And although I've been swamped (I pinky swear I'll be back on track soon), and sick, and generally pulled three different ways to Sunday... I pushed obligations aside for a short while to make a little blue time machine.
Is it an exact replica? Nope, but that's ok! It was a fast and painless project and I'm sure that it would make a nifty gift box for a Whovian you love.
You have someone in mind? Excellent! Here's what I did:
1. Assemble the House Oddities Box. The box comes with a door facade. I did add it, but then turned the thing around so that the front became the back of the box. (Basically our version has a back door.)
2. I created a new template. Glued it to some thick card, cut it out and affixed it to the 'new' front of the box. Hint: Leave some extra space around the outside of the template and trim to size after it is glued into place on the front of the box for a perfect fit.
3. Cut a couple of squares of extra thick card/paper board and glue on the top of the box. Add a small square in the centre.
4. Paint the whole thing a lovely shade of TARDIS blue.
5. Apply a wash of white paint in the top 6 paned windows. Once dry, a layer of Diamond Glaze will give a glass effect.
7. Add a little Police Box and Public Telephone sign as a finishing touch.
Like I said, it's not perfectly accurate... but it was a fun quick make and I don't think any fan of the good Doctor would complain about being gifted one of these blue Time And Relative Dimension In Space.
Supply round-up:
House Oddities Box Diamond Glaze
Set of Unlabelled Jars, Bottles & Tins
Cardstock
Thick paperboard
