One Man's Trash...

I was busy as a bee this afternoon playing with my Crafty Secrets Book Lovers stamps

 and an empty box....this is what I started with~

You've heard of these Breathe Right strips, haven't you? They are great to wear when you are sleeping with a stuffy nose, which I have had this week because of a cold. Anyway, the box was empty and a little lightbulb went off in my head...I loved how the box opened and had plenty of space inside. Space for tea. Space for chocolate! 

I love to read and so do many of my tea drinking friends...and for good measure, why not add a Ghiradelli bar? So, I painted the box with white acrylic craft paint and let dry. Then I covered all surfaces with Bo Bunny card stock.

Handsome Mr. Sheep...an avid bibliophile... sits propped up against a thick tome by C.S.Lewis. I used white flocking powder on the sheep so he is soft and fuzzy.

All sides have stamping along the edges, and the back has a chipboard oval in which I used 4 of the Book Lovers stamps together, as well as a metal heart brad~

I had just enough room to stamp two standing books on this side~

The top is stamped too. I stamped a small open book and used Glossy Accents to adhere a Tim Holtz fragment over it. The fragment looks like clear glass and magnifies the image~

Do you see what I see? Chocolate!

I even stamped the inner box with small books~

 I really have fun altering small boxes. Remember when I altered  empty chewing gum boxes College Girl regularly provides?

Before you toss that empty box, think about what little treat might fit perfectly inside!

Fun news! This 'Book Lovers' stamped and altered box is being featured on the current Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Blog

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