Paint and stencil wooden box
First, prime the box with wood stain. The glaze allows the wood structure to shine through the paint and the natural look of the wood is preserved.
Once the paint has dried, you can stencil "Merry Christmas" or personalized lettering. This is best done by first spraying the back of the "saloon writing" stencil with adhesive spray and cutting the individual letters into small stencils. Position the letters and dab on gold paint with a dry sponge dab brush.