A Mermaid Box

15 years ago

I used an empty cigarette box and transformed it into an underwater scene. It's still a work in progress, I hope to finish tomorrow! Use an old internet cd box, Altoids tin, or anything else you were going to toss in the trash and make one,too!

Here is a link that might be useful: Kudzu's Blog

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kudzukween
Original Author
15 years ago
Finished. I used a lot of glitter, and some double sticky foam tape to apply the pieces. Seashells from my collection,sequins. I may add some pearls somewhere,too.
lydia1959
15 years ago
You did a great job on that! Thanks for sharing it with us!
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kudzukween
Original Author
15 years ago
Thank you so much,Lydia :D This was fun to make, and I plan on more.
Kudzu
sunnyca_gw
15 years ago
Your mermaid box is very cute!! GD's must be thrilled with all your crafts!! They end up with all kinds of neat stuff!Jan
barefootin
15 years ago
Kudzu, you always amaze me and inspire me with your talents!
kudzukween
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15 years ago
Thank You so MUCH, ya'll! I'm in the middle of a making a few more, so you can tell I really liked the finished craft, and it was fun! I plan on going to Michaels and see what they have in the scrapbooking die-cuts section.

I did add some more sequins and pearls! Oooh, and more glitter!

I found this really nice black tissue paper with bits of glitter in it, and I used it on one of the backgrounds of my newest ones.

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