Repurposed Odds and Ends: Vintage Hollywood DVD Box & Altered Craft Storage Cupboard
Hello, G45ers!
Graphic 45 is our name and unique papercrafting is our game. Today, we are diving in with two innovative crafting projects by Marina Blaukitchen and Olga Heldwein. First up, Marina shares a media storage case featuring Vintage Hollywood, perfect for DVDs or Blu-rays. This clever creation is full of thoughtful details including custom made Graphic 45 inserts for DVD sleeves and a little mini album, perfect for cinephiles to keep track of their favorite films. Next up, Olga shares an ambitious altered cupboard. This impressive invention features Olde Curiosity Shoppe - DCE and a lot of elbow grease! Olga's techniques could inspire a fun upcycling project if you have any shelves or dressers that could use some Graphic 45 flair. What a great way to store all those crafting supplies!
DVD Box Vintage Hollywood
By Marina Blaukitchen
"Sure you have favorite movies! You can make them have a special place with this little DVD file cabinet. I have also made a mini album to record important data from movies, reviews and even when I saw it for the first time!
If you love cinema this is your collection!" ~Marina Blaukitchen
Tips:
Take the measure of the DVD boxes to make sure they will fit with some slack in the filing cabinet. It is very uncomfortable to be too tight.
Make new dvd covers and add decorations or number the films according to your personal style.
This project can also be a nice gift for a movie lover or for Father’s Day. If you make it, do not forget to personalize it with your name or something special for that person, it will be a success.
Graphic 45 Supplies:
- Vintage Hollywood
- Vintage Hollywood Delightful Debut
- Vintage Hollywood Star Studded
- Vintage Hollywood Spotlight
- Vintage Hollywood Pattern&Solid 12x12 pad
Altered Cupboard
By Olga Heldwein
"This project took me ages to finish. I had to re-paint it and I sand it between layers of paint. To age my cupboard I used G45 Decades inks Venetian Lace, Dark Cashmere and Photogenic, I applied my inks with brushes and sealed the whole piece with a few layers of aging verniks – With time it vill get more vintage and some discoloration will appear. Inside my cupboard, I Use dome DIY paper and on the drawers, beautiful paper from Olde Curiosity Shoppe - Deluxe Collector's Edition pack. As a finishing touch, I added some staples. All other elements here are moldprints from my collection of silicone molds." ~Olga Heldwein
Graphic 45 Supplies:
- DIY Craft Paper-Architecture & Alphabet
- Stamped Metal Brads
- Antique Metal Door Pull
- Metal Door Plates & Knobs
- Olde Curiosity Shoppe - Deluxe Collector's Edition
- Graphic 45 Decades inks: Venetian Lace, Dark Cashmere, and Photogenic
This week we are giving away a set that includes A Ladies Diary - DCE, Portrait of a Lady 12x12 Pad, 12x12 Patterns & Solids Pad, a Journaling Chipboard, Ephemera Cards, Shabby Chic Metal Brads, Clock Keys, and a set of ATC Black Policy Envelopes-that is over a $100 value! To enter to win, just comment here on the blog daily or over on our Facebook page.
Thanks for joining us for this day full of inventive projects by Marina and Olga, and thanks to them for sharing. Projects that remind us of the endless possibilities of crafting are always some of the most exciting to share.We'd love to hear about your creative projects in the comments below. From Vintage Hollywood to Olde Curiosity Shoppe, there is inspiration to be found in the most glamorous and odd corners of the past. See you back here tomorrow, G45ers.
Happy Papercrafting!
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Love these projects with your wonderful papers. Would love to win and try some designs of my own!
Posted by: Coletta Cooper | May 23, 2017 at 05:15 AM
Graphic 45 one word AWESOME! Would love to have this on my shelf.
Posted by: Marie Frederick | May 23, 2017 at 05:23 AM
Beautiful and functional altered cupboard! Now where to find one! Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Susan Vogt | May 23, 2017 at 05:46 AM
Wow. So creative
Posted by: Jean marmo | May 23, 2017 at 05:55 AM
Oh my word!!! Mind blown - never in a million years would have thought about DVD cases!
Posted by: dana roepke | May 23, 2017 at 06:01 AM
all I can say is WOW!!!
Posted by: Dorothy McCarthy | May 23, 2017 at 06:02 AM
good use for dvd cases I would never thought of it and love the cupboard idea also
Posted by: Frances Perkins | May 23, 2017 at 06:06 AM
When I saw this project I thought, I have those and they just look so old! This is on my to do list now! It's gorgeous and those G45 papers are perfect.
Posted by: Kath White | May 23, 2017 at 06:06 AM
Beautiful papers and projects! So inspiring.
Posted by: Sharon Bahuaud | May 23, 2017 at 06:08 AM
I want that beautiful storage.
Posted by: Ellen Kimble | May 23, 2017 at 06:25 AM
I love all the ideas from Graphic 45! Who would have thought to refinish a piece of furniture with Graphic 45? Why not?
