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Step 14Paint the Stripes on the Box
For this step you'll need black ink, small paint brushes, and more patience than a saint.
This is point in the project where my boyfriend walked in and called me crazy. Carefully paint in the black stripes on the box. I find it easiest to paint one side of the stripe (Photo 1) and then go back and do the other side after the first side dries. Remember that you have to paint the sides and inside of the box too. Repeat Steps 13 and 14 on the other half of the box. I wait to do this side because I want to make my stripes mostly line up when the box is closed. You can see where I'm using the first painting as a guide in Photo 2.
The reason for not painting the stripes before hand (or for using striped paper) is because when you fold the stripes, they become diagonal on the sides. It looks kinda neat, but isn't accurate to the originals.
This is point in the project where my boyfriend walked in and called me crazy. Carefully paint in the black stripes on the box. I find it easiest to paint one side of the stripe (Photo 1) and then go back and do the other side after the first side dries. Remember that you have to paint the sides and inside of the box too. Repeat Steps 13 and 14 on the other half of the box. I wait to do this side because I want to make my stripes mostly line up when the box is closed. You can see where I'm using the first painting as a guide in Photo 2.
The reason for not painting the stripes before hand (or for using striped paper) is because when you fold the stripes, they become diagonal on the sides. It looks kinda neat, but isn't accurate to the originals.
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