Christmas Memento Boxes

If you need a place to store family Christmas recipes, Santa & Me photos or letters to Santa we’ve got just the boxes for you.  Our set of 3 tree shaped boxes are unique and fun to create.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:
28-0108 DCC’S SET OF 3 PAPER MACHE FLAT TREE BOX
ACRYLIC PAINT PALETTE:  White, Black, Forest Green
Plaid’s Royal Coat Decoupage Medium
Fine line permanent red marker.
Extra fine line permanent black marker
Size 8 soft flat brush
Ruler
Spatter brush
Waxed paper
Sponge Brush Applicator

INSTRUCTIONS:
APPLYING PRINTS: Make good black and white photo copies of the photos and letters that you plan to decoupage to the top of your boxes.  Cut them out.
Apply Royal Coat Decoupage Medium to the back of the print and place it on the top of the box.  Start at the center and use your fingers to press out any air bubbles working your way from the center to the outside edges.
STRIPE and WRITING:  Use a ruler and your red marker to draw a line around your prints, edge of the green lid and bottom edge of the white box.
Write CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES BY ________ (your name) in red, on the large tree box lid.
Write SANTA and ME in red, on the medium tree box lid.
Write LETTERS TO SANTA in red, on the small tree box lid.
Use your extra fine black marker to shadow one edge of all writing.
Side load a flat brush with water and black to add shading to the edge of the box, around the red line that surrounds the photos and the bottom white edge of the box.
Carefully spatter with black paint trying not to spatter the photos and then spatter with white paint.
Finish with a coat of Royal Coat Decoupage Medium to seal the boxes.