Musical jewellery box (decoupage)

 I've been wanting to make something special for Christmas this year.  I had this old wind up music box that plays a lovely tune but the outside casing had broken a while ago.  So it all started with a plain empty box...

To begin with I painted the box in brown a couple of times and allowed it to dry thoroughly.  Then got on to cutting out the image I wanted on it. 

Then I used the Tim Holtz Flourishes die and cut out the accents which were painted gold.  I did separate some of the holly so that I could place it appropriately on the box.  I used Modge Podge to fix everything on the box.

 

I went on to create a decorated frame on the inside of the top lid of the box which has a space to hold a special note/photograph.  

My next big task was to create a casing for the mechanical music box,  I used a round plastic container (but had to cut off some of it as I wanted to fix a decorative element on top that would fit inside the box when closed).  I also made a hole to accommodate the winding key and covered the box with felt and ribbon.

I used a cream color to paint a chipboard shape and fix it onto the music box..

Gold beads added legs to the box and fixed my music box inside.

I enjoyed making this box and loved how it turned out.  Think my husband will get the hint?

The Itsy Bitsy Make It Festive Challengehttp://itsybitsyindia.blogspot.in/2013/12/the-itsybitsy-make-it-festive-challenge.html

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