I took all the hinges and clasp off the box and put them safe to one side. Then I primed the box with gesso and painted with a teal paint from Cosmic Shimmer. The stencilling, which isn't - ahem - quite perfect ...... never mind, was done with silver acrylic paint, I can't remember the brand of stencil. It wasn't quite wide enough to go over the entire box, but I liked the borders at the side, just needed to find something to give them a 'finished' edge. A strip - or four - of nailheads did the trick, making certain they would stick permanently by using cosmic shimmer glue on the integral adhesive strip. A coat of varnish to protect it and left to dry overnight.
Tine to re-assemble the box. Now bear in mind that this was the Saturday morning before heading off to the crop where I was going to give the gift. I dropped the last tiny screw on the floor. Could I find it? I had to find another blank box with silver screws and discovered that all of them except one had brass fittings LOL. I have now bought a whole selection of tiny screws, in various finishes, to make sure that never happens again :-)
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