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Saturday 13 October 2012

sewing box

Hello there! I do hope you are well and thanks for visiting! Well its time for something a little different today - and here it is - its a packaging box from create and craft that I've turned into a sewing box - so all my little odds and ends can live together and I'll know where they are!




to do this I've used sticky back fabric fro the papermania happy days collection and added it to the box by cutting out shapes after drawing around the box. Then I've decorated the box with diecuts from spellbinders sewing set and crafty emblies pieces and flowers and buttons. The text stamps are from Clarity Stamp. I'm so pleased with this and I hope it helps to keep me tidy!

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
panpasteluk: Alter it
crafty-emblies: The Dressmaker
fabnfunkychallenges: Vintage
pileitonchallenge: Vintage.

I've got a cracking Christmas card to share with you tomorrow - so I hope you'll come back for a look and thanks for visiting today! Big crafty Hugs for a happy weekend!

Rachel xx

19 comments:

  1. Morning Rachel. I love this box it's so beautiful. I love how you have decorated it such a useful and clever idea. Hugs Caroline xxx

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  2. Wow Rachel this is gorgeous so creative and the alphabet stamps look great, started me off again wanting them

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  3. This is such a gorgeous box hun :) xxx

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  4. what a great piece a beautiful box just love it
    Hugs Kate xx

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  5. Morning sweetie this is just fabulous, huggles Pops x x

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  6. Great project and you did a fantastic job. So pretty and functional. Realy like the spools of thread on the front.

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  7. This is wonderful Rachel. I love the design with all those fabulous sewing themed embellishments. Great papers too.

    I hope you have a good weekend
    Hugs Sue

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  8. What a cute way to secure all your sewing bits and bobs in your perfectly altered box.
    Thanks for linking to PanPastel UK this week.
    hugs {brenda} xox

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  9. A gorgeous vintage project. Thank you for joining us at Fab'n'Funky this week

    hugs Vicky xxx

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  10. You are such a clever lady, this is just beautiful and not only that, it is practical too! I have a sheet of that fabric paper and now have an idea of what to do with it - so thank you.... Crafty hugs, Anne x

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  11. What a fantastically creative box! Love all of the different elements you've used in the design

    Shelby

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  12. So pretty and so clever, love it xx

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  13. Great idea and very cleverly executed. Lovely flowers and super cotton reels on the front.

    Thanks for playing along with us at Fab'n'Funky Challenges.

    Rachel x

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  14. Hi Rachel, wow, this is amazing...love it!!! The embellishments are wonderful! Hugs, Claire xx

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  15. Really gorgeous sweetie, love the embellies and the cotton reels and flowers are fab
    Lindsay xx

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  16. A fab idea and beautifully put together, looks gorgeous :o) Hugs, Lisa x

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  17. great idea to recycle your box!!thanks for joining us at Pile it on "Vintage/Shabby Chic Challenge"- hope to see you again next week - kimberly DT

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  18. oh gosh this is just brilliant hun love what you have done here amazing bless you for playing at crafty-emblies this month hugs Cherylxxxxxx

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  19. Aw this is lovely! Fab use of the sewing themed Emblies too.

    Thanks for taking part in the Crafty-Emblies Challenge with us.
    Ax

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Thankyou so much for leaving a comment - it really does mean a lot to me! Hugs Rachel xx