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An Easy Velvet Covered Cigar Box for Valentines

Cover a cigar box and fill with candy, valentines or even cigars!

Materials:

	Cigar Box-Any sturdy box will do, but call your local smoke shope to find these goodies.
	Hot Potatoes Stamps: Heart Attack
	Hot Potatoes Stamps: Pacemaker
	Hot Potatoes Stamps: Heart Throb
	Steam A Seam
	Valentine Velvet Grab Bag
	Iron
	Scissors and pinking shears
	Rhinestones optional
	Decorative ribbon
	Paper to cover inside box top and bottom

CUT A PIECE OF VELVET LARGE ENOUGHT TO COVER THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX INCLUDING THE SIDES. aLSO CUT A SECOND PIECE THAT WILL COVER THE TOP AND ITS SIDES.

CAREFULLY REMOVE ANY HINGES OR HARDWARE FROM THE CIGAR BOX AND SET ASIDE TO ATTACH LATER.

USING A CRAFT GLUE THAT DRIES CLEAR, COVER THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX WITH A COAT OF THE GLUE.

LAY THE BIGGER PIECE OF VELVET OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX WITH THE RIGHT SIDE FACING AWAY FROM THE GLUE. SMOOTH OUT ANY WRINKLES AND THEN SMOOTH OVER THE SIDES.

AT EACH CORNER PINCH THE FABRIC MAKING THE FABRIC ADHERE TO ALL THE CORNERS. WITH SMALL SCISSORS CLIP THE CORNERS AS CLOSE TO THE BOX EDGE AS POSSIBLE.

TRIM THE VELVET WITH ABOUT 1/8" EXCESS. RUN A BEAD OF GLUE ALONG THE EDGE OF BOX AND GLUE DOWN THE EXCESS. aFTER THE GLUE DRIES YOU CAN COVER ANY ROUGH EDGE WITH RIBBON.

REPEAT STEPS 4,5, AND 6 TO COVER THE TOP OF THE BOX. REAPPLY THE HARDWARE.

EMBOSS THE VELVET HEARTS, SEVERAL OF EACH DESIGN ON EACH COLOR OF VELVET. AS YOU EMBOSS HVE THE STICKY SIDE OF STEAM A SEAM DOWN AGAINST THE WRONG SIDE OF THE FABRIC WITH THE PROTECTIVE PAPER THAT COMES WITH IT BETWEEN THE STEAM A SEAM AND THE IRON. THIS MAKES THE VELVET EMBOSS AND APPLIES THE BACKING IN ONE STEP.

CUT OUT EACH HEART WITH PINKING SHEARS. WITH THE BACKING ON, THE HEARTS WILL NOT FRAY.

ARRANGE THE HEATS AS YOU WISH AND TACK DOWN WITH GLUE. APPLY RHINESTONES IF YOU LIKE.

CUT A PIECE OF PAPER THE SIZE OF THE INSIDE BOX TOP AND BOTTOM AND STAMP WITH APPROPRIATE IMAGES. GLUE INSIDE BOX TOP AND BOTTOM.

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