DIY Treasure Keepsake Box

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My 8 year old son is kind of a pack-rat.  Every day, just about, he comes across a treasure that he just cannot bare to part with.  And I use the term “treasure” very VERY lightly!  Because when I say treasure, I mean …DIY Treasure Keepsake Box | Treasures | Rio Grande Valley Moms Blog

That’s right! We’re talking …

Fire Beans!

Stickers!

Empty {that’s right! I said EMPTY!} fruit snack bags!
His reasoning for that fruit snack bag, you ask. Quite simply, because “it smells SO good!” His exact words.

Erasers!

Cupcake-Shaped Easter Eggs!

Lanyards!

Acorns!

Tickets!
Which aren’t even tickets, really. Just flyers, basically. But he HAD to have them. And lots of them too. Had to make sure he had one for his Frozen-loving cousin!

Goo!
…that he made at school. I took the liberty of finally throwing that out. It did not start out black…like at all. So that probably isn’t so healthy. He’ll forgive me if he ever notices!

Some other things not pictured, but in boxes or ziploc bags somewhere {I need to find those!} …

Washers!
…the kind you use with nuts and bolts.

Flowers, leaves, petals!
He is my little hopeless romantic! And I love it! So can you blame me for not being able to throw out all those little {sometimes tiny!} flowers he specially picks for me?!

There are just so many things he asks me to hold onto for him. And I, much like him,…simply cannot bare to part with his little treasures either. Because, quite frankly, his treasures are my treasures! And if he loves it, then I USUALLY love it too!

But these treasures were starting to take a toll on my dresser space. And the car. And my purse. Seriously, they were everywhere! So I decided to find them their very own special place.

DIY Treasure Keepsake Box | Supplies | Rio Grande Valley Moms Blog

So I gathered
a few materials
at the craft store

{I got 40% off the DecoBloc with my
Hobby Lobby online coupon!}

and got to work.

I promise you, this is one of my EASIEST projects to date. All I had to do was add stickers, and voila! Sounds simple enough, right?! And I got this…

DIY Treasure Keepsake Box | First Attempt | Rio Grande Valley Moms BlogWell that was a bust! 🙁 I just wanted it to be colorful! Turns out, all his treasures were colorful enough all on their own. Plus, these stickers just weren’t sticking on so well. So I looked for another alternative.

DIY Treasure Keepsake Box | Attempt Two | Rio Grande Valley Moms Blog

I found some white letters in my stash that have adhesive on both sides and thought they would look great with some glitter. But I just wasn’t liking the outcome. So I went with the black letters and got to sticking away!

 

 

After a minor set-back, and some positioning {and re-positioning!} of some letters, I was done! And I loved it!

DIY Treasure Keepsake Box | End Result | Rio Grande Valley Moms BlogSomething so simple, and yet, so meaningful! And the best part?! Kaindan loves it! And I think it makes him feel good that I think his treasures are important. Even the ones I think belong in another treasure chest … like the GARBAGE CAN! Oops, did I say that?! 😉

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Celeste
Call me snickelfritz! ...German, for “rowdy child”. It was a nickname given to me at the tender age of 11 by an old friend of the family; he swore it was a term of endearment! 19 years later, and the term still fits. And quite well, I might add! I’m your typical serving of of rowdy,…with a shot of social grace, and a dash of compassion – all on one plate! A mommy to an ever-growing 7 year old and fiance to a phenomenal man, I am happily lost in this beautiful bliss of chaos called life. I live for… …chaotic mornings and bedtimes with my sweet sweet baby boy! (he’s not a baby anymore; I know. but he is MY baby!) …blissful disagreements with my imperfectly perfect fiancee (oh yeah, I’m engaged. AHH!) …and days full of silliness on the job with my most favorite siblings (my only siblings! hEE hEE)! With my brother at JD’s Farm and Ranch and with my sister at Then Comes Paper.

1 COMMENT

  1. I love the idea! But mostly for my husband who loves to bring “stuff” home. I will have to make a few adjustments to the treasure box, for example, it may need to be slightly larger! alright, a lot larger! Thanks for sharing your great ideas!

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