Altered Recipe Box

For this post I just had to share with you the altered recipe box that a made for a bridal shower that my friend was hosting. I had so much fun making this!! I purchased this box online from Jo-Ann's. This box is REALLY big. It fits 5x7 recipe cards and has a lot of room for hundreds of recipes.

I painted the box with acrylic paint. I used a baby blue and a mint green color to get the color that I was looking for. The papers I used to cover the box and for the tags are from the Best of K&Company Paper Stack and the Mariposa Glitter Paper Stack. I distressed the edges of all the papers with Tim Holtz distress ink and also used clear embossing powder to emboss some of the edges of the papers. I added sticker embellishments from several different sticker packs that I had in my stash. The flower is from Wal-Mart. I just cut the stem off and used Marshmallow Glimmer Mist to make it shimmer and to change it to an off-white color. I adhered the flower to the box with hot glue. I made the tags by hand. I just cut the paper to size and then clipped the corner. I did not Modgepodge the papers onto the box but in thinking back if I made another one of these boxes I would use Modgepodge. That way when it's used in the kitchen the papers do not get stained and it's easier to keep clean.

Here are some pictures of the box. Hope you enjoy. If you have any questions feel free to ask. If you're stopping by to visit...please leave a comment. Have a good night!!