Monday, April 6, 2015

Kraft Box + Chalk Markers = Fun Art Supply Holder by Shery


Hello, SRM fans! Shery here today I'm sharing an art supply holder/container I made with the Kraft Box (3x3x2) and the super fun chalk markers!

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I'm always on the lookout for things I can alter and the SRM kraft boxes are perfect not just as gift holders (of course!) but as storage and containers. These kraft boxes come in a variety of sizes and I thought they're awesome as art supply holders for you know...markers, brushes, pens, small embellishments, and even small scraps of paper I wouldn't want to throw away just yet. Here's one I made from the 3x3x2 kraft box -- it's the perfect size for my Gelatos and I can keep them upright, which allows me to easily pick the colors I want to use! I was keeping them horizontally in a little plastic drawer and it was a pain to dig through.

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I cut the top flap of the box and then covered the entire outside with the Easy Chalkboard Marker. I have to tell you...I am in love with this chalkboard marker! After the paint dried and cured -- quite a wait but I busied myself by working on two other kraft boxes to hold my watercolor brush markers and embossing powders -- I decorated all 4 sides of the box using the Bistro Chalk White Marker and Bistro Chalk Marker Fluorescent

I stenciled some stars and then doodled in the swirls and lines.

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On the other side, I stenciled the butterflies and doodled some more.

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And on the front I wrote the name of the contents of the box and doodled some more.  So much fun!

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Hope you enjoyed this project! Thanks for letting me share!
Now go get yourselves some of these chalk markers and kraft boxes and have yourself come crafty fun!