My youngest has just started to lose her baby teeth, and she comes up with the cleverest obstacles to make the tooth fairy go through to get to the tooth.
This little box reduces the effort the tooth fairy must exert to get to said tooth.
Neenah Solar White cardstock was stamped with Lockhart's Gardening Angel using a Palette pad in Noir, then a one-inch square punch punched out the angel's face and body. The one-inch square was then trimmed slightly, and mounted onto a thick Black Inchie Square for a quality mat. Inchie Squares are thick, museum quality one-inch matboard squares sold in boxes of 72, and create an instant, quality embellishment with a nice height and weight to them.
The Lockhart image was quickly colored with Copic Markers, and the angel's hair was accented with a clear Glaze pen.
A 2-3/4" square was cut from a Memory Box Fernbrae sheet, and scored in 3/4" from all sides to create the above box. Click here for a template.
A 1-1/4" square of the same patterned paper was inserted into an Inchie Box bottom, then the above box was inserted like this:
There is a small gap between the top of the patterned paper box and the top of the acrylic box, so the tooth does not accidentally fall out when the lid is opened. Nothing like furiously searching for a tiny tooth, hidden in the carpet, quietly, at midnight, in the dark ...
A 1-1/4" square of the Fernbrae paper was also adhered to the Inchie Box inside lid...
... and another 1-1/4" square of Fernbrae was adhered to the Inchie Box over the logo sticker. The colored angel Inchie unit was adhered to the box top.
If desired, a thin layer of Microglaze or a one-inch square of clear plastic could be adhered with Glossy Accents.
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Cindy, Cindy, Cindy!!! This is absolutely stunning and so over-the-top cute. I had always thought of the Star Angel as a tooth fairy style angel and thought I should create a project for my then little one, but... THIS is SO wonderful! Thank you for your incredible creativity and for sharing it with us!
Posted by: ellenhutson | February 14, 2009 at 08:24 PM
What a delightful little box! Ingenius!
Posted by: Gabriela Divine | February 15, 2009 at 04:43 AM
Cindy, this is the perfect use for the Inchie box! Making a tooth fairy box for my youngest has been on the top of my list of things to do for a while, but since no loose tooth is in sight yet, I've been putting it off! Yours is adorable -- I love this Lockhart angel for it!
Posted by: Sharon Harnist | February 15, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Another fabulous creation. I love creating and/or decorating little boxes. I haven't made one this tiny yet, buy can't wait to try your idea. How fun it will be thinking of other uses for this itty-bitty creation - a pair of earrings, a ring, a delicate chain, a bracelet charm, a small pin, one Inchie original, or one perfect piece of chocolate.
Thanks for sharing another great idea.
-mary s.
Posted by: -mary | February 15, 2009 at 05:13 PM
What a cute idea. This would be great for my granddaughters and great niece. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas!
Posted by: Penny J. | February 16, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Clever, clever girl! What a great use of the Inchie Box!
Posted by: Jenn E. | February 16, 2009 at 02:07 PM
It looks nice, Cindy! Well, losing the first tooth is one of the most exciting and memorable time in a child's life. And for us parents, we must make it more memorable for them by giving them cute and and fancy tooth fairy items. =)
Posted by: Sean Butcher | February 11, 2012 at 07:05 AM