Jack o Lantern Shaker Box

The last month or so my favorite children's clothing store has been been giving away samples of a stain booster, which I have greedily snapped up. Not because I'm uber excited about stain removal, although come to think of it, ER's such a messy eater I should be! The sample was completely secondary in my mind to the cool box it came in. Each box is about six by six inches, so it's pretty sizable, with a cool flap and indentation which I knew would make it perfect to turn into a shaker frame. So I covered it with paper and mod podge.On the back of the flap I printed out a cute little poem and embellished with stickers. Nothing too fancy or 3D because I wanted it to close.Here is a close up of the shaker frame side. To make it I cut a piece of transparency, the kind you can run through your computer printer, to size. Then I attached to the box with double sided tape. I added some pumpkin seeds before adhereing the fourth side. I should've added a few more, but it was too late when I discovered that. Then I decoupaged pattern paper over the transparency.I had to decorate the back and side a little too! I added the year and ER's name on the side. I just took the picture before I finished that detail. I think it turned out super cute and I love my upcycled sample container. It sits open most of the time on my desk and I love seeing my little pumpkin while I type away.

This is is my October contribution to Xazmin's Mod Podge Mania, so get craftin' and add your links up at her place on Halloween!

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