Materials Needed

Wood box with cut out on top
Acrylic Paint
Clear Varathane
Mini Glue Gun
Glue Sticks
Cardboard
Cotton Batten (amount will vary on size of box chosen)
Material For Lining of Box (I used White Velvet amount will vary on size of box chosen)
Mini Screw Driver
Invitation
Paint Brushes
Masking Tape

Instructions

1. Remove hardware from the box
   
2. Tape off the cut out so as not to get any paint on it
   
3. Paint the box with Acrylic Paint (Alternative you can use wood stain if wanting the natural look)
   
4. Wait for that to dry and apply a second coat
   
5. Later you apply one coat of Varathane ,follow instructions on the can for the second coat
   
6. Measure the interior of your box
   
7. Cut cardboard rectangles to cover the bottom and five sides cut them just slightly smaller than actual size
   
8. Wrap and glue two layers of cotton batten around each the cardboard pieces
   
9. Cut material to overlap the edges of the cardboard by an inch and glue around the cardboard
   
10. Place glue on the back of each piece and put in the side pieces first snugly fitting in the bottom piece last
    
11. Remove tape from the cut out part
    
12. Glue gun the edges of the invitation and fit invitation so it shows well
    
13. Put hardware back into place

The finished product!