Remove the lids from your boxes, and using a flat brush, paint one box and lid with red acrylic paint, another with white acrylic paint, and the final one with blue acrylic paint. Leave to dry and apply a second coat if required.

When the paint has dried, take your papers and gently tear around the different sections of pattern or images that you would like to use on your boxes. There is no right or wrong way to do this! You can use scissors if you prefer to cut the images, but I prefer the torn look.

Before sticking the torn pieces down, roughly plan out where they are going to sit on your boxes. You can cover a whole side, or just a little part, and even wrap around from one side to the other. Again, there is no right or wrong way to do this!

Using some watered-down white school glue and a round paintbrush, liberally apply glue to the back of the paper and place it onto the box where desired. You can add some more of the glue on top, paying particular attention to the edges to make sure that they lay flat. Leave to dry.

When the papers have dried, use a flat brush or sponge brush to apply a layer (or two) of sealing varnish. Make sure to apply evenly and cover all areas to protect and seal your decoupage work. Leave to dry.