The idea behind this Halloween decoration is that you’re not quite sure what you’re gonna get when you open the box! While you can fill the box with treats, it can also be filled with any type of treasure like photos, a mini scrapbook, or memorabilia.
Here’s what I used to create it:
One unfinished wood box (found at any craft store)
Basic Grey’s Eerie collection paper
Black cardstock
Acrylic paint (Purple, Black)
Distress ink (Black Soot)
Alcohol ink (Caramel)
Distress Stickles (Rock Candy)
Sizzix die cuts (Spooky House, Picket Fence)
Grungeboard die cut (Skeleton)
Acetate
Chipboard/cardboard
File (for distressing and finishing edges)
Instructions:
1- Paint the inside and outside of the box that will not be covered by paper. (This can be as much or as little as you would like.)
2- Take measurements and using Glue Dots®, add paper to the sections of the box that you would like covered.
3- File edges and shade with distress ink.
4- Punch out assorted die cuts with black cardstock and paint assorted chipboard/cardboard pieces; add Stickles for texture.
5- After drying, add the pieces as desired with Glue Dots®. (Note: Pop Up Glue Dots® help add dimension.)
6- To create a “window” for the top of the box, decorate a chipboard/cardboard shape with alcohol ink (or distress ink) and attach it to a piece of acetate with Mini Glue Dots®. Attach the assembled window to the box with additional Mini Glue Dots®.
7- Fill with treats or tricks!
Project and Photo Credit: Christy Rather
