DIY jewelry boxes

Today, the stores have a wide selection of jewelry boxes in which to store jewelry. They can vary in shape, color and style. However, many needlewomen make such items with their own hands. There are different ways to make jewelry boxes, with which you can realize any idea.

The easiest way to make it is to take a cardboard box as a basis. There is a similar item in almost every home. You can use shoe boxes, packaging, and any other options that fit.

It will take several steps.

• Cleaning the packaging from the film. Thanks to this step, the decor process is facilitated: varnish or paint is easier to apply.
• Then you need to create a couple of notches in each corner of the lid and line up the rolled edge of the sides.
• With the help of glue (it is best to use PVA for this purpose), glue the folded edge to the side of the box (outward or inward at your discretion). All connections should look even. Additional use of scotch tape is allowed.

All further actions are taken by decorating jewelry items using fabric. It is best to put low-thickness foam rubber under the textiles. Most often, needlewomen resort to decorating the outer part with velvet. Alternatively, you can use non-woven wallpaper.

It is possible to equip the inner filling for jewelry using a towel. This is the best option for storing rings. To do this, you need to cut the towel into pieces, the width of which is equal to the width of the box. Then the material is twisted into a tube, fixing it with a thread.

The formed tubes can be placed in a box and covered with corrugated paper or cloth. You can use wire or wooden skewers as dividers.

You can also use reinforced cardboard with a fabric wrap. Such a box with a lid will also have an attractive appearance and is suitable for storing jewelry. The cover is duplicated with padding polyester.

To create you need:

• good weight paper;
• the cloth;
• filling material;
• adhesive;
• scissors, stationery knife;
• paper tape.

A circle of the required size is drawn on paper, which is subsequently cut out. The sides are formed from a rectangle.

Doing the work includes several points.

• Form the "skeleton" of the box using scotch tape and a clamp. It will be oval like in the picture.
• Then you can start gluing the box.
• The lower part is equipped with fabric.
• The lid is also created from cardboard, to which the side is glued. Then you need to put a synthetic winterizer on the lid and also use textiles as pasting. The edges are decorated with paper.

This option is more complicated than the previous ones, but such a product has a long service life.

First you need to prepare the necessary tools and materials.

• Pencil.
• A ruler.
• A long plank 10 mm thick and 10 cm wide. Softwood products are suitable: pine, alder, linden.
• A board to create the bottom and lid. Its width should be equal to the dimensions of the finished base.
• Hand-type saw with fine teeth. Alternatively, you can use a jigsaw.
• Knife.
• Sandpaper.
• PVA construction glue. The use of carpentry "Moment" is allowed.

After the dimensions of the future box have been determined, it will be necessary to cut out two blanks from the boards, which will be equal to the length and width indicators. On the end part of each workpiece, a bevel is equipped with a knife, the angle of which is 45 degrees.

Before proceeding with the gluing process, you need to make sure that the bevels are in close contact with each other, and there are no gaps between them. If discrepancies are observed, they can be eliminated with coarse sandpaper.

The side parts need to be glued together gradually. Each step is checked to ensure it matches the inner corner. It should be 90 degrees. Otherwise, in the end, you cannot get an even rectangle, and the wooden box will look unattractive.

The bottom can be done in two ways.

• If you plan to paste over with paper or textiles, you will need a blank for the bottom, which is identical in size to the parameters of the box. In this case, you need to glue it in such a way that the sides are visible. That is, it is simply glued to the bottom of the "skeleton" of the product.
• If the product will be varnished, it is recommended to hide the bottom inside the box - in this way it will look aesthetically pleasing. To do this, you will need a workpiece that is smaller in size than the size of the base by two thicknesses of the board. For example, if the box is 10x10 cm, and the wall thickness is 1 cm, then the bottom will be 8x8 cm.

The lid is created using the following method:

• the workpiece is cut out according to the specified dimensions of the base and installed on the hinges;
• the optimal solution is fixation on a piano loop, the length of which is 2 cm less than the length of the box itself;
• with the help of sandpaper, the end parts are processed.

A jewelry box can be made from many materials. Some of them are in every home and even thrown away as unnecessary. However, in the hands of skilled needlewomen, any items can get a second life. For example, you can create a creative jewelry box using duct tape reels.

For work you will need:

• 2 rolls of scotch tape, the dimensions of both products must be the same;
• glue;
• cardboard;
• regular pencil;
• scissors or utility knife.

The following is a manufacturing instruction.

• The reel is installed on a cardboard sheet and traced with a pencil. Alternatively, you can use a felt-tip pen or marker.
• Then two identical circles are cut: the first will act as the bottom, and the second as the cover.
• One of the bobbins is cut into two pieces. This blank will be used as a cover. It should have slightly smaller parameters compared to the box itself.
• Cardboard circles are glued to the bobbins.
• Polymer clay is often used as a decoration. The material is preliminarily subjected to softening, rolled out to the desired size.
• After that, the inside of the box is covered with clay. All joints with seams and irregularities must be carefully hidden.
• Seats with passes are not allowed. If you ignore this rule, bubbles will appear.
• When the inner part is ready, you can start working on the outer layer. Squares of different colors with patterns will look stylish. Before laying the outer row, stick a tape that will act as a curtain to fix the cover.
• Then every detail that is processed with polymer clay should be placed in the oven. When the material has cooled, the item can be used.

There is another option for simply creating a jewelry box at home. This will require an unnecessary book. Such an item can be used not only for jewelry, but also as a cache, which contains every little thing. If you want to hide something from prying eyes, you do not need to use the decor.

The process of creating a box from a book includes a number of steps.

• The book opens on the first page, where a square or circle is drawn. It all depends on the idea of ​​the author. It is necessary to make indents from the edges, which are several centimeters.
• Then, using a clerical knife, you will need to cut out the conceived figure. Discard any unnecessary pieces of paper that have been cut. They will not be useful for further actions.
• The next stage is gluing all the pages. It is not necessary to glue each sheet together, as this will cause the paper to get wet. It is enough to glue in places to prevent the possibility of paging.
• The cover is decorated with different materials: paper, textiles, newspaper clippings, decoupage or even beads. This question depends on the imagination of the needlewoman and her idea.
• The interior can remain intact. If this option does not suit you, you can resort to pasting with paper. In this way, the yellowness will disappear, and the box will acquire a more elegant look.
• Some girls varnish the outside and inside with varnish.
• You can also hang a small lock on the item to keep the contents of the box safe from prying eyes.

See the next video for a master class on making a box.