I think this image from the old site was the very first thing I saved when I joined in 2015, so it’s been kicking around in my head for a long time, and this weekend (after a particularly rough work week) it decided now was the time.
This started life as an empty box from a wooden doll dress up set that I bought during the LC Meetup this summer. It got gesso, acrylic paint, and paper backings for each compartment. Then I just went into “stick and plonk” flow state, working on one section at a time. I tried hard to not spend too much time perfecting, but did work from biggest to smallest and tried to make sure I accounted for any background pieces before I started gluing down.
I’m sure there will be a few more tweaks, but it’s 99% there. And I am so happy to have used some of these treasures!
I’ve been working on winnowing out the chaff of my collections, so I can focus on using FIND the stuff I love.
Your box is an inspiration!
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How fun! A collection of things that spark a memory or an image for you…I bet there is a story behind each little thing…I love how to the outside eye, the groupings are a bit odd…like art work…got my imagination going, anyway! The colors and objects are bright and happy!
I love the yellow color you chose! You have so many cool, tiny things. “I like the… ooo, but then there’s… oh look at that… hey, I think I have one of those somewhere…” These are my thoughts. There’s more comments like that running around in there. I just love this.
This is so neat and there’s so many little details to find. I think my favourite part though is the “title,” I love the scrabble tiles and the way you placed them.
Are the little treasures things you’ve collected over the years, were given, etc.?
@LindyBlues It’s a mix - I bought most of them at one point or another but a few are from swaps or are old board game pieces. Most of the figures are from Heroclix, a game I used to play (all common/cheap ones that I didn’t feel bad destroying). I originally was going to hang it up, but it’s quite heavy. For now, it’s just sitting on top of a bookshelf until I decide if I want to bother. It’s pretty bottom heavy, so it’s actually reasonably stable that way.
Well, lookie here! Your cool craft is one of this week’s Featured Projects! Congratulations!