Every year I make my Mom's Christmas gift by hand, this means she's usually my guinea pig for any new patterns or ideas I've been wanting to try, lol. This past year, one of the things I had been itching to make was a set of primitive fabric covered boxes. So with that said, I knew exactly what my Mom would be getting for Christmas! :)
I had a general idea of how I would go about making them, but I decided to search some of my favorite blogs to see some other techniques. I found a really great tutorial from Primitive Bettys. She took her boxes a step further and added a beautiful stitchery to the top of them, they turned out beautiful! :)
I had some vintage fabric pieces that I purchased from my local Goodwill store a while back that I thought where perfect! I dyed my fabric with Walnut ink. I think it gives the fabric a really great primitive look, however a coffee stain would work just as well :) Next it was time to cover the boxes with my fabric and since I'm always on the look out for cheaper/easier ways to craft, I decided to try a home made version of Mod Podge made from equal parts water and school glue (like Elmers) from Babblings and more . This mixture is amazing, it worked perfect!!
After I had all of my boxes covered and my "Mod Podge" was completely dry, it was time to rough them up! I used 60 grit sand paper and sanded all of my boxes. Some areas I sanded more than others for a truly old primitive look. When everything was all done I was so happy with how they turned out, I made myself a set too!! My Mom was very pleased as well :)
Let me know what you think!!
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