Miss Jasmine, Chicago/LA
Age and Occupation: 25, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Attorney
Engagement Date: March 24, 2007
Wedding Date: June 2008
Blogging Since: September 20, 2007
Venue: Hotel on the westside of Los Angeles
About Me: I'm a happy-go-lucky, imaginative spirit trapped in the body of a lawyer. I love reading, shopping, dining out, and exploring my beloved adopted city of Chicago with my fiance. We're planning the wedding of our dreams in my hometown of Los Angeles and we're excited to incorporate our cherished Indian/Pakistani customs and traditions.
Evolution of a Hatbox
May 8th, 2008 @ 10:29 am by Miss Jasmine
I’ve mentioned before how awesomely crafty my mom is. When I was younger, she made all my Halloween costumes, which were always so cool.
I wish I had the photo of me in my Princess Jasmine costume! 
Anyway, when she volunteered to make a cardbox for our wedding, I was super excited because I knew she’d come up with something really lovely. And she did! She found this perfectly nice hatbox from Ross– we loved the pattern and great price ($5!), but the colors were much more muted than our color scheme of burgundy, deep dark pinks, and gold.
But my mom had a great idea for punching it up. First, she used a knife to cut a slit in the top of the box. She used a file to sand down the edges and make it a nice, smooth cut.
Then she spray-painted the top gold and let it dry overnight.
She then rubbed an embossing buddy all over the box itself. For those who don’t know, an embossing buddy is a small bag filled with a non-static powder like cornstarch. It prevents embossing powder and glitter from sticking where it shouldn’t. She painstakingly went over the design with the Martha Stewart glue pen and added Martha Stewart fuschia and gold fine glitter over the glue. She said this process took awhile because you had to add glue to a small portion of the design, then add glitter before the glue dried, and repeat.
When she was finished with the outside of the box, she glued burgundy velvet ribbon around the edge and fashioned a lovely bow. She glued a dazzling rhinestone to the front.
Ta-da! A beautiful, homemade cardbox for less than $10. And one I’ll probably use to store mementos after the wedding. What are you using to hold your cards?
32 Responses to “Evolution of a Hatbox”
She should sell those on etsy!!
Oh my gosh, my mom made me nearly the exact same Minnie Mouse outfit when I was that age! I think I might have to scan my Minnie photo later to share haha.
That hat box is absolutely gorgeous!!
WOW! I agree with Michelle - your mom should sell those!
I wish my mom were that crafty, but she’s just not. However, she’s an awesome gardener, so I’m going to have some of her homegrown flowers at our wedding, which I think is just as nice
that is a true sign of her love for you, very pretty!
haha Mrs Kiwi took the words right out of my mouth!!
THAT is a labor of love!
I bought a hatbox and painted in in our wedding colors. It looks nowhere as nice as yours!!
this was a true labor of love!!! how beautiful!
One of my very first “wedding gifts” was a keepsake box from one of my bridesmaids. i thought is was sooo sweet and thoughtful! its really nicely made too!
its kinda of small so i am not sure if it can hold everything, but i will use it to hold some of our of wedding stuff.
OMG. You were so cute!!! And your mom is amazing! That box is truly a labor of love.
WOW! Miss Jasmine, your mom should have applied to be a bee too! Its so amazing!
@Miss Penguin: Haha, I know! I think she would have totally made a better Bee than me
I second her selling those on etsy! I need a card box and would love one like that!
wow! your mom is so cool!
you know your mom loves you when she’s willing to do stuff like that. lol. wow, that’s amazing!
it turned out fantastic! my mom is also WAY more crafty than I, but she’s making my wedding dress and veil so I figure that’s project enough
For our card “box”, I’m throwing caution to the wind and using a centerpiece bowl — i like the way this one looked, it was on sale for $20 and I’ll definately use it after the wedding:
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=4420&f=13205
I am using a big tiffany box since I am doing the whole breakfast at Tiffany’s theme, well Dinner at Tiffany’s (lol)!!! Since being on Wedding Bee my DIY side is really revving up and ready to bust loose. Your hat box is great - your mom adds even more fuel to me wanting to indulge in my DIY projects. Good luck on everything - that truly is a beautiful box.
I am using a big tiffany box since I am doing the whole breakfast at Tiffany’s theme, well Dinner at Tiffany’s (lol)!!! Since being on Wedding Bee my DIY side is really revving up and ready to bust loose. Your hat box is great - your mom adds even more fuel to me wanting to indulge in my DIY projects. Good luck on everything - that truly is a beautiful box.
My goodness, your mom is amazing.
Wow Miss Jasmine you mom is SUPER talented! But you don’t need us to tell you that ;).
Wow! That turned out fantastic! Your mom is a fantastic crafter!
Wow, your mom can keep up with Martha! That’s painstaking work–and an awesome final product…
man your mom IS martha stewart!!!
gorgeous!
Amazing! Your mom is awesome!
I thought my mom was crafty, but this deserves a standing ovation!!
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Aw, your mum is fab
