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DIY: Make your own jewelry box!

Kelsey Mix – Online Editor/Copy Editor

Courtesy of abubblylife.com

 

This DIY ring box is one of those top-notch no-fuss solutions that’s functional and looks downright dazzling at the same time!

Materials:

1. A sturdy cardboard or plastic box

2. Glitter foam sheet or tape

3. Washi tape in the pattern of your choice

4. Hair curlers (the foam ones) in coordinating colors

5. A mirror to fit inside the box’s lid (My used compact mirror came to the rescue!)

6. Faux pearls (optional)

7. A pair of scissors, double-sided tape and E-6000 glue

Directions:

1. Start by covering the entire box except the lid with the washi tape. You can prime the box beforehand with white acrylic paint if you’d like to cancel out any undertones of the box (since the washi tape is translucent). Then, conceal the entire area of the lid using the glitter foam sheet or the glitter tape.

2. Cut the glitter foam to the size of the box’s lid and glue down the mirror onto the foam. Now adhere the foam to the plain side of the lid.

3. Line double-sided tape across the length of the box’s base and cut the foam curlers to fit the length of the box and arrange them in any desirable pattern. (Since my curlers were long, I cut to align them vertically as well as horizontally in different sizes to avoid wastage).

4. Finish off by gluing down faux pearls at each of the four corners of the box’s base. Use an extra pearl as a mini knob on the box’s lid exterior. Secure Velcro dots onto the actual box to make opening and closing a breeze.

5. Add any other decorations or trinkets that you’d like! This is your jewelry box, so what you say goes. You can add ribbon, extra pearls, fake jewels, etc., just take a look around your local craft store!

Enjoy!

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