This week's party continues here.
We have these great built-in shelves in our kitchen, and I like to switch things out seasonally. However, I'm not a big Summer Crafter. I kind of fell into my latest idea when I was drawn to two kinds of wood llamas I found at Dollar Tree. I shared one set here, and this is the other. When I saw these carved boxes at DT right next to these llamas, an idea was born.
I also incorporated my current obsession of paper flower making with tissue paper and coffee filter flowers.
Supplies:
- Wood Llamas
- Carved Wood Boxes
- Faux Stain (I used the diluted acrylic paint from coffee filter flowers)
- Acrylic Paint, White
- Gem Mesh Ribbon
- Self Adhesive Rhinestones
- Glue Gun and Glue
They look to me like they were made for each other! I painted the llamas with a coat of white acrylic paint (not shown). I wanted them to be simple since I had a plan to bling them up.
I had "dye" left over from dyeing coffee filters, and since the boxes were destined for the same place, the color coordination was perfect. I used a paintbrush to apply.
Here are the boxes all stained! Don't ask me why I decided to use them upside down. I thought they'd make cool "stands" for the llamas, that's why!
I had this Gem Mesh from DT in my stash and it gave me an idea. I decided to use it as a border around the boxes, and since it's two rows, I cut them apart and used one row per box. Attached with hot glue.
Now it was time to finish the llamas!
Did I mention these light up! Like a dummy, I tested one in the store, but not the other and of course...only one works so learn from my mistake. No biggie. I love them unlit too.
And now, they're at home on our shelves!
