Decorated Box.

Have you got a stash of kits hidden away, that you just had to have but have never put together?

I have and decided now is the time to start going through them and making those I still like and passing those on I don't.

The kit I've just made is by Handles Fabric Art. (I'm not sure if they're still trading but produced kits with self adhesive fabric and lace, along with beautiful variegated ribbons.)

Constructing the flower:

 
You use a simple running stitch and the ribbon is wired so you can "frill" the petals easily.

The completed flower:

 
the middle was made using stamens and seed beads.

Next I covered the box,

 

I then stuck the flower and laeves on the lid, white lace leaves were included but I decided to colour them with distress stains in Forest Moss and Peeled Paint.

 

Thanks for looking Lynne x

Comments

[ali]

lovely lovely lovely

[Claireliz]

That is lovely Lynne, the flower is beautiful :D
C
xx

[Mandy]

Wow..beautiful flower and such a gorgeous box. tfs,
Mandy

[Eleanor]

Such a pretty result, and the flower is a lovely technique worth repeating for other projects. Gorgeous colour too.
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[Debbie Roberts]

Love the flower and the box is just beautiful x

[jayne]

I LOVE this flower it's beautiful even if it is Purple lol !
I've Got a thing for making your own flowers as you can put them on clothes, cards, scrapbook pages in your hair on bags the list goes on :)

[caz]

ooo thats lovely! Love the purple flower!