The Box.

Once upon a time there was a box.  This isn't any old box.  This particular box has a story.  If you care to read the entire story, CLICK HERE.  So, after bringing the box home for a second time, we decided that it needed a little revamping and a special spot in our home so that the same story never repeated itself.

Here is what the box looked like before:

I wanted the box to look like it had a carved piece of wood on the side.  I went to my local hardware store and the cheapest wood piece they had was $6.  That isn't too bad, but I knew I could figure something out that was less expensive.  Hooray for my Cricut!

I cut out several pieces of the same shape onto cardstock and mod podged them on top of each other and then mod podged them onto the box.

Then I got out my paint, scrapbook paper, etc. out,  ready to spruce up the box.

After I painted the box black, I dry brushed a linen color to give it a weathered, distressed look.  Then I added scrapbook paper on the sides with mod podge and did a crackle finish on the handle.  I also added two jewels to cover up two of the nails.

Voila!  An old box transformed into a beautiful box!

Now it has a new home, proudly displayed on the back of the toilet, holding extra rolls of toilet paper.  It went from thrift store "re-find", to useful home decor.  I guess the fact that I had to buy it back from the thrift store wasn't so bad after all.

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