Pred kratkim sem našla krasno leseno škatlo s pokrovom - primerno za najrazličnejše drobnarije.
/ Some time ago, I found a great wooden box with a lid - very appropriate for storing a variety of things.
In se mi je zdela tudi primerno darilo za jutrišnjo slavljenko - mojo mami. Potem pa sem nekaj dni tuhtala, kako bi jo okrasila, da bi bila vsaj malo drugačna od tistih, ki se jih dobi v trgovini.
/ I thought it would be a nice present for tomorrow's birthday girl - my mum. And then I spent a few days figuring out how to embellish it and make it a bit different from all the other boxes you can get from the shop.
Za servietno tehniko se nisem mogla odločiti, ne za posamezne motive, ne za večje površine. Niti za "oblačenje" cele škatle v scrapbooking papir.
/ I couldn't decide for the decoupage technique, neither for individual motives nor for covering larger surfaces. Nor "dressing" the entire box in scrapbooking paper.
Idejo o "packanju", kot to počnejo recimo Urška, pa Dodo, pa K, pa NatashaMay, sem kar hitro pregnala iz glave. Saj idej je nekaj bilo, ampak za prvič, pa kar za končni izdelek - naaaa.
/ I shook off the idea of "smearing", the specialty of Urška or Dodo or K or NatashaMay, pretty quickly. Well, I had some ideas, but for the very first time and for the final product right away - naaaa.
Pa sem se odločila za nekaj, kar je "moj teritorij". Za palčke-malčke. Dva papirja 30 x 30 cm sta se spremenila v precejšen kupček kvadratkov. Čisto malo merjenja je bilo potrebno, nato pa sem jih enega za drugim nalepila na škatlo. Z vsakim dodanim kvadratkom mi je postajala bolj všeč. Na koncu je bila taka:
/ So I decided for something that is pretty much "my territory". For inchies. Two sheets of scrapbooking paper of 30 by 30 cm changed into a pile of squares. Only a bit of measuring was necessary and then I glued one after another to the box. With each added square, I was more thrilled about the result. And this is how it looked at the end:
Še malo bolj od blizu:
/ A close-up:
In odprta (notranjost sem pustila neokrašeno):
/ And when opened (I decided not to decorate the interior):
In še povzetek - v stilu reklam za Mastercard:
Lesena škatla - zelo malo
Papir in lepilo - še manj
Užitek ob vsaki minuti ustvarjanju, zadovoljstvo ob končanem izdelku in pričakovanje reakcij - neprecenljivo!
/ The resume - in Mastercard commercials' style:
A wooden box - not much
Paper and glue - even less
The pleasure in every minute of creating, the satisfaction with the final product and the anticipation of reactions - priceless!
Nekaj kvadratkov mi je še ostalo, pa sem jih porabila še za ozadje platnic za eno malo beležko.
/ I had some more squares left so I used them to make a background for the covers of another little booklet.
p.s. - dodatne informacije:
Mere škatle so 30 x 20 x 13 cm.
Zase imam še eno, malo večjo: 40 x 30 x 13 cm. Je še neokrašena. Ja, palčki-malčki bodo. Ja, v vijoličnih odtenkih :)
p.s. - additional info:
The dimensions of the box are 30 x 20 x 13 cm.
I've got one for me as well, a bit larger: 40 x 30 x 13 cm. It is not yet decorated. Yes, I'll use inchies on it. Yes, in purple tones :)
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