Secret crafter Saturday challenge #63

This week's challenge is last minute gifts and has been set by Mandy.
I have made a keepsake box for one of my wonderful friends. I have made a few of these boxes and after having had a few requests for how I made the last on I put on my blog I have done a quick tutorial.

The box is made using match boxes (good job Mum has an open fire!!) and is similar to the advent calendar drawers you may have seen, just not as big!!

Here's how I did it:

1. I primed all the boxes and insides using white primer.

2. I let Ellie loose with 2 colours of glimmer mists on the insides of the boxes.
3. Make the panels for the sides and cover the chipboard for the top and bottom of the box. I used 4x4 bind it all covers for the top and bottom of the box.

4. Decorate the sides of the boxes and arrange and stick the boxes like this. You can ink them up or paint them a contrasting colour if you want so your panels don't need to go right to the edges.

Once decorated it should look like this:

5. use a brad and ribbon to act as the knob for the drawer. You can decorate the fronts of the drawers of you want.

Finally decorate the top of the box.

So it looks like this finished.
While it looks a bit complex it is really easy to make, the longest bit is waiting for the boxes to dry, but if you measure things up before you paint them, you can be getting on with preparing the panels and decorating the top and bottom while they are drying.

Do check out the other DT members last minute gifts.

As the Allsorts challenge this week is Anything but a card I am entrying this into that too.

Recipe:
Stamp(s): None
Colouring Media: None
Papers: K and Co Chartlotte
Embellishments: flowers, tulle, ricrac and brads from stash