Version: Recipe Box Renovation

I'm super excited to share this Recipe Box Renovation tutorial with you today!!

Before I get into the tutorial, I want to take a moment to tell you about While He Was Napping, the great blog where I found the original Recipe Box Renovation project!!

Krista has so many wonderful projects and sooo much more!!  You definitely need to visit While He Was Napping and maybe even link up to the Weekend Wander linky party that takes place every week!!

If you're expecting or know someone who is, then be sure to follow While He Was Napping because the Bundles of Baby event starts January 29th!!  I can't wait for this event because I have friends who are expecting or have recently had children!!

A couple months ago I linked up to the Weekend Wander linky party over at While He Was Napping.  Afterwards, I found a perfect Recipe Box Renovation tutorial as I was looking through all of the great tutorials Krista has there. I knew right away that I had to make one too!!

Krista's tutorial is so thorough, so if you plan on "renovating" your recipe box, you definitely need to take look at her step-by-step Recipe Box Renovation tutorial.

Let's get started on my tutorial for my version, shall we?

SUPPLIES

$1 Recipe box

Various papers

Fabric

Cheesecloth

Decoupage medium

Glue

Lace (or ribbon)

Stamp & stamp pad

Buttons

Step 1: COVER PRINTED IMAGES

To keep these images from showing through, cover them with torn pieces of brown craft paper.  Use your decoupage medium to adhere the craft paper to the recipe box.

Step 2: TEAR PAPERS & FABRIC

Tear your paper and fabric into small rectangles and squares that are less than an inch wide.

Step 3: DECOUPAGE

Decoupage the torn pieces onto the box, making sure to cover all visible areas.

Note: Keep your recipe box closed as much as possible while working on it and while it dries.  If you decoupage it while it's open it will not close!!

Step 4: ADD CHEESECLOTH

Cut random pieces of cheese cloth.  Decoupage the cheesecloth onto the recipe box in random patterns.  Let dry.

Note: I did not incorporate the ribbon method that Krista did in her tutorial, but I wish I had and may still find a way to do it.  I highly recommend you refer to Krista's original tutorial for how to get around that wonky fold in the back.

Step 5: ADD LACE

Glue a length of lace on the lip of the box, which is only 3 sides of the recipe box.

Step 6: ADD LABEL

Stamp the word "Recipes" onto a pretty piece of scrapbook paper and cut it out.  I glued mine to some chipboard so it would stand out a little bit.  Glue the label to the front center of the recipe box.

Step 7: EMBELLISH

Add buttons or other embellishments at this point.  I added a few wooden buttons which matched the color scheme of my recipe box perfectly.

FINISHED!!

I really hope you enjoyed this project as much as I did!! I know I had a blast getting all messy with the decoupage medium!! hehehe

Thanks for reading!! Until next time...