How to Make a Scrapbook Shaker Box

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Materials and Tools:

adhesive
transparency
colored beads
frame
foam tape
card stock

1. Run adhesive around the border of a pre-made frame.

2. Cut out a piece of transparency the same size as the frame.

3. Adhere the transparency to the frame.

4. Flip the frame over so that the transparency is on the other side, and then apply foam tape around the back border of the frame.

5. Place coordinating cutout accents and colored beads in the box.

6. Peel the backing off the foam tape and adhere the card stock, closing the box.

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