What you'll need before you start

• How to make a pretty decoupage box
• What you'll need before you start
• Choosing your design
• Creating your own decoupage box

* Cardboard box with lid. (Try Paperchase for a wide range of different sized boxes, or use an old shoe box)

* Brown paper

* Double-sided tape

* Wallpaper offcuts in a bold floral design (we used Bouquet, ref BOUNW073, £67.53 a roll; Bird in the Bush, ref BIRWP071, £38.17 a roll; both Anna French; Vintage Nicky Rose, col Pink, £16.78 a roll, B&Q)

* Craft glue

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