Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Little treasure chest


Last week I linked up for the first time to 'What's on your work-desk Wednesday' and am doing the same this week, It is a great place to share ideas and visit some great new creative blogs.
Over the weekend I completed my first little decorated box. I have been collaging bowls and dishes recently and wanted to try my hand at a little treasure chest.
I found some little plain plywood chests from the craft mill in sets of five. They are very small and have magnetic catches to hold them fastened.




I covered them with various mulberry handmade papers and paint. I finished it with several coats of acrylic gloss medium to seal the surface.


The little Scottish sheep are made by layering texture bead gel over white gesso. This gives a raised rough surface to the woolly fleece.



It was one of my very dear friends birthday at the weekend and my little sheep box made a perfect gift.




Linking up to WOYWW
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23 comments:

  1. Unknown21 January 2014 at 20:06

    Beautiful, absolutely beautiful and I love that red and sheep on it so much!

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  2. Terri Corona21 January 2014 at 22:30

    Such gorgeous jewel-like colors, and I just love the little sheep - what a lucky friend!

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  3. padmaja22 January 2014 at 02:47

    It is a WOW piece!

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  4. jill22 January 2014 at 08:12

    What a lovely little box & the sheep are fab. Happy woyww Jill #40

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  5. Lunch Lady Jan22 January 2014 at 09:24

    I really love that little box, the jewelled appearance is gorgeous! You can even gear the sheep baaaaa ;-)
    Hugs, LLJ 38 xx

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  6. Ann B22 January 2014 at 11:13

    Another 'WOW!' from me, beautiful work.
    Ann B
    (WOYWW 36)

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  7. MvM-design22 January 2014 at 13:05

    Nice box!

    Happy Wednesday!!
    Greats Marleen #28

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  8. Anonymous22 January 2014 at 13:14

    Lovely chest.

    Thanks for sharing.

    Zoe #32

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  9. Linda Kittmer22 January 2014 at 15:04

    Morag, this is so beautiful! I love the sheep and I'm a big fan of glass bead gel...great use for it!

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  10. Lisa Graham 22 January 2014 at 15:25

    This is so special...I just love it! 100% charm with so many beautiful details.

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  11. Lindart22 January 2014 at 15:32

    Gorgeous Box! What a lovely gift!
    Lindart #74

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  12. Lindart22 January 2014 at 15:41

    Lindart #76, not #74!! My bad . . .

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  13. Susanne22 January 2014 at 17:22

    Great project - I want to reach out and touch those adorable sheep. I'm back to WOYWW after quite a long absence and it's just so inspiring! Susanne #66

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  14. Carol Rigby22 January 2014 at 17:40

    .What a beautiful gift. I love the colour's and the textures and the sheep are so cute. I am amazed at how many textured gels there are but I have never heard of acrylic glass medium before... .

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  15. Laura22 January 2014 at 19:28

    Stunning box!
    Happy Wednesday
    Laura
    65

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  16. Lorraine22 January 2014 at 20:03

    you make such beautiful things

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  17. Lea.H22 January 2014 at 22:15

    oh my gosh thats beautiful, love the little sheep. hope your friend really loved it. Lx

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  18. Jess23 January 2014 at 13:23

    It's lovely, what a lucky friend! Those boxes you've found are so much nicer than the ones I've seen in my own local hobby shops. They always seem to look so flimsy as though the hinges would break and they never have magnetic catches like these. You've made this one into such a beautiful work of art!
    Jess x

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  19. Maisie Moonshine23 January 2014 at 19:54

    This is a lovely project! Love the bright happy colours and all those textures are fantastic. Thanks for your visit - enjoy your week - and a belated welcome to WOYWW!. MMx #37

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  20. kat23 January 2014 at 21:21

    This is a beautiful box, what a delight! So rich and full of warmth, your friend will cherish this!

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  21. glitterandglue24 January 2014 at 21:32

    I love those little sheep all in a line.
    Margaret #7

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  22. Tertia26 January 2014 at 14:15

    Cutest little sheep box ever!! Your friend must have loved it.
    Happy very belated WOYWW!
    Tertia #14

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  23. Giggles27 January 2014 at 10:18

    So adorable Morag...I love this little box with adorable sheep...very cute piece!! So much fun!! Makes me smile!!

    Hugs Giggles

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