What You Make of It – Dime Store Chic – Paper Patchwork Jewelry Box

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.