Of course, I neglected to take a photo of the box before I started playing but found a photo of the 4 drawer version on the Ikea website... my 6 drawer version doesn't seem to be there at all!
The idea for this began a lot further back than that though... in fact, a year ago, when we were in Canada. I saw a scrap page using Graphic 45 papers called Communique.... but the weird thing was I had never seen these in a store.... nope, not ever, so I must have been buried under a dark rock while they were being marketed. I searched high and low and couldn't find the papers until one day I saw a 12 x 12 pad advertised in the States! Yay! Yes please and thank you and they were in the post to me. I have no idea why I haven't seen them used more, because they are fabulous and will be a favourite of mine along with the Curtain Call and Steampunk Debutante ranges.
Last night I sat and gave it a coat of red paint... and then went to bed to let it dry with huge misgivings... something kept saying I should have done it black but I wanted it red...
Once I had sanded it back and aged it a little with inks it wasn't so fire engine red anymore and I was a happy bunny! I then got the papers out that had traveled from the States to Canada, back home to Scotland and then out here to Australia....
I did paint the inside of the drawers black and papered all the sides.
and the side of the exterior box got the treatment...
and the other side... which has a face!! LOL
and the top... which I have left uncluttered from 3 dimensional stuff so that things can be placed on it.
and this is what it is for... its my Communication Zone! Between us, Chris and I have chargers and cables by the dozen so this now sorts that little mess out nicely! A is for Annette, C is for Chris and B is for Both!!
