LITTLE BOX OF SECRET STASH

Hello there blog friends - I have to tell you about the book I have recently read called A Simples Life!!!!  Yup it's THE book written by Aleksandr Orlov - the meerkat - and it is so funny that I giggled all the way through.  Graham bought me this for Christmas - I already had my Copics!!!   I kept reading bits out to him, which made him laugh - mind you I had to read them in Aleksandr's accent!!!  It was only as I carried on reading it to myself that I realised I was also reading it in HIS accent in my head!!!!!    I know this book is for the younger person but I am young in me brain - it's just me body that is crumbling!

Well now that I have admitted to reading such a tome, I would now like to show you my little box of secret stash.  This is a box that I found when I was clearing the corner before my cupboard alterations.  It used to have Turkish Delight in it - the one with the icing sugar coating on it YUM YUM!   I won't have the other sort covered in chocolate in the house (bluuuuurgh) 'cos in my mind Cadbury's choccy and Turkish Delight are NOT a match made in heaven!

Da Da! my little secret stash of Ferrero Rocher!  Scrumptious.  Mind you I will share them with my photographer!   That's because he bought them LOL!

I covered the base of the box with a border of Graphic 45 Le Cirque paper  (I did have to keep topping up the anaesthetic to use this gorgeous stuff) then used the spotty paper (same collection) for the lid.  The little sentiments were also on the same page as the border.  I went round the edge of the lid with some Black Soot DI and I painted my cardboard heart with the Eco Friendly Metallic paint and added some Mica Flakes and circles (also painted) then popped some Watch parts on top.l  I added it to the lid but put a small piece of foam underneath to make it stand up at an angle to the lid.  The smaller flowers were then glued on and I added some press studs to the centres - I found these when I cleared the corner!!

This is the second thing I have really liked so am I turning a corner I wonder??

Ingredients

Empty Turkish Delight Box

Graphic 45 Papers - Le Cirque

Lining - Piece of handmade paper

Heart from Every crafts a Pound (part of a voucher I had for winning a challenge).

Metallic Eco Friendly Paint - Copper

Small Cog from Watch parts (Ebay)

Small Press Studs from stash

Gold Mica Flakes from Stamps Away

Black Soot DI

Large Flowers by Colour Connection

Smaller Flowers - Nellie Snellen punch and embosser

 

I hope you like this one, must admit that since the photograph was taken several hours ago, the choccies have diminished somewhat.  I really enjoyed making this and have promised hubster that now I have finished it, I will sort out my cupboard and move the stuff from the bedroom floor!!!!  He is especially sick of stubbing his toe!

 

Thank you for visiting my blog and I hope you have had the time to leave me a comment, I do know what it is like though and tempus certainly fugits!  I will be visiting you all again soon.

 

Big hugs to you

 

SUE 

I will edit this post if I find any challenges to enter - not sure whether this is eligible for Anything Goes challenges - hope it is though!