Not a Moment to Spare

This mini wood chest was first colored with black distress stain that was dry to the touch before bright red acrylic paint was applied.
However the red paint rewetted the black distress stain, mixed and melted, and became a gorgeous finish that mimics mahogany or, when observing from a few inches away, dark oiled leather....

Ouu! Do you like my vintage French inspired chest? Me too!
Especially the extra neat pink pom pom embellishment on the lid! You can find this wonderful pom pom fringe at Alpha Stamps.
This chest is roughly three inches square, painted white, wrapped with sewing pattern tissue, coated in Mod Podge and adorned with an ornate plate, three paper flowers (unknown maker), a cast stainless knob and an idea-ology adornment crown....

Throughout my life I've loved in nearly equal measure the toys of creativity, crayons, construction paper, paint and scissors, and the things that house them, crates, bins, boxes, chests and cabinets.
My art reveal for the day is a combination of these interests: A lovely Gypsy Sideshow Performer Treasure Cabinet!...

Only as I'm writing this does it cross my mind that I could have used paper or cardboard just as effectively for today's project, but it seems I can't stop using my wood ATCs!
Anyway this looks cool as a thick piece.
Alright, so today we're looking at a wood ATC wrapped in Nashua Premium Foil Tape (seven bucks at Home Depot!). Details here were added with an embossing tool (to create the "rivets") that were then rubbed with black paint. Using a dry towel I wiped...