DIY Prayer Box!

My daughter made this beautiful DIY Prayer Box and candle set for her Mother In Law who is going through a hard time right now.  I thought it was such a great idea and it turned out so well, I thought I would share it!

This would make a perfect gift for any occasion!  I could see giving this as a wedding gift, confirmation, graduation, birthday, Christmas, anything!

You could add anything to it, too, she added handwritten Bible verses and a journal and pen!

Prayer Box Supplies:

• Wooden Cigar Box
• Glittered Cardstock Scrapbook paper
• 7/8″ Ribbon – Burgandy – or color of your choice
• Modge Podge
• Cream acrylic paint – or color of your choice
• Burgundy acrylic paint – or color of your choice
• Silk Flower with jeweled center
• Printer paper
• Glossy Acrylic Paint sealer
• Hot Glue & Glue Gun
• Sponge paint brush – 1″ – 1 1/2″

Candle Holders Supplies:

• Jeweled buttons
• Fine loose glitter – Champagne – or color of your choice
• Clear Glass Candle Holders
• Tea lights or Votives
• Hot Glue & Glue Gun
• Modge Podge
• 7/8″ Ribbon – Burgandy – or color of your choice

Prayer Box Directions:

• Paint sides, top edges, bottom with the burgundy paint – tape off top and paint edges Burgundy
• Paint the outside lid & entire inside cream (or second color of choice)
• Measured and cut strips of glitter scrapbook paper
• Glued glitter scrapbook paper to top roughly 1″ a part with Modge Podge
• Glued to sides to cover
• Sealed entire box inside, outside and lid with Glossy Acrylic Paint Sealer (you can also use Modge Podge)
• Removed flower from stem and glued to center outside with hot glue gun
• Chose design for inside lid, added verse and printed out on printer paper and cut to fit inside lid.  Glued on to inside lid with Modge podge.
• Added 1 strip of ribbon on either side of inside lid

Candle Holder Directions:

• Mix loose glitter with Modge Podge – add modge podge to make it like paint and then paint the “glitter paint” on the outside, top and bottom of candle.
• Run ribbon thru the back of the button to attach botton to ribbon.  Then hot glue ribbon around the center of the candle holder.
• Add tea lights or votives

Optional:

Print verses or words of encouragement on printer paper with same design as lid.  Add in a journal and pen.

Another fun DIY project you can give as a gift are these DIY Shower Jellies.