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Wood Dollar Store Box

July 22, 2012 by Holly Gagnon 14 Comments

    So, what do you give another crafty person as a gift?  Well-a handmade gift of course.  Especially when you can brag that you’ve turned a simple Wood Dollar Store Box into THIS…uh-huh….nice, right?
Dollar Store Gift Box decoupaged with patterned paper and Cricut Flower Shoppe Flower
{This post contains affiliate links referencing products used} 

I made this box for my sister-in-law, who is a very talented crafter herself and also happens to be the one who introduced me to the world of Cricut.  I’m not sure if my husband can appreciate this life changing crafting experience of mine, but I know I do.

Personalized Dollar Store Keepsake Box

The last wooden box I altered was for my Mom for Mother’s Day and I spray painted her box.  For this one, I wanted to play with some Mod Podge.  I adhered paper from Cosmo Cricket Salt Air collection to the sides and inside of the box, cut a multi-layered flower from  Cricut Flower Shoppe and used Storybook to for the inside monogram.

 

Cricut Flower Shoppe Cartridge

Ahh….so pretty, love it!  Now why am I always giving away the things I like?

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Filed Under: Altered Item, Cricut, Gift Boxes, Home Decor, Wood Tagged With: Altered Item, Cricut, Dollar Store Goods, Home Decor

Comments

  1. DIANA L. says

    July 22, 2012 at 5:28 am

    This came out wonderful. Great color to
    I just saw this on Jaihart linky party.
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

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  2. julie says

    July 22, 2012 at 8:08 am

    How cute your box is and you did a great job with the paper with the big flower on top. Plus getting it from the dollar store great crafty eye. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Karon says

    July 22, 2012 at 11:11 am

    Holly – this is stunning. I have yet to use Mod Podge, is it easy to use?

    TFS

    http://karonskraftykorner.blogspot.ca/

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  4. Michelle says

    July 22, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    A new follower here..you had me at that gorgeous flower! Will you share what you used to create it?

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  5. Lori says

    July 22, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    This box is soooo gorgeous! I love altered art 🙂 Thanks for joining us at 4 Crafty Chicks this week!

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  6. Leanne says

    July 22, 2012 at 5:41 pm

    Nicely done, thanks for playing our Make a Box challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks, awesome job!

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  7. Miranda says

    July 24, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    Very pretty!
    Miranda 🙂
    http://www.nanasscrapspot.com

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  8. jimlynn says

    July 24, 2012 at 5:43 pm

    Oh so crafty and cute, cute, cute! Love that big flower and all the DP you used. Very pretty and will make a precious gift.
    Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash.
    Lynn

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  9. Tamie says

    July 24, 2012 at 6:54 pm

    Your flower is gorgeous and so is the wood box that you decorated!! Love the paper you used too. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful inspiration with us at 4 Crafty Chicks.

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  10. The Mandatory Mooch says

    July 25, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    What fun!! I’d love to have you link this up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch. It’s a new linky party starting today. Hope to see you there. Thanks, Nichi
    http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2012/07/tasty-thursdays-1.html

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  11. Kate Vickers says

    July 31, 2012 at 2:40 am

    So pretty, Holly! I love it!

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  12. alicaz says

    August 2, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    Wonderful! In case your sister doesn’t like/want it – can I be your new sister? 🙂 Love the papers and the flower is just stunning!
    Thank you for joining us at Shopping Our Stash Challenge!

    Hugs, Alica 😉

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  13. Cristin says

    August 4, 2012 at 1:52 am

    So, so pretty!

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  14. Holly says

    February 4, 2013 at 9:54 pm

    THIS is the kind of box I would love to make but I still don’t understand the MogePodge thing. 🙁 This is beautiful!

    Reply

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