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After I got back from New orleans I was jogging and came across a couple of discarded wine boxes outside PJ's (liquor store in Inwood). I grabbed them and decided to turn one into a shadowbox.
I couldn't find a huge fleur de lis stencil (or indeed any) so I made one myself--picked up a lot of stuff at Lee's including paint brushes, paint, spraypaint, and cut-your-own-stencils. Then I found a fleur de lis on line and blew it up and traced it onto the plastic and cut that out. Then I spray-painted it in antique gold on the inside. I wanted it to be a little blurry and messy, like New Orleans :) Then I spatter-painted the inside in purple, green and gold.
I also got some New Orleans-themed scrapbooking stickers (again, from Lee's) and added those to give the interior some texture. Check out all my gen-yew-ine NO artifacts--including REAL Spanish moss! I'd love to add some lights as well, but I'll have to drill a hole into the back. The great thing is I can continue to add stuff every time I go back!
I love my blurry-edged city on the rivah :)
I couldn't find a huge fleur de lis stencil (or indeed any) so I made one myself--picked up a lot of stuff at Lee's including paint brushes, paint, spraypaint, and cut-your-own-stencils. Then I found a fleur de lis on line and blew it up and traced it onto the plastic and cut that out. Then I spray-painted it in antique gold on the inside. I wanted it to be a little blurry and messy, like New Orleans :) Then I spatter-painted the inside in purple, green and gold.
I also got some New Orleans-themed scrapbooking stickers (again, from Lee's) and added those to give the interior some texture. Check out all my gen-yew-ine NO artifacts--including REAL Spanish moss! I'd love to add some lights as well, but I'll have to drill a hole into the back. The great thing is I can continue to add stuff every time I go back!
I love my blurry-edged city on the rivah :)
