How To Turn Dollar Store Items and a Recycled Cereal box into Gift for a Teenager

Hi Friends,

I was presented with a Dollar store craft challenge and I knew exactly what I wanted to do.  I began with inspiration from HERE which was just paper folded into a box to look something similar to this.

I wanted more strength so my project began with an old cereal box.

I cut a window out of the front of the cereal box.

Then I covered the outside of the box with pretty scrapbooking paper.

Next came some paper embellishments.

Add to this more paper embellishments and some Dollar Store Stationery.

Take a look at the finished cereal box.  Total cost $5 for the different Dollar Store items.  I already had the scrapbooking paper and rick-rack on hand and no cost of the empty cereal box.  What a fun gift to give a teenage girl!