Upcycled 12 pack 7up box

I love how this box turned out! I made a simple box, then I used it to try out some ideas I had.

 

I started with the cardboard box that cans of 7up come in.

I decided on the height I wanted the box to be, about 3.5 inches. Then I measured another 3.5 inches for to fold over. I cut the along the corners of the part I would fold over.

I folded the top half over, then glued it in place using Mod Podge.

I reinforced the bottom by gluing leftover cardboard on the bottom of the box.

 

I glued resume paper to the entire box, but you could use any paper you wanted to. I then painted the box inside and out with gesso.

I then glued stain glass scrapes to the box using a clear glue for glass. You don't have to use stained glass, flat marbles or pieces of pottery would work.

I then added some orange paint to Laticrete wall grout and mixed it up following the directions on the box.  You don't have to ad the paint to the grout, if you want to buy pre-mixed grout you can paint it when it dries.

Next I removed most of the grout from the glass, and painted inside and out with liquid acrylic paint.

To make the lid I cut a piece of orange stained glass to fit. I covered the edges with copper foil then tinned the foil. I applied copper patina to the solder. If you want a stained glass lid, but don't have stained glass around like I do, you can go to a stained glass shop and ask them to cut you a square to fit your box. Or you could make the lid out of cardboard or chipboard.

I used scrap glass for the lid, you could use flat marbles or broken pottery.

I glued the stained glass and flat marbles to the lid using glass glue.

I painted yellow over the grout to make it a lighter orange, then I painted red under the glass and light yellow over the glass to give it a shadow effect.