Kenzie's school supply box
I had so much fun with this. It's been way too long since I brought out the glue, foam brushes, paper and made a complete mess of my workspace - lol.
Materials:
White photo box from OfficeMax
SEI Ally's Wonderland papers/stickers/tagsPhotos printed on Epson Premium Presentation Paper
Instructions:
I started by printing my photos and laying them on the box. Then I started cutting pieces of paper and laying them out. Once I had a general idea for the look, I slid the pieces on to a large sheet of cardstock to keep them somewhat together.
Then I cut the side/front pieces. I chose not to wrap them completely around the box because I wanted her to be able to open/close it easily. I cut the pieces to fit, then scored them with a bone folder so that there was about 1/4" overlap on the top of the box. Then I brushed Mod Podge on the back, put in place and smoothed from the center out to prevent creases. *Be careful when you glue down your photos - you don't want any glue on the front of them because it will take off parts of your photo.
I continued gluing my pieces until the entire surface was covered. Then I let dry for an hour.
Then I brushed 3 coats of Anita's satin varnish on top and let dry for a few hours in between each coat.
Last step was to print her name on a piece of digital notebook paper and slide in the front label.
I hope she likes it!
That is an adorable school box!! I'm sure that she'll LOVE it! What a fantastic idea.
Posted by: sharon | August 29, 2008 at 09:40 AM
Adorable! Wish the girls had room for more than a pencil box at school!
Posted by: Brandi | August 29, 2008 at 10:12 AM
VERY cute!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Kris Noorman | August 29, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Wow! Heather, I love the way you add creativity and love to everything you do! Even the little polka dot pencils you put in her school box are over-the-top CUTE! You're a good momma! Thanks for the creative inspiration. Kasie
Posted by: Kasie | August 29, 2008 at 10:17 AM
She's already the coolest girl in school, before it's even started!! How adorable.
Posted by: Raven | August 29, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Adorable--I am sure she'll love it!
Posted by: Emily | August 29, 2008 at 12:12 PM
she'll love it for sure! :)
Posted by: melanie | August 29, 2008 at 12:32 PM
She is going to FLIP when she sees that. And you know Katie is going to want one now. ;)
Posted by: Maegan B. | August 29, 2008 at 01:17 PM
Heather, that turned out GREAT!! She's definitely going to have the coolest supply box in the class!
Posted by: Jodi | August 29, 2008 at 03:09 PM
Oh Heather that is cute! How could she not love that? Thanks for sharing all your great ideas! I love them!
Thanks,
Lisa
Posted by: Lisa Jetton | August 29, 2008 at 06:19 PM
this is just ADORABLE! thanks for sharing your inspiration! Kenzie will love it, I'm sure! I have to find out at my DD's K-garten orientation if they have a place to keep something like this!
Posted by: Julie L. | August 29, 2008 at 08:06 PM
Uh, you hope she'll like it? You know she is going to LOVE it, as would any little girl.
Thank you for sharing the how-to. I'm going to make one for my son using photos of him in all his various super-hero costumes, using a box for all his comic books, etc.
One question--the varnish. Did it dry sticky at all? Is there a reason you prefer it over just mod-podging the whole thing? Thanks!
Posted by: Deirdre | August 29, 2008 at 09:46 PM
Did you just varnish over the pictures?? Just wondered how the product is different than Mod Podge. It doesn't damage the pics?
Posted by: Cristie Baron | August 30, 2008 at 09:20 AM
Beyond adorable-it's so bright and colorful. The playhouse is amazing too...It's looking cuter than my apartment right now-LOL!
Posted by: Kara | September 02, 2008 at 08:09 PM
Super cute Heather...great job!
Posted by: Monica | September 02, 2008 at 08:47 PM
I am dying to hear how the first day of Kindergarten went!
Posted by: Susan | September 03, 2008 at 08:47 AM
Cool! What a fantastic project!!!
xoxoxo
Posted by: angie h. | September 06, 2008 at 02:35 AM