Fourth upcycled chocolate covered cherries box

I started with a chocolate covered cherry box; I cut the lid off. I made a new lid out of mat board. I reinforced the lid and box with heavy mat board. Then I covered lid and box with cotton fabric.

I painted the inside of the box with blue gesso; I left some of the fabric showing. I painted the outside of the box with blue gesso. I cut a strip of peach fabric with white strips and glued it around the center of the box. I put a smaller strip across the back of the lid. I cut a half circle of peach material. I saturated the half circle in mod-podge and glued it to the lid scrunching it up to make wrinkles.

I painted the peach material with red acrylic paint, starting dark on the edges. I added shading with black and white acrylic paint.

I finished the box off with turquoise and white yarn, wrapping the yarn around the lid and center of the box.