Exploding Box (finished)

This is the exploding box I worked on. I have another mostly finished…was supposed to complete a few more, but I have been severely behind.

I gave this to Grandma and Grandpa Smith on Sunday. Grandma cried when she opened it. The tag on the lid says ‘I Love You This Much’ and I told her that when she lifts the lid it and it falls open, it’s like a hug from dad.

I hope to make one of these for us, too.

A few more shots of the box…

This box is unique from any other boxes I may make, as I had to cut the rounded corners by hand and used a mix of watercolor and marker to ‘age’ the edges (that was crazy, lemme’ tell ya!). I now have a corner punch and a distressing ink pad.

I chose pictures that showed dad’s personality, and ‘aged’ him from the center of the box outward. I also chose background paper to match the era (or tried to, lol!).

Here’s closer pics of the lid:

There ya go! These are fun to make. I have to openly thank dad for teaching me how to make something out of nothing. This box ended up being made from scraps and creative means of sprucing it up!

Alrighty, talk to you next time! Have a happy holiday!

Give love to your family and those in need!