DIY Instagram in a Box

You know how I get down with Instagram. It’s my favorite way to do nothing. My favorite way to pretend I’m doing something very important on my phone, when in actuality I’m studying a recently posted photo of shoes. Or ogling a beautiful photo of pie. I’m sort of obsessed with today’s project because I’m bringing Instagram off the screen and into your craftroom. With this easy project, you can print out your favorite photos pack up your favorite Instagram photos and package them up in this cute Instagram box. It makes for a great keepsake gift for a fellow Instagram lover. Let me show you how it’s done.

What you need:

• Rounded square paper mache box
• Black and white cardstock cut into concentric circles
• Heart punched or cut from red cardstock
• Red, blue, green and yellow cardstock scraps
• foam brushes
• scissors
• Brown and light tan acrylic paint
• masking tape

You’ll also need (not pictured):

• craft glue
• black cardstock
• 4×4 photo prints. I snagged mine from Social Print Studio.

• Paint the lower two-thirds of the lid with light tan paint
• Repeat this on box bottom
• Mask off the lid as shown…
• Mask off the bottom as shown
• Paint the upper portion of the box with brown paint
• remove masking

• Cut thin strips from cardstock
• cut a rounded square from black cardstock
• cut a thin rounded rectangle from black cardstock
• Adhere all the pieces as shown to create an Instagram box

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