Saturday, April 30, 2011

Nicolette's Mom's Day Blog Hop | Day 1

Welcome to Nicolette's 2-day Mom's Day Blog Hop! I am thrilled to be a part of this wonderful blog hop with nearly 30 talented crafters!! If you arrived here from Martha's blog  you are in the right place! If you just happened to my blog in mid-hop and want to start from the top, Nicolette's blog is the starting point and can be found here.


For Mother's Day I wanted to make a special handmade gift for my Mommie who appreciates the handmade more than the store bought. I've had some little Dollar Tree boxes that I've had for years and I knew that I wanted to incorporate them into my Mother's Day gift. Magnetic closure wooden boxes, a little Ceramcoat Gleams, some remnant cheetah print plush fabric that my boss gave me and a lot of tangling went into this trinket box!

details of sides
I began by painting a single coat of the Ceramcoat Gleams in gold on the box with a spongbrush. I love this paint because it allows the grains of the wood to show through with giving the box a seal so that the BIC Mark-It's wouldn't bleed when applied to the wood. And the paint gives the wood a nice golden glow.
detail of flowers on top with ladybug
I lined the inside of the box with the plush cheetah fabric adheared with Beacon 3 in 1 Craft Glue--a favorite of mine for many applications including paper crafting or all sorts and wood and fabric crafts.
details of flowers on top with MOM.
I have been completely absorbed with tangling flowers this spring and this project was no different. My Mommie loves flowers and I enjoyed covering the top of the box with a variety of stylized flowers. Little ladybugs sneak into the design and of course the word MOM popped in there for added enhancement.

 The sides of the box include some of my favorite tangles and some new-to-me ones that I enjoyed trying out on this fun box.

I hope you stop by tomorrow to see what I plan to put into the box for my Mommie for Mother's Day!

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed your stop! I have a $15 gift certificate that I am giving away in honor of Nicolette's Mom's Day Blog Hop! It is to my FAVORITE papercraft store that just happens to be owned by my Mommie!!! Cutnpastememories.com carries the glue I used in this project as well as the tools I used to cut the fabric. They carry all of your papercrafting supplies and if there is something you need that you don't see in the store, the awesome news is that they will special order things in for you too!!!

To be in the random drawing for the gift certificate, become a follower and add your comment to this post or to tomorrow's post and you will be in the drawing!!! It's that simple! I hope you decide to play!


The next stop on the hop is Kathryn's blog.

46 comments:

  1. Your work is so detailed Leslierahye AND beautiful. I really like this one.

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  2. Very cool! I need to learn how to do this tangling... You do such a great job on it!!!
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  3. Fabulous!!! So much detail, I really ♥ it!

    ~Stacey~
    CreatingACraftyLife.blogspot.com
    CreatingACraftyLife at gmail dot com

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  4. Wow, how lucky are you to have a Mommie who owns a papercrafting store??! I have a Mommy whose taught me many crafts, and I her, and her Mom (my grandma, may she rest in peace) likewise spent a lot of time crafting with me too. I love these boxes and need to try that technique ASAP! TYFS

    Ellen ♥ CardMonkey
    www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com
    E-mail: cardmonkey@comcast.net

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  5. Wow! Stunning!
    Hummer Hugs,
    Misty
    http://deliteful-gifts.blogspot.com/
    hummingbird204 at comcast dot net

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  6. What a beautiful project. Just flawless!
    TFS!
    Kathie
    Kathlee154atgmaildotcom
    http://kathleessnippitsncricuts.blogspot.com

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  7. Oh wow I love yout projext

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  8. This box is so fun! The drawing is amazing!! Your mom will love this box!!

    tfs,
    Jamie
    glitterstampsandpaperohmy (at) gmail (dot) com
    www.glitterstampsandpaperohmy.com

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  9. This is what I am talking about. Thinking outside the box. EXCELLENT designing. TFS
    Jess B.
    thatzuneek@gmail.com

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  10. Beautiful gift for your mom your artwork is awesome. TFS Ama new follower
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  11. these are beautiful, I dont know what tangling is so I better google it!! LOL

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  12. I love your box! way beyond my ability. I am now a follower.

    blessings, patchworkhen

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  13. This turned out great! Your tangling is so beautiful! Your mommy is one lucky Mommy.

