this is a 5x7x4-ish file box that I painted and embellished for my sisterish (that's our nickname for each other, she is my bro-in-law's long-term girlfriend) for xmas. i started with a ready-to-go blank board box and lined the inside and the bottom with fabric paper, sealing under and on top with mod podge. i added 3-d gold paint in the inside corners and glued little mirror tiles under the lid. then i painted the outside with 2 coats of black acrylic paint. i mod podged it and then painted a coat of pale ale memories mist to give it a little extra gloss, which also antiqued it a bit (can't see it in the pics so much). i wanted it to look like a real lacquered wood box - the blank board material held up so well with all those coats!!i rubbed the geisha transfer on the lid and accented it with glossy accents dimensional medium and gold acrylic paint. i glued on the ribbon and button handle, adding 2 little red beads in the button holes. this was really enjoyable to make, I'm having fun with acrylic paints and 3-D stuff...i entered this for mixed media monday's challenge of "what you liked doing in 2008"