I love this new
6x4 Specimen Box!
It's a great size and you can choose to put in as many of the inserts as you choose. Nice, flexible design.
In my bug specimens theme, I chose to leave out the insert on the far right, so I could place some bigger critters in there.
Here's where I started:
I assembled the box frame and painted the sides (on the inside only), the top front edges and the inserts.
I cut paper to fit the inside back and all of the outside of the box. I glued in the papers ...
fitted
and glued in the inserts, let them dry and then gave the whole thing a
coat of matte medium and then a coat of Quinac gold, wiping most of it
away with a damp paper towel, but leaving the 'goo' in the cracks and
crannies to give the box an aged looked.
I also painted the
Layered Flouishes Aria and assembled them for adding to the box later.
I then fussy cut my insects with a scalpel, glued them each on a tiny cork (you can get them
HERE) and then glued them into the box.
After
that was dry, I glued the flourishes on to the front of the box, added a
few tiny brass stamped flowers et voila! A pretty little specimen box.
A fun project and most enjoyable.
Supplies:
6x4 Specimen Box
Layered Flouishes Aria
Faux Metal Number Plates
Stamperia 'Spring Botanic' scrapbook papers
Acrylic paints
Stamped brass flowers
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