Add personal flair to your desk or office with these quick and easy design tips! Transform boring office supplies and coordinate your look with gift wrap and a little imagination… Complete your stylish office with pieces from our office collection!

personalized memory board directions

materials   gift wrap sheet ribbon frame foam core tacks   tools   ruler x-acto knife pencil double sided tape mod podge sponge brush stapler

• Measure and trim the foam core to fit into your frame.
  
• Measure and trim the gift wrap sheet the same size as the foam core.
  
• Apply mod podge to one side of the foam core with the sponge brush and apply your paper smoothing from the center to the edges. It is okay if the paper does not line up exactly with the edges as this will be covered by your frame.
  
• Criss-cross ribbon over the gift wrap sheet, securing the ribbon ends to the back of the foam core with staples. Where the ribbons intersect, secure with decorative thumb tacks.
  
• Place the foam core in the frame and secure the back.
  
• Add your photos, mementos and notes to personalize!

• Place the book open on the gift wrap sheet.
  
• With your pencil, trace around the entire book onto the back side of the gift wrap sheet.
  
• Remove the book.
  
• Fold in the top and bottom edges of the paper at the pencil lines.
  
• Fold in the right edge of the paper at the right side pencil line.
  
• Slide the back cover of the book into the folded paper "sleeve" along the right edge of the paper cover.
  
• Fold the book closed.
  
• Fold the gift wrap sheet around the entire book, keeping the paper tight, and crease at the edge of the front cover.
  
• Repeat step 6 on the front cover of the book.
• Add a decorative and useful label to the front of the book by printing or writing the books title and author onto a rectangle seal.

materials   gift wrap sheet   tools   ruler x-acto knife pencil double sided tape mod podge sponge brush

stylish paper-covered pencil box

directions

• Measure the circumference (or distance around the box) & the height of your box. Add 1 inch to the circumference and 2 inches to the height to determine the paper size for the outside of the box.
  
• After you have determined the size, cut a strip of paper using your ruler and x-acto knife.
  
• Apply mod podge to the outside wall of the box evenly with the sponge brush.
  
• Center the paper on the box (paper will be hang over both edges of the box) and wrap the strip around the side of the box, keeping tight and smoothing down to adhere.
  
• At the top and bottom of the box, cut a slit at each corner down to the edge of the box.
  
• Glue each side with mod podge using the sponge brush and fold the paper over the top edge of the box and around to the bottom of the box.
  
• Trace the bottom of box onto the remainder of your paper with a pencil and trim with a ruler and x-acto knife.
  
• Apply mod podge to the bottom of the box evenly with the sponge brush and apply your paper smoothing from the center to the edges.

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