I am truly enjoying making these little matchbox drawers and turning them into something sentimental. This is for my sister who was the closest to Grandma. The dimensions of this piece are: 9" tall, 7.5" wide and 3.5" deep. First I made the 6 drawers and stacked them with a recessed shelf between and dropped down one level. This was also reinforced with chip board. Then I cut the frame from a QuicKutz die and added a silver metallic mirror and some Recollections paper roses. I used a Fiscars punch for the fancy wood trim and added some jewelry notions for the drawers. The perfume bottles are made from decorative gems I had laying around from an old Christmas project. The doilies are MS punch and the picture frames are Spellbinder charm dies. The feet are eight large pearl beads that I colored with my gold leaf pen. The whole back is reinforced with heavy chipboard. Be careful not to glue the drawers to the back like I did. I had to use my craft knife to get them apart. Yes, there will be treasures in each drawer. The little bench started as part of the core of a wrapping paper roll, covered and decorated. The padded top fits down inside the tube and more treasures can be hidden there.
Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 GMT Views: 3472
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Registered: October 6, 2009 Location: Westminster, Colorado Posts: 567
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 @ 4:45 PM
Actually it didn't take too long at all. About an hour to do the six drawers, two hours for assembly, four hour break for bowling, two hours to go to the store and find the right items for the drawer handles, one hour to assemble the drawer handles and make the picture frames - so actually work time about four+ hours. Thanks for your kind words, it's all my pleasure
Registered: October 25, 2010 Location: Switzerland Posts: 420
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 @ 9:53 PM
This is so beautiful! You are wonderful to share the recipe with us here at SCS. My Godchild loves doll houses and you have just confirmed that I can help her furnish her own with home-made furnature - it doesn't always have to be expensive doll-house collectors pieces.
THANK YOU so much for truly sharing by posting all the information here at SCS.
------------------------------ Best wishes from Patricia P.S. Stay away from negative people - for every solution, they find a problem.
OMG, this is amazing!!! People are always asking me how I do such detailed work and it does me good to see someone else that loves to do detailed projects too!!!!