I loved the inspiration of this photo and the words 'small steps to happiness' as I started my next project - floral heart favours. Hobbycraft had a sale so I snapped up as many as I could of these heart shaped little boxes. Paper mache again - so having found how absorbent it is, I decided to paint them first with ordinary undercoat paint. It was rather thick and streaked a bit - so I had to go over it with white acrylic to try and smooth the strokes out a bit.
My daughter suggested filling the boxes with flowers so I raided my flower stock and experimented....
So far so good - daughter approved (always a good thing)
I decided the lids would look great covered with some lovely lacy hessian that I got in Texas last year (my favourite place to visit - home of my oldest and best friend) ......
Next - adding a hessian twine loop to hang the favours....
I used my Dad's bradawl to poke a hole in the top of the box, then, using a large darning needle, I threaded a length of twine through and knotted it on the inside, trimming off the ends....
A bit of twine round the box to add a rustic feel ....
(Top tip - use PVC glue to stick the twine to the box, let it dry - and then the bow is sooo much easier to tie and fix without the whole lot slipping off...)
I decided to go with faux silk pink rose buds glued into the base of the box. I needed something to hold the little plastic stems - gluing them to the paper mache wouldn't work. Enter upcycled pizza packaging - thin polystyrene foam, ideal for what I needed. Six roses fitted beautifully - the centres looked a bit plasticky, so I added a single white pearl bead to each rose.
The idea is for the box to be presented closed - the recipient opens it and gets a lovely surprise ....
Ta da!
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