You can get a glass cutter at Home Depot or any hardware and craft store...they are so easy to use too! Have fun with it, be careful and thank you for watching!🌠
I know Colette...I cannot throw them away! Although...the new iPhone boxes are not as deep, so not so great for assemblage. But I did make a few cool personalized boxes for gift with them this year! Again, they are too good to toss out!😉
Thank you so much. I do love breaking away from painting and doing an assemblage every now and again...iPhone boxes are great little projects to start with. Enjoy!
Hi trail guy...they are balsa (soft wood) you can cut with scissors, wire cutters or a small hack saw. I get mine at Michaels Craft or any craft store, usually in the modeling area. I believe Home Depot or lumber yards would also carry it. It will come in different thicknesses 1/4", 1/2", 1"...really easy to work with. Thanks for watching, hope this helps!
Love the size of these boxes and it's magical how ordinary items,when paced just the right way, create such a special effect. Again your vintage findings are so cool.and interesting. I did my 1st glass cutting in a studio a few weeks back and I want to include it in my assemblage art as well. Thanks for all the great info and ideas Denise. : )
Ina Solsbery Hi Ina...Thank you so very much! I’m so glad you found my info helpful in putting together assemblage pieces yourself...and I love enclosing them in glass! Thanks again for the kind comment and keep creating!
Again...so, so kind of you Tamera to say that. I really enjoy making my asseblage pieces...I guess that shows! Thanks so much for watching & commenting, so appreciated!
Thanks! Can’t wait to try. I have a bottle cutter; thought it would be fune to recycle liquor bottles-dang, cutting well with those things takes practice! Quite a learning curve! The second one I bought works better than the first.
Great idea! I think cutting a pane of glass will be much easier than bottles!🍾 At lease I hope so...I've never tried bottles...maybe that's in my future!🤭
Thank you Aggie...I love Greg Hanson’s art and videos too! He actually inspired me to start doing TH-cam videos...not to mention his assemblage pieces. Just talking about him puts me in the mood to assemblage!
It’s not easy these days, especially since Apple makes the boxes much more streamline and small! Though friends and students always hand them over to me, and I’ve found them on eBay too. You just really have to want them and look hard!😳🙄😐
I love your boxes. I've been watching G Hanson for a while and You Tube recommended your channel. now following. My collection of ephemera is about ready to play with. Thanks.
Karen Harvey Karen...I love G Hanson! I’ve watched his videos time and again...I even did a blog on him and assemblage art several years ago. So glad that you’re enjoying him too...and that you found me through his videos. Have a fun time working through your ephemera...and thanks for watching!
I just found you today!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ I will be doing the yearly cleaning of our extra huge closet Tuesday!!!! I've been saving phone boxes years, so Thank You!!!!
Carol Aasen You’re going to love playing with these boxes Carol...they are so perfect for assemblage boxes....I can never throw away Apple boxes either! Thanks for watching & enjoy the process Carol!
Thanks Wax...while I'm not doing as much assemblage as painting anymore...I too am a huge fan of Greg Hanson! I love watching his videos and his process. Thanks for commenting.
These are really fabulous! I'm just about to start my 100 Day project of Assemblage and am doing a bit of an inspiration search to get me geared up. This video popped up, and your art is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for this dose of inspiration and for making it feel less intimidating. I know this video is a few years old, but can you tell me a little about the glass you're using? Is it anything special? Where would I find it? I'm guessing the hardware store, but thought I would ask first. I think I have a glass cutter already somewhere. And also, now I'm wondering where all the boxes are from our old iPhones... HA! Anyway, thank you so much for this video!
Hi CraftyHope! Thanks so much for watching my video and commenting, I’m still here and appreciate that! So great that you’re doing a 100 day challenge, that should be fun! The glass is just regular glass you can buy at Home Depot…or like I use, glass out of store bought picture frames. I have lots of frames and often don’t use the glass in them so they’re perfect for assemblage boxes. Hope this works for you too…enjoy and have fun! Devise
@@cerropaint Yay! That's what I was thinking but wanted to make sure. We've got a ton of glass here too (from old picture frames and whatnot). So, I'm excited to possibly upcycle that as well. Thank you for getting back to me! I really appreciate your time, experience, and inspiration.
Where do you get the glass and is there a special tool to cut it? My husband works at an Apple store and gets me boxes out of the recycling bin for art projects. Would love to cut glass for them. Thanks! Love the video!
Hi Robin...cutting glass is so easy its almost embarassing how worried I was about it! If you go into my video again, around the 8 minute mark, I show you how to cut the glass...its soooo easy and safe. You can get a glass cutting tool at Michaels, Home Depot or any hardware store pretty cheap. I use glass out of picture frames that I won't use, or you can buy small sheet of glass at Home Depot. You only have to do on cut mark, and then the glass snaps apart on that line. I'm sure there is a TH-cam showing a much better example than mine. I'm so jealous you have easy access to iPhone boxes...I have to bug gamily and friends for thier discards. Have fun and let me know how it goes.
