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Embellished Magazine Jewel Box

For the straight straws, cut magazine pages in rectangles that are about 6” x 4”. You are going to need a lot of these. I’d say at least 150.
Roll them in to small tubes and glue the ends so they stay in place with a tiny dot of Elmer’s. I do this while watching a movie because it takes some time. Don’t worry, it’s addicting and you can’t stop once you start.
For the beautiful paper disks cut out your magazine pages into strips that are about 11” x 1 1/2”
Roll them in to tubes and glue the ends so they stay in place with a tiny dot of Elmer’s.
Grab the end of the tube with the tip of the needle nose pliers and twist the tube around it to create your disk.
Dab a dot of Elmer’s on the end to keep it in place.
Make these in different sizes by adding tubes to make them bigger.
Decide what your design will be on the box and start gluing them on your box.
Once your box is finished, spray paint it with Krylon Indoor/Outdoor paint.
When dry, lightly spray the box with the Krylon Glitter Blast Starry Night.