Decoupage a Cutting Board and Trinket Box for Spring

No matter what the season, dollar stores always have attractive paper napkins in stock and I love to have some on hand, especially when guests come over. Paper napkins are also great for crafting. You can easily decoupage plain wood items from Dollar Tree using pretty floral napkins and a glue stick. Here’s how to decoupage a cutting board and trinket box for Spring.

Decoupage a Cutting Board and Trinket Box for Spring

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Project 1: Spring Floral Mini Cutting Board

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I believe I picked up this package of napkins at Dollar Tree. The spring florals and butterflies really appealed to me, but any pretty napkin will work for this project.

 

 

This cute mini cutting board was also found at Dollar Tree in the Crafters Square aisle. It’s approximately 9 1/4″ long x 4″ wide.

Step 1: Separate Napkin Layers

These guest towel size napkins are perfect for this project. When unfolded, there are six sections.

 

 

Separate the top layer of the napkin from the white backing and choose a section to use. A trick I learned from YouTube is to attach a piece of tape to the corner of the napkin. This enable you to pull the sections  apart easily.

 

 

One section of this napkin is just the right width to cover the cutting board with just a bit to spare. I chose one of the outside pieces with the butterflies on it so that the pattern would cover most of the space.

You may choose to paint the cutting board first, but I didn’t mind if the wood surface showed through.

Step 2: Glue Napkin to Cutting Board and Trim

 

 

I have found that a regular glue stick works great for attaching a napkin. There are virtually no wrinkles doing it that way. Then I used an emery board to smooth the edges and remove the excess napkin by stroking around the edges in a downward motion. Emery boards are cheap and a great item to keep in the craft room as a substitute for sandpaper, especially when working with smaller pieces.

The top of the napkin near the handle looks a bit ragged. I should have cut the napkin straight across at that point before gluing it on, but it will be covered up anyway.

Step 3: Add Florals 

 

 

I forgot to take a picture, but in the background, you will see the four pieces of faux lavender that I used to form a small swag just below the handle. Then I cut the stems off of a couple of small purple flowers and hot glued them in the centre.

All of these florals were already in my stash and I was glad to find the faux lavender, which happened to match the lavender flowers pictured in the napkins.

Step 4: Add Wood Bunny

 

 

This was an afterthought, but I came across this little wood bunny that was already coloured, so I added it to the bottom of the cutting board to give it a bit more dimension.

 

 

Then just add a bit of ribbon through the hole in the handle and hang it on the kitchen wall or, if you have the space, lean it up against a wall on the kitchen counter.

Project 2: Decoupage a Trinket Box

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I found this little trinket box at Dollar Tree among the unfinished wood pieces and thought it would be fun to decoupage.

Step 1: Paint the Trinket Box

 

 

I like to use a sponge dauber to paint open pieces like the lid on this trinket box. It gives a smooth finish without drips.

I forgot to paint the inside of the lid, but decided it wasn’t worth getting the paint out again, as It’s not noticeable from the outside. I’m only using this in my own home anyway.

 

 

Then, I used a sponge brush to paint the inside and outside of the box itself. A smaller paint brush was used to get into the corners on the inside of the box.

Step 2: Apply Napkin to Box

 

 

I’m using the same napkin as in the previous project. To start, I cut out two sections of the napkin, leaving them joined together. Next, I coated two adjoining sides of the trinket box with the glue stick and wrapped the napkin pieces around the box, smoothing as I went. 

After trimming the excess napkin using an emery board, I cut two more pieces of the napkin, and glued these to the last two sides of the trinket box. My idea was to make each side of the box a bit different, so I positioned each section of the napkin accordingly.

Step 3: Seal Napkin with Mod Podge

 

 

Apply a coat of Mod Podge to seal the design.

Step 4: Trim the Box Lid With Matching Ribbon

 

 

I wanted to add a bit of colour to the lid of the box and found a length of lavender-coloured ribbon in my craft stash, which I used it to trim all the way around the edge of the lid using tacky glue.

 

 

There was also some thin lace ribbon on hand that I glued in the middle of the lavender ribbon.

 

 

I really like how my little trinket box turned out. You could use it anywhere in your home where you want a pop of springtime colour. Besides holding things like jewelry, the latticed top means you could hide a small air freshener inside or add some scent beads or potpourri to the inside of the box and put it in the bathroom as an attractive air freshener. 

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