"Every year I make a small gift for my 13 neighbors. This year, I decided to use the secret box to make a "Christmas Wishes" box. I painted them red and decorated them. Then I put a small label on each one that said "Box of Christmas Wishes". Inside, I put small pieces of paper with "Peace on Earth", "Goodwill to All", "Love", "Full bellies", etc. - these are my Christmas wishes.
The boxes worked perfectly because they were within my budget and exactly the size I wanted. The metal keychain unscrewed easily so I could paint them without getting paint on the keychain. The lid seems to stay closed now that they are painted.
One warning I have is that if you take all the lids off like I did, be sure to keep them with the box they came off of. I found out that every lid does not fit every box perfectly so I had to do a lot of trial and error switching to get the lid that would fit the box correctly.
I highly recommend these for Christmas or any other craft project!"