Jewelry Box DIY by Glue

This is a pretty and fun DIY project that is good all year round. Feel free to let your daughter or niece get involved to make their very own Jewelry Box!

What you need :

• wooden box
• all purpose acrylic paint
• paintbrush
• sheet of scrapbook paper
• large cotton shirt (plain) or fabric
• glue gun
• scissors
• pencil

Step 1: For this project I purchased a simple wooden box at Dollarama for $3. I used all purpose acrylic paint to paint the box turquoise, leaving the inner bottom base unpainted . Don't worry about getting paint on the metal latch because it can be easily removed with nail polish remover after it dries. Let the box dry for a few hours, preferably overnight.

Step 2: For this step you can either go out and purchase fabric, or you can work with what you have like I did. I used a big ol' pajama shirt. Measure the  width of your box interior. Cut out even squares of fabric that are the same width. The amount of pieces will vary based on the size of the box.

Step 3: Fold each individual piece of fabric in half and roll it. Stop when there is half a cm of fabric left, add a dab of glue to the end and continue to roll. This is to keep it from unraveling. Place the rolls of fabric in the box until the bottom is completely covered.

Step 4: When the base of the box is completely covered and meets your liking's  take out the fabric rolls and use the glue gun to glue down each roll side by side. Ensure there are no spaces in between.

Step 5: Now to give your box some personality you may want to add a pattern inside. To do this trace the bottom of your box onto the scrapbook paper with the pattern of your preference, quite obviously I have a thing for damask  patterns. Once you have traced the shape of your box, cut it out. This cut out will be too large to place into the interior top half of your jewelry box so keep cutting around the edges following the outline until the shape is the right size.

Step 6: Use the hot glue gun to glue the scrapbook paper cut out into the top half interior of your box as shown below. I kept my box exterior simple but you can bedazzle your box however you wish. If your making it with kids glitter and sticky crystal studs are always a good idea.

Step 7: Place your sparkly studs and rings inside and enjoy your new jewelry box!!