Explosion box!

As I said yesterday, I have had very

little success trying these boxes.

This one I am finally happy with.

It is nothing like what was in my mind

when I started to make it, but it

turned out great, I think!

The flowers are hand made.  Well, the little

ones on the cake aren't, but the big

ones are.  I'm not sure I'm crazy about the

decoration of the cake, but it will do.  This

thing took me all day to do because I

kept trying things and I didn't like how

it looked, so I'd go on to something else.

I am going to try another one but I

need to get a few things first so I'm

not sure if I'll show it tomorrow or not.

Some where along the way I got the wrong

measurements for the box top and

the sides were bowing in.  I couldn't

figure out why then realized the top just

wasn't big enough.  Fortunately I had 

enough card stock left to make another.

It was touch and go with that and if I

had had to delay the project to go get 

some more in Fort Wayne today I

would have been annoyed!  I like living

here in Fremont, but being nearly an hour

away from certain stores is a little

inconvenient.   Not that I'm complaining

about Hobby Lobby being here in town

or the little JoAnn's but I need a JoAnn

super store, too.  Is anyone who has 

clout listening?  I even know where

it could be built!  Wow, think of

the price competition between them

and Hobby Lobby!  I'd definitely come

out the winner on that one!

 

Happy Thursday!