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.

Renovating Box Seats 2017 Part 4

Renovating Box Seats 2017 Part 4

Now I have finished all the hemming it is time to fix the material to the Box

Securing Material at Back

My initial idea was to staple the material in place so I bought a stapler. However there was some fault with it and I had to return it. There wasn’t another stapler that suited my purposes so I had a quick stroll down to Wilko’s.

I wanted some tacks but I didn’t really want anything that looked to modern or garish. Luckily I spotted some antique bronze coloured tacks so I bought those – I bought a couple of packets to be on the safe side.

I made sure the material was as far to the back as possible without it being trapped and secured it with two tacks, one roughly about the middle of the hinges.

Securing Material at Front

Next I pulled the material taut and fixed with one tack at the centre of the front part of the lid.

Securing Material Underneath

Once I had these initial three holding tacks in I proceed to fold the rest of the hem underneath and put some securing tacks in there.

I have to say I am glad I bought two packs of 50 tacks because I bent quite a few. This is because as you can see in the above photograph there are quite a few nails in the wood already and I kept catching them.

Finished Box Seat

 

The folding over of the edges at the corners was a bit of a nightmare and was impossible to photograph whilst doing. I folded the corners to the side and back to keep the front side looking smart. I also added the rest of the tacks as evenly as I could to secure the material in place.

I think you will agree it hasn’t turned out too badly.