I was hoping to show this to you once it was complete, but as with many of my craft projects, I don't know how to proceed.
I started with this loosely constructed brown leather or leather-like box with gorgeous flower details on the top and a very plain interior.
To get the design to stand out more, I used black, brown and white paint markers, filling in sections and wiping most of the paint off until I got the effect I wanted.
On the outside, I added an old skeleton key, a rose and green ribbon to the string that holds the box together.
On the inside, I layered sheet music, lace and a floral print that had been removed from an old frame and discarded. Wanting to give it a more dimensional look, I added more roses.I feel like it is unfinished and want to decoupage the interior flaps of the box but don't know what with. More sheet music? Floral paper? Fabric?
Then what do I do with it when it is done? Use it on a tabletop? Hang it on the wall?
I love this Julie!! I love sheet music and think it's so beautiful to look at...I would line the flaps with a paper that you love...Will it stand up ~ maybe the top flap can be opened and rest on the top of the box and you can prop the side flaps open a bit and then display on a shelf or mantle? Just a few ideas....it's a beautiful box! xxoo, Dawn
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOoh! Pretty! if it were me, i would add more sheet music to the flaps to tie them in without competing with the floral print. Then I would either stand it up on it's end and see if I could get the flaps to stay open. if they won't, I leave it closed and out on a table form someone to open and be surprised!!
ReplyDeleteJust my two cents!!