Create Your Own Decorative Wooden Boxes

Decorative wooden boxes can be very expensive to purchase depending on how decorative you want them. Luckily there are plenty of unfinished wood boxes on the market in many sizes, shapes, and styles to choose from. Once you purchase the size and shape box that you prefer you will then have to decide how you wish to decorate it. There are many ways to go about decorating a wooden box including painting, staining, decoupage, wood burning, and wood carving. Some methods cost more than others. For instance, wood burning tools cost more than paint and a paint brush. The great thing about decorating your own wooden box is that you can use some of your own artistic abilities.

Many people enjoy painting and drawing, but most of the time the work is done on paper or canvas. Think of a wood box as a blank canvas and let your imagination run wild. You can paint the entire box in one solid color then follow that with some other kind of design. Staining can be fun as well because it allows the wood's beautiful texture or imperfections to shine and come through which in itself can be considered art. Wood burning and wood carving are a little bit more specialized and require specific tools and supplies to accomplish. Decoupage is probably the easiest way to decorate any solid object. Decoupage can be done with photos, newspapers, magazines, and other types of images. You can find special decoupage glue at any craft store. Add glitter or confetti for an extra special shine. Wooden jewelry and trinket boxes make great gifts as well.

Shop online when you can because online stores have more varieties of unfinished boxes to choose. Creating your own decorative wooden boxes has never been so easy with all of the different materials available on the internet. Try to purchase most of your supplies from the same store and in one single purchase so you can reduce the cost of shipping items separately. Internet wholesale craft stores sell their products in bulk so you can easily save money there if you need large quantities of the same product. Look for sale and clearance items as well. Sometimes items go on sale or clearance because they are considered seasonal but could easily work for a box decorating project.

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