Remember my Altered fairy box....

from here.... well finally I'm going to show you the other side. As usual my memory deserted me and I forgot to show it to you and as most of my time has been taken up at the Oscars this week I'm afraid there hasn't been much creating getting done...ooops. So just to show that I haven't been a total diva all of the time...lol I thought you might like to see.....
what the other side of my fairy box ended up like. It began with this...and I added some Papermania paper and pretty butterflies

a little bit of bling and silver pen to make them more delishiousssss

Some Papermania chipboard shapes are always a welcome addition and the forever tag even had added bling attached... no hard work for me there then :D

Birdies and blooms go well together and this little fella with his crown is right at home...

he comes from Lisa's altered art... as does this little fairy and her friends... wonder what she's thinking!! She could be wondering why this little guy is looking soooo surprised... is it because he's outnumbered by all the girly fairies or is he wondering where his own little birdie has disappeared to ? Or maybe it's because this little fairy, so pretty in pink seems not very happy about something... maybe he got the blame... for something that wasn't his fault... mmmm I wonder :D Whatever the reason they are all part of their own little fairy tale... and it has a happy ending for me because I get to keep the box...lolThanks for looking... have a great day :D

hugs

Chris xx

Fairy fridge magnet

Still in my altering phase and trying to create new things I decided to make myself a fridge magnet. Something pretty to look at with a sentiment to remind me when I am being forgetful (which is often...lol) that I should try to be more patient with myself. Don't know how many times I've gone to put a pan in the fridge or put the milk in a cupboard!! Concentration is the key... only more oft than not my head is in the clouds with thoughts of what I want to create next or full of the necessary little details of doing the shopping list and paying the bills uuuurgh ;-)
The main image and those gorgeous wings and crown came from Scrapz and though they are only small they definately add a bit of glamour don't you think.

I love butterflies so just had to add one, more German scrap... I love using this and it is so cheap that I can afford to use it lots...whooohooo

The base is made from folded ribbon (oooh aren't I getting good... think my addiction to hoarding it is declining...lol) placed on top of folded strips of vellum, another of my must have products in my craft box but underused lately. The words are cut from a sentiment strip also available from Scrapz... just finishing my little magnet off nicely....

and here is the completed thing... not a great photo as I managed to miss the bottom off..lol but you get the idea.

Hope you are having a fab day :)

Catch ya later

hugs

Chris xx

Altered recycled packaging

Wow...where does time go? I've had DG here for the weekend plaguing me to play games with him even though I'm "old...wrinkly... and have got old lady hair" rofl. Good job I don't take it to heart... I still feel in my 20s on the inside, shame the outside forgets and moves on a bit quicker!!

I've spent time colouring in... doing sums (heaven forbid) and playing cars, in between eating totally unhealthy meals and dipping chocolate in a hot drink, just to see who could leave it in the cup the longest, then getting it into our mouths before the melted chocolate was destined to fall into the cup. Oh the joys of being a kid again... even for a few hours...lol

A little while ago an addition to the household decor of a couple of lamp tables produced a couple of these...almost boxes... in amongst the packaging. Now being the hoarder that I am and adding to that, having an electric light moment I just had to keep them until I could find a way to make them pretty. I've been playing for a while now so I can show you what I came up with. Lots of pics cos there is heaps of detail and the photo of the whole thing doesn't do it justice... so I hope you won't nod off and fall asleep on me... well at least until you get to the end of the post. I have decorated both sides of the box in totally different ways but will show you the reverse side another day, otherwise you will be bringing your tents and camping out at my blog for days...rofl

So here goes, this is the top of my box decorated using PM ready made adhesive chipboard embellishments which nicely for me had the compulsory bling already attached...whoo hoooo

More of the same chipboard in the form of a clock face and gorgeous PM Nostalgia warm paper as the background. PM vellum allowed me to create handmade flowers, while the large bling was more from my £shop find.

I decided that I wanted my box to look magical and I wanted to be able to see something new each time I looked at it so I made a paper toadstool but it has a secret....Are you still awake!! lol The secret is the little girl behind the door, the doorknob being a seed bead which will give you an indication of how big she is :) She's waiting to go for a walk in the grass.
The baby Queen of the fairies (from Lisa's altered art) is sitting out in the sun waiting to greet the butterflies as they return from spreading their magic around fairyland.

One sweet butterly (from PM sweet garden papers) returns among the flowers bedecked with jewels (habico bling and silver pen) with a message to all the good fairies (PM love chipboard shapes) because they help her spread happiness all around ;-)
Hope I managed to spread a little myself too... and here is the front view of the finished fairy box... so you can see what it was all about.
Thanks for taking the time to get to the end... I will wait a few days before I show you the other side...lol I DO want you to come back again ;-)

Have a great day.

Chris xx