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How to make a chic mini wood box centerpiece

May 23, 2018 By Laura 3 Comments

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Make a chic mini painted wood box centerpiece in about 15 minutes with this easy tutorial! This centerpiece idea is perfect for DIY weddings, for hostess gifts, or for your own home decor!

How to make a chic mini wood box centerpiece

Today is Day 3 of Craft Lightning Wood Crafts week, a crafty blogger event I’m co-hosting with Angie of The Country Chic Cottage, and Carolina of 30 Minute Crafts. 

A wonderful group of creative bloggers have come up with wood craft projects that can be made in 15 minutes, minus any necessary drying time.

Make sure you click over to see all of the really neat projects from Day 1 and Day 2, which are featured at the end of my own 15-minute wood DIYs! (I’m sharing all of Day 3’s projects below, after my tutorial.)

FTC Disclaimer: I’ve received products to try out in my role as a Plaid Crafts Ambassador. This mini wood box centerpiece, however, is 100% my own project! Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. I explain more here.

My custom cigar box centerpiece…

My inspiration for today’s project is this custom cigar box centerpiece I created for my step-mom-in-law’s birthday last month. I created three of these centerpieces for her surprise party and they were a huge hit! She came to American from Cuba as a little girl, so of course I had to use a vintage cigar box image and vibrant colors!

custom cigar box centerpiece

I had leftover supplies from making these cigar boxes, including extra silk flowers, so I decided to create a miniature centerpiece.

I found this unfinished wood box at the craft store for a whopping $1.19!  It’s a perfect size to hold a large flower bloom.

mini unfinished wood box

Here’s the silk flower I’ll use for this centerpiece:

silk coral rose

I found these at Michaels. I removed the plastic leaves which I didn’t like (below left), then curled up the stem to make it easy to lay inside the box.

arranging fake flowers in box

Mini Wood Box Centerpiece

Just as I did with the large cigar box centerpieces, I quickly painted two coats of FolkArt Pickling Wash on the outside and inside of this wood box. (I used the color Hidden Oasis.)

Helpful tip: Pickling Wash is a great finish to use when you want to color wood quickly, as it absorbs into the wood fast!

First, paint a small section of the box with the pickling wash using a small paintbrush.

how to use pickling wash

Next, immediately wipe off the pickling wash color with a lint-free cloth.

how to apply pickling wash

What is left is a beautiful washed wood effect.

wood box with pickling wash

mini painted wood box

To give this wood box centerpiece some pizazz, I brushed on a rough coat of FolkArt Brushed Metal using a small paintbrush. (The color I used was Brushed Gold.)

making a mini box centerpiece

I added the metallic paint to the inside edges of the box too.

mini painted wooden box

Let everything dry well, before adding your flower bloom.

When the box is closed, it looks like a miniature book box, doesn’t it?

mini painted book box

miniature painted book box

Once the box is dry, place a pretty silk flower bloom inside!

That’s it! You’ve created a pretty wood box centerpiece in 15 minutes!

miniature wood box centerpiece

I love how quickly this project came together!

small wood box centerpiece

I can picture these at each place setting for a wedding reception dinner, with the box colors matching the wedding colors. Or, several of these placed up the center of a long table. So chic!

Mini Wood Box Centerpiece

More 15-Minute Wood Crafts!

CraftLightning

Check out these amazing wood crafts by my crafty friends, and make sure to click on each link for the step-by-step tutorials! Don’t forget to pin your favorites!

DIY Beachy Wood Earrings by Carolina of 30 Minute Crafts

DIY-Beachy-Wooden-Earrings

Wooden Pencil Holder for Father’s Day by Angie of The Country Chic Cottage

wooden-pencil-holder

How to Curve Text in Cricut to Make Monogram Signs by Paula of Frog Prince Paperie

Rustic-wooden-monogram-tray-DIY

15 Minute Americana Clipboard by Jessica of Mad in Crafts

Americana-Clipboard

Easy Scrap Wood Patriotic Centerpiece by Debbie of Refresh Restyle

Easy-4th-of-July-DIY-Centerpiece

Make a Pick Up Sticks Giant Outdoor Game by Carla of Meander and Coast

pick-up-sticks-giant-game

Upcycle Karate Break Boards into Wood Signs by Marie of The Inspiration Vault

Upcycle-Karate-Break-Boards-into-Wood-Signs

How to Make a Scripture Sign by Michelle of Michelle’s Party Plan-It

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Are you inspired to set aside 15 minutes to craft?

I hope so!

Stop back tomorrow for Day 4 of our 15 minute wood craft ideas.

Happy crafting!

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  1. Angie Holden says

    May 24, 2018 at 6:52 am

    Gorgeous as always Laura!

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    • Laura says

      May 24, 2018 at 5:34 pm

      Why thank you Angie!

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  2. Ann strecko koeman says

    May 25, 2018 at 8:58 am

    Such cute boxes!

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Pet Scribbles is where I share my craft tutorials, home and garden projects, and occasional stories about my cats. I can never have enough pretty craft paints to work with, and I love to make things look time-worn with distressing and aging. Gardening is my therapy!

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