Patinas & Holiday Sparkle

 I used VerDay Paints to create a rich patina on these gift boxes.  Some bits of leather and some vintage brooches gave them some sparkle for the holidays.

Gift Box

 I spent some time searching the internet for a unique gift box I could somehow "connect" with using polymer clay.  These cute gift boxes by designer Claudine Hellmuth were perfect.  I purchased some gift cards from JoAnn's and popped them in the oven.  I typed "Bake the Polymer" on the little kitchen towel and glued it on the front handle and glued extra pot holders on both sides of each oven.

Claudine's Etsy shop (click HERE) is full of clever cut-outs and cupcake boxes for the holidays.  The cupcake boxes are a creative way of giving a gift, whether it be money, a gift card or a nice piece of jewelry.  

The oven door opens to reveal a "holder" which you can use to set a cupcake in, or in my case, use to hold the gift card I'm donating to our polymer clay guild's raffle.

I really had fun with this one.