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Trinket Box Christmas Trinket Box Trinket Box
Designed by Helen Slabodukh
Supplies:
  • Favorite Findings™ Christmas Buttons: #1475, #1440
  • Unfinished wood box with drawer
  • Unfinished wood mini knobs
  • Acrylic paint: green, red, white
  • Medium flat paintbrush
  • Scrapbook paper: red stripe, green stripe
  • Paper adhesive of choice
  • Hot glue gun and glue
  • E beads: red, green, gold
  • 22 gauge gold craft wire
  • Floral picks
  • Dye ink pad: brown
  • Scissors or paper cutter
  • Ruler
  • Pencil
  • Wire cutters

Instructions:
  1. Paint box and drawer red, inside and out. Paint 2 knobs red, 2 knobs green. Let dry.
  2. Paint white dots on knobs, box top and bottom, and inside drawer using end of paintbrush handle. Let dry.
  3. Measure and cut scrapbook paper to fit top and sides of box. Adhere in place.
  4. Rub ink pad on corners of box and paper to antique.
  5. Glue knobs to bottom of box as feet.
  6. Stack 4 buttons as shown. String wire through both buttonholes from back to front. Twist wires together at top. Trim wires to 4”. String E beads onto wires. Wind wire ends around jaw of round nose pliers to form spirals.
  7. Glue button stack to front of box as drawer pull.
  8. Glue floral picks to top. Glue a few buttons around picks.
Tips:
  • Refer to photo for placement and assembly.