Origami Box - Flying Unicorn Creative Team

Hi Everyone,

Bex here with you all today to share with you all a folded origami box. I recently held a family craft day at my home where my Auntie taught us how to make these fun little boxes. Now when I say fun I mean fiddly, fiddly little fun boxes. They are so stunning and so very effective, to master these creations though you will need patience, however what you will not need is a lot of product. These boxes are held together with paper and paper only, I decided to further embellish the top with fabulous Flying Unicorn Adornments. To create a box like this you will need 16 sheets of square paper, I chose to use 8 sheets from the Prima Time Traveler's Collection and 8 sheets of plain white which I inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. So from one small 6 x 6 you could create 6 of these stunning boxes (if you chose to have a plain white inked bottom). A relatively cheap and stunning project to make!!. Here is a link to a YouTube Instructional Video. 

I decided mine little a little something extra and added some beautiful Flying Unicorn Adornments which were hand painted with Silks and Lumiere Paints. The edges of my box were also inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. 

Products Required

Prima Time Traveler's Memories 6 x 6 Pad

Flying Unicorn Adornments 

Silks Acrylic Glaze - Emporor's Gold

Lumiere Paint - Metallic Rust

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Many thanks for looking, I wish you all a very happy and creative day.

~ Bex ~

Out of the Coccoon - Finnabair Creative Team

Hi Everyone,

I am here today to share with you another upcycled op shop creation. This month I was excited to challenge myself, my challenge was to use colours I rarely use (pink is usually my enemy), decorate with stamps, paint and markers only and to use NO metal of any sort (I use metal in everything!!!). So for me this was a tough personal challenge but I never back down from a challenge, especially one I set myself. Super happy with the outcome and now my daughter has a lovely wooden box to keep all her treasures in. 

View from the front....

 View from the back....

Below you will see what this box previously looked like, it was sad, very very sad. Although sad, it definitely had potential. Like many things I salvage, a little love was in order. 

To begin my project I gave the entire box both inside and out a coat of Art Basics Heavy White Gesso (not pictured, sorry!).  The vibrant colour comes from a combination of two Golden paints, Teal and Quinacridone Magenta. I applied the slightly watered down paint very randomly, allowing to blend and bleed in places. Going back after it had dried and adding more colour in places here and there, there was no science to this application, very much completely random. 

While my paint was drying I took two sets of Prima Cling Stamps (Rust & Dust and Don't Forget to Fly) and using black archival ink I stamped onto white tissue paper. I stamped one sheet for my box lid with butterflies and circles and two long strips to wrap around my box edge with the bubbles stamp.

Flipping my tissue paper over I coloured the back in sections with Sharpie pens. 

Now the fun begins, to apply the paper to the box I used Art Basics Soft Gloss Gel. This was quite a delicate operation so go gently. Apply a base coat of Art Basics Soft Gloss Gel, pat down tissue paper and then apply a top coat of Art Basics Soft Gloss Gel. Once completely dried I outlined all edges, circles and butterflies with a black PITT pen and smudged with my finger.

The stamped wording you can see was added after the first layer of tissue paper. I stamped all my wording onto another tissue paper, and again applied the same way with Soft Gloss Gel. To finish I gave the bottom of the box, inside and under the lid a coat of lovely Art Basic Heavy Black Gesso (not pictured).

Products Used

Art Basics Heavy Gesso White

Prima Cling Stamps - Rust and Dust

Prima Cling Stamps - Don't Forget to Fly

Art Basics Soft Gloss Gel

Faber Castell PITT Pen Black 

Art Basic Heavy Gesso Black 

Many thanks for looking, I wish you all a fabulous and creative day.

~ Rebecca ~

Raining Cats & Dogs - Flying Unicorn Creative Team

Hello Everyone!!!

Well it has been a VERY long time since I have created a scrapbook layout, I think it has been well over a year. I am feeling rusty, I have to admit I found it hard to create without adding any mixed media in. Lots of fun making this one though, isn't my beagle Cooper a handsome young chap?

Products Used

Graphic 45 - Raining Cats & Dogs

Flying Unicorn Adornments

Many thanks for looking my friends, I wish you all a happy and creative weekend.

~ Rebecca ~

Old to New Makeover - Flying Unicorn

Hi Everyone,

Just sharing another op shop makeover. This is a little tea light holder, you pop a little candle underneath and the light beams out of the cut diamonds. This little number cost me a whole $1, so I was prepared to experiment. Yes it was certainly a little drab in its former life wasn't it? So who is brave enough to take their craft products and take them 'off the page'. It is fun converting old to new, I love to challenge myself. 

Products Used

13 Arts White Gesso

Maya Gold Old Gold

Black Acrylic Paint

Silks - Blue Flame

Silks - Fern

Silks - Emperor Gold

Silks - Ocean Wave

To convert this drab little ball of horror (sorry this is a rather dramatic statement, but that is how I feel). I began by painting with a coat of gesso, after allowing to dry I added color, lots of it, painting here, painting there. Adding black acrylic, rubbing it back, adding more colour, dabbing off with a baby wipe. It is tricky to explain the full color process as with this project it was a little trial and error, if I didn't like it I rubbed it back and just kept on playing. 

This photo was taken in the sun, LOVE the luminous effect, isn't it pretty?