Denise Cerro Thank you, I’ll review the video again. Using old phone picture frame glass is a great idea too! - Also, I use all Apple boxes; iPhone as well as earbuds, MacBook Pro, Apple Watch boxes, iPad, etc. If I was your neighbor I’d give you some of mine. I have yet to use them and just started collecting them. I just put them away today and have a nice little collection. Thanks again!
There's an apple store right around the corner from me...I need to go buddy up with one of the geniuses! The apple boxes are so well made I just can't throw them away...even though I'm a Apple die hard...I can't buy enough to keep me supplied! Thanks for chatting Robin...have fun and enjoy!
Hi Lauren...I was in the vintage business for about 5 years and seemed to always be on the look out for cool old stuff! I'm no longer a vintage person, but still have lots of left overs to play with, I just seem to spend more time painting now. I found such great stuff at rummage sales, garage sales...and of course vintage flea markets. Estate sales are great too...ask to see the junk drawer...a treasure trove of goodies! Happy hunting!
Great work! Those balsa wood strips are just what I need for a project, what size are they? I ordered some a while back and they were just too large. Thanks.
Hi Colleen...thanks for watching! As you can see here in the video, they are only about 1/4 inch thick bolas strips, I actully get them at Michaels and I think Home Depot also carries them. They should be pretty easy to find...vest of luck. Hope you get to do an assemblage piece.
Yep...I did that! I'd been waiting for somewhere to place that 2107 vintage mail plate...and this was perfect! Gotta go with it when your in the creative flow!
Love these! I need that glass cutter!
You can get a glass cutter at Home Depot or any hardware and craft store...they are so easy to use too! Have fun with it, be careful and thank you for watching!🌠
I like the way your thought process works.
Thanks so much Anita...I think it must be the coffee! Hope you enjoyed it and do one for yourself!
Love them all! ❤❤❤ great idea to use those boxes I kept one because it was so well made, now I know.
I know Colette...I cannot throw them away! Although...the new iPhone boxes are not as deep, so not so great for assemblage. But I did make a few cool personalized boxes for gift with them this year! Again, they are too good to toss out!😉
Very nice and clean designs. I've just started myself and you video is encouraging.
Thank you so much. I do love breaking away from painting and doing an assemblage every now and again...iPhone boxes are great little projects to start with. Enjoy!
Just watched it again. The key in lock idea is amazing.
Hello. Im needing to know more about the balsa wood sticks for the insets
Hi trail guy...they are balsa (soft wood) you can cut with scissors, wire cutters or a small hack saw. I get mine at Michaels Craft or any craft store, usually in the modeling area. I believe Home Depot or lumber yards would also carry it. It will come in different thicknesses 1/4", 1/2", 1"...really easy to work with. Thanks for watching, hope this helps!
She's amazing!!! Wow
Thank you so much Hannah...this was such a fun box to make...seeing this video makes me want to make another! Thank you for watching.
Love the size of these boxes and it's magical how ordinary items,when paced just the right way, create such a special effect. Again your vintage findings are so cool.and interesting. I did my 1st glass cutting in a studio a few weeks back and I want to include it in my assemblage art as well. Thanks for all the great info and ideas Denise. : )
Ina Solsbery Hi Ina...Thank you so very much! I’m so glad you found my info helpful in putting together assemblage pieces yourself...and I love enclosing them in glass! Thanks again for the kind comment and keep creating!
Your creations are wonderful.
Again...so, so kind of you Tamera to say that. I really enjoy making my asseblage pieces...I guess that shows! Thanks so much for watching & commenting, so appreciated!
Thanks! Can’t wait to try. I have a bottle cutter; thought it would be fune to recycle liquor bottles-dang, cutting well with those things takes practice! Quite a learning curve! The second one I bought works better than the first.
Great idea! I think cutting a pane of glass will be much easier than bottles!🍾 At lease I hope so...I've never tried bottles...maybe that's in my future!🤭
Very cool. Love the padlock idea. All your assemblages are awsome. I've watched Greg Hanson many times and you gave really got the same talent.
Thank you Aggie...I love Greg Hanson’s art and videos too! He actually inspired me to start doing TH-cam videos...not to mention his assemblage pieces. Just talking about him puts me in the mood to assemblage!
How you are ab lo e to get so many iphone boxes. ..?????. So great pieces.
It’s not easy these days, especially since Apple makes the boxes much more streamline and small! Though friends and students always hand them over to me, and I’ve found them on eBay too. You just really have to want them and look hard!😳🙄😐
Wonderful. 💜
I love your boxes. I've been watching G Hanson for a while and You Tube recommended your channel. now following. My collection of ephemera is about ready to play with. Thanks.
Karen Harvey Karen...I love G Hanson! I’ve watched his videos time and again...I even did a blog on him and assemblage art several years ago. So glad that you’re enjoying him too...and that you found me through his videos. Have a fun time working through your ephemera...and thanks for watching!
I just found you today!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ I will be doing the yearly cleaning of our extra huge closet Tuesday!!!! I've been saving phone boxes years, so Thank You!!!!
