Tuesday 11 September 2012

Emergency kit for Witches

Inspired by Laura Carson's lovely projects on her Arfully Musing blog, I just HAD TO create this altered Altoid's tin box modelled on her gorgeous apothecary! (click the link to see her awesome stuff!)

As I love to write, draw and try to produce most of the afforded stuff myself, I did not use lots of collage sheet scraps or bought embellishments, but thanks to those awesome friendly people out there in the web, I found some wonderful spooky freebies, which were very inspiring and useful!!! Thank you so much at this point!

So behold, honourable witches and sorceresses, our fabulous apothecary: "The practical Witches' Companion"!
Very helpful for witches, who love to travel and have the most essential ingredients and tools with them. A handy accessory for the resourceful, modern mobile witch! To provide full safety, the "Companion" can be locked (key and lock included in delivery)!
It usually comes with three ingredients, safely bottled in carefully corked, reusable glass vials. According to the witch's individual magic preferences, various combinations of ingredients are available. "Teeth of Wolves", "Muddled Mummy", "Spider Venom", "Devil's hair" and "Eye of Newt" to name only a few. Your witchcraft's success is our goal!

The shown version contains the ingredients "Wool of Bat", "Toe of Frog" and snake's "Venom", our top seller in the popular "Webbed Potions" design.



Once you open the outer cover, which is held in place by delicate metal fittings and a pure leather string, the list of contents on the left, the key and the lid of the travel box come to the fore.


After unlocking the light aluminium travel container, you can easily open the lid, which on its'inside shows a lovely group portrait of the honourable company's foundresses, the "Southwick Witches". On the right - as you can see - the vials are safely held in place, perfectly designed to fit.


The official "Wicked Seal of Approval" on the back guarantees 100 % quality of contents and materials used in our products!


We are looking forward to count you among our satisfied customers!



I entered the challenges from Try it on Tuesday , Fashionable Stamping Challenges , Pin And Tack and Anything But a Card with this project.

Products and techniques used:
Ranger distress inks "rusty hinge" and "vintage photo", Ranger embossing ink, blending tool, black fine tip marker, AAI "rust" and "sunset", embossing powder "copper", heat tool, some halloween print out freebies (labels and witch-photograph), papers from "The Timeless Type Stack" and BoBunny's "et cetera" collection, leather cord, two old pieces of jewelry, stamps from Tim Holtz ("Witch Hazel"), My Mind's Eye (Lost&Found Halloween), flonzcraft (frame) and Prima's "Printery" stamp set, black felting wool, air drying clay, felt tip pens, green acrilyc paint, brush, glue, scissors, Altoid's box, thick cardboard,  white card, an old key, three corks and three glass vials from my friend's lab.

62 comments:

  1. Absolutely fantastic! What a unique way to use a tin box - Love it and oh, so inspired. Thank you for sharing this at ABAC :)

    I invite you to join me at the Anything Goes challenge here: http://pinandtack.blogspot.com/2012/09/spark-your-creativity-now-challenge-1.html

    Lots of joy,
    Corrinne

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    1. Thank you, Corrinne,

      for the laud and the invitation! Loved to join you there!

      Hugs,
      die amelie x

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  2. Wow! this is awesome, love this emergency pack. Those vials look amazing. I love the lot! Thanks for joining us on Try it on Tuesday. Michelle xx

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    1. Thank you very much, Michelle!

      Hugs,
      die amelie x

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  3. *Schnappatmung*
    Genau das, was das Hexchen von heute braucht und dann auch noch so liebevoll zubereitet.
    Ich bin hin und weg und schon längst mutiert.

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    1. Liebe Rosie,

      sei recht lieb bedankt für deinen Besuch hier und das feine Lob!

