These decorated boxes make great gifts and home decor storage. In the bedroom the large bottom box can hold hair supplies, the middle stores make-up and jewelry will go in the top, smallest box clearing the clutter from the dresser top.

Materials:

Paper Mache boxes graduated sizes 1 to 3 boxes your choice shape and size

Craft Paint - color of your choice- foam paint brush

Wide lace trim to fit around the cover of each box

Silk flower heads - all plastic parts removed

8mm or larger beads or pearls to replace plastic flower centers

Hot Glue Gun and glue sticks*

Instructions:

Paint the outside of each box and lid, allow to dry completely. Glue the lace around the rim of each box top. Place the lid on the box to make it easier to complete the decoration.

Glue the flowers around the box top allowing them to stick out slightly past the edge of the box. Place the largest petal against the box lid, hold in place with a dab of glue. Place another dab of glue in the center of the first petal and add the second petal. Continue until you have completed the flower, glue one or more beads in the center of the flower to replace the plastic flower parts. The number of beads used in each flower will depend on the type flower. With the roses on my box I used one bead just to cover the hole in the petals.

Continue building the flowers to ring the entire box top. On the top box on the stack continue adding flowers to completely cover the box. With the lower boxes in the stack place the next box centered on top and lightly mark the size so you leave space to fit each layer as you add the flowers on the lower boxes.

This is a very versatile project as you can make just one box any size and shape or you can make as many graduated boxes as you want and stack them up.

Resource:
ColdHeat Freestyle Cordless Glue Gun