Floral Treasure Chest by Steph Ackerman

Floral Treasure Chest

Designed by Steph Ackerman 

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with a treasure chest.

Supplies:
Makin's Clay® - Yellow, White, Green, Blue, Red
Makin's Clay® Push Mold - Florals
Earth Safe Finishes Ann Butler Designs Iridescents - Sheer Silver, Sheer Copper
Earth Safe Finishes Ann Butler Designs Iridescent Powder Kit - Silver, Yellow
ColorBox® Crafter's for Ann Butler - Sunshine, Limelight, Deep Woods
ColorBox® Background Basics for Ann Butler - Checks1
Flowers - Bazzill
Wood Box
Rhinestones

Instructions:

Using the Florals mold, create assorted leaves using green clay and assorted flowers using yellow clay.


Once the roses have been removed from the mold, paint them with Sheer Silver Iridescents, then sprinkle with Yellow Iridescent Powder.  The roses take on a wonderful sparkle.  Check out how different the roses look when the Iridescent Powder is added.



I created purple clay by mixing red and blue clays until I had the color I liked.  Then, using the Floral
push mold, I created two corner flourishes.  After they were removed form the mold, I painted them with Sheer Silver Iridescents.

Lightly white wash the box, then stamp around the edges with Sunshine Crafter's Ink and the Basket 1 stamp.

To age the box, use Crafter's Ink Deep Woods around the edges, then use a baby wipe to remove and blend some of the color.

Add 3 large and 2 small yellow roses to the front of the box.  Adhere lace around the lid.

Adhere the purple flourishes to the corners and yellow flowers to the center.  An assortment of dew
drops finishes the edges.

And there you have a treasure chest that can hold lots of amazing items.  With Mother's Day coming up, I think this would be a lovely gift for Mom.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Steph

Trinket Box made with Makin's Clay®

Did you know the Makin's Clay website has many project ideas with instructions?    Here's another example of a project that is simple to re-create, yet gives you a great finished project -

http://www.makinsclay.com/Netherlands/english/pg/tech_detail/tech_detail_a1.html

This is a great example of covering an item with Makin's Clay® to create something totally new - why not try it with something around your home? - Cindi Bisson