Is that glitter polka-dots you see? Yes, I think so!! I am completely obsessed with today's DIY, if I must say!! How awesome is a box wrapped in recycled newspaper articles and covered in glitter dots?! VERY! I can think of a million uses for a box with such personality. It would be a great way to add character to that special someones Valentines gift. It can be turned into a fun box for the kiddos to carry around all those Valentines Day cards from school. Or my favorite a love note drop-box for you and your family! Whatever it is the possibilities are endless!
Supplies needed for the box ; Empty box( I used a child's shoe box), clipped newspaper articles,scissors glue stick, clear tape or double sided tape, red&pink glitter, box cutter.
Supplies needed for Love Notes tag; Small piece of cardboard, hole puncher, white crayon, glue stick, red glitter, and red ribbon, hot glue.
Supplies needed for Pink Heart Tag; Small piece of cardboard, traced out pink felt heart, hot glue.
Lets get started with wrapping up your box. Gather the biggest newspaper articles that you have clipped. Place them around your box covering the bottom and longer sides, use tape to hold it together. Once you've covered most of the box with the larger articles its pretty easy to use the smaller ones to place over the uncovered areas on your box. I found that using different sizes of newspaper gives the box a funky patched up look! If you have a top to your box like I did, repeat the same steps. You will notice that wrapping the top is a bit more challenging than the rest of the box.
Yesss!! You wrapped up your box!! Now comes the fun and messy part. Use your glue stick to dot in circles on your box one side at a time. Sprinkle pink&red glitter on the glue dots, spreading the glitter with your index finger for a cleaner dot.
If you are planning on using your box for a gift box I made two very simple tags to add a extra hint of glamour. The first one is the
Pink heart tag. On a small piece of cardboard trace&cut out a rectangle like you see above. Then on a piece of pink felt trace&cut a heart to fit onto your cardboard. Glue those two together and easy peasy your done! Hot glue it wherever you like, I put mine right on the middle. So simple, but so cute!
The Second label is the
love notes tag. This is my personal favorite! Not only does it bring out the inner child in me, it also looks so romantic. To make this you will trace&cut out the shape of a tag on your piece of cardboard( i just free handed mine,not too hard). With a white crayon write "Love Notes" or your favorite message. Punch a hole on the top part of your tag with your hole puncher and tie a red ribbon through the hole into a cute bow. Add glitter to your letters by using the glue stick, then sprinkle glitter over the glue. Hot glue it on your box, and your done!!
I on the other hand used this little cutie as a love note drop box for my home! To do the same all you need to do is cut a slit on the top of your box with your box cutter like shown below. I hot glued the love note tag on the upper corner.
This is how it now displays in my home!!! My husband and I have agreed to take a minute each day until Valentines Day, to write a little something for each member in our family. My little one has been dumping drawings and doodles in there all day. Sometimes its the little things that mean a lot more than a huge fancy gift.I'm extremely eager to see what sweet words and drawings I get for Valentines Day! What did you use your box for? It was a pleasure sharing with you!! Have a good one y'all!!
