Trinket box shrine- By Trish

Hello!

So.... I ordered a trinket box, with all kinds of box ideas going on in my head. Then it arrived, and I decided to make a shrine with it! Bit fickle, me... :)

So, my 'take flight' shrine...

I think the main reason for just using the base/box part of the trinket box was that I really want to use the lid and the feet/handle parts for another project! A have a fab idea for those....

Anyhoo....

I glued the box together, then covered it with book pages. I used the 'stamp on tissue paper then Mod Podge it to a background' technique to get the flourish onto the back of the shrine. The whole thing was then covered with a green glaze, all I did was add a drop of green dye ink to some ready made glaze, to give a shiny transparent look.

I created a couple of primitive bird shapes from clay...

Again, the design was done by stamping (in green) onto tissue, then using Mod Podge to glue it into place.

The birds were put on wires, then the wires atached to the box.

Teeny tiny letter stickers were used for the title of the piece...

The shrine was finished by placing it onto a wooden strip. A bit less bonkers colour wise from me today, but it's always good to have a change sometimes!

See you soon!
Trish xx

Trinket Box Kit