Comments on: i plan to make a jewelry/keepsake box from scratch?

By: stretch

stretch — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:02:01 +0000

I have several books on making boxes, all using mostly wood. In your case, I would think you need to determine what medium you plan to use, i.e., paper mache’, wood, cardboard, etc.
I personally enjoy using wood because of the versatility and durability that wood offers. I can use contrasting woods for special effect, and the designs are limitless.
You can do a search on the internet and come up with a host of websites that discuss jewelry/keepsake boxes. This will help you decide what type of box you want to make, and what purpose it will serve. I was addicted to box-making for a couple of years and made special boxes for my children to keep jewelry and other keepsakes. I integrated wood-burning, intarsia, and wood inlays to get special effects.
In my opinion, box-making is a world with infinite possibilites, and great rewards when making the special ones. Do some research and then decide on what you want to do…it’s well worth the effort to define your goals and ideas.

good luck

By: cowgirl

cowgirl — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:03:26 +0000

Go to your craft store and buy a paper mache box with lid. They come in round, square, heart shaped. Use cloth, paint, or pictures to decoupage; or all 3. Line the bottom with a piece of felt.

By: annabelle b

annabelle b — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:14:44 +0000

When I was a child I didn’t make the box itself but I made it my own by glueing items that were special to me onto the box (just an ordinary wooden box). I still have it to this day and it is very specail to me.

By: tonalc1

tonalc1 — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:32:34 +0000

I make boxes and hatboxes using thin cardboard that I attach fabric to (after it’s been cut to size) with a fusible web like Stitch Witchery. Then I glue the pieces together with a small overlap.