Monday 21 February 2011

Artful Bags - Monet Box Bag


It's time for the  Febraury Artful Bag Challenge! at Frosted Petunias Blog
Our second theme is Alter It. The objective is to take any object that is NOT a bag and turn it into one. Boxes, pudding cups, bottles, mint tins, plaques...anything you can think of. The finished product can be decorative or functional but should clearly look like a bag.
 
I had a look around to see what I could find to alter and came across a few egg boxes.  I left the bottom of the box as it was so the origin of my little box bag was obvious.

I put a little 'jewel' on the 'clasp'

 I painted it with Gesso then Dylusions acrylic paints and sprayed with Dylusions Ink sprays.

When I had finished painting I realised that it reminded me of the colours of a Monet Water Lily painting (a style I like very much), so I added the large flowers to represent the waterlilies and a variety of beads for the handle.
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11 comments:

  1. Angelnorth21 February 2011 at 21:42

    Lovely bit of upcycling, you'd never know it was an eggbox from the first photo!

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  2. GratefulPrayerThankfulHeart22 February 2011 at 00:11

    Lovely ~ It does remind me of Monet too! You're so clever :)

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  3. theUngourmet22 February 2011 at 06:04

    What a fun idea! My daughter would love this. ;)

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  4. Toni23 February 2011 at 05:48

    wow... this is so creative... and i love the painting you did on it.... does look like Monet lol...

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  5. Petunia23 February 2011 at 07:50

    What a clever and adorable lttle purse! I love that you left the bottom 'as is' to show that it's an egg carton. The colors are so reminiscent of Monet's Water Lilies that I'd never guess you didn't intend it to be that way from the start. The flower is the perfect touch and so is the little jewel. Love it! Thank you so much for sharing and playing along this month.

    Anna

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  6. Caroline23 February 2011 at 11:21

    Very clever Janice - it looks fab!

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  7. Kathy24 February 2011 at 11:12

    oh Janice, what a fun project! Looks like you had a great time making this

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  8. taniapalermo24 February 2011 at 22:36

    It does look like a Monet..
    I need to tell a friend about this...she makes pocket books out of old cigar boxes.

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  9. Traceyr28 February 2011 at 22:02

    :) How great is that but not big enough to put your purse and phone in hahaha.

    :)

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  10. Angela1 March 2011 at 03:19

    Very creative! I love the handle!
    Angela

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  11. Sandy Ang1 March 2011 at 18:58

    It is wonderful how you transformed a humble little egg holder into a glorious bag!

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