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DIY House Shaped Organiser |
Hi friends sharing a magical mermaid's home which is an organizer for craft supplies!
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House Shaped Organizer Box |
I'll admit I worked on this one for hours and hours !! Will quickly run you through some of the closeup shots.
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House Shaped Organizer Box |
How can a mermaid's home not have shells ...! Well I added some huge shells which are part of my treasured collection from a holiday in one of the best beaches in the world Candolin Beach, Goa.
You can also see glass beads gel and tiny glitter balls all over this mermaid's abode. I cut our an image of the gorgeous mermaid and added her to a glass pebble/cabochon and propped her up on a foam disc.
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House Shaped Organizer Box |
I used
Prima texture crackle paste and
TCW microbial stencil and
Carabelle Studio geometrie stencil in many places!
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Prima Crackle Paste |
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Prima Typo Bulbs |
The Prima Typo Bulb I had been hoarding was just perfect for this project!
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Typo Bulbs and Glass Beads Gel |
Love how easy it is to create 3 D projects using Graphic 45 papers!
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Framed Graphic 45 Voyage Beneath the Sea |
The project has lots of fussy cut sea weeds, corals and starfish and the gorgeous mermaid has a resin sea horse for company! I made the sea horse using resin, alcohol ink and a chocolate mold!
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Mermaid with Resin Sea Horse |
Tiny pearls in a heart shaped bottle for the mermaid!
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Magical Bottle with Pearls |
More resin embellishments..
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Resin Seaweeds, Crackle Paste Bubbles |
The sea weeds were made with silicon molds and resin and colored by adding alcohol ink into the resin mixture before it set.
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Fussy Cutting , Sea Shells and Sand Dollars |
My favorite view of the home!
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House Shaped Box |
It features a large dome and a beautiful image from Graphic 45 papers which I framed inside it and added a glittery gold border.
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Glass Dome |
Inside the dome are tiny pearls, star sequins and little sea shells.
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Glass Dome Window |
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House Shaped Box |
The other side features a mesmerizing mermaid standing tall and beautiful ! I added some stamped and colored sea horses and goldfish to give her company!
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Graphic 45 Mermaid |
The backside of the house has the storage compartments.
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Back side of House Shaped Organizer |
I kept the roof lightweight on this side as it has to swing open to reveal the shelf inside.
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3 D Octopus Lady from Graphic 45 |
Used Prima texture crackle paste for a lovely shiny texturing.
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Gorgeous Crackle Paste Stencilling |
And added glass beads gel for the sea glass effect.
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Glass Beads Gel |
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Graphic 45 Diver |
The netting I used had some cool Styrofoam elements embedded and this gave a cool sea foam appearance! The starfish was handmade using molds and airdrying clay and shaped to give more dimension!
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Netting and Clay Starfish |
I used 3 hinges to hold the 2 halves of the roof and the back half swings up to reveal a shelf which is large enough to hold bottles, ink pads, pens ,little notebooks and what not!
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Drawer inside the roof |
I used danglers from my local fabric shop and attached them using discs of foam.
The main body of the house holds an organizer I made using chipboard pieces .I had to use an antique metal handle from my local hardware shop as the drawer compartment was quite thick and sturdy!
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Antique Metal Drawer Handle |
I used 2 pieces of medium weight chipboard to make sturdy parts for the organizer.
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House Shaped Box Construction |
I used wet glue as well as strips of card stock to stick the pieces together.
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House Shaped Box Construction |
I constructed the compartments in such a way that it will be the perfect storage for my embossing folders .
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House Shaped Box Construction |
I love to use corrugated paper to line 3 d projects as it is so easy to go over the edges.
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House Shaped Box Construction |
I actually designed the drawer compartment first and then made the "house" to fit over it!!The completed house is 13.5 inches tall , 12.5 inches wide and the "body" is around 7 inches wide.
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House Shaped Box Construction |
The roof was the trickiest part to design and I was so thrilled when I got it to work!!
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House Shaped Box Construction |
And here is how it looks after adding gorgeous Graphic 45 papers.
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DIY Organizer |
And now even better with embossing folders added!
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Embossing Folder Organiser |
I hope you liked this project!!
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DIY House shaped organizer |