Altered Japanese Box

This is my alter box I made for my June Altered Eclectic's anything goes challenge.  This is the box I found at the thrift store that I started from started with. 

I sanded the box and then painted the sections with red and black  acrylic paint and a gold leaf pen.  I stamped the top of the box with a rubber stamp that had Japanese lettering on it. Once I was finished the colouring I sprayed the box with 5 coats of clear varnish. 

Once I finished the box I added some findings to decorate the top and continue my Japanese theme.  The findings were part of some old jewellry that I had purchased at a garage sale. 

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