The beginning of a new year is the perfect time for cleaning out the clutter, and organizing your crafting supplies and other bits and bobs. Thrift stores are bulging with old worn jewelry boxes which can easily be re-purposed as decorative storage boxes for small items in your craft space.
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All you need are the following:
Vintage jewelry box
Adhesive-backed scrap-booking papers
Blank paper for making patterns
Pencil ‘
Ruler
Sandpaper or sanding block
Paintbrush
Paper towel
Cream-colored acrylic craft paint
Step One: Trace the front, a side, and the top of the jewelry box on the blank papers (see above photo). Cut out.
Step Two: Arrange rectangular pieces of self-adhesive scrapbooking paper over the pattern template, cutting the adhesive papers to fit the template in a patchwork pattern, overlapping the edges of the different pieces of paper.
Step Three: Remove backing of the papers and adhere the pieces to the jewelry box. Repeat this until the sides, front, back, and top are covered with patchwork of papers. Don’t worry if the papers don’t go perfectly to the edge of the box.
Step Four: Use sandpaper to distress the edges of the box and papers.
Step Five: Paint the edges of the box and wipe quickly with paper towel to create and whitewash effect on the papers, especially around the edges. You may want to paint and wipe the lock of the box too.
You’re finished! Now you have a useful and decorative box for all of your tiny treasures! Happy crafting!
Elizabeth Holcombe Fedorko, aka Bethsbagz, began her
checkered crafting career when at four she realized using paste on paper was
better than eating it. Inspired by vintage dime store treasures, vintage
fabric, and a no-fear attitude toward color, Beth crafts totes, pin cushions,
wreaths, and corsages into her Dime Store Chic creations. Beth would love you
to take a peek into her whimsical world at her blog.
