THIS SALVAGED FRUIT BOX GETS A NEW PURPOSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS  **GIVEAWAY ALERT**| YOUTUBE VIDEO

Hi creative friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing a vintage fruit box turned Christmas Storage Box using some gorgeous NEW RELEASE holiday decoupage papers. Working on this project put me in the holiday spirit and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts about this restyled fruit box!

I’m also joining five super-talented bloggers for a DIXIE BELLE GIVEAWAY FOR YOU!!!  Be sure to read until the end of this post on how to enter and win a generous $200 Dixie Belle Credit so you can grab some of their holiday products before they sell out. Then visit my furniture painting friends for an opportunity to enter 5 more $200 giveaways!

A BIG thank you to Dixie Belle Paint Company for sponsoring today’s post!

Here’s the vintage fruit box I started with. This was salvaged from the trash but I just couldn’t leave it there. If this box could talk, it would probably have some fruity stories to tell. Here in Ontario, we have some spectacular peaches – maybe not quite like Georgia peaches… but I’d say pretty darn close! 😉

The wood boards and nails holding it together look so old.

THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY DIXIE BELLE PAINTS/CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKS TO PRODUCTS I USE.  YOU CAN SEE MY FULL DISCLOSURE HERE.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Vintage Fruit Box  – SALVAGED
Shop Towels | Sanding Sponge
White Lightning Cleaner
Painters Tool | Carbide Scraper
Oscillating Cutting Tool
Titebond Glue
Woodubend Applique
Sequoia Silk All-All-In-One Mineral Paint
Holiday Holly Decoupage Paper
Satin Clear Coat
Brown Wax

DECOUPAGED VINTAGE BOX

Let’s turn this ol’ box into a magic holiday box…

PREP

To prep this box for a seasonal makeover I removed the last of the peach sticker on the side. I used my painters’ tool to scrape off the sticker and for the parts that didn’t want to budge, I used this carbide scraper.

I used an oscillating tool with a wood blade to straighten the front board.

HOLIDAY HOLLY DECOUPAGE PAPER

Now for the fun part! I chose to decorate this box with this Holiday Holly Decoupage Rice Paper.

It includes three complimentary sheets per package that can be used individually OR together.

To apply the decoupage paper is so easy.

1. Cut off the trim and decide where you want to place it.
2. Brush on a layer of clear coat.
3. Place the decoupage paper on top of the wet clear coat.
4. Brush the topcoat on top of the decoupage paper and let dry.

For the paper hanging over the edge, I use a piece of sandpaper of a wood block and sand it off. I’m sharing how easy this is in the Youtube video below.

To add a large focal point to the front of the box I painted a wood applique in Sequoia Red.

Then I glued it on with this Titebond Wood Glue. Clamps kept it in place while drying.

ANTIQUE WITH WAX

To antique this vintage box, I used brown wax over the wood applique. I also added a little brown wax to the edges and sides right on top of the decoupage paper.

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FINISHED VINTAGE CHRISTMAS BOX

Here’s the finished vintage holiday look…

The wax helped with the antique look.

This box is fun for Christmas decor and it will also be a great box to store my Christmas bows in AFTER Christmas!

And here’s a closer look at the wood applique.

And the checkered side.

I was torn between painting the applique green or red but I ended up going with the vintage red for a pop. What do you think?

YOUTUBE TUTORIAL

Here’s the step-by-step tutorial on YouTube. Our #siyoutubefamily is already a community of 48.8K so don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t done so already! So exciting and I appreciate your support, thank YOU! 🙂

AND NOW FOR A FUN GIVEAWAY!

Here’s a chance to win a $200 credit at Dixie Belle. It’s EASY to enter. Click on the ENTRY WIDGET BOX below and follow the prompts. Bookmark this page and come back DAILY to complete more chances to win!

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The winner will be randomly picked and announced on Tuesday, November 12th here on the #siblog. The winner has 48 hours to claim their Dixie Belle Giveaway before another winner is selected so be sure to check back. Good luck everyone!!

Want 5 more chances to WIN $200 Worth of DB Products?! 🙂

Below are the BEFORE photos of my talented bloggers and their Christmas Collection makeovers. Visit the links underneath to see the amazing AFTERS and learn how they did it! Then enter their giveaways as well!

1. REINVENTED DELAWARE

2. CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL DIYER

3. PETTICOAT JUNKTION

4. A RAY OF SUNLIGHT

5. SALVAGED INSPIRATIONS (HAPPY YOU’RE HERE!)

6. LIVING LARGE IN A SMALL HOUSE

Here’s another look at this salvaged box before and after. I hope it has inspired you and given you some ideas for your holiday projects!

I wish you a wonderful week and the best of luck in the giveaway. I’ll see you back here on Saturday with the full step-by-step video.

Let me know what you think of this vintage decoupaged box or feel free to ask any questions you may have. I always love hearing from you, it makes my day! 🙂

Happy painting my friends!

Denise x

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