What would be better than a gifting item that is made by your own hands for your loved ones? One can always go for shopping or simply order online, but nothing is more special than gifting someone something that shows the time and effort you put into expressing your affection. Trinket boxes along with its elegant decoration and styling make for an excellent handmade gift. 1.Choose an Empty Box: Do you have an empty box preserved at home? Scout for any Christmas boxes or candy boxes that you may have stored over the years.. Make sure the box you use is of good quality and is hard. A soft box tends to loosen up or bend with any kind of pressure. In case you cannot find one at home one can buy hard boards and paste them with glue to create the required sized boxes. 2.Cover the Box: Once you have your box, cut paper into tiny pieces of the same size. Tissue paper is the best option for this. After this, paste these pieces of paper on the outside of the box gently. If you have special decoupage gum, that serves the purpose well. While pasting tissue paper all over the box, ensure that no space is left. Leave the box to dry for a few hours. Do not start decorating the box immediately. Let the glue settle down such that the box looks neat and tidy. If there is any paste oozing out, clean it before you move on. 3.Decorating the Exterior: You can adorn the exterior of the box with a special message that suits the occasion. Stamps or drawings of cute characters can also be used to make your box look vibrant and colorful. Coating the box with laces, hearts, sequences and stars will add glitter to the box. Also, if you are artistic enough go through some popular Limoges trinket box designs and try to emulate them. 4.Decorating the Interiors: Once you are done with the exteriors, start decorating the box from the inside. Focusing on the inside of the box is equally important especially if the size of your box is big. Consider covering the interior with bright paper or a rich fabric like velvet. Besides this you can also add a variety of beautiful ornaments. Gold angels, heart pieces or beads add to the beauty of your box. You can also add colorful images that can be cut out from magazines or printed out of the computer. 5.Final Touches: Once the entire box is ready add matching laces or ribbons to your box to use it as a handle. If the work is done with neatness and patience, outcome will be beautiful. If you aren’t confident about your artistic skills, consider purchasing an authentic Limoges box that can be treasured for generations! About Author: Paul Karrels has been interested in collecting small antiques from an early age by the inspiration of his grandfather. He has since improve his knowledge of antiques and design through research in the web and reading books. His recent articles and blogs on the trinket boxes have been very useful to antique collectors, antique lovers and Limoges trinket box dealers.
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