First I loaded up on supplies. The base of the box is made from this set of three paper mache boxes:
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| From Hobby Lobby - it came as a set of three but were not already attached. |
I also picked up some purple and grey craft paint, two spools of silver ribbon, a jeweled silver frame, two jewel flourish decals, some loose rhinestones, a small bunch of white flowers, a jeweled "D", and a white bridal hair clip. {I wish I had started blogging again pre-wedding so I would have a more accurate photo walkthrough of how I made this!}
I absolutely love these paper mache boxes. They were super easy to cut and only took two coats of paint to cover! First, I painted each box. Next, I hot glued the base of the small box to the lid of the medium box and the base of the medium box to the lid of the large box. I wanted it all one piece but didn't want the entire thing to be hot glued together, just in case it needed to be disassembled :) Once the glue was dry, I cut a large hole in the bottom of the small and medium boxes, leaving about an inch left on the rims so that there was still enough for the bottom and lid to be glued together, but would allow the cards to fall through to the bottom.
The slot for the cards at the top was the hardest part - good thing my mom helped me out with that part :) she also got the little "cards" sign printed and in the frame. I thought it would look too bare with just the frame on top, and I love how the little bunch of flowers looks next to the frame!
I used one large flourish for the small box. The ribbon for the tops of the boxes was white with silver rhinestones, while the ribbon for the bottoms was all silver and sparkly.
I applied ribbon to the lid and base of each box, which stuck for a few days and then started to slide off - ignore my ugly hot glue attempt to fix the top ribbon! My mom had to fix that one for me too :) I used two large flourishes to surround the "D". They're actually the same flourish - Hobby Lobby didn't have two that were mirror images, so I just turned one upside down. I think it turned out cute!
The large white bridal hair clip got its clip removed and was hot glued to the center box. I freehanded the rhinestones in a pattern around each side of the flower.
So that's my card box! Except for the ugly hot glue part on the front {which I hope no one noticed :) } I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. The whole project took about two hours {and I'm pretty sure this was one of my post-tonsillectomy projects when I was going stir-crazy from being off work for two weeks but didn't feel up to going anywhere} and cost around $35 - less than the cost of buying a similar one on Etsy, and more personal than one you would buy at Hobby Lobby. I loved the idea of a tall card box, although I think the current trend of using a birdcage or old trunk is also super cute! It's a downer to think about, but I was also concerned that someone not affiliated with the wedding could easily access our reception and make off with the card box since it's guaranteed to have money in it, and I wanted one that would be easy to spot if someone were to take it or even try to take it apart.
I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do with it now. I don't have the heart to throw it away so it will probably sit in our basement for years and years unless someone gives me a repurposing idea!
Totally irrelevant side note: Taylor Swift's new album dropped about an hour and a half ago and I am addicted! It's definitely different than her first three albums but as an avid supporter of artists like Katy Perry and Britney Spears, I definitely dig the pop sound. Then again, I absolutely adore Taylor Swift and everything she does, so I may be a little biased :)
Also totally irrelevant side side note: I had my first "getting my husband out of bed because I heard a scary noise outside" moment. And I am still hearing these noises. This is why I want a dog. A very large, protective dog...
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