How to Make Classy Gift Jewelry Boxes
No carving, hammering, sanding or nailing is needed to make classy gift jewelry boxes. All you need to make a beautiful jewelry box is a pre-manufactured, unpainted wooden or papier-mache box, bead embellishments and a few craft supplies---all available from your local craft store. Design the jewelry box with glass beads in one color or many colors. Make this elegant jewelry box craft as a lovely gift for Mother's Day, birthdays or any special occasion.
Things You'll Need
- Unpainted hinged box
- Glass jewelry beads
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks
- Tweezers
- Epoxy resin
- Tapered round paint brush
Instructions
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Run a thin line of hot glue on the top corner of the jewelry box. Because hot glue hardens quickly, only run about a two-inch line at a time.
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Pick up a glass bead with your tweezers. Place one glass bead at a time on the glue line. Gently press each bead into the hot glue.
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Continue covering the box with small lines of hot glue and beads until the entire box is covered with glass beads. Allow the glue to harden completely.
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Mix epoxy resin according to manufacturer's instructions. Dip a tapered round paint brush into the epoxy resin.
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Paint the entire surface of the beaded box with resin, taking care to push the resin down in between the beads. Allow the resin to harden completely.
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Tips & Warnings
Use four painted 1-inch wood beads to make "legs" for the jewelry box craft. Hot glue the wood beads to the bottom of the jewelry box at the four corners.
Paint the inside of the box with acrylic craft paint. Alternatively, line the box with matching craft felt or satiny fabric (using spray adhesive to attach).
Toss out any left over epoxy resin. According to the Arty Crafter's online topic, "Tips and Techniques Using Resin," epoxy resin will not keep for future use.
Guard yourself from inhaling fumes from epoxy resin. The Arty Crafter website recommends working with epoxy resin in a well-ventilated area and for short periods of time. You might also wish to wear a fitted mask.