Posted by: Laurie Bradshaw | May 23, 2017 at 06:25 AM
Love this project,G45 handles are perfect on this! It's a FABULOUS piece and G45 papers make it more so. Thanks for a chance to win. D.
Posted by: Diane Moore | May 23, 2017 at 06:31 AM
I've been waiting for this day. Would so love to win these gorgeous collections. The colors are so soft and beautiful.
Thanks to Olga and Marina for two amazing projects, today. Very inspirational.
Posted by: Marianne Gonzales | May 23, 2017 at 06:40 AM
Alexandra's box is just beautiful. Great use of the G45 Cafe Parisian papers. Her detail work is fabulous.
Posted by: Carla Haase | May 23, 2017 at 07:10 AM
Love the Hollywood theme for the DVD box and the altered cupboard is fantastic.
Posted by: Sue LD | May 23, 2017 at 07:11 AM
2 beautiful projects! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
Posted by: Jaimi Bailey | May 23, 2017 at 07:23 AM
What great projects and both so useful too. Thank you for these 2.
Posted by: Sue MacFall | May 23, 2017 at 07:28 AM
Every Day a new amazing project or two from these fantastic G45 designers. The prize pack is glorious and with their inspiration I could go creative crazy!
Posted by: Jen | May 23, 2017 at 07:44 AM
Both projects ate gorgeous, that altered cupboard is awesome! Thanks for Sharing!!!
Posted by: Chel Ayala | May 23, 2017 at 07:48 AM
Such fun projects today!!!! Love all the creativity!!
Posted by: Carolee McCaslin | May 23, 2017 at 07:51 AM
Oh my what amazing projects here again today from both designers. I really don´t know, which one I like the most, cause they´re both amazing and yet so different. I love the CD holder, it´s really gorgeous and such a great idea, but I´m also totally in LOVE with the cupboard too. What an outstanding idea and sooo usefull, and it looks just fabulous and you could make it to fit exactly into the room, it was meant to be in, which is so awesome. Both are really stunning and genius projects, that I´ll keep in mind here.
Posted by: Maryann Laursen | May 23, 2017 at 08:08 AM
Simply wow!! Love the projects today. What amazing creativity and hard work!! Judy D.
Posted by: Judy D. | May 23, 2017 at 08:11 AM
Beautiful 45 crafts. I'm always looking for more supply storage ideas!
Posted by: Gigi Steele | May 23, 2017 at 08:16 AM
Awesome projects!.Olga turned this tired looking cupboard into a Masterpiece.Both ladies are so creative and inspiring.
Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Mathilde S. | May 23, 2017 at 08:18 AM
Very cool idea. I'd use it for a gift card and matching card to go with it.
Posted by: Kat Bass | May 23, 2017 at 08:21 AM
Gorgeous crafts and amazing prize!
Posted by: Viktoriya | May 23, 2017 at 08:21 AM
Oh I need the Ladies' Diary paper pack to supplement what I have on hand for an album I'm making as a gift. Sure hope I win this. The paper is hard to come by!
Posted by: Mary Gilchrist | May 23, 2017 at 08:34 AM
Fabulous and gorgeous projects, ladies.
Posted by: Becca Yahrling | May 23, 2017 at 08:39 AM
Two great projects today. I love the little cupboard. I may have to try something like this.
Posted by: Susie Stover | May 23, 2017 at 09:42 AM
Gorgeous work on
all the projects and
the cupboard looks
fabulous!
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | May 23, 2017 at 10:22 AM
What utterly beautiful and practical repurposing and redecorating ideas. And G45 will always have that special place of preference, because I am all about "nostalgia".
Posted by: Carole Effting Lohr | May 23, 2017 at 10:36 AM
I love the cabinet. It is gorgeous.
Posted by: Dawn Belger | May 23, 2017 at 10:55 AM
I love this cabinet. I have just the place for it! Great project.
Posted by: SusieF | May 23, 2017 at 11:23 AM
Loving the idea of using old cd cases. A must for my unorganized and boring files!!!
Posted by: Karen Welch | May 23, 2017 at 11:40 AM
Wow and double wow! I just love both of these projects! I could spend my whole life just covering things with paper, all the better when it's G45 paper!
Posted by: Margaret | May 23, 2017 at 11:45 AM
It will be heaven to win these products love them
Posted by: luclle Martin | May 23, 2017 at 11:51 AM
Beautifully feminine prize package...WOW! I can envision so many projects using this selection of products! Big thanks! Loved seeing all the details on today's projects.
Posted by: Martie Rollin | May 23, 2017 at 12:21 PM
The cupboard is amazing, the staple door pulls look great with the curiosity paper. Love the dvd case idea too.
Posted by: Heather Park | May 23, 2017 at 12:58 PM
Hi from across the pond. Sensational projects for us today. The DVD cases and the altered cupboard are truly inspired. Awesome!
Posted by: Margaret A | May 23, 2017 at 01:17 PM
What a great idea for the DVD file! And the cabinet is charming 💕
Posted by: Michelle Nettleton | May 23, 2017 at 01:24 PM