June 27, 2010

Outside The Box Art Challenge...

Today, I'm joining our hostess,
Lisa from Tarnished and Tattered
for her Outside The Box Art Challenge.
All of the participants were challenged to purchase one of these
soap boxes and decorate it for this event. I hope you like how
I decided to transform my soap box.
This is what I did. Silk fabric and ribbons, pearls, roses, and an acorn.
I started with fabric which I embroidered with silk roses; (Yes, this is one of the images I teased you with last week.) I've been playing with silk ribbons and making roses A LOT lately. Are you surprised that I stitched a few up for the box? I glued a pearl bead to the outside edge of the opening before I mounted the rose needlework piece. I then mounted the rose, along with padding to a fome core base to create a pincushion that would fit into the oval opening on the front of the box, and also glued that in place. (Are you surprised that I created a pincushion?)
A wrapped the box in duppioni silk remnants (which were also glued in), mounted the rose pincushion to the box opening and then added padded fillers to the inside. Now the inside can serve as a needle keep, too!
Of course, I added my signature Brynwood acorn. (This is another image I teased you with last week, when I was playing around with the macro feature on my camera. Not bad, eh?)
I completed box by making a raw edge, silk ruffle which I glued to the outside of the lid. I added a twisted silk cord on the lid, and a pearl bead edge on the base and voila! I was finished.I hope you enjoyed my project and how I met the challenge. Please click on Lisa's Art Challenge button to see how other participants transformed their soap boxes. I can't wait to visit each and every one!

33 comments:

  1. Donna, I absolutely Love this! You did a beautiful job and turned something ordinary into a beautiful work of art! Great idea! Have a wonderful day! Twyla

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  2. wow!....Wow!...WOW!! what a great idea for one....and so very useful too...Donna I love it...and I love the little teases too...

    great job on your beautiful creation....nice hand work on those beautiful roses too.

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  3. Hey Donna...how come you didn't link up to Mr. Linky for this...I was looking for you..

    DeeDee
    http://deedeescraftspot.blogspot.com/2010/06/soap-box-challenge.html

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  4. Beautiful Job, Donna

    Your Creations Never cease to Amaze Me.... Gotta Love the little Acorn & the Silk Ruffly Fringe is Fabulous....
    Cheryl

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  5. Donna,
    I just knew your box would be haute couture! In my mind I thought up how each person might adorn them, Dawn a nest, Dorthe a doll, etc. When I thought of you for some reason ring bearer pillow came up! How perfect to make into a pin cushion, the ribbon roses are amazing OF Course! Thank you so much for playing along. Lisa
    Hope to talk soon!

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  6. I was wondering when this box would show again. A pin cushion, who would have thought?! It turned out really nice.

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  7. Donna,

    such a fabulous idea. Your work is beautiful!
    -Diana

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  8. Look at you Girl...I love your little soap box! um...I mean your BEAUTIFUL pin cushion!!!!
    I love your ribbon work...just amazing! It's only fitting that you make a pin cushion...I'm sure you can't ever have enough of them. Especially beautiful ones like this one to surround your beautiful fabric creations :)))
    Love it~

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  9. Donna, this is beautiful! I love the pin cushion -so sweet.

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  10. So pretty- what delicate and fine work. Your ribbon rose is just beautiful. I've never been to your blog before- I love your blog header, and I'm going to mosey around your blog a little more.

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  11. This take on the soap box is so lush and delicate!

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  12. How beautiful!...love your ribbon work on it! What a great idea to create a pin cushion!

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  13. Dear sweet Donna, I knew your creation would be wonderful!!!! My goodness girl, I don't even recognize it as the soap box!! I love the silk, the trim...the fact that it's a pincushion ~ I have a soft spot in my heart for pincushions...gorgeous!!!!
    hugs and love, Dawn

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  14. Donna - this is wonderful. I love it all! I love all the silk and foo-foo. It is so pretty! Who would've thought?
    :) Karen ~ Some days are diamonds

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  15. Awesome as usual Donna..I would like to go inside your head and steal some of your crafting ideas :)

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  16. Hi Donna, oh how I love what you have turned the soap box into. Absolutely gorgeous, your work is awesome.
    Debby

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  17. I love that you used fabric on your box Donna. It's so lovely!

    Sandy xox

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  18. Hi Donna, What a gorgeous creation you designed from a simple item. You are very talented. So nice to meet you and I enjoyed my visit here to your lovely blog.

    Thank you for stopping by and your kind comment.
    Blessings, Celestina Marie

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  19. Hi Donna
    Oh my it is absolutely wonderful! A pincushion how creative and useful! It is beautiful just as you are.
    Many Blessings
    Rebecca

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  20. Oh Donna that is fabulous...right down to my favorite part...the lil' acorn :) It is so tiny! So cute!

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  21. This is absolutely beautiful! It's so amazing to see the individual takes on the same starter item...my, how a soap box can be so many different things (:

    I just became a follower and look forward to return for future posts. So glad I found your blog (:

    Michele
    XOXO

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  22. Oh sweetie I don't like it. hahahaha
    I love it! Sorry I could not help myself you are just to darn creative I just had to tease you for one second.
    My mouth always opens when I see what else you have created. One of these days I am going to catch a bug reading your post.
    I came over the day of the Wedding blogs for Stephanie and fell in love with your post. Tried to leave a note or comment but it kept giving me a note like go away or something similar to that.
    You and handsome picture is awesome. Seeing you with long hair wass strange but you are beautiful and handsome was even better looking than my guy.
    Love you
    Maggie

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  23. Absolutely dreamy! I love your box!

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  24. Hi Donna, This is beautiful and very elegant! What a fantastic idea to turn the box into a pincushion. I love it!
    Hugs,
    Julia

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  25. It is absolutely fantastic, you do the most beautifull arthandwork.
    xo Dorthe

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  26. Donna love your box it is so romantic and sweet, great ribbon embrodery.
    Anni

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  27. Yet again, I'm in awe! It's fantastic and oh so lovely! You are just so talented Donna!

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  28. Donna, Your creation is beautiful. I love the addition of the little pearls. Gorgeous rose.

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  29. Donna amor, your soap box...goodness I feel bad even calling it that :) Came out just divine!, everything about it is exquisite, but then when I saw you were participating, I just knew you were going to create something stunning & gorgeous...amor, your beautiful creations never disappoint, they inspire :) Hope you have a beautiful week, I have missed visiting your wonderful blog and seeing what beautiful new creations you have made :) Besos, Rose

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  30. Hello,

    Your box is beautiful and I love the flowers. I also love the fact that you made it useful, it's a gorgeous pin cushion.

    Linda

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  31. I've done a little blog hopping to see what some have done with their soap boxes. Yours is beautiful and I'm not surprised. Awwwww. It's adorable! Amazing what one can do with a little cardboard and some fabric. It's gorgeous, Donna.

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  32. Well how cute is this?! Love it! So pretty. Thanks for sharing.

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  33. Prettiest pin cushion I've ever seen!

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Blessings, Donna