Birds on Books in Box

 Start with a pile of little gift books,

 gesso them - front back and sides.

 Then paint them in shabby chic craft acrylics -

  soft pinks, blues, lavenders and greens

Using a Coffee Break Design stencil - 

add birds on the front and back of each book.

 Paint an old handmade box with
Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint

in Tattered Rose and Weathered Wood.

Arrange the books inside,

Add a length of French ribbon to the handle,

And you have birds on books in box!