DecoArt Media Range and Tando Creative Draught/Checkers Set

Draught/ Checkers Board Box

My inspiration for the Tando Draught Board Set started with some beautiful ceramic tiles

and I wanted to create a board that could transform into a box to hold the draught pieces

The heavyweight chipboard tiles were covered with the DecoArt Media Modelling paste and Crackle paste and textured with a palette knife on the flat and side to get a rib effect

Once dry these were coloured with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics

Dioxadine Purple

Quinacridone Gold

Yellow Oxide

Dioxadine Purple

Cobalt Teal Hue

 and highlighted with

Metallic Gold

This was my prototype to work out how to transform the board into a box,

It had to have flexibility so I decided to use ribbon on the finished project

Tile Layout illustrating the cuts and folds

I made a frame for the tiles with guides to the spacing, the ribbon was woven under and over and glue applied to the ribbon and tiles

The ends of the ribbon were turned back and magnets inserted

The draughts were covered with modelling paste and painted with Quinacridone gold, Metallic gold, Cobalt Teal Hue and Dioxadine purple and embellished with fine gold and turquoise wire

A little video to show how the box and board is configured, you will see that I made an internal box from card to add internal support and house the pieces

I hope you have enjoyed my project, please check out the fabulous DecoArt Media Products and Tando Creative products

Jools : )