When you’re looking to create some great ideas to house
various candies, baked goods, or the like, there is one option that everyone
does have. Candy boxes are a simple, yet effective means to create and house
some great goodies. Not only that, they’re super simple to make, and all too
often, you just need to know how to put it together. This article will go over a few options that
you have with this, and how to get started with the art of creating some
homemade candy boxes that work perfectly for you.
The first, is to determine what you’re going to put in
there. You might wat to put in baked goods, but that’s not all. Yu might want
to put in some potpourri, various jewelry, some change, various mementos, or
the like. If you’re giving a gift, this is a great way to house it. What you’ll want to do after that is to find
some various boxes that will fit your needs. You can really make this out of
any material, even metal in some cases. You can also get some clip art of various
pictures that you want, or some fabric. Choose a theme, and you can then cut it
out and then apply it to the surface. As you start to get used to doing this,
you can also add in some oil-based pencils to color in black and white
drawings.
Now, it’s often easier to figure out a good design for these
candy boxes along with some decoupage with it, when you have a good shade
picked out. You should make sure that the color is off white or another shade.
Dark shades often don’t really mingle very well and it can create issues. If
you have a theme in mind, try to choose a light color based off that
theme.
When you start with this, you will want to start with some
gesso. This is to help keep the shape,
allow you to have a slick surface, and it’ll give you an easier surface to work
with. You should make sure that you do
put a few coats on, as many as a half dozen for it, then you can apply the
various items that you want to, and you should finish off with the last of the
acrylic gesso if you’re looking to make sure it has the sleekest design
available.
When you’re looking to create the best sort of box
available, especially for a Christmas gift, look into making your own. Sure,
you could go to the store to get some, and while that might be simple, this
also has the element of sentimentality to it, and from there, you’ll be able to
give the one that you love this holiday season the gift of making it matter to
them, and from there, you’ll have an even better impression to bestow upon
them, and in truth, this makes quite a difference in your relationship
too.
