Gift Box - ZVA Creative

Gift Box - ZVA Style ( ZVA Creative)

Ever create something that you wished you didn't have to give away?  This is one of those times. 

My boss asked me for a quick last minute creation for his wife for Christmas ( a week before Christmas mind you).  He is buying a house and he wanted me to create something using the photos of the new house to surprise her.  I do believe he had scrapbook pages in mind.

He handed me 11 photos.  Egads. I think that means he was expecting some type of collage style layout.  Now that's a real challenge for me -kind of frightening.  I admire work that can incorporate several images.  That takes skill - a skill I don't have.  Perhaps I should say a skill I do not have the patience for at this point in the Christmas countdown. 

Fortunately for me, I salvaged a candy box from the office.  It had  Lindt Truffles in it. mmmmmm I can still smell a hint of sweet chocolates.  The box was perfect because it needed no painting and  no prep work.  My kind of project a few days before Christmas.

What can make a girl feel special?  Bling. oh yeah, she's a blingin' kind of gal too, so my project must have some ZVA bling on it. 

 Quick, simple, easy.  Pop some ZVA crystals on the top, a gold foil doily, some beaded velvet trim  and it's oh so elegant. And oh so done.  I also used some vintage style keys on the top of the box to convey the sentiment of the gift - which is the new home. 

I used  ZVA Flourish Crystal in Red  CRB-05CB-104 for the crystal accent piece. 

Here are some close ups.  It is so hard to get a feel for the elegance of this box.   

Thanks for visiting and taking a look.  I appreciate this a great deal.