Hey there! I am working on a beaded animal project that I am going to call my Glass Menagerie! The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams, my favorite playwright! The project is not ready to post, but I thought I would share the process of developing the idea with you. Continue reading to see how I came up with this adorable beaded animal craft!
I recently took up bead weaving and I ran across a few different websites that had the cutest little beaded animals on them. I also received a box of chocolates from my wonderful hubs for valentine's day. What do these two things have to do with each other? Seemingly nothing, but after the chocolates were gone, I found myself looking at the empty box. I truly hate the fact that we throw away so much stuff that could be recycled in this country. I try to make my crafts from recycled materials when practical. So I was thinking, what can I do with this box? I immediately thought of picture frames! The box is in a shape that suggests a shadowbox to me. It is a Whitman's Sampler box like this:
I recently took up bead weaving and I ran across a few different websites that had the cutest little beaded animals on them. I also received a box of chocolates from my wonderful hubs for valentine's day. What do these two things have to do with each other? Seemingly nothing, but after the chocolates were gone, I found myself looking at the empty box. I truly hate the fact that we throw away so much stuff that could be recycled in this country. I try to make my crafts from recycled materials when practical. So I was thinking, what can I do with this box? I immediately thought of picture frames! The box is in a shape that suggests a shadowbox to me. It is a Whitman's Sampler box like this:
So I was thinking that each half of the box could be made into a frame. A little spray paint, some jewels or seashells, maybe some glitter...
Then I was looking at the little plastic inserts that the candy actually sits in. What about these?
They are a nice metallic gold color, and have an interesting texture. I started thinking, hmmm...maybe I could use these in the frames, maybe I could put a tiny picture inside each one somehow. A little glue, perhaps some embellishments...sounds okay, but I don't want okay, I want awesome!
Then I remembered the tiny little seed bead animals that I have started making!
I think one of them could fit in each little pocket of the candy trays! Doesn't my brain work in very strange ways? At any rate, that is what I am working on. An Up-cycled Candy Box turned into a frame for lots of little glass seed bead animals! My own little Glass Menagerie!
As soon as I finish it I will share it with you, perhaps with a tutorial! I am also working on a crocheted Teddy Bear for my Grand Daughter, but that's a secret!
I hope you are all having a super awesome weekend!
Happy Up-Cycling!
Love and Hugs!
Jillie
Love to see it
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Will post it as soon as its finished! It's such a whimsical project! Thanks for the comment!
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