Jewelry Box

by Tammy for Spring Boutique

I know, it's been a while. I've been kind of busy too. Anyway, here are some ideas for decorating jewelry (or whatever you like them to be) boxes! I got this wooden box at Michael's, these small ones are cheap, the big one is a little more expensive, but totally worth the price.

I just used acrylic paint, you can find those at Michael's as well or even Walmart. Whatever color you choose to do your piece of art, have always white acrylic paint to do the first layer - that way, the color that you picked will truly show. I don't stress too much in buying different shades of the same color, I buy a neutral shade and just add some white if I want it to be lighter or some black if I want to make it darker. When you mix the colors like this, do it gradually.. You'll more likely find the shade you're looking for if you add little paint at time.

Summarizing, this is what you'll need:

• A wooden box of your choice
• A piece of sandpaper 
• A little tray that you can put the paint on
• White Acrylic Paint
• Acrylic Paint of your choice
• Brush (Size doesn't really matter.. You might  wanna use a bigger brush for larger boxes just to paint them faster)
• Cup of tap water and a rag (Make sure you clean your brush well and dry it after mixing paint or before you start using a new color)
• Assorted beads, ribbons (If you want to do details with beads, I just used Super Glue once the paint was dry)
• Acrylic Sealer (I used a spray with Gloss finishing, but there are also opaque and liquid sealers)

Get your creativity started!

• Strip your box with the sand paper and apply a layer of White Acrylic Paint. Let it dry.
• Apply the colored Acrylic Paint of your choice and let it dry. 
• Apply another layer of the same color and let it dry.
• If you wanna do any details with paint, exploring the brush, now is the time :) And let it dry.
• Apply the Acrylic Sealer (read instructions on the can/bottle)
• Work on the details desired (beads, ...)

by Tammy for Spring Boutique

Have fun!!