The Scrapbook Garden - Advent Drawers

This is my 3rd project for this months design kit

for the Scrapbook Garden

Its a set of advent drawers made with 24 matchboxes .

I started by emptying out all the matches into a tub.

I have no idea what i will use all of the matches for but ive

enough to light my candles for years (although no box to strike them on now)

next I used some red acrylic paint and painted the inside of each drawer

and the end that was to be the front of the drawer with the red paint.

I must admit it felt a bit like a Blue Peter special and

unfortunately I didnt have some Id made earlier

as they used to have.

next I took all the outers of the boxes and glued them together

in groups of 3's.

Making a note to keep all of the sandpaper edges on one side.

Next I used a sheet of chipboard and cut myself a base and a top

just slightly bigger than the boxes.

Next i used the largest of a scalloped nested square from a Tando pack of 3

I used a gold dabber to colour it down

Next I covered my base chipboard with some

 Bazzill Ruby Slipper

a delicious colour which went perfectly against the gold dabber

coloured square.

Next using my hole punch i added small brads to the front of the drawers

to look like little handles.

Next i added some strength to the boxes with double sided

tape before covering one side with

the Authentique paper Surprise

You only need to cover one side as thats all

that will show when they are joined together

After glueing the boxes together i added some double sided tape

to give extra strength all around the outer edge of the formation.

Doing the same with the next level i added

double sided tape to the inner of the structure

so that when joined together there was double strength

tape on each bottom and top

Layering them up, as they came together they

became very sturdy.

I added the top , using the

Authentique paper Expectation

I printed some teeny numbers on my computer

1 - 24 and cut them out. Although you cant see on the photo

I matted them onto French Vanilla cardstock to give added

strength and make them a bit more hard wearing.

I was quite pleased with my little set of drawers

although I wont be taking orders as they took 9 hours to make.

But i was very pleased at just how strong they were not at all

flimsy which was what I was worried about at the beginning.

I added a couple of Authentique noteables to the sides just to give some extra detail

and they will stand out with my Christmas decorations pride of place.

I did enjoy myself and it took me right back to my youth , making homemade

furniture for my dolls , although my dolls never had anything as grand as this .

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