Mad Girl with a Box (and a Wood Burning Tool)

I know it's after New Year's (Happy 2014!), but here are the last of the Christmas boxes!

These are my daughters:

For the Duck Dynasty fan

For my theater girl

For my IT fan - a Moss tribute

And I had a box left over!

So I made one for me!  Of course it had to be Doctor Who!  A bit of Tardis on a box.

Ah, the Tardis on some Rose fabric...

All in all, I'm pretty pleased with them all.  ;) My favorite is mine.

The Fires of Pompeii

I love my kids...they are quirky and creative.  I have been under the weather for about a week almost.  Miserably sick.  Fever, sinus congestion that became chest congestion and a throat that felt like it was on fire.  My voice is scratchy and sometimes nonexistent.  Today, however, they made me smile.  They were up in their room doing whatever it is they do up there.  Sometimes they sing musicals, sometimes they make up stories and sometimes they do stage makeup for fun.  Today was makeup day.

And the theme was The Fires of Pompeii from Doctor Who.

My youngest daughter is a tech theater kid.  She has been the stage manager for her junior high school.  She tried out for her first play in high school and made the crew.  She is my behind the scenes girl.  She really loves theater, but not being in the spotlight.

She looks pretty legit seeing as she used eyeliner pencil and stuff she found around the house for an impromptu costume.  Clever girl.  Her older sister dressed her and took the photos.  Well done, ladies, well done.

Sherlock Flag Bag

 

My sophomore needed a new flag bag for color guard by the first game.  I found that out a few days before the first game.  No time to order one, so off to Joann's fabric store.

 

 

My love for the show Sherlock made a great black and white print stick out as I was walking down the aisles.  A little yellow spray paint...yeah, fellow Sherlock fans know what's up...

 

 

The Sherlock Flag Bag...

 



 

 

Sturdy upholstery fabric and a quick sew job.  I even included a nice carrying strap and a drawstring top with a cord lock.  Pretty sweet for a short afternoon project.  Should be pretty durable, but just in case she's a bit rough and the bottom starts to wear out I purchased some Union Jack duct tape.  It just got sweeter...

 

Lord of the Rings Vintage Suitcase

I've always wanted to try my hand at up-cycling a vintage suitcase.  And what better theme than Lord of the Rings.  The story of an epic journey placed on a suitcase for my own travels.  I found some inexpensive maps on Amazon and a medium sized American Tourister suitcase at a thrift store.  The hardest part was refinishing the inside.  I used fabric, but it wouldn't stick.  I used a large amount of modge podge which made the fabric stiff.  Next time I'll just use scrapbook paper.  It will probably stick better and lay better in the rounded corners. 

The suitcase was originally a light blue with violet interior.  I used black satiny fabric for the inside and painted to outside with acrylic paint.  The suitcase shell is hard plastic, not leather.  I painted the trim in gold to emulate the ring.  Oh, and I tore the map to fit and used distressing ink to make it have an aged appearance.  I placed the Lord of the Rings on one side.

 

And Middle Earth on the other.  I mixed some fine gold glitter in the top coat of the modge podge to girl it up a bit.  I put several coats on top of the map, including a water proof one.  I love the final product and can't wait to use it!

 

 

For some reason I can't get the last photo to be the same size as the others...

 

But I hope it inspires someone to try one.  I love the custom look.  I will definitely have no problem finding my suitcase at the terminal!

 

 

R2D2 Shoes

I saw this awesome shoe idea on Pinterest and being a huge Star Wars fan I had to make them!  I picked up some fabric paint, a pair of white canvas shoes and a black Sharpie from Walmart.  I looked up some images of R2D2 online and painted up some awesome shoes!

I am so happy with the way they turned out!  Super cute and machine washable!  :)