Rumpets Box Instructions

What you need:
• Craft Box (You can purchase plain boxes, ready for decorating, in a variety of shapes and sizes from your local craft store, or use a box you already have.)
• Lots of imagination
• Items you have at home to decorate your magical box. Examples: construction paper, wrapping paper, glitter, paint, yarn, buttons, ribbon, crayon, marker, seeds, dried beans, pasta, crushed eggshells, newspaper and fabric.
• Christmas kisses
• Glue and or a glue gun
• Scissors
• Paint brush


You can use:
• Gold or silver fabric
• Red or green velvet
• Jewels, sequins, rhinestones
• Silver or gold craft paint
• Silver or gold cord
• Decoupage paste (available in matte or gloss finish)
• Glue gun and glue sticks
• Polymer clay (available in various colors)
• Gold relief paint
• Glittery pipecleaners
• Dried flowers, berries and cinnamon sticks
• Shellac varnish
• Whatever you"d like

You can decorate your magical box with materials you have at home or purchase some of the craft materials suggested in the "you can use" list. The most important thing is to use your imagination and have fun! Simple or fancy, Santa knows every box is special because they are all made differently by special girls and boys.

When you are finished making your box, be sure to blow some Christmas kisses in before you add your Rumpets!

Each year your magical box will be ready for a fresh batch of Rumpets and some new Christmas magic.


Ideas for decorating your box:
• Cut or rip up Christmas wrapping paper and use decoupage paste to apply the paper to the box. Decoupage paste should be painted onto the back of the wrapping paper and then painted onto the front of the paper after you place it in your desired location on the box.
• Create an interesting texture to paint over using one of the suggested methods, or your imagination.
----- • Rip up newspaper into small strips that can be glued onto your box. Brush watered down glue onto both sides of newspaper strips. Stick strips onto your box. Allow to dry and apply a second layer. When the second layer is dried you can paint your box. A solid metallic paint will best show-off the interesting texture you have created.
----- • Glue dried beans, seeds and or pasta to the box. A hot glue gun may work best for some larger pieces. When everything is dry, apply a solid metallic paint to the box to best show-off the interesting texture you have created.
----- • Clean and dry discarded eggshells. Place the shells between two pieces of wax paper and use a rolling pin or wooden spoon to crush them. Paint glue onto the box or just the box top and sprinkle the crushed shells over the glue. Allow to dry and paint.
• Paint your box with a variety of colors. When the paint is dry apply a gloss varnish to seal the paint and create a polished finish. Be sure to use paint that will not run when the varnish is applied.
• Use hot glue to line the inside of the box with red or green velvet fabric. Seams can be hidden by applying gold relief paint or glitter over them.



Finishing your magical box:
• Create small Christmas designs or cutouts with polymer clay. Bake the clay and glue these objects onto your box with hot glue.
• Use glitter, buttons, Christmas ribbons or any of the other items mentioned above to finish decorating your box.