Boxes Galore 2018 Part 3

Boxes Galore 2018 Part 3

The last week or so has been pretty uneventful craft-wise due to ill health. However some things are ready for the next stage including the Boxes

Painted Box Lids

Waiting for these to be ready to move on has been frankly as boring as watching paint dry. That is because it is what I have had to do over and over again.

Box Clasp with Paint

After waiting for them to dry the next part is also a tedious but necessary one. As you can see whilst painting I have inadvertently caught the Clasp with the paint brush.

Part Cleaned Hinges

I have also managed to get paint on the Hinges too. This one is part cleaned.

Cleaned Clasps

Cleaning the Clasps was difficult because of all the little bumps and hollows. I cleaned them using a baby wipe and a small pin.

Cleaned Hinges

After cleaning the Clasps I also had to clean all the Hinges. I used the same process as before. One thing to note is to be very gentle whilst cleaning because otherwise you may scratch the metal. I think I may have done that at some point.

Also during the cleaning process in order to get the Hinges cleaned properly I have accidentally rubbed some paint off on the insides of the Lids. These will have to be touched up. Unfortunately I cannot do that at present as somebody has borrowed my paint.

Self-Adhesive Crystals

 

Rather than messing around with glue which no doubt I would get everywhere. I decided that I would buy some Self-Adhesive Crystals in which to decorate. Then next thing to do is to decide which colours to use on which Box.