We've had an astronomical number of refrigerator sized boxes in our basement for a while. When Oliver asked Anj to bring some boxes home from work, the man took it pretty seriously. Olives used them for forts and drawing boards for a few weeks, but then they got folded and stacked and that's how they've been.
I hadn't cut anything with scissors in about 24 hours (which is a long time for me), and had an idea. I sketched some letters, employed my cutters, and here's a new life for the boxes. Talk about sustainability. This cardboard just keeps on giving.
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| I wanted to amp up the glam that naturally radiates from corrugated cardboard by brushing on some gold acrylic paint. Turns out all I had was silver, which was basically transparent or otherwise dirty looking. Whatever. I punched 3 holes wherever it seemed to make sense to attach the letters, then threaded some fine wire through. The 'A' looks like it's ready to jump rope or something exciting. |
And now I'm off to calmly make Christmas cookies with two little girls. Heaven help me.
1 comment:
i'm sensing a theme ... and a possible book title: "lizzy t and her magical scissors" :)
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