I am now in the habit of rethinking what I throw away. I love saving and repurposing items. I have a difficult time throwing things away in general because I hate waste. My boys received the above wooden garage for Christmas several years ago but had grown out of it. I decided to put it away in my craft room closet until I could find further use for it.
About a month ago I started altering it but put it away until I got some mojo. I used the cool foil technique on the front. I love trying new things.
So here is how it turned out. How do you like it? I used lots of my favorite steampunkish stamps and repurposed items such as the bottle cap and dominos. If you have any questions let me know. Otherwise, I will just skip over the details and let you enjoy the pics.
Does it make you think about what is lying around unused in your child’s room? Keep an eye out for unusual shapes and compartmentalized toys. One more pic to leave you with.
Happy Wednesday!
Kate
Challenges entered:
The Sisterhood of Crafters– renew, reuse, recycle
Crafts & Me– Vintage
Crafting For All Seasons– Anything but a card
Bomeshell Stamps– Altered Art
Frilly & Funkie– Recycle
Sunday Stamper-men
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TOTALLY AWESOME!!!! Love, love, love it Kate…you are doing a great job.
This is so cool! How inspiring!!
WOWZA! This is absolutely AWESOME! Love how it turned out … all the little details are fabulous! GREAT job! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood ‘RECYCLE, REUSE, RENEW’ challenge and please come back again soon!
Darlene
one of the ‘Sistahs’
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
This is really really awesome! I love all of it 🙂
Very interesting, Kate! Lots of intricate things inside. Where and how will you display it? I am always fascinated with altered art like that. I just never know what to do with it.
WOWZER! I am blown away!!! This is incredible!!!
Fabulous work. Thanks for joining CFAS #25.. See you again.
totally awesome…luv the idea!
Oh my word!! This is amazing!! I to would of totally saved that box. You did a great job recycling. Thanks for sharing this with us over at the Sisterhood of Crafters.
Corrr, now that is seriously COOL!!! Love all those little details and bits and bobs you have popped in there… a veritable feast for the eyes! Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x
Kate… this is so much fun! It’s fascinating to look in each little section and see all the details! ;D
I’m enjoying it alright! So cool! Loved what you chose to upcycle! All the little things in it are just great! Thank you for playing along with us this week at Frilly & Funkie!
Fabulous!
Thankyou so much for sharing this terrific project with us at CFAS this week.
xoxoxo Carly
What a super cool project, Kate!
Fantastic Box, I love all the different elements you’ve used. Thank you for playing along with Ms Aprils Challenge at Bombshell stamp! xx
WOW! Amazing job =) That’s so elegant – from such a non-traditional packaging! Thanks for playing along with The Sisterhood of Crafters for our Recycle Challenge!
I was sure I commented on this Kate. Sorry if I didn’t as I certainly saw it. This is awesome Honey. Loving it. This must have taken you ages but it was well worth it.
xxx
I’ve never tried steampunk-style myself, and I know I would be incapable of producing something as fab is this, I have spent time studying all the details here, and it’s just amazing stuff! Love it!
Wow Kate what an absolutely stunning project ! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Frilly and Funkie. Sue C x
Kate, your altered box is AMAZING! Wow oh wow! I absolutely love what you’ve done to that funny little Melissa & Doug container. Love the steampunk/vintage feel that you’ve created with this magnificent piece! ❤ Candy
BRAVO Kate!!!! How absolutely fabulous is this? Holy moly, you must have been grinning ear to ear the whole time you were working on this! I love every little detail, every bit and piece of this masterpiece. The box is such a keeper – I wouldn’t have trashed it either – and you have turned it into a wonderful work of art. I am so happy to have you joining in the fun with us at Frilly and Funkie – great to see your work over there! And thank you so much for making your photos so they would enlarge. I really hate teeny tiny blog photos that you can’t enlarge to see all the wonderful details. Thanks again for sharing with us at F&F!!!
Hugs,
Linda
This is amazing!
I love your steampunk box! It looks stunning! Thanks for playing along at the Bombshell challenge,but maybe it’s me,I don’t see anything Bombshell,wich stamp you used?
Greetings from Holland,Stempelientje – Bombshell girl.
WOW amazing work, i love it!! lainey x
Such a wonderful creation!!! I l love it!!
Sandy
Oooh, Kate . . . your Steampunk Altered Box is fantastic! Fabulous details in every nook and cranny. So glad to see your entry at the Crafts and Me Stamps digi team’s “Vintage” challenge. Hugz, ~ Rose
This is great thanks for joining us at CFAS xx Jan
How do I like this??? Love it!!! What is not to love about this totally awesome recyle? There is so much fantastic detail going on this this project! I kept going back for extra looks! Amazing! Thank you for joining us at Frilly and Funkie!
Absolutely gorgeous!!!! I love every inch of this altered box!!! Thank you so much for sharing it with us at the Frilly and Funkie!