Book Box No.4 - Hansel and Gretel

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Hansel and Gretel - recorded by The Brothers Grim

This particular box was inspired by a font. When I was picking a font for The Little Mermaid box, the font for *this* project just seemed so very gingerbread and icing.

I sealed the image in clear coat spray, and then I decoupaged it into the box on top of the portion of text I previously selected.

Using a silicone ice cube tray as a mold, I made a resin skull with candy embedded. The skull was then glued into the box using industrial glue. I used dimensional paint to simulate royal icing. The outside of the box was painted in three different shades of brown to resemble ginger bread.

Here is the gorgeous font I selected. So pretty! And kinda evil to freehand.

After painting the font and lines on the spine, I still wasn't satisfied with the finished look. It just seemed a little plain.
So, I decided to craft a suitably creepy looking scherenschnitte inspired stencil. After going over the stencil with a slightly darker brown, I was finally pleased with the end product.

Done!

Things to remember:

• Don't like how it's turning out? Set it aside. Don't stress. Daydream. Then go back to it with fresh eyes and ideas.
• Dimensional paint will shrink. Be prepared to reapply.
• When gluing a heavy item into/onto a project, allow it to set overnight or be prepared to deal with shifting.