Buffalo Plaid Pickup Truck - Home Decor Christmas Shadow Box

Christmas Pickup Truck Shadow Box

Buffalo Plaid is hot this season.  I'm totally in love with it  - always have been.  My grandpa wore a hunting jacket in buffalo plaid and gave me my first buffalo plaid jacket when I was in college.  I cherished that wool jacket for many years till time (and moths) wore it thin.  

I'm here to share a shadow box, home decor project I made featuring one of CE's newest designs, the Creative Embellishments -Classic Pickup Truck.  I accented with some classic chipboard designs,  Creative Embellishments - Pine Trees set  and Creative Embellishments - Berries and a lot of wonderful buffalo print. 

Here are the chipboard pieces I used:

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Creative Embellishments -Classic Pickup Truck

Creative Embellishments - Pine Trees set

Creative Embellishments - Berries

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The table top piece started with a simple wooden frame grabbed from the clearance section at a craft store. It was cheap and it had a nice wood frame.  BAM, in my cart it went. 

I bought a small piece of buffalo plaid fabric and cut to fit.  

The frame is pretty deep so I wired two grapevine wreaths together and secured them to the frame using eye hooks screwed inside the wood frame.  I am a big fan of securing home decor with  wire when necessary and I never use hot glue.  Hot glue is not durable.

Painting the truck 
Here is a closeup of the Creative Embellishments -Classic Pickup Truck in progress.
The chipboard piece has a lot of details that I believe are necessary to preserve so a paint brush and  heavy coat of paint isn't probably the best treatment.

I make a paint wash by adding a bit of water to acrylic, dipping a sponge in the wash, and paining with a swiping motion over the surface of the chipboard.  The swiping motion  leaves a consistent, thin layer of paint on the chipboard while preserving the fine details.

After the paint is dry, I added shading using black distress ink and a soft blending brush.

The classic chipboard designs,  Creative Embellishments - Pine Trees set  and Creative Embellishments - Berries  were painted and accented with glossy accents or snow paste. 

I really loved the soft blending brush for this project because the narrow small brush isolated the area I wanted to shadow so perfectly and cleanly.  I'm very happy with these brushes.  

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Ranger Ink Inkssentials Glossy Accents Clear Dimensional Embellishment .5 ounces

Picket Fence Studios Life Changing Blender Brush Set Tools and Stencil Bundle

Aleene's GLITTER SNOW Paint

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Below are some views of the shadow box from an "above" angle.  The buffalo plaid ribbon, berries and bells were all glued to the box.   

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Creative Embellishments -Classic Pickup Truck

Creative Embellishments - Pine Trees set

Creative Embellishments - Berries

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Ranger Ink Inkssentials Glossy Accents Clear Dimensional Embellishment .5 ounces

Picket Fence Studios Life Changing Blender Brush Set Tools and Stencil Bundle

Aleene's GLITTER SNOW Paint

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Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Mini - Black Soot

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Snowflake Shaker Gift Box - Home Decor for Christmas

DIY Home Decor Box with a Shaker Top

Tis the season to set aside time to create.  As busy as the season can get, do not forget to set aside time for you. Time to make gifts, a card, home decor or whatever, but carve out some YOU time.  

I took my own advice and made a decorative box  for candy.  It's been decorated using a combination of chipboard snowflakes from Creative Embellishments, and 3D Buttons from Buttons Galore and More and papers form Maja Design in Sweden. 

I created a home decor decorated box to fill with candy or a small gift.  This box is unique in that the lid has a beautiful shaker resting on top.  The coordinating patterns in the Maja Design collections are always perfect for fabulous layered projects. 

I've added a vintage shaped  Snowflake Shaker Set from Creative Embellishments snowflake shaker from Creative Embellishments to the top of the box that completes the frosty winter theme of the box.   The wonderful thing about  shaker sets from Creative Embellishments is that every chipboard shaker set comes with a piece of perfectly cut acrylic to complete the shaker.  When creating a shaker, the acrylic is always the most stressful part for me and CE has taken that stress element out of "the mix".  LOL, excuse the pun. 

I dabbed white acrylic paint on the chipboard pieces  to give a nice vintage look, but did not totally paint the pieces.  

The shaker then was filled with fun and sparkly shaker mix from  Buttons Galore - Sparkletz December Dream  - a perfect frosty filler. 

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Creative Embellishments - Snowflake Shaker Set

Buttons Galore - Sparkletz December Dream - Spk151

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I made this project  using the new Maja Design - Holiday in the Alps paper collection.  This is such a gorgeous collection to see up close, with amazing patterns, rich reds and frosty blues as you can see  from the image below:

Maja Design - Holiday in the Alps

The front of the box was embellished with a combination of chipboard snowflakes and adorable 3D buttons from Buttons Galore .  In addition to fun shaker mixes and sequin blends, Buttons Galore and More also has the sweetest 3D buttons which make for perfect toppers and finishing touches for projects, cards and home decor.

The 3D buttons - Winter Woolies Hat/Mitten Set just happen to match perfectly with the Maja Design paper collection I am using.

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Buttons Galore and More  -3D buttons - Winter Woolies Hat/Mitten Set

Creative Embellishments -Snowflakes (Small) Holiday Christmas

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Thanks for stopping here.  I wish you a wonderful holiday Christmas season and happy crafting. 

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Buttons Galore and More  -3D buttons - Winter Woolies Hat/Mitten Set

Buttons Galore - Sparkletz December Dream - Spk151

Buttons Galore / 28 Lilac Lane

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Creative Embellishments - Snowflake Shaker Set

Creative Embellishments - Shaker Set

Creative Embellishments -Snowflakes (Small) Holiday Christmas

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Maja Design - Holiday in the Alps

DIY Reindeer and Sled Christmas Ornament - Buttons Galore and More

DIY Ornaments Decorated with 3D Buttons

The Christmas crafts are on sale now so it's time to grab the supplies you need to make fabulous customized Christmas gifts and ornaments at a great price. 

I snagged this unfinished wooden ornament, painted it and decorated quickly with the cutest 3D Reindeer Button  from Buttons Galore and More.  "He" is so adorable I can't help but smile.  Look what else comes in the button set! Christmas cuteness. 

Buttons Galore - 3D Buttons - Santa &Friends CM101

Use a sharpie or paint pen and customize with a name if you prefer.  Add bows, flowers, anything!

The button / sequin accents on the ornament are elements from Button Galore's fabulous Buttons Galore and More/28 Lilac Lane - Deck the Halls Shaker Mix LL501

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Buttons Galore and More/28 Lilac Lane - Deck the Halls Shaker Mix LL501

Buttons Galore and More/28 Lilac Lane - Deck the Halls Shaker Mix LL501

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The shaker mix was left over from another super quick ornament project I made.  You can see the details here.  

Thanks for stopping here today.  Happy crafting and Happy Holidays. 

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Buttons Galore and More - Reindeer Games 3D Buttons - CM102

Buttons Galore - 3D Buttons - Santa &Friends CM101

Buttons Galore/ 28 Lilac Lane

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Buttons Galore and More/28 Lilac Lane - Deck the Halls Shaker Mix LL501

Buttons Galore and More/28 Lilac Lane - Deck the Halls Shaker Mix LL501

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