#LOVEYAWHOLEBUNCHES blingy gift box

I made the most scrumptious gift box with The Buckle Boutique self-adhesive rhinestone sheets! 

First I traced the box onto the back of the Dazzling Diamond adhesive sheet and cut it out with my scissors. Then I painted the inside of the box with DecoArt's Americana Multi-Surface Paint, and yes...I should have done this step first because I also discovered a small area along the bottom of the box that had the sheet pressed right up to it and knew I couldn't paint that edge without messing it up, so I used my Faber Castell PITT pen to color it in. I also used a Sharpie to outline the edges and smudge them to really make the box pop.

Now I get to embellish the top of the box! I added a flower and a sentiment using my favorite glues, Helmar! They make adhering products to the rhinestone sheets a snap!

The sentiment stamp come from Susan K. Weckesser-Jillian Vance design called Love Ya Whole Bunches.

I decided it needed something on the inside cover so I decoupaged a magazine image cut into a heart shape using Earth Safe Finishes Decoupage.

I just love how my little blingy box turned out!

They are so easy to use and so much fun if you want to give them a whirl they have some Sample Packs that you can try out. 

It was ugly...I admit it!

Hi everyone, I am up today over on the Earth Safe Finishes blog. Now, this is the finished version (the red drainage tray) if you want to see my shame, lol...in other words the "before picture" then please go visit over there. It was rather pitiful, I had a cheap plastic tray which had cracked and I fixed it with duct tape! Oh yeah, that made it look like a man lived here!! THEN, a chipmunk or a squirrel had gotten into my birdhouse planter and dug out the dirt which was all mixed in with the pebbles that was in the old tray....can we say...an ugly mess? I was thrilled to get this huge tray from this neighbor who was moving out, it was the perfect size to replace the old, cracked, duct taped, dirt filled tray from before! HA!

And yes, I am hoping that the pinecones and the orchid will keep the little varmint out of the planter.....hopefully?