Painted Keepsake Box

I love keepsake boxes. I have several. This instructable shows how to make a plain wooden box into a cute keepsake box for keeping small treasures.

Just a note: I did not mention in the instructions below but I did sand between paint coats and let everything dry between steps. Keeping everything smooth makes the finished box look even better.

Materials:
Plain wooden box – pay attention to hardware as this will have to be removed and reattached later
Wooden appliqués – available at craft stores
Spray Primer
Spray Paint – Black with Satin finish
Spray paint – Metallic, I’m using copper here but silver or bronze would also look good

Lining:
Felt
Spray adhesive

Other stuff:
Sand Paper
Old rag or sock for applying paint
Disposable dish
Wood glue
Ruler
Scissors

Step 1: Step 1

Remove hinges and feet (if any) from the box. Make sure you put these in a safe place. I put mine in a sandwich baggie and taped it to the wall above the work bench.

I played with a few different layouts of the appliqués to see what I liked.

Comments

[ZoDo]

Love this box. My wife would probably want me to make her one if she saw this :)))
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[blackbean]

Thanks so much. :)