Upcycled Liquor Box into Gift Box

It's been a long time I made an upcycled project, and something like this had been on my mind since a long time. So I got my hands on a liquor bottle cover.. and converted it into a pretty keepsake/gift box. You can view my other recycled projects here and my recycled project tutorials here.

I have used pattern paper from Papermania pack, MS Swirling Lace Punch, pearls, punched flowers, leaves, roses from Nupur's store and the big bloom is made by me out of handmade paper. The sentiment is stamped and embossed using zing embossing powder from Crafters Corner that I won as winner of a challenge.

I have lined the upper edge of the lid with brown paper to give it a finished look. It closes sits snugly on the lower lid and to keep it in place I have used velcro dots beneath the straps [see pic2].

I filled it with some {yes, some.... i have loads of it ;)} of my junk jewellery..... that necklace peeking out was a RAK from Ekta Maker.

A view from the rear side... 

The floral arrangement sitting pretty on my shabby chic box..

The big bloom is made out of a handmade paper carry bag of a hospital. I loved the texture of this paper bag and I tore it apart to make these pretty flowers :)

Side view of the box...

Behind the scene pics...

Recycled stuff used here is:

Liquor box for base

Net from old couier envelope

Flower made of paper bag handmade paper

Old broken jewellery piece as a charm, next to brad

Challenges entered

1. Lulupu #17 - Fancy me [Fav technique – Recycling and Shabby chic]

2. Itsy Bitsy – 4 P’s: Pearls, Pattern Paper, Posy, Pink

3. Crafters Corner #12 - 3 embellishments (Flower, Pearls, Brad), 2 Pattern papers, 1 sentiment

4. Color Conceptions #4 - Spread your wings with distress inks (Worn Lipstick for Big bloom, Forest Moss for Leaves, Tattered Rose for Flourish die cut, Wild honey for Daisy centers, Vintage photo and Worn Lipstick for distressing PP edges)

5. DCAM #2 - Shabby is Chic!

Upcycled Cardboard Box

Hi. Posting the cardboard box that I made for Lulupu blog. Some of you might have already seen it there. I made this cute and large storage box for a friend of mine. She wanted an empty box to store some goodies and gift it to her hubby.

I won't go into the details about it. In case you are interested to know more about how I made it, the details can be found at Lulupu blog here.

The image below summarises how I made the box

Challenges entered

LESSology - #24 Are you a cover girl?

Recycled tin can

I remember my first tin can recycled project was when I was in second standard. My dad was posted in Shillong then. I used to cover tin cans of different shapes and sizes with colored paper and decorate them. I remember displaying them on a shelf in our store room and inviting my friends to see it ....a la exhibition :) Today I am posting one of my recycled tin can projects that I did last week, but didn't get the time to post it.

The original can....

Another very interesting recycled element of this project is the flower. The petals are made with dried seeds of pumpkin. The centre part is a cone.

Hope you all like my project. Please do let me know :)

Happy crafting!!

Challenges entered:

Crafty JC Challenge # 9: Recycle

LESSology Challenge #2: The Trinket Box

Fussy and Fancy Challenge: Try a New Technique
Crafting for all Seasons #10 - Fall colors
Scrapbook Sisters - #53 - Autumn colors
Penny's Paper-Crafty #62 - Fall

Tie box.........

I made this Tie Box out of an old Shoe box for my husband. He has a huge collection of ties and I really didn't like them lying scattered in the cupboard. So I decided to make a box so that it becomes organized!! He loved the idea and I personalised it by writing his name on top!!! :-)))