I was just going to post the deco part of this project but after receiving a question from the lovely Mrs Aunty Leroy about how to save lipsticks which have been trashed enjoyed by kids, I thought I’d add in the rest!
This is the container I bought from Daiso, it was $2.80 and has 12 spots as well as a mirror and a tiny useless brush.
Using a sharp (sterilised) knife I cut off the end of each of my favorite lipsticks and smooshed them into place. It’s not particularly pretty but works like a charm XD
Lastly I took a lighter to it and melted the tops so they all looked nicer. Obviously if you plan on doing this please be very careful of fire and plastic.
After that it was just a matter of wiping any excess or overflow colour off.
Now let’s talk about the deco!
I’ve discovered the joy of backwards tweezers for deco :D :D :D
I’ve used regular tweezers before but if you’re working for more than an hour or so they can give serious hand crampage but reverse tweezers where they scissor shut automatically are genius! Still not as good as the Magic Pick but very awesome none the less.
So first thing I did was decide on the design as per usual. This I wanted to be more plain and subtle. I have a lot of deco stuff in my handbag so it’s nice to keep some of it plain for variety. I picked a center piece (big metal diamante bow) and basically filled in the rest of the lid with rainbow finish acrylic gems my Mother found on sale at a junk store.
First I glued the center piece in place with epoxy glue.
Once it was dry I laid down a line of glue along the bottom edge and placed the first row of diamantes.
I used the edge of my magic tray to make sure they dried completely level. Super important because if you screw up the foundation row the rest is very difficult to get straight!
I continued around the outside until I had a complete border.
Then it was just a matter of filling in the middle!
I use 5min epoxy glue so I work in small sections that I can easily fill in that time. I put down one row of gems around the outside row and worked inside in rows.
This is the first section finished…
Rinse and repeat leaving space around the bow to fill in later.
Once the rest was dry I filled in around the bow as closely as possible while following the pattern.
And finished!
And there you have it ^_^ A good evening craft that only took as long as 1 episode of Buffy XD
What do you guys think? Hope you’re all having a good weekend! |
I LOVE this! I’m very tempted to get a second one when I go back to Daiso since the one I have has been tossed into my makeup kit now @_@
Seriously they are so useful! I want to get a bunch of them and make eyeshadow palettes next!!
Oh wow Violet that is so elegant, i love your tutorials!
Thanks Cherri I’m really glad you liked it!<3
Sooo shiny! XD
Hope you’re feeling better!
Haha epic bling right? I’m still low on energy but recharging slowly :D
Very pretty :)
Whereabouts do you buy your epoxy glue from? I always end up using superglue for my projects, and end up with superglue on my fingers for days…
Haha I used to buy from Bunnings when we could get to one easily but now it’s either Woolworths, the junk store or if I’m really desperate I’ll pay the exorbitant prices of the hardware store near by. Eeek Super glue on the finger is not fun *_*
Thanks heaps :)
<3
Wow that looks great and easy enough that I think I could even try it.
Thanks Nicole! It’s a good starter project for deco :D
so cute!
i also got that idea from my mum before though in her case she just used a simple pill box. but i definitely love your palette. it’s so girly!
^_^
A pill box is a great idea too!
I love working with rhinestones!
This one looks so nice!
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Me too! Thanks so much :)
I love it! Like I said on Twitter, I’m definitely favoring slightly more toned down designs for deco, and this fits the bill. It’s so elegant but definitely packs a nice amount of sparkle. :)
I feel like I’m getting old liking toned down classier things hahaha! I mean I actually bought jeans the other day XD Just wait one of these days I’ll wake up and be completely onee style without having realised it!
That’s lovely – simple but very elegant.
Thanks Katie :D
This is awesome! I love this idea, now I’ll just have to keep an eye out for these containers! :D Thanks for the how to!
No problems! Good luck with it :D
sooo cool!! I wouldn’t mind doing this to my Blackberry :-P
Haha it would look awesome on a Blackberry!
This is gorgeous! Such a great idea, and what fun it must be telling people it is completely handmade :3
Thank you :D I do love telling people it’s hand made and getting compliments on it!
The lipstick case is so cool, and I’m always amazed by the craft ideas you come up with! I mean I would never think of doing this. And the deco tut is nice, though I still don’t think I could do it hehe XD
Haha I am like 99% sure you could do this! Though if you’re worried maybe get the more forgiving 1hour dry epoxy ;)
wow you did such a great job of putting the diamanted straight!! I don’t know if i were ever able to do that!!! not mentioning your amazing idea of creating such a paletter of lip glosses *o* cool cool cool!!!
Heehee thank you Jenia! They key to straight diamantes is cheating with a ruler or something straight XD
Omg this is so awesome! <333
Thank you!
I love this deco! It’s extremely cute!!
Thank you Eri!
Oh that is just too cute.
Thanks veyr much Vita!
Very neat idea! As well, very cute!
-Also! I hope you get better!-
I’m feeling much better thank you <3
Good idea with lipsticks. Rhinestones on the box look beautiful!
Thank you, I have such a rhinestone addiction :D
Brilliant idea, I have to do this project and clear up all those lipsticks
Thanks! I hope you enjoy it ^_^
i love this. you could also zap it in the microwave for like 2 secs instead of the torch.
Good point, though whenever I do that I manage to spill/waste half of it XD
The lipstick idea is genius! Also, I like your deco philosophy. <3
I think someone needs to write a book on deco philosophy.
Violet, this is a great idea! The deco box is so pretty. Glad to see you’re still using the magic tray!
The magic tray is such a time saver Jin! I still love the magic pick too, I think between the two of them you’ve saved hours of my life XD Thank you!
It’s so awesome!
But maybe you should have melted them before pouring the listick in the containers? I’d give it a try to do a travel lipstick palette ^^ (do you think I could do it for gloss too?)
Take care and sleep well ^^
Gloss would probably work as long as it’s not too liquidy. Melting them first definitely works but I tend to spill half of it ans waste the lipsticks so I find this easier XD
Hi Violet,
I’ve been following your blog for a while, and I love your tutorials! This one inspired me to re-work a few lipsticks that I had that didn’t work for my skin tone into a cute palette. I made an entry on my blog about the *practice* (I write it as so because it really was just practice) project and credited you for the inspiration.
Keep up the great work!
Renee
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