One project down a few more to go! First I need to get some bridal shower projects out of the way this weekend then I'm moving on to the aisle runner!
These are some of the seashells I bought. I got whole packs at the Christmas Tree Shops for real cheap, then some small ones at Michael's.
The top shows the small shells (actually starfish) that I bought at Michaels, then the varying sizes of stick on pearls that i also bought at Michaels.
These are the papers I bought at a local small craft store. I got these because I thought they looked like sand and water.
Then is the bottom box all covered with the hole cut already
This is the top box not yet covered. I use rubber cement to apply the papers. It works wonders. The top box as a wide hole in the bottom for the envelopes to fall through to the bottom.
Both boxes covered and glued together! I did not to a great job covering the boxes (in my opinion) but I was able to arrange the whole thing in a way wear it isn't noticeable.
another shot of the covered box
I then glued on a ribbon and glued a starfish to the top. The inspiration for this part was this picture:
This is a better shop of the top.
Then I started applying the starfish, shells and what-have-you. It was a pain the *** to glue the tiny ones. I used Krazy glue for most of them. A seashell just doesn't have a lot of surface area to glue on and the starfish are not flat enough. Luckily the pearls are self adhesive.
Anyway, I did small to large making my way down the box. At first I was just going to go down the corner but as I got further I realized I had enough supplies to do more and I thought this looked even better. The large shells and starfish would not stick with Krazy Glue because they are too heavy. I was able to use good old Elmer's Glue and it worked great and luckily is not noticeable because I did small amounts applied with my fingers. Krazy Glue and Rubber Cement both dry invisibly.
The finished product!
good side view
good top view
better side view
In the end, this probably took me only 5 hours or less. I'm really glad I used the pearls I think it adds a fancy touch and brings the whole product up a notch so its more suitable for a fancy evening wedding.