      Busserl,
      Claudia

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  4. Sehr, sehr, sehr gelungen. (:o)Das Schlangengift in seiner Farbgewalt ist der Hit wobei der Rest auch nicht zu verachten ist. Hört sich alles nach einer gut brodelnden Mixtur an. Die kleinen Labels finde ich besonders chic. Wer weiss, an welcher Ecke die Haare spriessen, nach der Mixtur. Wie gut, das Hexen heute nicht mehr verfolgt werden (:o))

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    1. Lach, Elly,

      Haare und diverse Wuchsmittelchen haben sowieso ihr Eigenleben... das finde ich absolut und immer gruselig. :)
      Meinen allerliebsten Dank für diesen wunderfeinen Kommentar!

      Bussi aus Wien,
      die amelie x

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  5. Just drooling over this creation. What an imagination you have die amelie you have just transported me back to medieval times

    How sad am I read all the Harry Potter books and loved every one of them. Your creation reminds me of Hogworts and the alchemy classes..

    Thank you for sharing with us at Fashionable Stamping Challenges.

    Hugs Shirley x x

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    1. Thank you so much, Shirl,

      for this awesome big laud! Love your actual challenge theme so much! The projects of the DT were absolutely gorgeous.

      Hugs,
      die amelie x

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  6. What a spectacular project!!! Thanks for joining us at ABAC :) :)

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    1. Thank you, Christy,

      for the kind visit and the laud!

      die amelie x

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  7. Oh my goodness, this is sooooooooooo cute and creative! I love all the details you put into this, fantastic! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)

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    1. Happily waving back, sandee!

      Sooo glad, you like my little kit so much!

      Hugs,
      die amelie xx

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  8. wow this is amazing! wonderfully detailed, so much care and thought have gone into such a brillant piece, witches hats off to you. thank you for sharing on TIOT.EE

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    1. Thank YOU, Evil Edna,

      for the nice visit and the great laud!!!!

      die amelie xx

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  9. WOW you've blown me away with your creation, unique but brilliant! Thank you for joining us over at Spark Your Creativity Challenge. x

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    1. So glad you like it so much, Dannii!!! :)

      die amelie xx

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  10. Hi
    This is incredible! Absolutely love your creation with the most attention to detail. Sensational altered project.
    Thank you for sharing with us at FSC this fortnight.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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    1. So nice of you, Lynne,

      to stop by and leave this wonderful comment!

      Hugs,
      die amelie xx

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  11. Einfach ein geniales Werk, mehr muß/kann ich da nicht schreiben ;o)

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    1. Herzlichen Dank, liebe Margot!

      Du machst mir damit eine Riesenfreude!

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  12. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!! I don't know how you thought this one up but I love it - all of it! I showed it to my husband and he says that I need one because I'm a witch (!!!) so, put one on order for me too and I'll make a witches costume to go with it! It really is a stunningly creative project die amelie.
    I'm so glad you joined us at ABAC's first challenge and I'm really hoping you'll join us again too!
    Juliaxxxx

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    1. You just left me speechless, Julia,

      with this awesome great laud of yours!!!!! Thank you sooo much!!! It really means a lot to me!

      Wishes,
      die amelie xxx

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  13. Woooooooooooow! I like this so much, you've made a jewel!
    Henny

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  14. An awesome project, you have included so many fantastic details and elements. Thank you for joining us at TioT's this time.
    Yvonne

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    1. Thank you very much, Yvonne,

      for your wonderful visit and the laud!!!

      Hugs,
      die amelie x

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  15. Totally fantastic! A huge smile just spread over my face as I scrolled through looking at the pictures, as one brilliant detail after another was revealed! Your potions are fantastic, labels, stamping, images and papers - I'm blown away.... hope you win EVERYTHING!!
    Alison x

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    1. Soooooo amialbe of you, Alison,

      to wish me luck on full scale! It makes me glad, that you enjoy my project so much! Thank you for this wonderful laud and the wishes!!!

