For all you altered cigar box
fans I have a project that is right up your alley. By combining multiple cigar boxes you can
create a piece of art that is also functional.
Hunt down some boxes, choose your theme and you’re good to go.
In the sample, I envisioned a
vintage writing chest that carried all of the essentials of proper communication,
perhaps traveling with an elegant woman during Jane Austen’s time.
Of course, there are so many
uses for a chest like this such as jewelry, keepsakes or maybe a place to store
your favorite pieces of art.
To go along with the writing
chest I’ve created two new
collage sheets. Click on the image below to purchase the sheet.
To go along with the writing chest I’ve created two new collage sheets. Click on the image below to purchase the sheet.
The digital
image set includes all of the images in the collage sheet plus many more
for a total of 98 images. Along with
more images, the digital image set gives you much more flexibility in printing
just the images you want, and in resizing the images to your particular needs.
TUTORIAL
In this tutorial, I’ll cover
how to alter, decorate and assemble cigar boxes to create a chest. There is also a companion downloadable PDF
document which includes the information covered in the tutorial. Further down in this post you will find the
complete list of the products I used on the sample chest.
FREE CIGAR BOX IMAGES
If you choose to keep the
look of the cigar boxes for your chest you will need to replace the cigar box
edging paper. Below are links to free
collage sheets with edgings. I suggest
you print the edgings on thin glossy paper as it will look like the real thing
and be thin enough to wrap and glue to the box edges. I use what is called glossy “presentation” or
“brochure” paper made for inkjet printers. You can find it online and at office supply
stores.
EDGINGS
LABELS
