After mentioning part of a plot kicking around my head involving a tree in a closet, Alia requested a little cupboard with a tree in it for her birthday. I found this little key cupboard in TKMaxx, and have finally got around to assembling it.
Perhaps 4 hours, lots of scratches and some happy later, here is a cupboard with a tree in it, for hanging earrings and other jewellery on.
Marshalling the forces… Wire, pliers/clips, and a rough idea of what I’m trying to do.
This all needs to fit in there…
I think the branches looked pretty awesome at this stage…
A lot of twiddling later.
Twisting the branches to accept their shiny load
Painting inside the box with blackboard paint
Testing the fit in the box, some adjustment required. Also sculpting the foam ‘ground’ (with scissors).
Adding stars using puff paint – couldn’t get the lid off my glow in the dark stuff.
A sheet of fleece wrapped around the foam, tucked in and stuck with double-sided tape.
No-one would ever expect there’s a twee in that cupboard!
One happy customer.