Treasure Chest

I have found a small treasure chest:

It is the look straight out of the store.  A good paint and some decorative elements will sure embellish this treasure chest.  This one will be a gift, so I will give it as is.  The receiver will decorate this treasure chest as she like.

I am tempted to buy others and paint them but I may be kind of excessive sometimes.  If I buy again this product, I will limit myself to one or two to the max.  I am curious how it is looking with paints and decoration.  For sure, it will enhance the product, giving it more colours.   There is also the option of staining it.  Of course, stain and paint are an easy route for that.  Putting stickers is another option but it can also be a bit easy to think about.  There is the idea of glueing pictures and articles from the newspaper or magazine.  Again, it look a bit cliché.

I am tempted to use old technique to colour it like using blueberries or crushed and diluted lapis lazuli on it.  It just isn't feeling totally right because it is kind of expensive and I will waste things better used elsewhere.  I feel a bit of a snob with this treasure chest.  I do have an urgent urge to create but everything I think makes me feel a bit blazé.  Maybe if I find some paint with glitter, it may solve the problem.  I would have a projet that I would call my snob projects that will sparkle and dazzle.