Carol Aasen You’re going to love playing with these boxes Carol...they are so perfect for assemblage boxes....I can never throw away Apple boxes either! Thanks for watching & enjoy the process Carol!
Denise, you are always an inspiration. Do you intend these pieces to hang or sit on a shelf?
Really nice work here. Reminds me of Greg Hanson's work. Love your boxes.
Thanks Wax...while I'm not doing as much assemblage as painting anymore...I too am a huge fan of Greg Hanson! I love watching his videos and his process. Thanks for commenting.
@@cerropaint will be watching more of your videos. Really enjoyed this one.
@@waxreliquary Thanks so much...I'll be doing a few more very soon!
Oh my gosh I love your art so much!
Thank you so much for that! I'm getting ready to finish off a piece and video it tomorrow...stay tuned!
Great ideas, thanks for this interesting insight into your processes...now I am on the hunt for some suitable containers to use...Dx
These are really fabulous! I'm just about to start my 100 Day project of Assemblage and am doing a bit of an inspiration search to get me geared up. This video popped up, and your art is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for this dose of inspiration and for making it feel less intimidating. I know this video is a few years old, but can you tell me a little about the glass you're using? Is it anything special? Where would I find it? I'm guessing the hardware store, but thought I would ask first. I think I have a glass cutter already somewhere. And also, now I'm wondering where all the boxes are from our old iPhones... HA! Anyway, thank you so much for this video!
Hi CraftyHope! Thanks so much for watching my video and commenting, I’m still here and appreciate that! So great that you’re doing a 100 day challenge, that should be fun! The glass is just regular glass you can buy at Home Depot…or like I use, glass out of store bought picture frames. I have lots of frames and often don’t use the glass in them so they’re perfect for assemblage boxes. Hope this works for you too…enjoy and have fun! Devise
@@cerropaint Yay! That's what I was thinking but wanted to make sure. We've got a ton of glass here too (from old picture frames and whatnot). So, I'm excited to possibly upcycle that as well. Thank you for getting back to me! I really appreciate your time, experience, and inspiration.
Where do you get the glass and is there a special tool to cut it? My husband works at an Apple store and gets me boxes out of the recycling bin for art projects. Would love to cut glass for them. Thanks! Love the video!
Hi Robin...cutting glass is so easy its almost embarassing how worried I was about it! If you go into my video again, around the 8 minute mark, I show you how to cut the glass...its soooo easy and safe. You can get a glass cutting tool at Michaels, Home Depot or any hardware store pretty cheap. I use glass out of picture frames that I won't use, or you can buy small sheet of glass at Home Depot. You only have to do on cut mark, and then the glass snaps apart on that line. I'm sure there is a TH-cam showing a much better example than mine. I'm so jealous you have easy access to iPhone boxes...I have to bug gamily and friends for thier discards. Have fun and let me know how it goes.
Denise Cerro Thank you, I’ll review the video again. Using old phone picture frame glass is a great idea too! - Also, I use all Apple boxes; iPhone as well as earbuds, MacBook Pro, Apple Watch boxes, iPad, etc. If I was your neighbor I’d give you some of mine. I have yet to use them and just started collecting them. I just put them away today and have a nice little collection. Thanks again!
There's an apple store right around the corner from me...I need to go buddy up with one of the geniuses! The apple boxes are so well made I just can't throw them away...even though I'm a Apple die hard...I can't buy enough to keep me supplied! Thanks for chatting Robin...have fun and enjoy!
Where do you find all your bits and pieces?
Hi Lauren...I was in the vintage business for about 5 years and seemed to always be on the look out for cool old stuff! I'm no longer a vintage person, but still have lots of left overs to play with, I just seem to spend more time painting now. I found such great stuff at rummage sales, garage sales...and of course vintage flea markets. Estate sales are great too...ask to see the junk drawer...a treasure trove of goodies! Happy hunting!
Great work! Those balsa wood strips are just what I need for a project, what size are they? I ordered some a while back and they were just too large. Thanks.
Hi Colleen...thanks for watching! As you can see here in the video, they are only about 1/4 inch thick bolas strips, I actully get them at Michaels and I think Home Depot also carries them. They should be pretty easy to find...vest of luck. Hope you get to do an assemblage piece.
SO COOL!!!
Do you sell them?
Hi Terry...I have sold them, I only have one left and haven’t made any in awhile. It’s on my list to do!
@@cerropaint TY❤️
You did that napkin trick just to slap a2107 up on top but what the heck girl
Yep...I did that! I'd been waiting for somewhere to place that 2107 vintage mail plate...and this was perfect! Gotta go with it when your in the creative flow!
Just looked for iPhone boxes they want $15-20 plus postage blimey 🤭
Wow! If I don’t have any myself, I ask around. Friends and family usually come through for me!
Awesome 🎉 I'll check out your Instagram
Thanks so much Beverly…I see you like assemblage art…it’s so fun to make. Thank you for checking me out!🌷🌷🌷