My dear friends & readers, back in December I
thought I would take a small pause (couple of days) to get ready for the
festivities and somehow it turned out to be a longer pause than I expected
hehe!!. But anyway we are back on track
with all the excitement to share new projects & new images in our both
blogs Boulevard de L'antique: Crafts & Decor and Retro Scrap Freebies.
Have you heard the say: “one man's trash is another
man's treasure?” Well, it's true! I
found two boxes in our building's junk disposal area. Yes! Two beautiful game boxes were there
waiting to be rescued and I could not believe how somebody would throw them
away. The boxes were in perfect
condition and still contained some small game pieces that I have kept as
trinkets for future projects. Today I
want to show you how I decorated one of the boxes inspired by a Retro Road
Trip, here it is the outcome:
With a little bit of paint, different images related
to theme (highway restaurants, bars, signs, etc) and few stamps I was able to
create a nice keepsake box for any road trip souvenir collection, but of course
in retro style.
We chose a colonial blue acrylic for the outside of
the box, and a shiny mustard yellow acrylic for the lid and the inside of the
box, then painted some black faded lines around the box give it a more aged
look.
If you wonder how the box looked before here it is:
So you can see the box has been transformed
entirely. I will show you the other box
very soon on a future post.
This box was really fun to do and not complicated, if you want to see the process, please click HERE.
I hope you liked this project and for Free Vintage
Images to use in your projects don't forget to visit our Retro Scraps Freebies blog.
Every week we have the great opportunity to participate and share our
projects in awesome parties, please visit them and see what talented artists
and crafters are creating. They are not in any particular order, just from the
oldest till the most recent one I started participating on:
Tuesday:
Monday:
Newbie Graduates Party @ Debbiedoo's
Make it Pretty Monday @ The Dedicated House
Under 300 Followers Blog Hop @ Pinkapotamus
Monday Funday @ Lines Across
Mom's Monday Mingle @ The Naptime Review
Made with love @ Colours Dekor
Monday Funday @ Creatively Living
Under 300 Followers Blog Hop @ Pinkapotamus
Monday Funday @ Lines Across
Mom's Monday Mingle @ The Naptime Review
Made with love @ Colours Dekor
Monday Funday @ Creatively Living
Monday Funday @ That's What Che Said
Tuesday:
Tutorials & Tips Link Party @ Home Stories A2Z
Coastal
Charm @ Nifty
Thrifty Tuesday
Take a
look Tuesday @ Sugar Bee
crafts
Salt Tree Social @ Salt Tree
Show me what you got @ Our Delightful Home
Pretty Things Link Party @ twelveOeight
Salt Tree Social @ Salt Tree
Show me what you got @ Our Delightful Home
Pretty Things Link Party @ twelveOeight
Wednesday:
What is
it Wednesday @ http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com
Whatever you want Wednesday @ Free Pretty Things for You
Whatever you want Wednesday @ Free Pretty Things for You
Show
and Tell @ SNAP
It's a Party @ CreativePrincess
Wildly Original Round Up @ I Gotta Create
Waste Not want Not Wednesday @ Pretty Shabby UK
What We Wore and Made Wednesdays @ Rae Gun Ramblings
Time for a Party @ Fine Craft Guild
Wednesdays Adorned from Above Blog Hop @ Adorned from Above
It's a Party @ CreativePrincess
Wildly Original Round Up @ I Gotta Create
Waste Not want Not Wednesday @ Pretty Shabby UK
What We Wore and Made Wednesdays @ Rae Gun Ramblings
Time for a Party @ Fine Craft Guild
Wednesdays Adorned from Above Blog Hop @ Adorned from Above
Thursday:
Show
off your stuff party @ Fireflies and Jellybeans
Share your cup Thursday @ Have a daily cup of Mrs. Olson
Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Creek Cottage
What's Cluckin @ Chicken Scratch
Vintage Thingie Thursday @ The Coloradolady
100 Ideas under $100 @ Beyond the Picket Fence
Share your cup Thursday @ Have a daily cup of Mrs. Olson
Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Creek Cottage
What's Cluckin @ Chicken Scratch
Vintage Thingie Thursday @ The Coloradolady
100 Ideas under $100 @ Beyond the Picket Fence
Friday:
Feathered
Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage
Happy Hour Friday @ Happy Hour Projects
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home
Rustic Restorations Weekend Linky Party @ Homespun Happenings
Spark Linky Party @ Blissful and Domestic
Garden Fun & Simple & Sweet Fridays @ Rooted In Thyme
Weekend Show off Party @ Ladybird Ln
Feature Friday Free-for-All @ Five days Five Ways
Friday's Favorite Pin @ Decor to Adore
Happy Hour Friday @ Happy Hour Projects
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home
Rustic Restorations Weekend Linky Party @ Homespun Happenings
Spark Linky Party @ Blissful and Domestic
Garden Fun & Simple & Sweet Fridays @ Rooted In Thyme
Weekend Show off Party @ Ladybird Ln
Feature Friday Free-for-All @ Five days Five Ways
Friday's Favorite Pin @ Decor to Adore
Saturday:
Weekend Wrap Up Party @ Tatertots & Jello
Saturday
Seven Party @ Positively
Splendid
Strut Your Stuff Saturday @ Six Sisters' Stuff
Saturday Showcase @ Bowdabra Blog
Strut Your Stuff Saturday @ Six Sisters' Stuff
Saturday Showcase @ Bowdabra Blog
Sunday:
Creative
Bloggers's Party & Hop @ Homemaker on a Dime
Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things
Sunday Round Up @ Heather & Kayla
Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things
Sunday Round Up @ Heather & Kayla
Have a wonderful
weekend,
Erika
You have such great vision with these pieces. Awesome box!
ReplyDeleteHow very cool! I love the retro theme. (Visiting via The Dedicated House!) ~Heather
ReplyDeleteI'm your newest Follower! Follow me at http://pampereddaughterthriftywife.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteVisiting from the Monday Mingle. Following via GFC and Twitter. Would love a visit back?
ReplyDeleteCheers!
http://www.happykidsinc.blogspot.com
Vintage! Just love this. Thanks for adding in ROMA!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is so cool! So glad you snagged that. What a transformation.
ReplyDeleteLiz @ Quirky Vistas
Cool project. My hubby and I are planning some road trips and this cute box is a neat way to save keepsakes:) Pinned. New follow:) Follow back at http://www.sewsweetvintage.com/2013/02/be-fearless-arianna-huffington.html
ReplyDeleteThat is just so cool and fun! Thank you for sharing this at the Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
ReplyDeleteSo neat and fun to make a box for each trip. I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing with us.
Hugs,
Patti
Thank you for linking up your awesome project! We've already got our next Showcase up, so come stop by and link up another project!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Susie@bowdabra
http://bowdabrablog.com/2013/02/09/saturday-showcase-craft-project-linky-19/
Such wonderful colors and images!
ReplyDeleteGreat images on this box! so glad you are back. We have missed you! Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann
Awesome project! I have lots of vintage images that I want to use in decoupage. I don't know what kind of paper would work best for home printing given that I have a color inkjet and not a laser printer. Any recommendations please? I think the inkjet will run when decoupage medium is applied on it :(
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh.. Thats amazing.. You are super talented.. Love those vintage images.. :)
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