23 July 2014

Floral Suitcase DIY

Hey m'dears 

Today I'm sharing a wee craft project I tackled at the weekend, after being inspired by the packaging from one of our deliveries:


Anyone shabby chic lover worth their chalk paint has probably lusted after a Sass and Belle floral suitcase, and I decided to use the leftover decoupage paper I was given last Christmas for a patchwork reindeer project to try and make my own version. I didn't have enough to cover the whole box in one colour, so I combined this blue one with this white one, and wrapped the handle in polkadot tape. Here's the work in progress:



I long ago accepted the fact that it's impossible for human beings to decoupage stuff without getting wrinkles in it, so here's the finished product, wrinkles and all:





It's not as pretty as Sass and Belle's, but I don't think it's too bad for a free version. 

What do you reckon? 

Katie xxx

10 comments:

  1. Great idea!!! I got my shoes in a plain black box from Clarks yesterday and I thought of doing the same x

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    1. Do it! With your card making skills I'm sure you're a decoupage queen! xxx

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  2. Hey! What a cool idea. I even have an identical box sitting around here somewhere, and just a TON of multi season wrapping paper left over from my gift shop clerk days. Now I can finally use it!

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    1. Happy to have helped inspire you- have fun cutting and sticking! xxx

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  3. You're a crafting queen, what'll you keep in it?
    Want to come over and sort out my new house? Thank you please.
    M x

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    1. Fairylights. Just in case the flowers weren't girly enough. I'm definitely up for sorting out your new house, if by sorting you mean drinking lots of wine, sat on the sofa, with our feet resting on yet-to-be-unpacked boxes? xxx

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  4. This is such a good idea! I have been lusting after the sass and belle ones for my daughters room for months. x

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    1. Well this is certainly a thriftier alternative; you could even get your daughter involved with the decoupaging, and made a patchwork one if she's too little to stick down so much paper in one go :) xxx

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  5. I think it looks pretty darn fab! And wrinkles just make it look a bit more rustic, all adding to the charm :-) xx

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