Altered watch box into gift box *

September challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu and the theme for the pink team is make/altered gift box/bag so lots of scope for this challenge.  Could even make own gift wrap though I am not that adventurous lol.   The theme for the purple team this month is New Beginnings an so much scope for that too.  Really fun challenges.

Anyway for this month I have altered an old watch box to use for giving a watch to my daughter in law for her birthday.  Just hope she likes it lol.  I didn't take a pic of the box - naughty me but have found a pic on the net of a similar one.  The outside is vinyl and padded top

I painted initially with gesso, then some pink paint, crackle medium and white paint over the top.  I decoupaged the really gorgeous napkin of a really cute girl.  What I like about the effect is you can see the pink crackles through the girls face - tis wicked! well I think so anyways lol.  I used a pretty daisy trim round the base of the box, mulberry flowers, leaf trims from applique and pearl trim for the top and for bottom front I put together a daisy type flower made from various trims. Now for the pics 

before

after

I do hope you like my gift box and I hope you will pop on over to Eclectic Ellapu and join in with the challenges this month

This has been entered into the following challenges

crafting by designs anything goes 1s
crafty gals corner ag 8s
simon says stamps ag 8s
the crafty addicts use lace or pearls 16s
ttcrd ag 6s
crafting from the heart ag 5s
craft your passion ag 5s
613 avenue create ag 2s
amusing challenge ag 2s
LOC altered images 4s
robyns fetish ag 4s
love to create ag mixed media 15s
creative fingers ag 3s
just keep on creating ag 1o