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  14. Leslie, your mother is going to love this box--it's obvious that you put your heart into it. I love tangling--I find myself adding it to all sorts of things--including grocery lists! Addicting, isn't it? Thanks so much for sharing! I am so happy to be hopping with you. You know I'm a follower--you can find me at ksjennings at gmail dot com and/or wwww.kareljcreations.com

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  15. That detail work is incredible! Beautiful.

    Janice
    www.cricutconfessions.com
    thescrapbookgirl at yahoo(.)com

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  16. Beautiful gift box - amazing details! TFS :)
    Jenn
    www.craftyfulgardens.blogspot.com

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  17. What a great idea!!! Your Mommie will love it!!1
    hugs.. Laura
    lauraleed48atlivedotca
    www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com

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  18. Your box turned out beautiful...Mommy will love it. Not a secret anymore :D Thanks for sharing in the hop.
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  19. Leslie, this is one of the prettiest pieces I've seen on your blog. Your Mommie will be thrilled and you should be totally proud - it's beautiful!

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  20. Fab gift box - can't wait to see what you are going to put in it! Always a delight to stop by your blog and see what you are creating! HUGS!

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  21. If my daughter gave me this for Mother's day I would be over the moon! I love handmade gifts! Just beautiful!

    america57@comcast.net

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  22. Love your project, you pulled it off. I am already a follower. TFS

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    designsfrommyheart@ymail.com

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  23. Awesome! Your Mommie will love it!!!

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  24. Holy Moly you have some skills! I love this box, it is so pretty, your mom is lucky and I am sure she will think so too.
    TFS
    Theresa
    tmdettloff@gmail.com

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  25. Leslie, the detail is fantastic. I love the box and it will be a great gift. TFS

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  26. so awesome of course love it calebwmartin@yahoo.com

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  27. Love the detail on your box.
    Great job.
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  28. New follower! nice box,grea gift,joydee1963 at yahoo dot com

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  29. what a great idea - very unique- love it!
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  30. Beautiful boxes - very zen!
    Sue
    http://suejacobs.blogspot.com/

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  31. Amazing. Just wonderful.
    I'm a follower.
    Thanks for the chance to win.
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  32. What a fabulous Mother's day gift! So cute! Thanks for sharing.
    Patti
    lilbitee1971 at hotmail dot com
    www.shortnscrappy.com

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  33. Amazing!!!

    Kaitlin
    angel1694@comcast.net
    http://cupcakesandcards.blogspot.com/

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  34. Great project! I love the zebra plush!

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  35. Awesome project. Thanks so much for being in my hop.

    happy Stampin,
    Nicolette
    www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com
    beyondscrapin@aol.com

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  36. Fantastic intriguing project! Thanks for sharing. joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

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  37. I love how you decorated this box. It's very nice. I became a follower.

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  38. very pretty box! Love the drawn flowers and ladybugs!
    melissaseme at yahoo dot com

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  39. This is so pretty, you did such a fabulous job.
    Thanks so much for sharing.

    ~ Dawn
    ~ designsthatdelight@gmail.com

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  40. I LOVE your box! You did a fabulous job with it. Any fan of Zentangle is fantatic with me!

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  41. This is beautiful Leslie! i'll bet your mom is going to be in heaven :) I am already a follower of your sweet blog.

    rebeccadunham at hotmail dot com

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  42. Wow! This is absolutely amazing! I want to learn to "tangle" LOL. Do you have any tutorials or know of any that I could use? I will also post Thursday Tutorials starting May 5th on the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog and this would be fun! Any help would be appreciated!

    XO ~ Amy Jo (follower)
    amyjrockstar at gmail dot com
    http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com/
    http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/ (Design Team)

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  43. There is some serious details going on with this box..... this is really cool. I'm a new follower of your blog
    Thanks for sharing and for a chance to win some awesome blog candy
    Thanks,
    Michelle
    mpetrovich23 at yahoo dot com
    If your not already a follower I would love for you to join me on my blog http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com

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  44. so very pretty. can't believe you did that!

    Darlene
    desaucier at bellsouth dot net

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  45. Wow, Leslie... what a beautiful trinket box!! I'm going to have to find out more about that Ceramcoat Gleams -- it looks beautiful! Your Mum will love it. xoxo

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