The Fab 4 Artist Trading Blocks by Kim

Hi Friends! I have a fun project today to share with you. This is my take on the new Artist Trading  Blocks from Gina's store. I had a lot of fun with this and even tried something new with them as well. You can see it is of the greatest band of all time (well in my humble opinion!) The Beatles.  I have stacked the three boxes and decorated them in a fun style, that I hope does them proud.  I painted the faces of the fab 4 myself, so I am pretty proud of that, I have never done anything like that before, so it was a challenge, but I am pleased with the results, hope you are too!

Here I have used a wooden piano from my stash, and painted it white to represent John's famous white piano. I used a Kaisercraft rub on with the word Imagine on it. Imagine wasn't a Beatles song, but it is my favorite song by John, so I wanted to include it.

 I hand drew and painted the faces of the Beatles and used paints from my stash to color them. I took my inspiration from a famous painting of the Beatles.

Left is John, Right is Paul

Left is George, Right is Ringo

Below here you can see the top of the boxes which I used some wooden letters to spell out the fab 4. I also had some tiny gutiars which I embossed and one of the musical notes from the music symbol shape set to finish off the top. 

Above and below here in these photos you can see Gina's Music Symbol shape set, the number plates and some pieces from the valentine shape set. If you are an avid Beatles fan you will pick up on some of the symbols I have used on the boxes.  For example, the number 9 which represents the track on the White Album, Revolution #9.  Below that you can see part of the other box with the word "fly" and some black birds to of course represent one of my favorite songs, Blackbird.

Above here you can see the world help, which of course represents their famous song of the same name. I added some hearts to represent love ('cause that's all we need ;) ) and in the right hand photo I embossed the heart and used a peace sign stamp on top of it.

I hope you have enjoyed my project today, and it made you smile! Maybe dust off some of your old vinyl and give it a listen today while you are crafting!

Thanks for stopping by.

Gina's Designs Items used

Artist Trading Blocks

Valentine Shape Set

Music Shape Set

Faux Metal Number Plates

Other Items Used

Kaisercraft Paper

Ribbons, Wood Instruments & Letters from my Stash

Kaisercraft Rub Ons

Tim Holtz Film Strip

Wild Orchid Craft Flowers

Vintage Library China Cabinet by Kim

Hello everyone, today I would like to share with you my Vintage Style Library Cabinet I have created with Gina's new China Cabinet storage piece.

I love the look of the books on the inside of the piece, but I won't be storing books in here, but rather my embossing powders. There is so much space inside and it's going to make great storage in my craft room.

I love the three drawers at the bottom of the cabinet. I decorated them with some of the Kaisercraft Weekend Market paper, and added some laces, metal drawer pulls and Gina's amazing number plates, I love these! The drawers on this piece are nice and deep, so I can store even more embossing powders in there as well.

 Below you can see one of Gina's wooden key pieces on which I used some gold texture paste to give it an aged look.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and check out Gina's Store for more amazing storage pieces!

Gina's Designs Items Used

China Cabinet

Number Plates

Wooden Decorative Key

Other Items Used

Bo Bunny Weekend Market Paper

Laces from The LaceMama

Metal Embellishments from Butterbeescraps

Vintage Ruler Charms from My Stash

Folk Art Burnt Sienna Paint

Shimmerz Texturez Gold Mine Texture Paste

Art Storage Cabinet by Kim

Hello everyone and happy Friday! Today I have something special to share with you and also a tutorial of how to create this amazing piece from Gina's Designs

This is the Art Storage Cabinet, it is a fantastic piece, and holds so much of my crafting supplies!

So first off, lets get started with the tutorial and then I will share with you the finished product.

Getting Started:

It is recommended to use Beacon 3 & 1 Glue. I, however, used Glossy Accents and it gave a good firm hold to my cabinet.

Locate the following hardboard pieces before putting together your art cabinet:

 One (1) large base piece measuring a scant 13” wide by 10.5” tall.

 Two (2) center pieces, each measuring 10” wide x 8.75” tall. C. One (1) center piece measuring 6.25” wide x 9” tall.

D. Two (2) end pieces (one for the left side and one for the right side) measuring 10” wide x 4” tall.

E. Four (4) cubbie shelves, each measuring 6.5” wide x (almost) 5” deep.

F. Four (4) side pieces, each measuring 3” wide x 4” tall.

G. Two (2) end pieces, each measuring 4” tall x 10” wide

H. Two (2) pieces, each measure 3” tall x 6.5” wide

Building the cabinet:

 Lay the base (piece A)  13” wide x 10.5” tall down in front of you. 

 Place the 3 center pieces (pieces B & C)  in place: two pieces measuring 10” wide x 8.75” tall + the 6.25” wide x 9” tall piece. Each piece connects easily to the other by matching the notches. Note that the smooth side of each piece faces upward.

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 Add the 4 cubbie shelves (pieces E) to each side.

 Connect the 3 side pieces to each end (pieces D & G) 

 Add one side piece to each upper side (pieces H)

Add the top piece to this section to complete the cubbies on the top of the cabinet.

 The top of the cabinet:

You will now see that the top is open once you have built the sides. It will look like the photo below and give you two more spaces for storage.

 Your Cabinet should look like this

 Sides of the Cabinet:

Now that the center is assembled, we will move on to the long sides of the cabinet. You will find these pieces pictured below.

 Start by adding the short piece to the front of the cabinet, it will slot in easily and line up with the tabs.

 Next, add the long side piece, again it will fit in the tabs and slot easily, then add the other smaller piece to the opposite side.

 Your cabinet should now look like this.

The Drawers: 

Build four (4) drawers (if desired). Each drawer has 5 pieces:

 The large bottom rectangle measures 6” across x almost 5” deep.

 Two (2) pieces each measuring almost 5” wide x 2.5” tall (one for each side of the drawer)

 The back piece measuring 6” wide x 2.5” tall

 The front piece measures 6” wide x 2.5” tall and has a half circle cut out of the top as well as a small hole underneath the half circle in case you want to add a knob.

You may finish the drawers with paint, ink or paper.

Embellishing Your Cabinet

 Now for the fun part! Embellishing your Cabinet. I used Gesso all over the cabinet first, 2 coats, then decided on my paint color. I have used a Martha Stewart "Putty" color for my cabinet.

 I then chose my paper, to match in my craft room. I decided on the 75 cents collection by Kaisercraft. I measured the sides after the paint had dried and began to cut my paper to fit.

 I chose to paper the top of the cabinet, but you can decide to decorate yours anyway you like!

Here is the finished look! I added some laces, handles to the drawers, cameos and metal embellishments to decorate it.

 I added a few wood embellishments to the sides that matched with the paper.

 You can see below here, I have used one of Gina's new Number Plates and I added it to a metal butterfly that I embellished in some Shabby White Embossing Powder.

 And here you have the finished piece. This Art Cabinet holds tons of supplies, I couldn't believe how much I could put in here! This is another amazing storage solution Gina has created!

I hope you will get one of these Art Cabinets for yourself, you wont be sorry, they are super easy to put together and a great addition to any crafty space!

Gina's Designs Products used

Art Storage Cabinet

Number Plates

Other items used

Martha Stewart Putty Paint

White Gesso

Glossy Accents

Stampendous Shabby White Embossing Powder

Metal Handles, Butterflies, Cameos and Filigree Pieces from Butterbeescraps

Lace from Lavish Laces

Wood Dressform, Key and Letter Tiles from WhichCraft