Darby Smart Subscription Box Review-March 2016

Darby Smart:
1. Ships Monthly for $19 (includes shipping!)
2. Contents include everything needed for a DIY project
3. Cancel anytime

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DIY. Do it yourself. Yep, open this box and turn these contents into something. I didn’t say something good. I just said something. Something that you did yourself.

If you thought that was the longest winded sentence in the fewest words then you are right. But I did it myself!

I have a bone to pick with this box. The box arrives at your door and it seems all small and sweet and innocent. Like nothing you can’t handle could be in this box. And yet…..BAM! Take a look at this month’s project:

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This month’s craft skill? Handling small delicate pieces of paper! 

Clumsy box crafters beware!

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I didn’t black out the directions code. Sorry….. Last time I blacked it out for the photo I promptly forgot what it was and then had to wing it through the craft.

Here are the items:

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Here are 2 black canvas and the metal leaf papers in gold, silver and copper. The canvas are small 5 x 7″ and the metal leaf paper sets contain about 6 pages of metal leaf.

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An adhesive pen, sealer and brush. The adhesive pen has 2 different applicators that can be flipped around depending on your preference.

Let’s start at the beginning..

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So full of promise….

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Seems easy right? Apply glue and stick on metal leaf..

Hand model is my 9 year old niece.

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Now wait one hour for glue to dry before removing……

Huh? One hour? That means this project is going to take me forever!!!

This is when I started to lose interest in this project. Which is not the fault of Darby Smart. It is more that I gathered all my craft stuff, said niece and we sat down and glued three things and then had to put the project on hold…………

Ok now fast forward about 10 days……… and throw in these:

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And here you go….

If you are thinking I skipped a few steps, you are correct. But it was only to save you from dying of boredom as I could do one step then wait a day and then one step and then wait a day and so on and so forth.

At Hale (house in Hawaiian) MJ, any day you get to say and so on and so forth is a good day.

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Going for a cosmic feel….

Ya know like, “When the moon is in the 7th house… And Jupiter aligns with Mars….”

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“And Peace will guide our planets… and Loveeeeee will steer the stars……”

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Here they are on my wall….

Survey Says:

So last year I saw a review of Darby Smart and their resin bracelet kit and thought to myself that I wanted to try this box. So I have been subscribed for about 6 months but I think I am going to cancel my account. And yet as I type that I am not quite sure….. I have really enjoyed the projects that they have sent. They have offered me the opportunity to do wood burning, leather crafting and metal leaf application which are three things I had never tried before. I think this sub is designed with that in mind in that they help you find new mediums in which you want to do further projects.

  6 comments for “Darby Smart Subscription Box Review-March 2016

  1. April 4, 2016 at 11:39 am

    Whoa, those turned out really cool!! I am like way impressed, especially because I thought you were taking a nail painting break and we were going to see some fancy nails but instead we got fancy trust fund art =D

    I hope you do go to We Make Collective instead! I really like their projects, and I’m looking forward to having some time to do the dyeing project.

    • April 4, 2016 at 12:10 pm

      I have an obession with using certain things in my art. Nail polish and crayons make their way in frequently!! A throw make to my childhood I guess?

  2. April 4, 2016 at 11:41 am

    I see Champagne Problems!!!

    The first masterpiece does look cosmic as you intended but I think the second masterpiece looks like an abstract cupcake! I might be hungry (nursing and pumping make me inhale everything).

    • April 4, 2016 at 12:09 pm

      Yes! What is it about BF that makes you want to eat sweets all the time?!?

      • April 4, 2016 at 1:11 pm

        Makes me want to eat anything really! My real food addiction is pasta but that is not as instant gratification as chocolate! Right now I am making grilled cheese sandwhiches with my wee ones.

        I also made a Chex mix last night but short of making puppy chow, everyone (including me) picks out everything but the Chex :/

  3. Sub Bella
    April 7, 2016 at 9:19 am

    Sometimes I miss DS, sometimes I don’t. I do enjoy seeing your creative endeavors.

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