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Mother’s Day Keepsake Box

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It’s not always about the price of a gift  but about the thoughtfulness. This Mother’s Day Keepsake Box may of originally only cost a Dollar but when it’s painted and  embellished with pretty flowers,  it becomes so much more.
Mother's Day Box Keepsake Box. Wooden Box altered with paint, paper flowers and letters.

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Mother’s Day Keepsake Box

I love little wood boxes.  They are inexpensive and can be decorated a million ways.  I  altered this  as wooden box to give to my Mom this year for for Mother’s Day.   My Mom she has 3 children so I added 3 flowers to symbolize us kids.   Since  I’m the oldest, I get to call front seat the biggest flower mine…TeeHee.

To altered the wood box, I spray painted it flat white then used sandpaper and ink to give it a a distressed look.

I used my Cricut to cut out the  spiral flowers using the Flower Shopppe cartridge and wrapped a ribbon around the top of lid.

 

Mother's Day Box Keepsake Box. Wooden Box altered with paint, paper flowers and letters.

Inside the  box, under the  the lid, I used my Cricut again to cut out a paper  frame and the word MOM using the Cricut Storybook  cartridge.

Mother's Day Box Keepsake Box made from a painted wood box and embellished with paper flowers and letters. Easy and thoughtful Mother's Day Gift Idea.

Heat Embossed Letters

How cool us the texture on the letters?  I used Shabby Pink heat embossing powder  and a heat gun to give the letters that look.   I love the way my Mother’s Day Keepsake Box turned out and I hope it’s something my Mom treasures for years to come.

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  2. Holly this is just gorgeous! What a beautiful way for your Mom to store her precious keepsakes. Love those textured letters, sounds like a technique I may need to check out. And your flowers so, so pretty. I’m the oldest of 3 also, so I understand about the NEED to be in the front seat…or…have the biggest flower…I mean…it’s only right…right?

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  4. Oh my goodness, this is absolutely wonderful. What a fabby Mother’s Day gift. Thanks so much for joining in on our BBTB2 frame challenge.
    Carole

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  6. Happy Blogoversary! Beautiful gift for your Mom:) Thanks for joining us at Exploring Cricut!

    Annette
    mymindsdustbunnies.blogspot.com

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  8. Oh my goodness your altered box is just gorgeous! I love the roses and love the framed “mom” inside the lid! I am loving how you used the roses to symbolize you and your siblings. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2~

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  13. Happy Blogoversary, Holly! What a gorgeous Mother’s Day gift. Beautiful flowers and frame and the texture on letters is sooo cool. Thanks for sharing with BBTB2 xxD

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  20. Happy Blogaversary Holly! Love the new blog look!
    Wow! Gorgeous altered box! Such pretty flowers and frame! Letters look great! Love it!
    Thanks for sharing with us at BBTB2!
    Glenda

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  26. Happy Blogaversary!!!! I have to say that your box is just awesome!!! So so beautiful!!! I’m not the oldest so it didn’t work for me to call front seat!! Love the flowers and the awesome tags and Mom on the inside. That embossing powder is fabulous!! Thank you so very much for joining our challenge at Exploring Cricut!!!! 🙂

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  27. Happy Blogaversary! Your box is adorable – love the flowers and the use of the frame. Thanks for joining the weekly challenge at BBT2!
    Susan

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  28. You crack me up! Thanks for the shout out! This box is gorgeous! Happy Blogaversary! I’m so lucky to have you as my friend! You’re the absolute BEST! I’m so glad you sat down and wrote your first blog post so we could meet! You rock! Smiles, Jill

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  29. This is really beautiful! What a great gift for you mom and I love how you used the 3 flowers to represent the 3 children! Awesome job incorporating the Recipe Challenge into your project!! Thanks for playing along with us @ Frosted Designs this week! 🙂

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  31. Such a pretty box! I love the flowers on the top and the “Mom” on the inside. Thank you for playing along with us at CropStop. Come back tomorrow for a new challenge!

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  32. This is gorgeous! I wish someone would make one for me for mother’s day! Thanks so much for joining us @ Frosted Designs!

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  35. Absolutely stunning! I love that you used the flowers to symbolize 3 children this is so special! Thanks so much for joining us at BBTB2
    Juliex

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  38. Holly, your designs are always so amazing! Thanks for the great tip on the the letters! They are Fabulous! Love the keepsake box idea too! Been trying to figure out what to make my mom and this would be a nice gift! Thanks for the inspiration as always. 😉

    XO ~ Amy Jo (FCCB DT member & follower)
    http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com
    amyjrockstar at gmail dot com

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  39. super pretty holly i love the shabby embossed letters 🙂 thanks for sharing your lovely project with us at bbtb2 🙂 and happy blogoversary 🙂

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  40. Thank you Holly for the blog candy!! I am very excited 🙂 I just got a Cuttlebug and the folder will be a great addition to the collection I am sure I will be starting. I wish you had gotten those 2 more, but that is awesome anyway.
    Gorgeous Mother’s Day Gift!

    sherii at cfl dot rr dot com

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