Art Break! - Sleigh Gift Box and Present Gift Box

This is a two part post!

Part 1: Sleigh Gift Box

This is a simple idea for when you have a gift already purchased for someone but want to add a little extra effort/ personal touch to it.
Great for a hamper and/or you have many boxes in your house (certainly saves on wrapping paper).

To start, get a box big enough to hold your gift/s.

Standard box.

Then use a marker to draw where you need to cut to make the box into the right shape. Don't worry about the marker being all over the box, this puppy is getting painted.

Cut off the excess box and cut out the runners and other decorative bits you want from the scrap cardboard.

I cut out one side and used it as a stencil for the other to get close to symmetry.

I'm going with a gold and red sleigh, but you can pick any colours you like.
I painted the outside of the sleigh red, the inside gold, and the accessories gold.

Then we glue our accessories on and Voilà!

Runners are up on the side because I don't need it to be like a real Sleigh.

Then you just load up your goodies, add a little tissue paper, and you have a festively prepared gift!

Part 2: Present Gift Box

This is for when you have a box that fits the item perfectly and don't want to use wrapping paper.
A more structured twist on the classic look.

I painted the box itself blue (because the recipient's favourite colour is blue).

I cut up an empty toilet roll (it was just going to be recycled anyway) into the loops and curls of a ribbon and painted them gold.

I also cut out some stars from some thin cardboard and painted them gold too.

Finally, we glue the 'ribbon' and stars on and done!

I love the way it looks!

Verdict: They loved them!

Art Break! - Weighted Companion Cube Gift

I have a birthday gift for PB and it fits into this foam cube (not a perfect cube but close enough).

We like Portal so I thought I would make it a companion cube.

I started by painting it medium grey.

Modeled by Phil!

Once dry, I painted the edges and a circle in the middle of each face with light grey paint.

I'm not going for perfect lines here, this is just for fun and will be destroyed when the gift is opened.

When dry, draw on the little lines around the edge.

I glued on pink paper hearts into each circle.

Done!

Verdict: He loved it! 

Art Break! - Embroidered Gift for PB

I wanted to make something really special for PB. He didn't know I started working on this, I wanted it to be a surprise!

I actually sketched my idea out this time.

I did a gold sun with the lines horazontal (like how the sun moves over the horizon) and a silver moon with the lines vertical (like how it moves through the phases).
I also put gold stars above the sun.

Mmm, blurry!

I then added a golden yellow, a peachy orange, and blues to the rooster. Like the sun in the bright blue sky.

For the hen I went with a night-time motif with pinks, purples, and blues. I also added some light pink clouds.

I really can't escape my colour-block style, can I? XD

To present it I put it in a wooden frame.

I held it in with these double sided foam tape rectangles.

Finally I finished it off with this great lace tape.

Done!

Verdict: He loved it!

Art Break - Gift for Miss Buttons

I won't see Miss Buttons for a while (solely by distance, not choice) so I wanted to get her something to show that I am always thinking about her.

She recently shared the story of 'The Boy Who Drew Cats' from the Myths and Legends podcast, and it really resonated with me.

So this story is the basis of this project!

I started with a box

I keep almost everything for craft. Reduce, reuse, recycle!

and painted the inside a happy peach colour.

I cut out some 'carpet' from some fleece.

I made a window and Comrade (her cat) from card.

I attached Comrade to the carpet

and attached these to the box.

I also drew some cats.

Note that the window and cat are not against the back, that is so we have room for the gift!
For the gift, I bought Miss Buttons a scarf with cats on it. This scarf is the 'wall'.

Last, a little card to explain this all.

Done!

Hope you like it Miss Buttons! (I won't be there to see your reaction).

Special Post - Samples from Miss Buttons

Once again Miss Buttons has spoiled me by giving me a bunch of samples to try!

Thank you so much!!!!! <3

Stay tuned for posts on these items!

Art Break - Lipstick Gift for Miss Buttons

Miss Buttons really liked the look of the Revlon Ultra Matte liquid lipstick in 'Love' so I thought I would get her one.
I had to go to four different stores to find one, they are either popular or in low stock.

Next time we meet, we are going to wear pearls and be fancy ladies, so that gave me a theme for the packaging.
So I used a Bellabox

And painted the inside red, swirling the paint to look like a bed of rose petals.

For the outside, I was just going to cover it in pearls, but I didn't like the result.

meh

So I cut up some (biodegradable) plastic bag as petals and made a flower.

That's more like it!

I put some pearls in the middle of the flower as well.

To keep the lipstick in place, I glued down some single sticky sided foam (the sticky side facing up for the lipstick).

Once it was all dry, I stuck in the lipstick.

And we are done!

Verdict: She loved it! :D