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New Wheels & Shrines on Wheels
Filed under Fairy Garden, Kristin Batsel, Nichola Battilana, Shadowbox/Room Box
My inspiration for all these wheeled projects is the new set of Altoids Tin Wheels (shown at left with a Altoids Shelf Insert – 3-5/8 Inch Wide). The wheels are so cute! Made to fit a Blank Altoids Tin (actually a tin with the lid removed).
As they are 2 separate sets (2 wheels with tabs, a horizonal piece connecting the 2 sides, and a dowel), they can be used with the tin standing tall, too.
Then I remembered that multiple Design Team projects involved adding wheels to the Square Shrine Shadowbox — 3 examples are below (all with different themes and sizes of wheels). PLUS even more wheel options below in the sale section.
All of the new items AND the artwork supply lists are included in a new sale collection — don’t forget the sale COUPON CODE noted below for an extra 20% off!
Rolling Wagons (in 3 styles)!
Nichola Battilana made a brace of Thistle Wagons for you to enjoy. (One highlighted here, both shown on the original post.)
“The Thistle Wagons are a forest-y version of the Fairy Godmother Travelling Sales Wagon (shown below).
The base is a Square Shrine Shadowbox to which I have added 2 Inch Spoked Wheels. For the Thistle Wagons, I decided to adorn the top of them with Floral Chipboard Border Strips and some Feathery Flourishes.
Inside the wagon, all manner of items that a forest fairy, sprite, or occasional goblin may like. Roses to turn into a lovely jelly, potions, small pinecones (good eating and helps to sharpen goblin teeth on), mushrooms and keys that unlock enchanted places.“
Here’s Nichola’s Thistle Wagons Supply List. PLUS I added 3 more fairy-themed collage sheets to the sale (see the 2nd row directly below).
Fairy Godmother Travelling Sales Wagon
Oh! Here’s that second project by Nichola — such a different style and still in a fairy theme. The base is the same Square Shrine Shadowbox but this time with Tiny Fancy Wheels.
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“There’s a special place in my heart for fairy godmothers. Those fluttery, frilly, silly ladies make me positively giddy. I’ve often wondered where they get their godmotherly supplies from. Is there a shop? A fancy boutique? A travelling salesman!
And so I’ve created a tiny travelling sales wagon with magical and glittery godmother paraphernalia. I’ve added Floral and Lace Border Strips for some flourish and a Mini Chipboard Crest heralds potential customers.
Inside the wagon, all manner of items required for godmotherly duties. Fairy dust, candy, pumpkins to turn into carriages; as well as Absinthe and stout to whet the pallet!”
Other themes that would be awesome in the “wagon” are a travelling bakery, quack medicine, or how about a travelling bar?
Here’s Nichola’s Fairy Godmother Travelling Sales Wagon Supply List (part of today’s sale, too).
Zebra Circus Wagon by Kristin Batsel
That clever girl used the Square Shrine Shadowbox upside down, so the header is a base for the wheels! Kristin added more chipboard to the “upside down header” to support the wheels, so check out her blog post for details. Note: as we moved to a new Web site since that post, the product links on Kristin’s site no longer work. So use this Supply List link.
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Kristin added the Cirque Theatre Shadowbox Facade to the front of the shrine (plus the matching Cirque Shadowbox Facades Collage Sheet).
“I got the zebra from my local Michaels store, and then dressed her up for her circus debut. I painted her hooves glittery red with Stickles, and then gave her a ruffle made of pom pom fringe. I also used Stickles to create little red jewels on her crown. She’s so fancy! I added a little 3D trim to the Cirque facade: some black and white braid and some gold star studs.”
Here’s Kristin’s Zebra Circus Wagon Supply List. PLUS I added a zillion (!) collage sheets sized for the Square Shadowbox to the sale (see the 2nd row directly below for a preview).
More NEW or Back-in-Stock Supplies
Lots of good stuff here… a zebra in honor of Kristin’s artwork. And not too early for Easter bunnies!
Psst… There’s one more new item: a playing card set, shown below in the Gift Kit as it’s FREE with orders!
See all the new & back in stock items.
FREE Gift with All Orders
A Small Playing Card Set is FREE with all orders placed today through Wednesday (ends at midnight January 22, 2025)!
A full deck of 52 cards; each card is 5/8″ wide x 7/8″ tall with rounded corners.
Shown at right in the middle-size box from the Set of 3 Tiny Rectangular Gift Boxes. (The box is not in the gift kit BUT I have added the box set to today’s sale collection!)
The Playing Card Set is also included in the sale (in case you’d like to order more)!
Shrines on Wheels SALE
Oh my… more additions to the sale (shown below, too):
– Theatre Francais Shadowbox Facade and related French Fairies Shadowbox Facade Collage Sheet (similar to the facade Kristin used)
– Small Wheeled Platform (Pull Toy) and related Pull Toy Animals Collage Sheet
– Fancy Wheel Set – 1-1/2 Inch (might as well get all the sizes into the sale!)
– Star Fairy Wand Charm (one of the many items I added to the supply lists as a substitute for sold out goodies)
Over 60 items are on sale, including:
– all the new & back-in-stock items,
– the Gift Kit item,
– the extra collage sheets sized for the Square Shadowbox,
– AND all of the supplies from the projects above: Thistle Wagons, Fairy Godmother Travelling Sales Wagon, Zebra Circus Wagon. (Those are links to the individual supply lists.)
ENTER THE COUPON CODE WHEELS when checking out to get an additional 20% off on EVERYTHING in this collection! That’s 20% off beyond current sale prices!
The sale ends WEDNESDAY NIGHT, January 22nd at midnight PST.
