Family sparetime: gifts, kid crafts, paper crafts and a lots of fun

I would like to provide you useful and entertaining things, which will do the whole family's heart good. These ideas, gifts and child crafts will help you to spend precious time together with your loved ones.

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

How to make gift from an old box

What good is an old box and some napkins? We can make a beautiful present for someone or we can hold little things in it.
We need the following materials:
  • box
  • 3 different napkins
  • varnish (decoupage lacquer: this is a glue as well in one block)
  • brush, scissors
We will make the side of the box. The napkins in generally consists of 3 or 4 layers. We need only the upper coloured or patterned layer. The lower layers must have removed. (We won't coat the bottom of the box, because it causes that the box will close hard.) You should anoint the box with the varnish and put the tailor-made napkin on it. With the brush you need to stroke the napkin. After, you should anoint the napkin as well with the varnish. In the picture you can see it:
sideWe will use 2 kind of napkins for the top of the box. Firstly we will gluing the frame and after, the main picture.

Finally we will anoint the whole box with the varnish (in plenty). And we can see the result! I made this box for my husband, because his hobby is the fishing. Another idea: you can prepare a personal gift with the help of this technology. The number of the opportunities are no end of.



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