How to make a box of unnecessary things with your own hands

A little imagination - and you can make a beautiful, comfortable, exclusive jewelry box yourself. Of course, it will differ from what is offered in stores, but it will be able to compete with them and take its rightful place on your table.

One of the easiest options is to convert seemingly unnecessary items such as empty cotton swab containers, candy boxes, and matchboxes.

1. Box from the packaging for cotton swabs

An empty round package from cotton buds will come in handy. She can easily take on the role of a box, and you can decorate it with a small piece of colored fabric, beads and feathers.

2. A box made from a plastic box of chocolates.

Thanks to elementary decoration, it can be turned into a beautiful jewelry box in half an hour.

Tip from the site knigorez.ru: for better adhesion of the paint, first the plastic surface must be sanded with sandpaper, and then it can be covered with acrylic primer, on which the paint fits well. When the paint dries, you can start plastering and artistic work. For greater realism, you can make reliefs, wavy notches on soft putty.

Here is one option for decorating such a box. From a napkin with a marine theme, cut out the drawings and glue them on decoupage glue. We create our own composition. So the box turns into a real jewelry box in a marine style. So that our art does not peel off, we open it with acrylic varnish. Full instructions are at the link .

3. Shoe box jewelry box

If you stock up on PVA glue, superglue, two cardboard shoeboxes, red or other velvet size, a small piece of printed crepe satin, interlining, golden imitation leather braid and foam rubber (as an option, replace it with ordinary sponges for washing dishes), then you can make such a beautiful box.

The materials at hand are: an iron, scissors, a ruler, a pencil and a pen, newspapers for patterns, matches for firing fabrics, a stapler with 20 mm staples, cardboard, narrow tape.

A master class on creating a functional jewelry box is published on the website .

For starters, just a few photos.

To decorate such a box, we recommend using designer cardboard, which can be made at home in 10 minutes. How? Read on the link .

4. Caskets from empty matchboxes

As for matchboxes, they should be glued in pairs, creating chests of drawers. As a base, use squares of the same size made of thick cardboard. An upper tier can be added to the resulting structure. You can decorate with buttons, beads, appliqué.

5. How a jar of cream turned into a jewelry box

An excellent option for creating a box is to use a container for hand and body cream. It turns out a compact jewelry box, which closes tightly and has one compartment. You can decorate it with a simple pattern, a sticker or any other curiosity.

6. Jewelry box from a tin tea box

You can also always decorate a tea or cookie tin, an old jewelry box or other container. The ornament around the perimeter can be depicted with an eggshell, the drawing is a flight of fancy. Beads, rhinestones, beads - all this will come in handy for you!

7. Caskets from unnecessary books

There are a lot of options for caskets from old books. The principle of their creation is almost identical, but the design is unique. An unnecessary book is taken as a basis, in which the insides are cut out around the perimeter, retreating from the edge of 1.5-2 cm. Then all the pages are glued together and on the sides. And then - a matter of your imagination. You can decorate the box with lace, flowers made of paper or saflets, beads or beads, ribbons and velvet.

Master class №1.

Master class number 2.

Here are such wonderful caskets-books you can make with your own hands.

8. Serpentine boxes

And finally - a real work of art, in which you can also store jewelry. The author of small serpentine boxes is the Spanish artist Fabi.

To make boxes, colored serpentine is first untwisted and then twisted, alternating colored stripes. The finished discs are shaped by gently squeezing out the middle. The shape is held with PVA glue or varnish. Decorate them with polymer clay.

Master class on the topic:

It is quite possible to make a box with your own hands. The main thing is to think over the frame. And whether to glue it out of cardboard or use ready-made unnecessary containers is up to you. A little effort - and an original accessory for storing jewelry and various necessary little things is ready.

If you try a little, you can create something more complex and impressive. If you want to share your idea of ​​creating a jewelry box from improvised materials, send it to us.

Author - Yushchenko Natalia.