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Special Date Square Display Box

Special Date Square Display Box
Designed by Erin Bykowski for Walnut Hollow

Materials:
-Walnut Hollow® Designed for Her™ Creative Screwdriver™ #26449
-Walnut Hollow® Square Display Box, Large #26809
-Walnut Hollow® Scallop Tag, Sm. #26313
-Walnut Hollow® Laser Cut Wooden Numbers #14300 Series
-Paint
-4 large screws
-3 coordinating pieces of scrapbook paper
-2 kinds of coordinating ribbons
-Scrapbooking embellishments: silver alphabet letters, silver adhesive border
Flat brush, craft glue, paper glue, paper towel, sandpaper, scissors, spray varnish, wood filler

Instructions:

  1. To prepare Display Box for painting, fill all nail holes. Use sandpaper to lightly sand entire wood surface. Remove dust with paper towel or tack cloth. Use flat brush to apply paint to entire surface. Let dry. Apply second coat if necessary. Let dry.
  2. Refer to photo for placement. Use paper glue to adhere 12”x12” scrapbook paper inside of Display Box.
  3. Use scissors to cut three strips of paper:  2 from one pattern (3”x7”) and (2”x7”) 1 from coordinating paper: (8”x2 ½”) Use paper glue to adhere strips of paper together. Sandwich 8”x 2 ½” paper between other strips. Let dry. Use ribbon to create two hangers.  Secure on back with craft glue. Adhere silver alphabet letters to name a special month.
  4. Embellish paper mache tags with numerals and ribbon embellishment. Create hangers with ribbon and tie in place. 
  5. Embellish edge of Display Box with adhesive border.
  6. Use Creative Screwdriver™ to screw 4 screws into back of Display Box to hang month and date. Do not sink screws too deep, only enough to secure to back of Display Box.