Ali here,
I am still having trouble with my fingers,so decided to re-visit one of my favourite pieces
Sometimes,you want more than a layout to remind you of a special time,and sometimes,even an album or mini book falls short too.
This is a memory box i made of our first trip to Whitby.
it started life as a wooden box that held Prima flowers,and has a wonderful glass front and dinky catch on the side.
After emptying the box i painted it with an off white paint,waited for it to dry,and then inked the edges with a contrasting ink pad.
The back of the box inside was lined with a complimenting piece of patterned paper,and various pieces of
ephemera were attached with a strong glue,
i included,driftwood,a penny,a fossil found on the beach,pebbles and sea glass,some corn and a seagull feather.
The front picture is printed onto a transparency and fitted under the glass
i finished the front with some letter tiles,pebbles and sea glass and some random charms.
The SEA was in card letters which had been painted and roughly edged with a gold pen.
This little box sits on a shelf in our lounge and is always being admired,and Niall is very fond of it.
Wow, the photo looks amazing on the transparency, Im not surprised it is admired. Beautiful little box. x
Posted by: Debbie Roberts | February 22, 2011 at 07:06 AM
This is totally beautiful . tfs
Posted by: jayne | February 22, 2011 at 08:46 AM
Its absolutely gorgeous Ali
Posted by: Scrapdolly | February 23, 2011 at 08:06 AM
Utterly delightful seaside memory.
El x
Posted by: Eleanor | February 23, 2011 at 06:59 PM