Cardboard Box to Jewellery Box Transformation

Hi Folks, it's Gwen here from Funky-Junk, I hope you're all feeling good now that Summer is finally here and that you're ready for some more découpage.  Back in October, some of you will remember I posted about how to make a pretty jewellery box from old bracelet and watch boxes. You can see the post here .  Today, I am going to show you how to make another beautiful travel sized jewellery box from a plain cardboard one using some chalk paint and a napkin. These little boxes work great as travel jewellery boxes for when you're going on holidays.  Below is the most recent addition to my collection and if you scroll down you will also see the original box before decoration:

To do this you will need the following items:

A box
Découpage paper/napkin
Découpage glue
Découpage varnish
Chalk Paint
Wax Paper
An iron

First, paint the box in a colour of your choice using chalk paint (2 coats).  When dry, paint on a layer of découpage glue and let dry.

Place your découpage paper in the position that you want it on the box and cover with wax paper.  Iron over the wax paper with no steam setting on low heat.  Remove the wax paper.

Give the box two coats of découpage glue letting each coat dry before the next is applied.  When fully dry, give it a coat of varnish (or two).  That's it!  Now you have a cute little travel jewellery box.  As you can see from my photos, I choose to paint the interior of my box in a different colour to give contrast, you can paint yours in a colour of your choice or you can découpage the base in a paper that matches the exterior of the box.

Pretty and easy!  Thanks for stopping by, don't forget, as usual, if you have any questions you can contact me using the email form on this page or by leaving a comment below, it's always great to get your feedback.

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DIY Vintage Style Jewellery Box

If you're anything like me, you have a wardrobe or cupboard somewhere in the house that's full of empty jewellery boxes - you know - the ones that came with your birthday and Christmas presents over the years?  The little watch and bracelet boxes with the manufacturers name on top?  Yes, those ones! I have never been able to throw them away as I always felt it would be a 'shame', well, some of them anyway.....namely the hinged ones.  I knew that one day I would get around to transforming them into something pretty and I was right, that day finally came.

I started by painting the box with a few coats of chalk paint leaving it to dry thoroughly between coats.  I used a duck egg colour but you can use any colour you like.  Next, I découpaged it with a pretty floral napkin and then added several coats of matt varnish letting each coat dry before the next was applied.  For the final finish I applied some dark wax to age the box a little and the result is below.........a pretty vintage style box - ideal for carryng your jewellery in when going on holidays!  I just love this box, what do you think?  Let me know by commenting below or emailing me by filling in the contact form on the right hand side of this page.

DIY Vintage Style Jewellery Box

Thanks for looking.

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Wedding Day Mementos Box

If you have a close friend or family member who's soon to become a bride, making a one-off wedding mementos box is a wonderful gift idea.

Finding the right box is the hardest part, your local craft store may have something suitable but if not, use your imagination, you may already have something in your own home that you could use for the project.

I made one recently for my cousin from a wooden 'sewing box'  that I found in my local store which was just the right size to keep all those special wedding day items and it had a hinged lid - even better!.  With a few coats of paint and some decorative additions, my little box looked great and was just what I wanted for a personal touch for my cousin.

Below are some photos of the finished box, to be honest they don't do it any justice, its much nicer than it looks in the pics.  Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted the photos of the box prior to decoration.

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