Upcycled Gift Box

"A little drowsing cat is an image of perfect beatitude"

--------Jules Champfleury

Hi, Friends....

I'm back with a little upcycled acetate box I made especially for the the Add a Little Dazzle Wrap it Up challenge. I had this clear box (used to hold some foam sticky letters) sitting around and couldn't bear to toss it because I wanted to decorate it. This was the perfect opportunity!

On the front you can see where I embossed some snowflakes into the gorgeous blue Add a Little dazzle metal sheet. I also punched out some small snowflakes and put them on the bag with the silver backside showing, instead of the blue.

I wanted the outside of the box to be free of any embellishments that could get rubbed or knocked off, so I attached my decorated panels inside the box. 

I used Echo Park Winter Wishes for each panel and made them slightly smaller than the actual side of the box so the wrapping tissue inside can show a tiny bit.  Seemed more festive to me.

I used white Add a Little Dazzle for the snowflakes on this side and little stick-on rhinestones.

After getting my panels all made, I then wondered what adhesive would work to attach these to the smooth acetate surface.  The one I had planned to use wasn't staying stuck.  

I knew I would have to go to Beacon 3-in-1....but there was a problem:  B3-1 is acetone based and I was pretty sure it would eat the plastic.  I needed something to coat the plastic to provide a barrier.  So I went to my old standby for decorating all things Christmas...... glitter glue!!!






I smeared carefully applied a thin coat around the edges where I would be adhering the panels to the sides and let it dry.  Then I was able to use my Beacon 3-in-1 with impunity.  Yay!!  

Some of the glitter glue oozed around onto the panels, but that just added more sparkle and I like it, anyway.

I topped off the gift box with a strap of May Arts wired ribbon.  Love this sheer, shimmery blue!!!






Hope you have enjoyed the little tour of my upcycled gift box. It was a lot of fun to make and I hope the recipient enjoys it, too.

<3
Janis

Thank you for the honor of entering this project in the following challenges:
1.  Add a Little Dazzle Challenge #47 - Wrap it Up!
2.  Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - Anything Goes 
3.  Tando Creative Challenges - October - Cold as Ice 
4.  Word Art Wednesday Challenge #154 - Anything Goes
5.  DL.ART October Linky Challenge