maritime give as a present

With this inspirational idea, you can create a wooden round-lidded chest and a matching card with a harmonious maritime look. Ideal as a gift, for storing small treasures or as a lovely DIY-Project for in between. The combination of craft colors, paper shapes and 3D effects creates depth and an individual style - perfect for anyone who loves creative crafting and design.

Painting and decorating a round-lidded chest

Color the wooden chest
Start with the wooden chest. Apply the handicraft paint evenly with a brush. Craft paints are water-based paints that are particularly suitable for wood as they dry quickly and create a matt, even surface. Depending on the desired color intensity, you can apply a second coat of paint after drying.

Stick on the paper shapes
As soon as the paint is completely dry, continue designing the chest with paper shapes: paper shapes are pre-made, punched out or cut motifs from Paper.
Try out the paper shapes until you like the arrangement. Then glue them in place with handicraft glue . handicraft glue is ideal for Paper and wood as it dries transparently and creates a stable bond. This turns the simple wooden chest into an individual decorative object.

Make a card to match the chest

Prepare the background paper
Select a motif paper from the Paper-set. Cut it slightly smaller than the card format so that a narrow border remains visible. Attach the Paper to the card using 3-D-glue pads . These double-sided glue pads provide spacing and make the Paper look three-dimensional.

Decorate the card
Now decorate the card with paper shapes and a matching saying. You can either attach the elements flat with handicraft glue or with 3-D-glue pads to create different heights. This creates a lively, modern greetings card that perfectly matches the designed round-lidded chest.

Discover craft paints, paper shapes, Paper-sets, handicraft glue and 3-D-glue pads here in the online store and start your own craft project right away. Have fun crafting!