Box decoration - Art from waste

Box Decoration - Art from waste

I have decorated waste boxes with marriage invitation cards, and table calendar designs. 

Things required are:-

Table Calendar designs ( I have used 2012 old designs in which it comes Indian Culture paintings )

Glue - Indian Fevicol

Colors of your choice.

It's quite similar to decoupage, but I have did my own style of decoupage box. 

1) First, I have trimmed the designs and borders. Usually table calendar designs are thick, so I just removed a layer, so it becomes a thin sticker like.

2) Pasted the trimmed designs and borders on the box, and applied Glue + water paste as varnish, so it looks like real painting.

3) Applying varnish is optional, but it looks glossy. I haven't applied varnish for this box decoration. 

For Varnish effect , you could view Indian decoupage craft -art from waste

Box decoration - decoupage box

Box decoration - inside

Indian box decoration style

Box decoration another view

Indian box decoration - art from waste

Box Decorated With Waste Invitation Cards

This box done with waste Marriage invitation cards design.  The invitation card is a long one, so I decorated two boxes.

Box decorated with Invitation card ( art from waste)

Box decorated with waste Invitation card designs

Second box - I am novice to quilling, but I did it for the first time.

Box decoration - waste invitation cards

Box decoration - waste invitation cards

Coconut Shell Bird feeder - art from waste- DIY

Coconut Shell Bird feeder - Art from waste

Early morning, my father used to feed the birds curd ( yoghurt)  rice with sesame seeds. we have kept a wide silver bowl of water for birds. They used to drink, take bathe and play with it. On the first day, I kept bowl of water in wide pan, they were so happy started playing and swinging here and there. I hate one thing about crows are they put frog or fish or any other dead species into water and have it. It makes the place dirty.

Messy crows never leaves space for pigeons or love birds.

Thing's required for bird feeder:

Coconut shell - Large ( Here I have taken small one)

Yarn threads or Woolen threads

Glue

old Cd - broken into small squares, and it gives glass stones effect.

1) Remove all the coconut hairs from the shell, and scrubber helps in removing it. Scrape it , and you could notice minute dust from the shells.

Coconut Shell bird feeder

2) I have painted the shell with brown color.

Coconut Shell Bird feeder- Diy

3) Take two threads, and stick the yarn thread on the coconut shell. Leave it for ten minutes, because to make it strong don't disturb it. Later put  a knot at the top.

Coconut Shell Bird feeder 

4) I have decorated with Cd pieces as glass stones,. Coconut shell bird feeder is ready!!!!

Eco-friendly Bird feeder

Bird feeder

Note : I have used artificial birds, not the real ones :-)

Indian Decoupage craft - art from waste

Indian Decoupage craft - art from waste

I did this using waste bottle, and left over designs from old calendars.I did this decoupage craft in my own style, and it turned out okay.

Thing's required for Decoupage:

Fevicol - crafty glue

Old or Waste bottle - I used bacardi breezer bottle.

Varnish

color - Pearl pink and base coat color. For base color, I have used white.

Any designs - I used table Calendar designs. In previous year issue, it's about Indian paintings, so I cutted from it.

How I did this Decoupage craft:

1) I have pasted the designs, and then applied a coat of acrylic white.

2) After that I painted pearl fabric color.

3) Applied 1 drop of Glue with 1 drop of water. Let it to dry for a five minutes.

4) Final coat of varnish painted for  glossy look.

Indian decoupage craft

Decoupage bottle

 close up view of Decoupage

Decoupage - pink bottle painting

Bottle flower vase

Decoupage flower vase

Handmade Gift Cover Envelopes

Handmade Gift Cover Envelopes

In my previous post, I have done Envelopes using waste Gift covers.

In this post, I am sharing of hand painted Envelopes using plain paper

Things you'll require :

Plain paper - white or any color ( I have used plain white paper, because I am going to paint on the cover)

Glue

A pair of Scissors

Paint colors of your choice.

1) First, I have prepared Envelopes on plain white paper.

2) Next, I have painted some floral rose patterns.  I have left some space at  center (because they could write their  messages or To , from, names,  at center).

Handmade Envelopes

My first hand painted Gift covers are sold. Instead of buying gift cover envelopes at stores, making our own cash or Money covers brings happiness.

Handpainted cash envelopes

I have received a gift that is beautifully wrapped with golden cover, so I thought of turning it into envelopes.

Gold Envelopes