DIY Silverware Box – Tabler Party of Two

DIY Silverware Box — the perfect wedding gift that every bride needs!

If you are a regular to Tabler Party of Two, then I don’t need to tell you how creative and crafty my daughter-in-law and TPOT contributor Shandi Tabler is. This girl is always working on something A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! 

This new project, like many of her creations, came about when she had a need. Shandi is never one to run out and purchase something if she can easily make it. And when she does that, it turns out WAY more awesome than anything she could have bought at a store! My store-bought silverware box pales in comparison to this cute piece of Shandi handiwork.

Here’s how ya make it!

SUPPLIES
-indoor/outdoor (or acrylic) paint and/or stain 
-paint brush
-wax paper or something to place underneath box while painting
-thin strip of wood (she bought hers at Michael’s in the wood section)
embellishments (Shandi used utensils and letters that spell “EAT”)
-gloves
-screw driver 
-painter’s tape (optional) 
-saw (or have your strip of wood cut to size at a hardware store)
-wood glue or hammer and finishing nails 

STEP ONE
Use screw driver to remove any hardware on your box.

 STEP TWO
Determine what you want painted and stained; then tape off areas if needed.

STEP THREE
-Prepare to paint and/or stain. Shandi painted the outside of the bottom of the box and the inside of the top of the box white.
-Plan on applying two coats.
-Shandi also painted the utensils and the divider pieces of wood white. (The EAT letters came pre-painted.)
-If you are staining, be sure to use gloves; otherwise, your hands will be sticky as well as stained for about a day.

 STEP FOUR
-If you did not have your divider pieces cut to size, do that now with your saw. 
-Once they are cut,  either lightly glue the divider pieces into the box, or put them in place and hammer from the front and the back of the box with finishing nails. (Shandi used hammer and nails.)

STEP FIVE 
-Allow the paint and stain to dry. Replace the hardware and put box back together. 
-Glue on your embellishments. 

 And you’re done! Now you have a love and functional home for your beautiful silverware to live!!!

xoxo,

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