Empty candy boxes are an indispensable material for creativity, turning in skilled hands into an original, unique gift or a stylish element of interior decor.
Photo frame with a cache
From a candy box of a classic rectangular shape, you can make a gift frame for a photo with a small cache inside. To do this, you need a box with a hinged lid like a book cover and fancy paper for creativity or trimming beautiful wallpaper.
An oval or quadrangular window is cut out in the lid of the candy box, the dimensions of which correspond to the dimensions of the inserted photograph. On a sheet of paper for decoration or on a piece of wallpaper, the contours of the box are drawn, taking into account the allowances for bending inward. On the part of the sheet of paper that will be on the lid, apply a cut-out "window" and circle it, departing from the contour 2-3 cm. Small teeth are cut out of this indentation. A photograph is inserted from the back of the lid, fixing it with strips of adhesive tape.
The teeth are folded onto the inner side of the cut-out window and glued to the lid. The box is coated with glue and carefully pasted over with decorative paper along the outer and inner walls. The bottom of the frame-cache is decorated with an ornament made of napkins using decoupage technique or a sheet of decorative paper is glued. After that, the outer part of the lid is decorated: the window of the frame is decorated with an elegant braid, flowers, leaves from corrugated paper are glued to the free surface. A gift, a postcard is placed inside the photo frame box and the entire product is tied with an elegant ribbon.
Jewelry box
In order to make an elegant and elegant jewelry box out of a candy box, you need to prepare the inner surface for painting using white acrylic primer and a small sponge. If there are any holes in the box, they must be sealed with strips of paper before priming.
After the primed surface dries, it is painted with aerosol paints in a silver or gold color. Spraying paint must be done from a short distance, otherwise ugly streaks may form. A rectangle is cut out of napkins with a pattern or thin decorative paper, the dimensions of which correspond to the bottom of the box and carefully glued. The side walls inside the box are pasted over with paper strips of the same color. The inner surface of the lid can be pasted over with paper in a contrasting color - this gives the box a certain style and originality.
Then the box is turned over and its bottom and outer walls are painted. After the paint has completely dried, the finished product can be covered with a layer of transparent varnish. The outer side of the lid is decorated with an ornament made of beads or rhinestones. Inside the finished box, you can insert cardboard dividers for different types of jewelry.
