Decorate a wooden jewellery box with paint, colourful stickers and glitter What’s in the box? • • • • • Wooden Jewellery Box Pot of Acrylic Paint Paintbrush Sheet of Stickers Glitter Glue What else do you need? • A jam jar or old pot ﬁlled with water to clean your brush • An old rag or some tissue paper to dry your brush • A protective covering such as newspaper for your workspace and the immediate ﬂoor area underneath • An apron to wear or old clothing Let’s do it! 1. Paint the outside of the box lid and around the sides of the base with one coat of the purple acrylic paint. Be careful as you paint around the metal latch, trying not to paint over it. Leave the box to dry with the lid open and then apply a second coat of paint. Leave the box to dry again so that the paint is completely dry. Tip! Close the lid of your paint pot and wash your brush in clean water after each coat of paint. Do not close the lid of your jewellery box. 2. Now paint the inside of the box – Avoid painting around the walls and on the inside Avoid these areas. painting these areas rims, but not the inside of the lid or base, as these areas will be covered by a sticker later on. Wash your brush and leave the paint to dry again with the box lid open, then apply a second coat of paint as before. 3. When the box is completely dry, peel oﬀ the ‘base sticker’ from the sticker sheet and carefully stick it to the inside base of your jewellery box, trying to line it up neatly and smoothing out any air bubbles with your ﬁnger. 4. Now repeat stage 5 using the sticker marked ‘lid sticker’ for the inside lid of the jewellery box. 5. To decorate the outside lid of your jewellery box, select the stickers you like, peel them oﬀ from the backing sheet and arrange them on the box lid. Use the smaller ones for the sides of the box. Rub them down smoothly so there are no air bubbles trapped underneath the stickers. 6. Taking the tube of glitter glue, you can now add some sparkle to your jewellery box by squeezing dots or patterns around the stickers, or in the spaces in-between. 7. Leave the glitter glue to dry for at least 12 hours so that it sets nice and hard. Your beautiful jewellery box is ﬁnished. Well done! WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months. Choking hazard – small parts. Adult supervision recommended. Paint and glue may stain surfaces, protect the working area. John Adams creates lots of fantastic craft, fashion and science products so why not visit www.johnadams.co.uk Colours and contents may vary from those shown. Please retain this information. John Adams Leisure Ltd., Marketing House, Blackstone Road, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6EF, UK. For customer service Tel: 01480 414361. Made in China. ©2011 John Adams Leisure Ltd. Purchased in the UK. If you require instructions in French, Spanish, German or Dutch go to www.johnadams.co.uk/instructions