can see more of the texture and how I added chunky glass glitter around the Moroccan Border

Leaky Shed Studio Products

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 ~

9 comments:

  1. Hi.. Happy New Year!! This is exquisite.. so beautiful.. I love the colors and the treatment of the chipboards looks wonderful.. I hope it gets full to the top with Blessings!!

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  2. This is absolutely GORGEOUS! LOVING the colors!!!!

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  3. GORGEOUS box, Tracey! I love the pretty colour combination...and everything else about it too! I've made blessing books but a blessing box is a wonderful idea! :o)

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  4. Happy New Year. Your blessing box is gorgeous...I just know that it will be filled to the brim before this year is out xx

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  5. Wow this mix media box is fantastic and I love the colours. the embellishments are gorgeous and the details too.
    Francy

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  6. It's really beautiful & such a great idea...love the blue colour & that front with the Moroccan border, I think it is.....WOW! LOOOVE!!!

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  7. This is just so gorgeous, I just love how the blue POPS!!!!

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  8. love this and all the yummy details :)

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  9. Happy New Year! This is such a beautiful and elegant box.

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