Recycled box with stained glass lid

I liked this box because it was already reinforced and sturdy enough for a heavy lid.

I cut off all the parts I did not need, next I covered what was left in sketchbook paper using Mod podge.

I constructed a side panel out of heavy cardboard to match the rest of the box. I attached the new side panel using Mod podge and sketchbook paper. I then painted the entire box with gesso.  Using Mod podge I lined the inside of the box with heavy-duty paper towels that were colored purple with watercolor paint. I covered the outside of the box with a napkin I kept from a church event. The colors were so pretty; I knew I could use it for something.

I had a watercolor painting that I had painted that I liked, but I felt like the composition was lacking. So I tore strips of the painting to go across the bottom of the box.

I added more shadowing to the balls on the painting and colored the edge of the paper with dark blue.

I cut a piece of blue stained glass to use as the lid. I do not have to be glass; chipboard, heavy cardboard or Plexiglas would work. I put copper foil on the edges of the glass then added solder. I put copper patina on the solder to turn it from silver to copper. I then glued for flat bottom marbles on the corners of the glass to keep the lid in place. I added three flat bottom marbles to the top of the lid for decoration.

I love how the box turned out. If you would like me to give more detail on any of the steps I took, please let me know.