Decoupage A Carry Case

My mom's birthday is coming up and she has had her eye on a set of pencils for a while now, always putting off buying it, because something else enjoyed preference. I figured her birthday was the ideal time to surprise her with the longed-for pencils. However, I wanted to give her something nice to keep them in. I had this old wooden carry case lying around the house, which would be ideal for this purpose. The problem was that it had become very ugly through long years of use. A fresh coat of paint and some decoupage would do just the trick. I show you I went about it in today's blog.

This is what the carry case looked like before I started the revamp process.

The inside of the case did not look any better than the outside.

I started by removing all of the hinges, fasteners and handles from the carry case.

These were all neatly put aside in a plastic container with a lid to prevent any of the small parts from getting lost.

I then applied a coat of gesso to the box to prepare the surface.

I then measured the box in order to cut the papers to size.

I carefully recorded the measurements on a piece of paper.

I then cut the papers to the desired sizes.

I applied a coat of pink paint to the lid of the box. Normally I would use craft paint, or chalk paint, but as mine is still in storage, I used acrylic paint instead.

I also covered the inside of the lid in a layer of pink paint.

The outside of the bottom of the case was painted sea green.

The inside was painted the same colour.

Once the paint was dry, I covered the lid with a coat of Dala Acrylic Gel Medium.

I carefully laid the paper in place, making sure to keep any air bubbles from getting caught underneath. I then sealed the paper by painting another layer of Acrylic Gel Medium over the paper.

I did the same thing with the strip of paper on the side.

The bottom of the case received a similar treatment.

I then decoupaged the sides of the bottom half of the case.

Afterwards, I decoupaged the sides of the lid.

I carefully cut the paper away from the openings for the hinges, once the project was dry.

I then screwed the hinges back in place.

I used an awl to help me find the existing holes under the paper. Then I screwed the fasteners and handle back on.

The completed project!

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