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this little spun cotton snowman just stole my heart away! i couldn't even wait till after halloween to make this little scene... i used lots of little pieces from my
holly jolly decorating kit to make this winter shadow box, just listed today in my etsy shop.
i first saw these boxes by tim holtz decorated for a
birthday treasury swap my friend amy at inspire co hosted.
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i just took one of them to decorate my little winter scene.
step 1 paint the inside two side walls and ceiling of box with acrylic paint
step 2 cut paper scraps to fit the back and bottom of the box. glue in with a glue stick.
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step 3. cut squares of paper to glue to the top, sides and outside back of the box.
i think it helps to put the glue right on the box and smooth the paper over it, trimming the ends off if necessary.
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step 4. glue 4 round beads to the bottom of the box using a generous amount of tacky glue. let the glue dry a while before turning your box over.
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step 5. for the top half-medallion decoration cut a paper circle to reinforce the foil garland. fold it in half and glue together. gut a piece of foil garland and glue it in a fan shape over the paper circle. glue in place the holly leaves, tinsel nest and glass garland bead.
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step 6. dig through your pretty trims and cut 3 pieces to go around the two sides and bottom glue in place.
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step 7. now glue in place your foil half medallion. you may need to support it in place for a few moments until it dries.
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step 8. make a tiny winter flag with a piece of book paper glued around a paper wrapped wire and topped with a little pearl.
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step 9. remove the chenille stem from your snowman and glue inside your winter box.
right next to the winter flag. spread a bit of glue around the bottom and shake some mica flakes inside to coat.
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step 10. make a mini bottle brush tree by cutting a piece of bottle brush wreath and trimming with scissors to a tree shape. add a bit of 'snow' to the top cut branches with some white paint. add a few mica flakes to the tree and glue in place.
shake out the excess.
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and you are done!
happy winter wishes, julie