I have all my little one's baby shoes saved so I thought this would be a fun, cheap and easy thing to make for them. My ultimate goal is to decorate my entire house with handmade art. It's totally possible.
I went to my local crafting store and picked up a few memory boxes that were unfinished. They were priced at just $3.99 a piece. The wooden crafts were all 30% off and I already bought stain for another project. This was already turning out to be a rewarding project.
Here is the stain that I picked up from Home Depot the other day. I cannot remember the exact cost, but it was $7 something. I originally purchased this for the trunk I found at the Salvation Army. No worries, that project is currently being worked on as well.
I took a piece of an old t-shirt to use for the applying . This type of material is perfect because there is minimal if no shedding at all. I dipped the shirt in the stain and then started to apply. These boxes just soaked it up. It was gorgeous from the start and I was so happy with the color. The furniture in my house is all dark browns, creams, tans and the wood is dark as well. I was hoping to have it all coordinate.
I used a paint brush to get the insides stained.
It's beautiful, love it!!
I stained the top piece as well. I did not worry about the instead of the top piece right now. However, if you plan on having these boxes sitting out, you want to stain every side/piece/inch so no unfinished wood shows through. If you plain to hang the box on the wall, you shouldn't worry too much because it will be unseen.
Personal preference comes into play here.
Ta-da! How pretty is she? Sorry the lighting is poor. I will be adding to this post as more photos are taken of the finished look.
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