Frilly and Funkie Challenge No.8- Neutral Point of View.... An Original Little BIG TICKET Booklet!

      Wow: it is SO GOOD to be able to MOVE without total pain!!! And, when I am able to move- I usually never stop! So that means I have not only finished with the flooring in the house, cleaned every single item in the house (we began in mid-March and finished totally at the end of April!), but also got all the decking stained this past week. And considering the fact that we have almost as much decking as we have inside square living space.... that is a HUGE job FINISHED!! I am happy to say that we are now only having to open the pool and just take a lazy day to ENJOY planting all my summer flowers! The hostas have all come up almost full now- the nicest, largest hostas I have seen in the neighborhood!! WOW: I am usually the last one to get mine blooming! (Growing plants on the inside is NOT one of my specialies...I am definitely an OUTDOOR Grower who just plants it and allows GOD to keep them all alive.)
    So let's get this going (and I can make the 11pm deadline and then fall totally exhausted into bed)! Allow me to lead on.....

Using the Tim Holtz Alterations Movers and Shapers Dies are SO FUN!!! I have (I think) every one of them and almost all of the inside cutters, too- THANX to some AWESOME Ladies who do the Destash Sales and get rid of their "junk" to become others' TREASURES !!

I used some plain old cardboard from Amazon trashed boxes my ChiefHubby saves for me from all his purchases. I started calling him "Mr. Amazon" because he LOVES the ease of ordering from that site for both home use and church use. You would NOT BELIEVE the stuff our UPS Driver has delivered here. He often starts to ask me...then just shakes his head and gives me that "look" we both have gotten used to sharing over the ChiefHubby's finds.

I wanted some 'old look' on here so I chose to use the TH GrungePaper and cut up some of my own "hardware".

Then, I finally had gotten my hands on some HUGE CLEARANCE scores at JoAnn Fabrics on a bunch of TH items they were getting rid of to make room for new items....AND also begin selling certain items online only; included in this is most of the heavy TH dies.
(But: they usually have shipping "specials" and the ChiefHubby says it is "cheaper" for his wifey to order online and have it shipped....because my cart is SMALLER...???? What. Ever. *eyeroll*)

The photo I used here was taken as a "ReEnactment" with a bunch of our Besties at King's Island, Ohio, during our 25th Anniversary. We had gone there over our Honeymoon in July 1984, since the entire family had come for the whole week of our wedding (to also go to the Family Reunion the next weekend), so we chose to go a short distance in order to spend time back home during that week also, after our big wedding. We had taken a "fun" photo during that Honeymoon, and wanted to do it over again- with all our friends during a SpiritSongFest at the same amusement park. Our kids were in this one, too. But I chose to fit just the ChiefHubby and I in this one. Sorry, guys!!!  :)

 This is the inside....and the photos of me (that little curly blonde TH Paper Doll is veeeeery close to what I looked like)...still have naturally UNRULY hair....that I iron flat now!!!

Close-up of the inside lid....

...and the inside bottom.

Detail of the stacked box cuts which I used TH Black Soot Distress Paint and then smudged some Distress Walnut Stain onto the top edge with my fingers...to distress the black a bit.

                                                                 The bottom backside.

                                         I used some tiny clear Velcro stickers to keep it shut.

           The "lock" cut on the outside and the key being on the inside is just MY kinda oxymoron !!

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                                     THANX for stopping by!

   I'm hoping to have time enough to share a "big reveal" of the flooring job we did on our home,

since "home flipping" is such a close thing to art and I really enjoy being a Crafter who is also a Homemaker! But, until then- the next FFChallenge will keep me busy in my mind- planning what I'll be doing in my studio! In the meantime....

                              Be safe & Happy Blogging !