DIY Graduation Keepsake Box + Gift Ideas!

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Graduation time is upon us. I was blessed to be able to attend my own son-in-law’s graduation, as well as my daughter-in-law’s from BYU a few weeks ago. We are so proud of them, and all that they have accomplished in their lives. Go Cougars!

Easy DIY Graduation Keepsake Box

If you are looking for a quick and easy graduation idea, you can’t go wrong with a DIY graduation keepsake box. Something that will allow the graduate to store their tassel, cap, class ring, etc…

Now, I am all for building a box with my own two hands. But I also know that graduation season is a busy time of year for all of us. So I decided on something that would be very simple for everyone to make in less then an hours time (not including dry time).

Items Needed:

1. Wooden Box
2. Wood Stain
3. Mod Podge
4. Paint Brush
5. Scrapbook Paper
6. Stickers
7. Scissors

Instructions:

Step 1: Take all the stickers off the box and apply the wood stain around the sides, bottom and inside of box. You do not need to stain the top.

Step 2: Once the stain is dry you will need to cut your scrapbook paper into a variety of different shaped strips and pieces.

Step 3: Mod Podge the strips and pieces onto the top of the box so that none of the box is showing. You can do a thin layer of mod podge on the bare wood to help the pieces stick down and then mod podge again over the top of all the scrapbook paper pieces.

Step 4: Add stickers around the box and mod podge over the top of them.

Step 5: Let dry.

There is no right or wrong way to make the graduation keepsake box. The boxes can be any size (Hobby Lobby has a large selection). You can use a variety of scrapbook paper and do all the sides and forgo the staining. You can stain the whole box and just add a few stickers here and there. The choice is yours. Have fun with it.

Graduation Gift Ideas:

The Graduation Keepsake Box would make a great gift idea on their own. But if you are looking for ideas to fill it with, you can find a great selection of gift ideas below!

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