Chocolate box suitcase

I don't like anything to go to waste so this chocolate box was just asking to be transformed.

I decided it would make an ideal mini suitcase for a friend that is heading off to China - it was also her birthday yesterday, so two birds, one stone and all!
A bit of craft paper, some double sided sticky tape and a lot of cutting-out later....

I got the handle, hinges and corners from the canon website as well as a tiny passport, map and paper clothes...

I also included a CD to take on her travels including some great songs I listened to while I was in China and the only song I managed to mumble out during Karaoke, Britney Spear's 'I love Rock and Roll' (which by the way, I don't)

The CD case was also from Canon I also included lots of Chinese sweets and a really cool birthday card (I will post about this soon)

I was quite pleased with the final result, however her dad made the very good point that there was no Chinese Visa in the little passport so she wouldn't be going anywhere any time soon.