Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

All Things Altered Blog Hop

Pam Bray has coordinated a fun blog hop with some crafty friends! Our challenge was to create an altered project. Please hop through all of these sites- if you leave a comment you will be entered for a chance to win the grand prize.

Here are the participating designers! Can’t wait to see what everyone has done 🙂
Pam
Pinky
Nicole
Betty
Debbie
Christine
Jess B.
Charity
Laura Evangeline
Eileen – you are here!
Jennifer
Irit
Gloria
Cindi

I mulled many ideas over in my head but decided to alter an item I love to collect- cigar boxes! I found this one I had already spray painted and used years ago at CHA to hold some rack cards and little piece of foamboard candy that I made for giveaways. But honestly, it had seen better days. The die I wanted to use was my Sizzix ScoreBoard Candy Drawer from the Sweet Treats collection (shipping in June). It’s one of my favorites- I love to make a bunch of them and stack them to hold all kinds of stuff. When I placed the drawers inside the cigar box, they fit perfectly! It was meant to be… I have been collecting buttons for a while and these work great to give some character to the piece and also function as drawer pulls!

 
 
Supplies:

cigar box
dictionary pages
Sizzix Candy Drawer by Eileen Hull
Sizzix Butterfly by Eileen Hull
Sizzix Mat Board Pack (6 sheets 6″ x 13″)
Sizzix Big Shot die cut machine
brown dye ink
cool buttons
kraft knife
spray adhesive
ATG gun
glue gun
old drawer handle

 
 

  1. Cut lid off cigar box with knife and ink edges of box to distress.
  2. Coat matboard sheets with spray adhesive and lay dictionary pages on top.
  3. Run matboard through Big Shot  and die cut six candy drawers.
  4. Ink edges of drawers and box fronts in brown.
  5. Pick 6 coordinating buttons and cut off shanks. Glue a small button in the middle of the drawer and glue the larger one on top. (it needs to stick out a little for you to grab the button to open the drawer).
  6. Tape all outer boxes together to make one piece. This is not necessary but it does make it easier if all of the drawers are stuck together to pull them out each time. If you ever wanted to re-use the drawers somewhere else, just tear the paper off and paint it, stencil, whatever…
  7. Glue handle to cigar box. (oops- I meant to glue this handle on top! However, now I can put my business cards on top of it and grab it from the side so easily- it’s better this way after all)
  8. Load up your drawers with fun goodies you want to keep close at hand.
  9. At the last minute I decided to add a butterfly because it just seemed kind of plain. See this post and video tutorial if you want to know how to make the butterfly using recycled soda cans. 

This project will stand right next to my computer to hold office supplies that I use often like sticky notes, memory cards, paper clips, binder clips, stamps and brads. I really like how this came out and it’s useful too!


I am also posting this project over at ScrapScene for WIP Monday (Works in Progress). So you subscribe to ScrapScene? You will love it! It’s a great source of info- lists DT calls, shows pretty projects, new products, artist’s studios, etc.


I will be giving away a Triangle Box ScoreBoard to a lucky winner who comments here too so please make sure you let me know you were here! So glad you could stop by… have a great weekend!

Comments

  3. Pammejo says

    Love the Candy Drawers, I will have to find that die. It is amazing, I love boxes and that butterfly is beautiful. Thanks for being part of the All Things Altered Blog Hop. Hugs Pammejo

  13. Connie Mercer says

    A girl after my own heart~how clever, came from FB~glad I found your blog, we are linkedin friends also. new follower~would you to visit me and consider a follow back~again awesome project!!!

  19. Cher~ says

    What a great idea with the cigar box. I have a few in my closet that I am going to have to dig out now. And I LOVE the drawers covered with book paper.

  22. Kelly Sas says

    Don’t you just love it when you find a project that is meant to be and comes out so perfect! Thanks for sharing step by step details.

  31. Bhawana says

    wow its beautiful.. I bookmarked it as I will make it. Its a wonderful idea to arrange my buttons and blings. urs new follower as well.

  32. Lissame says

    I really love the sizzix die will have to keep a look out for it. thanks for sharing the idea on the cigar box too…so thanks for showing us that it is okay to rework our own art pieces if they need to be used else where…

  33. CindiB says

    Love this Eileen! So many fun details – I soooo want it for my studio – so pack it up and send it to NC, pretty please? :0).

  39. Sara says

    Wow… What an awesome altered project! I love the step by step directions you have given! Hugs and I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Happy Creating! Sara

  45. Barbara Rankin says

    Eileen, I love your candy drawers cigar box. What a great idea. I just happen to need one myself. 🙂 I need the candy drawer die, too. It is going on my wish list. I loved your video tutorial on the soda can butterfly, too. Thanks so much for sharing your creativity. I am truly inspired. Oh, and I’m a new follower, too.

  46. Amberly says

    Thanks for being part of Pam’s blog hop. Now I’m following you, too. I love your box and the link to the butterfly technique.
    Laurel & Amberly (my daughter’s blog)

  55. Eileen Hull says

    I so appreciate all of your comments, follows and visits. Pam did a great job with this hop and hope we’ll be back! I’ll be picking a winner tomorrow! Good luck… 🙂

  66. Jennifer says

    Eileen,

    What a wonderful project!!! 🙂 I am in love with that Candy Drawer die- super cute!

    Thank you so much for sharing,

    Jennifer
    partridgelu at yahoo dot com