Upcycled cigar box becomes a Halloween box

Something about this box said spooky to me. I think it is because when I was little my aunt had a bank that was shaped like this box. You would put a coin on the top and a hand would come out of a trap door on top and take it.

I painted the lid and inside of the box black and the outside of the box orange. Then a orange wash over the black lid.

 

I was trying a crackle effect with glue and black paint on orange, but it did not work.  I wanted cracks, I just got patches where you could see the orange.

I still wanted the box to be a Halloween box, so I decided that I would messure off some watercolor paper to fit the sides.  Then I picked my favorite Halloween icons, Jack-o-lantern, boogyman, black cat and eyes in the dark. I drew zentangles around them and colored them in using water soulable markers, watercolor pencils and black ink.

 

I  glued the watercolor zentangles onto the box using mod-podge. I used clear acrylic sealer to seal the watercolor then I put a coat of mod podge over the outside of the box to ensure everything stays in place. 

I like how the box turned out, even if it is not what I was planning on.