Thursday, April 28, 2011

Another Swap

Here's another picture from the camping trip.  This is from Mossy Cave and Waterfall Park.

I'm ready to mail out my Petite Inspiration Swap tomorrow.   I thought I would share some pictures with you.

The swap uses kitchen matchboxes.   I found one so used it as a pattern to make my own boxes.   The inside was the same size, the outside wound up a bit longer.   I used a frozen pizza snack box to make the boxes for the swap.   After cutting them out and gluing them together, I realized that I needed to cover the boxes so the writing did not show through the material.   

So first I covered them with white paper, using ModPodge.   When dry I covered them with a fabric again using Modpodge.   They were really sturdy after two coats of Modpodge.   I then decorated the boxes with lace and an embroidered flower.   

When done, I did not like the cardboard showing inside the top, so I painted the inside white.   Unfortunately, when I slide the boxes in, the paint scratched.   So after repainting, I covered the inside with clear heavy duty mailing tape.   A bit tricky, but I managed.

The first three pictures include the items I gathered to put in the boxes.   The last ones are of the box itself.






I had a lot of fun with this swap.   If you ever have an opportunity to enter a swap why not give it a try.  You may enjoy it.

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