DIY Mother’s Day Recipe Box

Today, we’re using decoupage – one of the most basic skills in the DIY arsenal – to create a charming recipe box perfect for Mother’s Day (or to give as a lovely hostess gift). This project elevates a simple unfinished recipe box available from most any craft store with beautiful decorative paper and a little hardware. Fill it up with matching tabbed dividers and your favorite recipes, or think outside the box (no pun intended) and load it up with cherished photos. â€“ Mandy Pellegrin of Fabric Paper Glue

Mother's Day DIY Tutorial: Decoupage Recipe Box via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Mother's Day DIY Tutorial: Decoupage Recipe Box via Oh So Beautiful PaperMother's Day DIY Tutorial: Decoupage Recipe Box via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Mother's Day DIY Tutorial: Decoupage Recipe Box via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Materials
unfinished wooden recipe box
decorative paper or gift wrap
pencil
scissors
decoupage glue
paint brush
craft knife
card holder hardware
screwdriver

Mother's Day DIY Tutorial: Decoupage Recipe Box via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step One: Begin by tracing each side of the box onto the wrong side of the decorative paper. Cut them out.

Mother's Day DIY Tutorial: Decoupage Recipe Box via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step Two: Decoupage each piece of decorative paper onto the recipe box with glue and a paint brush.

Mother's Day DIY Tutorial: Decoupage Recipe Box via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step Three: Once the glue had dried, use a craft knife to carefully cut through the paper to allow the top to open.

Mother's Day DIY Tutorial: Decoupage Recipe Box via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step Four: Install the card holder hardware on the center of the front.

Mother's Day DIY Tutorial: Decoupage Recipe Box via Oh So Beautiful PaperMother's Day DIY Tutorial: Decoupage Recipe Box via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo Credits: Mandy Pellegrin for Oh So Beautiful Paper

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