Celtic Style Upcycle From Small Cardboard Box

3 Materials
$2
30 Minutes
Medium

Turn any small cardboard box into a beautiful Celtic style container with nothing more than a knife, hot glue gun and some paint. It's incredibly easy! Great for organizing anything. (More detailed photos/instructions at the link at the bottom.)

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SUPPLIES

Small cardboard box

Hot glue gun

Black paint

Silver paint

X-acto type knife

I used a small square shipping box.

Measure and cut as desired.

Spray the inside silver.

Paint the outside black.

Using a glue gun make spirals around the box. (More specifics about this on my site but its not difficult.)

Brush a light coat of silver over your box.

Quickly rub with a tissue or paper towel. VIEW MORE PHOTOS AND DETAILS BELOW!

Suggested materials:
  • Paint
  • Box
  • Hot glue
Nancy at Craft Your Happiness
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  • Ann Ann on Jun 03, 2017

    How did you treat the edges where you can see the corrigation? Did you just run a bead of the glue on it?

  • Lisas Rexstar Lisas Rexstar on Aug 02, 2019

    It's difficult for me to reach items on the bottom shelf of my bookcases. I've been thinking of using boxes that I can just pull out. Do you think I could attach some VERY small wheels or rollers if I start with a really sturdy box?

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