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Sun, Mar 30, 08 at 9:58
| I have several strong boxes. They originally held greeting cards from Costco. I would like to know if I can paint them rather than recover with fabric? Or what else can I do to change their appearance. |
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- Posted by coloredthumb (My Page) on Sun, Mar 30, 08 at 11:14
| decuopage, paint, glue on small thingybobs doohickies and whichamajigs to turn it into a treasure chest, jewelry box or desk organizer. lots of ways to disguise boxes. |
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- Posted by paintingfool (My Page) on Tue, Apr 1, 08 at 11:11
| Agnes, you might want to spray them with a sealer prior to painting, sometimes the acrylic paint will bleed through the top layer of paper on the box. |
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- Posted by toomuchglass (My Page) on Tue, Apr 1, 08 at 12:18
| I've seen some covered with pretty contact paper. |
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- Posted by kathi_mdgd (My Page) on Tue, Apr 1, 08 at 23:32
| I've painted those and mens shoe boxes and when wet they tend to seem warped,however when they dry they've been fine. You can also cover them with strips of masking tape,then go over it with liquid shoe polish. Of course there's also decoupage,contact paper,wall paper etc. |
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