It has been almost two weeks since my last post...I find that I am still fighting off the affects of whatever bug that I had at the beginning of January!! It's just the fatigue end of it...after I take care of work and home chores I just don't have the energy to craft! The ideas are there but the body just does not want to co-operate...LOL!!!
So that has brought me to today's post! I have had this idea swirling in my head for awhile and thought...this is the perfect time to begin!!!
I think that any of you who visit me on my blog have probably figured out that I have a PASSION for "Explosion Boxes"!!! Well today I am going to show you my very first one that I have never posted but as it was already done it was the perfect time to do so!! I made this almost a year ago!!
And the result of my first attempt at an "Explosion Box" was the planting of the same passion in my oldest Granddaughter's crafty mind!!
So I'll begin with mine and a warning that this is a VERY HEAVY picture post...
please click on the first image for a slide show...
the front view with oval cut out window...
the lid using an acrylic flower as knob...surrounded by fabric flowers, paper leaves, fern branches and a couple of feathers...
the two sides are made the same with a small flower arrangement in the bottom back corners...
the back has lace threaded with ribbon matching up with the lid...
inside the centre I made a tree out of the Memory Box Arboscello Tree (cut out about six times) put through the Zyron and formed together...I added a bit of Glamour Dust...
tree trunk was made using a Tim Holtz wood grain embossing folder then cut into shape...
the grass/ground area was made using green tulle/bead clusters and burlap ribbon formed
into clumps then I added some punched butterflies, flower wire tendrils and pearls...
the stamp is Seeding Tilda from the Sweet Rainbow 2011 Collection..
Happy Spring Tilda from the Butterfly Dreams 2011 Collection...
OH and while I told myself not to change anything after a year...
I looked at it and thought that the images looked naked...so my Frantage loving voice won out and I just HAD to add some...
OH and while I told myself not to change anything after a year...
I looked at it and thought that the images looked naked...so my Frantage loving voice won out and I just HAD to add some...
Tilda with Butterfly Dress from the Butterfly Dreams 2011 Collection...
and this picture just WOULD NOT co-operate and turn for me...
this is Hello Little Butterfly (not sure what collection)...
and full view of the "exploded" box...
So after showing this to my Granddaughters, our illustrious Calla (she would have been only five at the time)...
got down to work while at her Nanny and Granddad's (my Granddaughters' other Grandparents) cottage and came up with this BEAUTIFUL "Explosion Box" all by herself...
their Mother Sarah told me that she went off by herself and came back with this MASTERPIECE and told them she had wanted to make an explosion box "Just like Grandma's"...
needless to say when my Son sent me this picture I was bursting with PRIDE...
I asked Calla if she would like to be on a blog post with me and she emphatically said "YES!!"...
below is Calla's box exploded with water and a LOVELY handmade swan swimming...
she even made a front window!!!...
SORRY Calla...Grandma's computer was acting up and I couldn't get your explosion box picture to go any bigger...
SORRY Calla...Grandma's computer was acting up and I couldn't get your explosion box picture to go any bigger...
when I asked Mia (also five at the time of this picture) if she wanted to be on my blog doing a craft she said "No" so I asked if she wanted to be the dog whisperer and she said "YES!!"...
our Mia says she wants to be a vet when she grows up!!!...
Well that ends my "First Shared Post" featuring a shared passion with my BEAUTIFUL and GORGEOUS twin Granddaughters!!! The pictures of the girls were taken almost a year ago at about the time that Calla made her WONDERFUL creation!!!!
Materials Used: (please forgive me if I forget to mention a few...it was almost a year ago)
DP-LOTV (I forget which collection)
Stamps-named above are from Magnolia-licious
Fratage-Shabby White Live and Love Crafts
Dies-Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Scalloped Ovals and Labels Ten
Memory Box Arboscello Tree, Tiny Tendrils and Macarena Corner
Poppy Stamp Die is Ivy Tendrils
Ribbon, lace, pearls, flowers, acetate, tulle/pearl clusters and burlap are all from my stash
Challenges I will enter:
Fashionista Challenge-Challenge #5 Anything Goes
Magnolia Down Under-#227 Summer Delights
Tilda's Town-Challenge #88 Anything Goes
Until next time...thank you so much for dropping by...your visits and comments are very much appreciated!!!!
Your exploding box is absolutely fabulous Beth, so many brilliant details. I can see you are going to have some competition with your talented Granddaughter, they are both gorgeous girls.
ReplyDeletePauline
x
Wonderful post Bev, Love your box full of fabulous detail...your Grandchildren are so cute...your little Granddaughter takes after her sweet Grandma in the creative dept...Have a happy week Hugs May x x x
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fab exploding box! I love everything about it. Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Tildas Town. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHugs Frida
This is gorgeous my sweetie I havnt made an explosion box for about 2 years I think. Love the Maggie stamps you have used. Your grandaughter did an awesome job, how clever is she!! In a few years she will be teaching us things ;0) Hope you get better soon shug, its awful when you barely have energy. Take care hun & get plenty of rest.
ReplyDeleteLotsa hugs Vicky xxx
This is fabulous!, Well they both are! How lovely to share a hobby too. Happy Weekend. Judy x
ReplyDeleteYour explosion box is amazing! Love your granddaughter's too, so cute! Thanks for joining us at Tilda's Town and good luck! Delphine xx
ReplyDeleteamazing project! love the 3D tree inside the box, lovely flower arrangement on the outside. Thank you for joining us at Tilda's Town this week.
ReplyDeletehugs, shien shien
Calla is very excited to see her work online! Thanks for sharing Grandma. She can't wait to do some crafting on the PD day this week! Mia....not so much.
ReplyDeleteBeth, your attention to detail and these wonderful little Tilda's make this such a beautiful explosion box. Lucky little girls to be able to come to Grandmas to craft. Your little ones are beautiful, what a blessing Grandkids are.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Sue
I love the pictures you picked of the girls....its so cute to see they love to craft too. Of course your explosion box is beautiful!! Love the frontage!!! Dianne
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful project, I love the scenes and the little tree inside, well done to your Granddaughter too, an artist in the making for sure, These are a lot of fun to make
ReplyDeleteHugs julie P
WOW to both of the boxes .... your granddaughter's is so very well done! she certainly has a talent there ...... exceptionally done. kudos to you both .... just love your little details everywhere! take care
ReplyDeleteThis darn explosion box got the whole ball rolling.......
ReplyDeleteAfter this, there was no turning back on creating these darn things...a bit of an addiction you may say! Thanks Beth....it's all your fault! lol
You have such an imagination for creating....your images come to life after you have created a scene for them and coloured them all up! I need that die for a tree....that is going to be a useful die for the up coming spring creations we have planned! I love the pictures of your grand daughters! Adorable! They are so lucky to have a grandma that has such a creative mind...you can open up there worlds , that there are no limitations how far you can go when you love to create!!!! Go Beth!
Your Explosion Box is tfantastic and so colorful. Pretty stamp colouring fantastic embellished. Love the tree you made inside. Thanks for share with us at Fashionista Magnolia and more Challenge theme “Anything goes” whit a no nose stamp. Good luck in the draw. Elena F.
ReplyDelete