Mini Drawers

These little drawers are so much fun to make and I think can be made to suit anyone of any age. 

They are of course from Kaisercaft and covered in Crate Paper's Neighbourhood range of papers and embellishments.

These ones are for my niece who isn't overly girly so I went for a colour scheme of Navy and Pink which I think looks great.  The papers were perfect for her with little snails, butterflies, bees, birds and cats, all the things Jessie loves! The only thing missing is lizards (sorry Jess)!

Its a good feeling when you find papers that are just perfect for someone isn't it!

This time round I assembled the drawers then painted them, which was a lot easier than painting then assembling. 

After painting I gave them a couple of coats of spray vanish to make them nice and shiny.

I LOVE chipboard embellishments!!

These little bees and trees were just perfect for the sides.

As were the birds, butterfly and flower.

I always cover the inside of the drawers.

Yes its more work BUT it makes for a much neater finish.

I ink around the tops to cover any grey chipboard.

Paper flowers and brads make for cute little 'handles' on the drawers.

Mini Fiji Album

This is a cute way of putting a few small photos into a album that fits ...well ... pretty much anywhere!

Its made using a matchbox!

This is a large matchbox (about 6 x 4 cm) but you can do the same thing with a normal little matchbox, just be careful with how many embellishments you put on the 'pages'.  They all concertina out of the box so you have to keep it simple and keep it flat when it comes to embellishing! Rub ons are ideal.

This one has 11 pages but you can add more or less depending on how many photos you want to add. 



The papers and embellishments used for this album are Kaisercraft Seaside (I love the muted colours in this range). The shell charms that hang from the front act as a tab to pull the album open, they have been in my stash for years .... just waiting for the right project!!

The cat makes a lovely back ground for this photo!

The 'disc' on this page is a Fijian 5 cent coin.  The perfect size to fill a gap.

A little flat fish button worked perfectly as an embellishment.

Yes I made the little pair of Jandals (if you are from NZ) or Flip Flops to go on my favourite picture.

The edges of the pages are inked.

The photos and any papers that I added were distressed.

Completed mini album. 

Bula Vinaka!!