      Cordially,
      die amelie xxxx

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  16. Love it! Fantastic details!!! Thanks so much for joining us at Spark Your Creativity. Kim xx

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  17. Love it, what a great project, the little advertising pitch is brilliant, I love it when there is a story to go with a project.
    The frogs toes are brilliant, love it all. x

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    1. Thank you, Mark!

      As a passionate roleplayer, there just had to be a story with this. ;)
      The frogs' toes were the hardest part and I had to do them twice. Sooo happy, you like them!!!

      Hugs,

      die amelie xx

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  18. ach, wie genial! :) Daran dürfte jede Hexe ihre helle Freude haben. Was für wunderbare Fläschchen - die giftige Farbe gefällt mir besonders gut *gg*
    lg serafeena

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    1. Herzlichen Dank, serafeena!

      Ich freu mich sehr über deinen Besuch und das feine Lob!

      die amelie xx

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  19. This is an amazing project Die Amelia. I love the little potion bottles and you have decorated it all perfectly.
    Thank you for participating in our "anything goes" challenge at Pin and Tack and we hope you will join us again next month.

    Shirley

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    1. So kind of you, Shirley,

      to stop by and leave this lovely laud with me!!!!! Looking forward to your next challenge!

      die amelie xx

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  20. Wow, so much to look...you are amazing artist! I love all little details and how you put everything together! I just love to come, I am always suprised!

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    1. I am so glad, that you love my little (witch-)crafty space here, Ana!

      I also love to visit your blog, because your creations are very inspirational to me!!!

      Hugs,
      die amelie xx

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  21. eine grossartge Assemblage Claudia! Hut ab!das ist ein Kleinod!
    lg Susi

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    1. Lieb von dir, Susi!

      Herzlichen Dank für deinen schönen Besuch!

      Bussi,
      Claudia

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  22. I LOVE this - Great job - Visiting from the Spark Your Creativity Challenge! allthoseartsygirls.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you for your kind visit and the laud, Dani! :)

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  23. What a fun, amazing project ! Such detail and spookily brilliant design, Thanks so much for sharing with us at FSC..Esther xx

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    1. Sooo nice of you, Esther,

      to stop by and leave this lovely laud with me!

      die amelie xx

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  24. How absolutely clever you are! A fantastic project indeed. Thanks so much for sharing it with us at FSC! Best, Yvonne

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    1. Thank you, Yvonne,

      for this lovely laud and the visit!

      Wishes,
      die amelie x

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  25. Oh my, what a fantastic project. So creative and imaginative,it really tells a story. I love everything about it! Thanks for joining us at FSC this time
    Claire xx

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    1. Thank you, Claire,

      for stopping by and for this awesome laud!

      die amelie xx

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  26. very cool! Perfect Halloween project! Love it!
    Thanks for joining us at Anything But A Card challenge!

    Hugs, Alica ;)

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    1. Sooo kind of you, Alica!!!

      Thank you very much for your visit and the comment!

      Hugs,
      die amelie x

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  27. Wow!! what an awesome project, love it!!! Such a great idea to put the tin inside its own little book, the vials are wonderful...and ewwwww those frog toes!!!!!!!!!!! Trish x

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    1. So glad you like the frog toes, Trish!
      They were the hardest part to make.

      Thank you for stopping by!

      Hugs,
      die amelie xx

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  28. A fabulously spooky little tin and love all the little details especially the little vials - very inventive!
    Thanks for joining our small packages challenge at FSC, lovely to have you with us.
    Hugs, Fliss x

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    1. Thanks for the "Small packages" challenge, Fliss!

      Really enjoyed this one so much!

      Hugs,
      die amelie xx

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  29. This is amazing! :) Thank you for joining us at Pin and Tack Spark Your Creativity Now Challenge.
    Hatty :) xxxx

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    1. Thanks for your lovely visit, Hatty :)

      die amelie xx

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  30. Whoopee, and congratulations to you too!!
    Alison xx

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    1. :)) Thank you very much, Alison!!!

      Wishes,
      Claudia xxx

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