Thanks for looking, I wish you all a happy and creative day.

~ Rebecca ~

Wine Not? - Finnabair Creative Team

Hi Everyone, 

I am here with you today to share a wine box mixed media makeover. As I have mentioned quite a few times before I love my op shop hunting. I love taking something old and unwanted and turning it into something new and special. When I found this box sitting on a shelf for $4 I just knew it had to come home with me, time for a little refresh, time to give it some much needed love. 

So as you can see the box was kind of pretty, but not really my cup of tea (or coffee usually in my case). For my style it was just a little bleh, so to begin my project I removed all the metal closures and handle and then gave the entire box a coat of Art Basic White Heavy Gesso. 

The colour I have chosen to paint the box is Lumiere Paint by Jacquard in Pearlescent Blue.  Once the paint was completely dry I gave the box a thin coat of Art Basics Heavy Black Gesso. Not allowing the black gesso to dry completely, once it became slightly opaque I lightly began to rub it back with a baby wipe. 

Adding a large glob of Art Basics 3D Gloss Gel to my craft mat, with a palette knife I began to work in Rust Mica Powder and Black Micro Beads. Using the palette knife I applied the 3D Gel mixture through the Prima Chicken Wire Stencil to the sides of my wine box. Once completely dry I shaded around my chicken wire with a Faber Castell Black PITT pen and then smudged it with my finger. 

Using 3D Matt Gel I adhered a selection of random metal and chipboard elements. You will see below earrings, can ring pulls, buttons, and various filigree metal embellishments. Once all my embellishments were secure I gave everything (including my fork) a coat of Art Basics Heavy White Gesso. 

Now the colour can come in, to create my colour I have used a number of different mediums. I painted the embellishments first with a combination of Lumiere Pearlescent Blue and Lumiere Halo Blue Gold. I then spritzed some mica powder which had been pre mixed in little spritzer bottles. The mica colours I used include Blue, Gold & Rust.  Once completely dry I then again gave another coat of Art Basics Heavy Black Gesso, then rubbed it all back with a baby wipe.

Art Ingredients Micro Beads in black were adhered all around my embellishments.

Applying the black gesso did dull a little of the sparkle, and who doesn't love sparkle?. To bring back some razzle dazzle I sprinkled on some Rust and Gold Mica Powder and then spritzed with water. This was added both to the embellishments and to the box top and sides. 

To balance the top of the box I added chain, Art Ingredients Black Micro Beads and a 'Create' Mechanical. 

Products Used

Art Basics Heavy Gesso - White

Art Basics Heavy Gesso - Black

Art Basics 3D Gloss Gel

Art Ingredients Mica Powder - Rust

Art Ingredients Micro Beads - Black

Prima Chicken Wire Stencil

Art Basics 3D Matte Gel

Art Ingredients Mica Power - Blue

Art Ingredients Mica Powder - Gold

Art Ingredients Mica Powder - Rust

Art Ingredients Micro Beads - Black

Prima Mechanicals - Create

Thank you all for joining me here today, as always if you have any questions please feel free to ask.

Wishing you all a fabulous and creative day.

~ Rebecca ~ 

Compendium of Curiosities III Challenge No 24 - Remnant Rub Resist

Hi Everyone,

Today I would like to share with you a tag which has been created for both the Flying Unicorn Creative Team as well as for the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge No 24. 

For challenge No 24 there is an amazing chance to win a $25 gift voucher to spend at the The Funkie Junkie Boutique. Thank you for sponsoring the challenge this month. 

After some months of waiting only this week my Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink arrived, HOORAY!!!. This is the first project I got to try it out on and woweeeee does it ever look amazing, especially with Squeezed Lemonade and Peacock Feathers. 

For my tag I have added a number of different adornments from the Tim Holtz collection. As well you will spot watch parts, quite a few of them (I have a slight addiction!!). 

Many thanks for looking, I wish you all a happy and creative day.

~ Rebecca ~ 

Vintage Conversion - Finnabair Creative Team

Hi Everyone,

 I decided to convert a small vintage wooden box which I picked up at a garage sale, I so love picking up vintage finds (ready for conversion!). To begin my project I gave the entire box a light sand coat of white gesso. The inner part of the box top is cushioned, I covered this with a brushing of soft gloss gel and then added scripted washi tape to the surface (note the sides were covered in the same way). After painting and allowing ample time to dry it was time to add my stamped image. My beautiful 'don't forget to fly stamp' was stamped onto white tissue paper. I carefully tore the image from the sheet leaving a slight edge. To apply to the cushioned section of the box I used soft gloss gel both underneath and over the top. This blended the image perfectly into the box lid. Copper Micro Beads edge the frame and a hint of Gold Micah Powder can be seen around the stamped image also. Finishing it off you will see some metallic gold thread which has been woven through my metal corners.

Art Basics Soft Gloss Gel - 961435

Art Ingredients Micro Beads Copper - 962579

Art Basics Heavy Gesso White - 961374

Art Ingredients Micah Powder Gold - 962524

Finnabair Crackle Clear Stamp - 961855

 Finnabair Create Magic Stamp - 96207

Finnabair Don't forget to fly Stamp - 96213

If you have any questions at all please feel free to ask.

~ Rebecca ~