Geo Box

My latest project was inspired by this etsy artist:

I fell in love with this thing, but since I'm cheap and broke I decided to try my hand at DIYing this cutie. This is what you'll need:

• stones (I used beads from our vast collection) 
• scrap paper 
• ruler
• white card stock 
• label maker (you could also print the names out on a computer and cut them out) 
• scissors
• pencil
• super glue 

This picture shows my lovely mother helping me put a piece of scrap paper into the bottom of the box and folding in order to cut the card stock to the right size. This method didn't work so well. Onto plan B!

I measured the back of the shoe box and subtracted 1/2 of an inch from the measurement. My shoe box had a thick border however so your shoe box may not need that much of a difference.

Using those measurements, we cut the scrap paper to size and placed it inside the box. Because this fit perfectly, we cut the card stock to the same size. I just placed my card stock behind the thick edges of my box, but I would suggest gluing the card stock to the bottom of the box if you are using one without thick edges. Once this was completed, I messed around with the stone combinations until I found one that tickled my fancy. Super glue the stones down onto the card stock and then use your handy dandy label maker to make a label for the name of the stone and place it below. This is how mine turned out:

Later on I super glued the bottom edge because one side was higher then the other. Here are some close ups:

I think this project would look even better in a shadowbox- but the shoe box was free and on hand, so I took it. Here's my geo-box in it's natural habitat. (aka my bookshelf/entertainment center)