Vintage Train Station Box

One of my favorite things to do with decoupage is to create scenes by taking different images elements and put them together as a picture.   This is what I did with today’s project, a Vintage train station.

I like trains very much, and I´ve had the opportunity to travel in different ones. However in Panama at the moment we only count with 1 train, an Interoceanic train that runs from the Pacific to the Atlantic in 1 hour, and the scenery you get to see in this ride is beautiful, and I thought a train project would be nice.  Here is the before and after:

The box was a tobacco box I got at a local tobacco store and used the standard decoupage procedure to transform it.  
To read the standard decoupage step by step we follow, please click here. 

 

The images were taken from two different books of Dover Publications, one book about fashion history (for the ladies and gentleman in the front), and one book of vintage advertisement of the early 1800’s (for the train, the station and the luggage).

The station had no name, and I invented one “Penny Station” and added the text to the image before printing it.  

To complement the scene, I added some vintage train tickets.

For the inside of the box, I went with more vintage tickets.

Also added some clear stamps and painted the box border in black.

 

For the final touches, I painted the front scene of the box with a soft brown, and worked some shadows to the floor, and made some clouds in the same color, and a burned dark brown edge around the box.  

Once everything was ready and dry, varnish, varnish and more varnish.  To read the standard decoupage procedure we use, please click here.  

I enjoyed very much putting this scene together and it’s lovely right? 

Every week we have the honor to participate and share our projects in awesome parties, please visit them and see what talented artists and crafters are creating:

Monday:  Brag Monday – The graphics Fairy  / Vintage style link party – Debbiedoo's 
Market yourself - Sumo's Sweet Stuff  / Link party - The Girl Creative

Making Monday marvelous - C.R.A.F.T. / Boggieboard Cottage - Masterpiece Monday

Mod Mix Monday - Mod Vintage Life  / Meet me Monday - You're Talking Too Much 

Tuesday: Get your craft on – Today'screative blog / Knick of Time tuesday - Knick of Time / Tell it to me Tuesday - Creatively Living / Tutorials & Tips Link Party - Home Stories A2Z   / Cowgirl up Linky Party – Cedar Hill Ranch /Tuesday’s Treasures - My UnCommon Slice of Suburbia /Trash 2 Treasure Tuesday - Kammy's Korner / Be inspired link party – Elizabeth & Co /Coastal Charm - Nifty Thrifty Tuesday   / Domestically Speaking - Power of Paint Party  / Take the Time to Challenge - Raising 4 Princesses / Turning the Daunting into the Do-Able - Project Queen
One project at a Time - A Bowl Full of Lemons / Linking Pary - Passionatelyl Artistic

Wednesday: Wow us Wednesdays – Savvysouthern style / Primp your stuff Wednesday – Primp / White Wednesday - Faded Charm / Share the love - Very Merry Vintage Style / It's a Party - DIY by Design  /Whatever goes Wednesday - Someday Crafts / What is it Wednesday - Ivy and Elephants / Whatever you want Wednesday - Free Pretty Things for You / Wicked Awesome Wednesday – Handy man, crafty woman

Thursday: Catch as Catch Can – MyRepurposed life / Open House Party - No MinimalistHere /Vintage Inspiration - Common Ground / Hookin' up with - House of Hepworths/Time Travel Thrusday - Brambleberry Cottage / 20 Below Thrusday - Cristinas Adventures / Home and Garden Thrusday - A Delightsome Life / Treasure Hunt Thursday – From my front porch to yours

Friday: Frugal Friday – The Shabby Nest / Weekend Bloggy Reading – Serenity Now

Inspirational Friday – At the picket Fence / Do something Crafty - See Vanessa Craft
Friday feature - Redoux Interiors  

Saturday: Spotlight Saturday - Classy Clutter / Show and Tell Saturday – Be Different act Normal/Site Nite special -  Funky Junk Interiors / Get schooled Saturday – Too much time on my hands

Sunday: What's Your Sunday's Best! - My 1929 Charmer / Weekend features – Sisters of the Wild West / Simply Klassic Sunday - Simply Klassic Home / Creative Bloggers's Party & Hop - Homemaker on a Dime / DIY Project Parade – DIY showoff

Thank you,

Enjoy your day!

Erika