Altered Cigar Box

Altered Cigar Box What a fun project this one was. I picked up this sweet little cigar box a few weekends ago when we were out of town at a ...

Inspired by Lisa Kaus, be sure to check out her blog and website, we created these mixed media clocks out of Cigar boxes. clocks on top R and bottom used Savannah paper by 7gypsies.

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I made this cigar box for a friend of mine who celebrated her birthday last week. It was a blast to make and I used all the the new LOTV Grunge stamps. I made a small tutorial on how I did the papers for this box below.

Cigar box crafts tutorial. The repurposed cigar box is both pretty and functional. It can serve as inspiration and ideas for other thrifted object makeover.

I made this cigar box for a friend of mine who celebrated her birthday last week. It was a blast to make and I used all the the new LOTV Grunge stamps. I made a small tutorial on how I did the papers for this box below.

My latest creation to come out of my workshop is an altered cigar box. I found the cigar box in a local smoke shop and loved the shape of the box and the quality of the wood. Because the outside of the box already had a thick, glossy varnish, I did not sand it down and wanted the wood itself to be a part of the overall aesthetic. The cigar box was first decorated with torn pieces of vintage Wuthering Heights novel pages that had a lovely, natural patina. I then separated the top tissue layer…

Happy April everyone! Spring has sprung and I for one find myself in a MUCH better mood when I have sun on my face, hear birds chirping their sweet songs, see trees budding out and new little flowers stretching towards the sun. This month's Creative Carte Blanche art adventure is brought to us by our Graphic 45 Guru, Annette Green. She has challenged all of us to take a plain old cigar box and transform it into something wonderful. Last month, I created a painted wooden 5x7 frame using…

First, I want to thank my members (WOW - I have "members"!!!) and all those people who have commented on my art projects and given me such wonderful feedback. I really appreciate you taking some of your time to spend looking at my works. I decided to do a quick post showing you some of the cigar boxes I've altered. I like to call them Keepsake Boxes. I took a class last winter with Patti Euler at The Queen's Ink to learn her techniques for this process. She has some fabulous pieces that…

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