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Wednesday, 11 April 2018

Another upcycle

Hello there! I am posting over at Countryview challenges again today. Our theme is 'pimp it up' this month and we want you to upcycle something. I have chosen a cheap box from The Works this time...it only cost £1 ...and here is what it ended up looking like...


And here are the steps I took to change it...


The box at the start - very dull and plain...


I started by adding gold relief paste through an indigoblu stencil ...


Once dry I painted the whole thing with ravenblack paint from indigoblu. This looks a bit gold in the picture but sadly I think thats just the light I took the picture in! After the paint was dry I added several layers of luscious powders and finally some gold gilding wax and the flowers!


I think it look much better now than it did at the start!

Big hugs

Rachel xx

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11 comments:

  1. gwen7011 April 2018 at 11:38

    Total transformation Rachel, love it

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  2. dutchess11 April 2018 at 13:36

    It was worth all the effort Rachel it’s beautiful....xxxx

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  3. Linda Simpson11 April 2018 at 16:49

    This looks fabulous Rachel, love the rich colours.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  4. Corrie Herriman11 April 2018 at 17:52

    Great project Rachel ! Love it !
    Corrie x

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  5. cotnob11 April 2018 at 18:54

    A fabulous transformation Rachel - a beautiful up-cycled box.
    Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
    x

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  6. cuilliesocks11 April 2018 at 19:49

    Stunning project Rachel, love your design and colours, Kate x

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  7. Redanne11 April 2018 at 22:15

    It definitely looks much better Rachel, it is beautiful and I really love the texture you created. Hugs, Anne xx

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  8. crafty-stamper12 April 2018 at 15:53

    WOW a brilliant transformation Rachel
    Carol x

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  9. Craftyfield12 April 2018 at 17:59

    Now it looks gorgeous and expensive! It could make a great gift if you can bear parting with it...

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  10. Miriam17 April 2018 at 22:55

    what a transformation - wonderful!

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  11. Evelyn Walter22 April 2018 at 22:12

    wonderful transformation, Rachel! I love the little box, it´s so elegant and nobody would ever guess, it was only 1 £!
    Hugs Evelyn

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

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