Pretty little box

I was inspired by Rhi’s box (link for her site on the right at ringslikeabell) and the great tip for the $1.49 pencil box at Michaels. So last week I went in and picked one up, although it took me a few days to figure out what to do with it.I ended up getting two pieces of coordinating paper, one with a paisley design and another with a harlequin design. I decided to use the paisley on the outside and the harlequin on the inside. But then I was trying to figure out what to do with the box! And then it came to me……it’s for me!

Sean and I ordered a new laser printer this week for a jewelry design adventure and this box is purrrrfect for some of the accessories. We are adding another desk to our office, one that will have all my jewelry making supplies on it, so my main desk can be all paper crafts! I left the box easy to open since it will be housing items I need to get to easily, I didnt want to fiddle with a closure of any sorts.

I really like how the paisleys turned out with the glitter and gel pen accent, the middle also pleases me with the crystal effects. I never know why I dont use that more often….I really like it! Oh, and notice no glaring shine from the box? I actually bought matte mod podge this time!

Anyway, I havent taken a picture of the inside of the box because it’s a secret. Really, it is. I am waiting until I know that someone receives one of what Im making before I ruin the surprise……in any event, here is the box.

How to:

I started by tracing the top and sides on the back of my paper and then cutting them out. I gave a nice coating of matte mod podge to the box and then put the paper on top and slathered more mod podge on, then let it dry overnight.

Next I sanded the edges of the paper to make it nice and neat.

I then took some sticky strip tape and put it around the edges where I wanted my ribbon, then put my ribbon on the box.

I stamped the paisly design from the Polka dots and paisley set in versamark on old olive paper. Then I poured heat and stick on top and then hit it with the heat gun. After that I used pink glitter on the heat and stick and set it again with the heat gun. Then I cut them out with my paper snips.

I used my white signo gel pen and colored in a part of the paisley. And then used  crystal effects in the middle of the paisleys. I let these dry overnight as well ensuring the crystal effects would be nice and hard.

Then I cut out a piece of white CS 2 x 2 and stamped the paisley image again in pink passion using the stamp off method. Then I stamped the sentiment on top of the paisley in old olive. I glued that to a piece of old olive CS that was 2 1/2 x 2 1/2. Next I put a dot of glue in each corner then covered the glue in pink glitter and tapped the extra off. I adhered that to the box with a stampin dimensional.

I used a small stampin dimensional on the ends of the paisleys to make them even with the ribbon and placed them in the corner.

Finally, I took a framed dragonfly brad and put it in the center of a white flower and then attatched that to the last corner of the box with a stampin dimensional. 

Deets:
$1.49 chipboard pencil box from Michaels
Paper, 59 cents a piece from Michaels (It took one piece for the outside and one for the inside…FYI)
Matte Mod Podge and sponge applicator
Sand paper (600 grit…again)
CS: white and old olive
Ink: versamark clear, old olive, pink passion
Accessories: sticky strip, glue, pink glitter, signo gel pen, crystal effects, stampin dimensional, white flower, framed dragonfly brad, pink ribbon from the “flirty” spring set from SU.

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