Supplies Needed:
Most of these supplies can be purchased at you local craft and stamp stores  

Wooden Box and Feet
Fine sand paper   
Wire Handle
Assorted Large Beads
Small Screwdriver
Brass Charms
Ribbons and Yarn
All Purpose Acrylic Sealer
White, baby blue and pale green acrylic Paint
Staz-on in Green
Sponge Brush
Elmer's Glue-all
Water based semi-gloss varnish
Stipple Brush
Tissue Decoupage Papers - Fun & Funky Mermaids

1) Start by preparing your surface. Remove hardware from box.  Lightly sand box and feet with fine sand paper.  Seal with a all-purpose acrylic sealer, let dry.  Lightly sand again. 

2) Paint with white acrylic paint.  Sponge the baby blue, pale green and white paint in the inside of the box, top of box and the balls of the feel.

3) Cut out your decoupage paper designs. Use a small pair of embroidery scissors.  Pre-arrange your designs on your surface. (Once you decoupage your design it cannot be removed.) Using a stamp with words, stamp on plain tissue decoupage paper with Staz-on ink, cut out around words.

4) Remove white paper backing from cutout. Slightly water down your Elmer's glue-all.  Apply thin coat of glue to the back of your cutouts, let set for 5 seconds until the paper uncurls.

5) Apply paper to your surface. With your fingers gently press from center toward ends working out any wrinkles. Make sure your ends are sealed to surface. You can use a stencil brush to seal the ends. Clear up any excess glue with damp cloth. Let dry for 1/2 hour.

6) Using a single stroke, Apply one thin coat of decoupage glue to surface of design with a soft brush, let dry. Let cure for 48 hours. Apply two coats of water based semi-gloss varnish with a soft brush. I like Minwax semi-gloss water based varnish. Let dry.

8)  Attach handle and hardware.  Glue charms to box with Elmer's glue-all , once dry stipple the green Staz-on on the metal parts of the box.  Tie various colors of small ribbons and yarns to handles.