diy jewelry box - The Taunton Press

what you’ll need
• Wooden box
• Fabric for box and lining
• Fabric pencil
• Lightweight cardboard
• Ruler, L-square, scissors,
rotary cutter and mat
• Sewing machine and thread
• Fabric-Tac glue, binder
clips, screwdriver, and awl
• Bead design, tissue
paper, and batting
• Permanent marker
• Glad Press’n Seal
• Beads, beading thread, and needle
DIY JEWELRY BOX
Cover a ho-hum box in fabric, then “frost” the top
T
his quick project puts a new, fashionable spin on the phrase,
“thinking outside the box.” Here, you’ll learn how to cover an
inexpensive wood box—found in any craft store—in fabric, then
lavish the lid with beads and fabric blooms. The result is a knock ‘em
dead jewelry box, sewing or craft storage box, or gift box. What you put
inside is totally up to you.
Anna Mazur is a contributing editor for Craft Stylish.
★ Beginner
★ ★ Intermediate
★ ★ ★ Advanced
Product # 065604, © 2008 The Taunton Press
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cover the box in fabric
Before you begin, remove any hardware on the box and set it aside.
Machine sew.
Trace the bottom.
Extend the lines.
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2
Trace the box bottom. Place a piece of fabric
(large enough to wrap to the inside) wrong
side up on a table. Trace the box bottom on
the fabric. Extend the lines as shown.
Repeat this process for the lid.
For lid
Fold in the corners. Bring the
extended lines together at each
corner to create a triangle. Machinesew along the lines. Trim the
allowances. Turn right side out.
Lid
Bottom
Fold the fabric to the inside.
For box bottom
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Secure with glue. Insert the box and box lid into
their corresponding fabric cover. At the inside
of the box and lid, add a small bead of glue all
around. Fold the fabric down into the inside, and
press firmly in place. Use clips to hold the edges
while the glue dries.
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Make a lined insert. For the lid, cut a piece of cardboard
to fit snugly inside. Cut contrasting fabric to cover it. Lay
the cardboard on the fabric, add glue to the back of the
cardboard only, then wrap the fabric to the back and
secure with clips until it dries. Then glue the insert to
the inside of the lid. Repeat for the box bottom, clipping
fabric corner to wrap. Replace the hardware, using a
needle or awl to poke holes through the fabric.
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embellish the top
Leave your box plain or embellish as desired. Some embellishments, such as beading, are best done before
covering the box with fabric. Others, like the 3-D yo-yos, can be easily done after the box is covered with fabric.
Adorn with yo-yos
Sew a
running
stitch.
Press the edges over
cardboard.
Bead the
center.
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Cut a circle. Use a household item
to trace a circle onto your fabric.
(The circle size is up to you.) Add
1⁄4 inch seam allowance, then cut
out. Press under the raw edges.
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Hand-gather along the edge.
Sew a running stitch around
the edge at a shy 1⁄8 inch
from the pressed edge. Draw
up the stitches to gather the
fabric and secure.
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Embellish the center. Sew a
few beads to the center of the
yo-yo. Go through each bead at
least two times to secure. Then
arrange your yo-yos on the box
lid and hand-tack in place.
bead some posies
Glad Press’n Seal
Batting
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Cushion the design area. Before you insert
the box lid into its cover (as explained in
step 3 in “Cover the Box in Fabric,” above),
slip a piece of batting into the cover. Baste
around the edges of the batting to secure.
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Trace the design onto Glad Press’n Seal. With a permanent marker,
trace the design onto Glad Press’n Seal. Then press it onto the
cushioned fabric. Bead the design through the plastic wrap. Tear away
the plastic wrap after you have beaded the last flower. Insert the lid
and follow Step 3 of “Cover the Box in Fabric” to secure with glue.
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