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Bring more whimsy into your life - Let's paint 4 boxes

Artifice

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In this DIY tutorial, I’m showing you how I painted and decorated four wooden boxes using acrylics, stencils, and an antique patina finish, perfect for organizing craft supplies or adding a whimsical touch to any room.

If you want to bring more whimsy into your life, check out my Whimsy Stencil Pack here: https://www.artifice-studio.com

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:18 Painting the inside of the boxes
02:27 Painting the outside of the boxes
05:28 Vintage box: Brown
09:15 Vintage box: Cream
15:41 Vintage box: Blue
19:03 Vintage box: Green
23:26 How to apply an aging patina
27:03 Sealing with matte varnish
28:21 Final reveal

MATERIALS USED
Acrylic paint - https://amzn.to/3TWkgXS
Acrylic paint markers - https://amzn.to/45pB4Jn
Water-based matte varnish - https://amzn.to/3TXTDBO
X-Acto knife / craft knife - https://amzn.to/4pGQe6l
Needle-tip squeeze bottles - https://amzn.to/3S1QJLT

Don’t forget to let me know in the comments which box is your favorite! I’m torn between the diamond one and the blue.

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5 Comments

@artifice.studioo Creator 2 months ago Pinned

I’m slightly overthinking this and I need your honest opinion!

I’ve been experimenting with the music in my videos, and now I can’t decide what actually feels better to watch. So tell me: do you like having background music that fades in and out with some quiet moments in between? Or would you rather have music playing the whole time, or no music at all?
I’m genuinely curious what works best for you, so please drop your thoughts below this comment, it helps me more than you know! 🙏✨

@gavannapatterns353 2 months ago

They're super cute, very whimsical and looking very old too. I just painted a box too, but a bit bigger! A chest for storing blankets and such. It's quite like your second one, white with diamonds on all sides, in dark pink, burgundy, green and brown. The lid is still plain white, I just couldn't make up my mind about how to paint it... And of course I finished with giving the whole thing an antique look. Now it's my coffee table/storage. About the music, I think I prefer no music, but I don't care all that much actually😊

@BlablaBla-f1c 2 months ago

Very cute boxes!I like the colors you choose for your projects (clothes and other things). The musics you've been using so far work well for me; it's sort of your signature style 😉

@diannemount6524 2 months ago

Now all of your bits and pieces have wonderful homes to live in. The red and white box and the green box are my favorites. I'm ok with your music choices because it's different than other videos simply because it's not loud, very calming. I've been wondering if you have a fine arts degree?