Paper Crafting with Creative Vision: Wahooie time for another tutorial :)

happy monday! Shelly again and it's my turn to show you a tutorial. My project is a matchbox dresser. Lauras stamp set actually inspired me to make this and call it a prayer box.

ooh ive never done a tutorial before before so im sooooo nervous about making this sound and look as easy as it really is! please bear with me and if you have any questions be sure to ask :)

first for your supplies you will need:

24 small matchboxes (empty) ( if you own a cricut machine and tagsbagsboxes and more cartridge you can cut these but thats really time consuming.trust me!)

12X12 patterned paper ( plus i used some coordinating12X12 strips)

2 (two) ~ 4X4 square coasters or thick cardboard

small hole punch

ribbon, brads, embellishments ( stamps etc) i used lauras awesome creative visions clear stamps on mine

glue/wet adhesive

strong adhesive tape

acrylic paint

now for the steps and pics

1) take your matchbox inserts/drawers and paint them with acrylic paint.. you can paint the insides i didnt mine.

while thats drying ( it doesnt take very long)

2) cut coordinating paper to cover the sides of the box. mine are cut at just over 2 inchesXjust over 1~1/2 inches. you will have 8 of these .once you adhere them you can trim them.if youre going to use stamps for embellishing and distress the edges with chalk or ink like i did then do that now.

3) cover your two 4X4 squares with paper. be sure to cut this big enough as you want to fold the paper and adhere under the top and bottom.

4) now for the insides of the drawers i added liners. this is up to you but i like the look. what i did was cut a 12X12 coordinating paper and cut that into 4 (four) 1~1/4 inch strips. then cut those at 2 inches, you will get 6 liner drawers per strip. using a bit of glue /wet adhesive adhere the liners to the inside of the drawers. again i just like the polished look of this .

5) take your hole punch and center it at the front and center of the drawers and punch .then take your ribbon and a brad and attach them . this will serve as your drawer pulls. HINT: i punched a hole through my ribbon with the hole punch before sticking the brad through. they should look like this:

6) assemble your box:

stack 3 atop each other making sure to use a good strong tape. you will have 8 stacks of 3 . this is what it will look like.

7) adhere your papers to the 4 sides of your matchboxes. ( undrawer sides that will be on the outside of the box) its better to just show you how that will look than try to explain. there is a diagram under the 5 pics you'll see. ( im a visual person not an explainer sorry :) the embellies were put on after my box was put together. i also inked a bit of the sides and fronts of the boxes because i used white paint . i also inked the front of the drawers because i did not use paint on them.

the sentiment i used on this side is from a time for prayer set.

this sentiment is from the single believe the star is cut from my cricut and home decor cartridge. butterflies are martha stewart punch

on this side hope and the bird were also cut from my cricut and home decor cartridge

and on this side again i used my cricut and home decor cartridge and added basic grey opaline pearls.

i sure hope your undertaning the placement heres a diagram view

heres another view that should help

8) now add your adhesive tape to the bottoms of your drawer sets and adhere 4 sets to the bottom 4X4 square (finished side up) then the other 4 atop those boxes. again make sure they are positioned correctly before taping them. adhere your other 4X4 square finished side up. i added some lace all the way around mine before adhering. now slide your drawers in.

this is what it will look like from the top view