Altered pen stand- tutorial

Hey everyone!!

How are you all doing?? recently my cousin got me a pack of zig brush pens from US. A pack of 60!!! As I eagerly waited for them to arrive, I wanted to have a nice pen stand to keep them organized too. So I started my search for a appropriate pen stand or organizer for storing them. I found a rotating pen stand with my local stationary guy and he was generous enough to give me that for free. :)

This is how it looked:

This is the final outcome:

I completely love the final outcome!! all my 60 zig brush pens fit into this, it has good capacity. It can surely hold a few more things. I am planning to store my water brushes too in it.

A few more pictures:

Now comes the tutorial part. Its my first attempt for a tutorial please be kind.

material required:

Box to alter

Pattern papers ( I have used Bob n betty's paper, its an Indian brand)

glue

embellishments

coordinating acrylic color

Step 1:

first of all Clean your box thouroughly to remove all the labels and glue. I have kept this box in soapy water and then scrubbed all the paper and glue with steel wool.

Step 2:

Now measure the dimensions of your box and cut the pattern paper accordingly. My box measured 5.5"*3". I have cut 4 papers of the required size.

Step 3:

Adhere these papers to all the four sides of the box.

Step 4:

paint the box from inside. I have used fevicryl acrylic color in contrasting hot pink pearl color. I love how it goes with the pink flowers of the pattern paper.

Step 5:

Embellish it as you like.

I wanted to give it a look of a girl in flower garden. I have colored tilda from magnolia stamps using camelin brush pens.

I adhered a lace on the edges and on the front side half paper doily to give a background where I can place my beautiful colored and fussy cut tilda.

I used a few flowers from I am roses and the butterfly is die cut using cheery lyn die. I have colored the die cut teal and applied glitter. Oh! I am completely in love with the butterfly.

I have also given some texture on all the other sides using TCW butterly stencil and viva decor Inka gold in old gold.

I hope you will like my project!!

entering it in the following challenges:

http://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.in/2016/04/53-butterflies-t-is-for-texture-andor.html

(i have used all three- butterflies, teal and texture)
http://decoratetocelebrate.blogspot.in/2016/04/decorate-to-celebrate-anything-goes_27.html

(anything goes)

Thanks for stopping by,

Love,

Shivani