Tuesday 30 August 2011

TRY IT ON TUESDAY

This week at Try it on Tuesday is altered week.... and great news...it can be anything! You can alter whatever takes your fancy.... a book, a bean can.... an old jewelry box. I sanded this lewelry box down then painted it orange.... distressed the heck out of it.... then covered the flat panels with Hallowe'en paper, (that i aged and ink distressed) from my stash.

I used a Skull image from SMEARED INK .... printed it out 6 times and fussy cut it into a kind of 3 dimentional image.... and stuck it onto the back of the pull down drawer.

The bits on top come off and its still a jewelry box.....or a Hallowe'en candy box..... but i liked the idea of making it into a wizards desk.... i need to make more 'stuff'.... books and bits 'n' bobs......



The skull came out pretty well i thought.... all the fussy cutting was well worth the effort.

I hope you can find time to alter something this week...we'd love to see it. I shall enter this into the following challenges.....










http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ DISTRESSING OR TEARING






http://blingitonchallenges.blogspot.com/ ABC..... altered... box..... creepy.

Thanks for visiting me today.... love lynx

27 comments:

  1. WOW hun - that skull is pretty awesome!! Wonder if I can revamp my old jewellery box. . .hmmm.

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  2. So cool! You make the most amazing things.:)

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  3. Wow.. this is awesome..i love it... thanks for sharing it on Make it Monday...

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  4. Brilliant box Lynn you are so inventive. Hope things are going well for you at the moment. xx

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  5. Wowsers, what a great project!
    Thanks for playing along with the Distressing/Tearing Challenge at The Crafty Pad this week!
    Good Luck
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  6. One of the best things I've seen in a long time. Fabulous project, I love everything about it. Wherever did you get all those fabulous little things on the top? lol. Thanks for taking part at The Crafty Pad this week.

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  7. wow I love it!!!!! this is so cool. Where did you get the little bottles and stuf on top?

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  8. I can see how much you enjoyed making this and what a wonderful altered project! Superb, especially that 3D paper skull in the drawer! Thanks so much for playing at The Crafty Pad this week in our Distressing/Tearing challenge!
    Good Luck
    Hugs from Ali x

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  9. So I see you entered again at Make It Monday, glad I noticed because your altered jewellry box is amazing. How long did it take you to do? I have two to alter but I have never done anything like that before and I am having trouble thinking of where to start other than sanding it down first of course!!!!!!!! Any tips???

    Hugs Ali x

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  10. Wow! This is stunning!! Saw this on MIM.

    Hugs Hazel xx

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  11. AWESOME - this is soooo cool. I have 2 of these which I don't like so I might consider doing this. Thanks for the inspiration. :-)
    Hugz
    Ike xxxx

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  12. A fabulous altered project, perfect for halloween. Thanks for joining us at CCC.

    Liza x

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  13. OH MY...this is fantastic! Love your "out of the box?" thinking on this one. Great project. :)
    Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Make It Monday.
    Lisa xx
    Remember, for a chance to win the prize from our sponsor, just leave a comment for another entry. Mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning! WOO HOO!!

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  14. This is sooooo cool! Love it. Thank you for joining us at OSAAT, good luck, hugs

    nikki DT

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  15. A fantastic project! Thanks for joining us at Cupcake and good luck! Delphine xx

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  16. WOW! This is incredible! Where do you find the time to make all these fabulous projects?!?! The skull is creepy cool! Thanks (again) for joining us at The Corrosive Challenge for "Come to the Dark Side"! :)
    {hugs}
    Regan

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  17. Awesome! Freaky cool! Wow! Thanks for sharing on MIM!
    Karen C

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  18. Great creation!

    Thank you for joining us at The Crafty Pad this week.:)

    Maggie
    x

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  19. Great make - saw it on MIM - will have to see what I can find to alter now!

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  20. Great project, thanks for joinging us at OSAAT this week.

    Hugs Wenda

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  21. Hi Lynn, what an amazing altered jewellry box. I love the papers and your 3D skull looks stunning - definitely worth the effort! Thank you for sharing with us at cupcake craft challenge this week. Hugs, Denise x

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  22. What an amazing project. Love it. Especially the little details. Fab. Have a great week. Angela

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  23. WOOOOW!!!!! Soooo spoooooooky, but awesome!!!! Thanks for playing with us at OSAAT.
    Hugs Nataliya

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  24. This is jaw-droppingly, amazingly, wonderful! It's seriously a FANTABULOUS creation Lynx, you always blow my mind! Thanks for entering this into the Corrosive Challenge too :D

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  25. That's fantastic. I love the re-purposed box and that dimensional skull is just totally amazing.

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