Young Master Bertie is obsessed with popcorn machines, bless him, so I decided to make him a little picture frame for his birthday, which hopefully "might" last a little longer than a card.
This was a MAHOOOOOOSIVE learning curve for me, because although, once upon a time, I was really adept when using Publisher 2003 to create a lot of my cards, I don't use it that often now, and as such I found that I had forgotten how to do even the most basic of things on it ....... agghhhh ......
....... however, with a great deal of perseverance (and swearing) I finally got there in the end, creating a very basic decoupage sheet using a free image, downloaded from the internet.
I simply cut all the pieces out and then layered them using Poundland foam pads, before adding 3D Pearl Effects (also Poundland) on the popcorn to give it some extra dimension plus Glossy Accents on the popcorn box label.
I then put it in a Poundland shadow type box frame (bought in bulk a little while ago when I realised their crafting potential), on a plain white background.
Adding the real popcorn was an afterthought and to be honest I am not sure if it will last. I am wondering if the grease from it might get absorbed into the card/paper and the whole thing go all yukky, I guess only time will tell. Perhaps, if I were to repeat the idea, I should consider cutting up polysterene packing pieces instead?
Very cute creation! Do you know anyone with an air popper that you could borrow? Then there wouldn't be any oil on the popcorn. You could also spray the air popped popcorn with a fixative. It might then last longer.
ReplyDeleteIt may not be perfection for long but Bertie will love it. Surprising how we forget to use things that used to be simple lol, happens here
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