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DIY Christmas Gift Boxes

I have decided to spring clean my studio. My room is so bad. I almost feel ashamed of myself.

Unfortunately, this also means that I will have to let a lot of things go. Ugh, I'm never prepared to do this. This is because I always swear that one day I will need "it". I be darned if I have had some things for 10+ plus years, never to be used. Then one day I get rid of it and guess who all of a sudden needs it? Some might say that I have a crafting issue(s), and they may not be lying. 😅

I love to repurpose things. Sometimes things sit here a little longer than they should, so I have decided to just to jump in and start repurposing boxes. I figured I could have them on hand and ready to go when something comes up like a birthday, a holiday or some kind of special occasion. I decided to start with the AirPod boxes. My husband knows me so well and actually gifted me these boxes and adding to my craft hoarding issues instead of just throwing them away and helping me. 😂 


These are actually great steady boxes. They needed a few coats of paint because I didn't feel like sanding them down and one side had the store stickers. I was cool with this, I just added several more layers of paint. If you don't want the paint to peel you could seal them. I have some scratching on my black box, but I kinda like it. It seems to be happening in the right places and anything with the AirPods information is covered up - so again, it works for me. 😊 




I had a tablecloth on hand that had this cute lace square patterns. I cut a square out and it fit nicely on the box. If I cut it to the thick square line it would fit perfect. But for the black box I decided to fold down the scalloped edges. I used Loctite All Purpose Glue to hold it down. It dried clear and did the job.


I put some wax paper and some rubber bands around the lace portion to hold it down for just a bit so it could get a better hold. 


 I added some black paper using double sided tape and attaching it to the inside bottom of the box - I liked the contrast and it kinda cleaned up the space. I didn't get a picture of the inside of the blue box, but I used a Christmas patterned paper. It is definitely fine without it too, I mean minus the paint splatter I got inside. haha I left it that way for that hand-made feel, plus I will most likely add tissue paper when I decide to. 


 

I added some double-sided tape to the sides of one of the boxes and dipped each side into glitter.  You can easily skip this step if you aren't a fan of glitter. 


I think they came out lovely. 



I had so much fun decorating and repurposing these boxes and it really is a fun way to recycle items where and when I can. I can't wait to use these - I'm thinking adding a gift card or a piece of jewelry maybe?! I'm just excited I have a couple of gift boxes ready to go this Christmas. 😀

Until next time . . .  I hope you stay crafty & happy.
-MaddieMarrs


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