treasure box

I have a non sew gift idea.... it's a

treasure box, which is a great for

grandmas and grandpas.

Now, stay with me on this one. The box I

made is to showcase my daughter's primitive

person (so endearing). But keep in mind that

you can really put most anything on the lid.

What you'll need for this project:

glue stick

scissors

paper mache box with lid

mod podge

sponge brush (for applying mod podge)

picture of some sort (for the lid)

ribbon (length of the perimeter of the lid)

Okay...now for the process...

First, center the lid on the picture you want

and trace around the lid. Cut out.

When I made my

first box a couple of years ago, I used this cute

little picture my oldest daughter colored. The

problem I had was that the colors bled because

she had used markers. This time I applied glue

stick to the top of the picture and let it dry...mostly.

So if you're using kiddy art work (done with

markers) apply glue stick now and let it dry....don't

touch it. It still smears while the glue is wet. If you

ask me how I know I'd probably tell you that I sort

of got impatient....and smudged mine.

Okay, now that you're glue is dry, paint a generous

portion of mod podge on the top of your lid. Carefully

center and stick your cute little picture on the lid.

Now slap some more of that white stinky stuff

around the side of the lid. Apply ribbon around

the outer edge of the lid.

When the ribbon and picture are dry it's time to

seal the deal and slather the mod podge all over

the side and top of your lid. personally I like to

texturize my mod podge. To do so, swirl your brush

in a very messy, unorganized fashion. Or, you can paint it

on smoothly. Smile, you're mostly done!

Let that dry. It'll probably take a little while if you

put the stuff on very thick.

Now, fill it with pictures, candy, or other treasury

things.