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

Waste Invitation cards crafts

In most of our Indian homes, we get Wedding Invitation cards, and instead of throwing it, we could do some cute crafts .

I did this box using Invitation card. I made it with lid, so I used to store my lip balms/stationary products in this box.

wedding cards

Waste Wedding Invitation cards box

Box with closing lid

Paper box

Clear view of box and lid

Some of the card design looks classy, so I don't like to throw it , and turned into decorative box.

classy box

Printed Invitation cards

Box - Base 

A close view of how it is being done

close view of box

Invitation card box

Wedding Invitation card box

Flower vase, box with lid, and opening close flat box

flower vase, box

In many of the Invitation cards, you would notice, lord images, and here I have cutted lord Venkateshwara images.

lord venkateshwara 

I used 2012 old calendar as my base for wall hanging ( This is 2103 recent craft)

lord balaji cut out with old calendar

I pasted the cropped image in center, and painted green. Cute wall hanging is ready.

Lord Balaji wall hanging

For framing - In one of the wedding invitation card, I noticed Lord Ganapati and Sai babi with their mantras. So I just framed them with black cello tape.

Framing

Ganesha + Sai baba frame

Bookmark :- Draw your favorite design, and collect all the small desgins to border in invitaiton cards, and paste them. Here I have drawn a vintage girl, and in her skirt, I used small floral desgins for her skirts, top, bag, and belts, these are all from Waste Invitation cards.

Boomarks, frame, Wall hanging

Bookmark: How to make your own Bookmark

How to make your own Bookmark

Things you'll require are:-

1) Cardboard ( waste one because you need to draw the designs on the cardboard)

2) Invitation card designs or stickers of your choice

Bookmarks - Vintage girl

Vintage girl bookmark - waste invitation card crafts

Instructions:

1) Draw any cartoons or your personal favorite figures on the cardboard. I drew a vintage girl because this was 15 yrs old bookmark. I did this bookmark during my school days.

2) I painted using watercolors and cut out the many designs from the invitation cards.

3) Finally decorated the girl with cut out designs and glitter pens for her jewelry.

4) Once you completed the design, you could highlight using glitter pens of same color.

Here, I have used baby pink for her long skirt and outlined using pink and green glitter pens.

Paper Box

Paper box - using waste invitation cards/magazine papers

Paper box with lid 

Wedding Invitation  card box with lid

I did this paper box using waste invitation cards..

Invitation card flower vase - Recyled craft

I have prepared this simple and cute flower vase using invitation cards.

Things you'll require:

Waste Invitation cards -

Fevicol or gum paste

Just roll the invitation card, and stick the end with fevicol. Just hold for a while pressing the pasted place. Decorate with stones or photo or paintings of your choice.

Waste Invitation Card - Flower vase

Flower vase - art from waste