4/5/2024 0 Comments Velvet ring box near meFold it in half and use a leather awl to pierce a hole near the edge for the thumb tack to go through. The rolls should be so tightly packed that gluing them in isn’t necessary.įor the handle, cut a strip of leather about 1 inch wide and 2.75″ long. I also used a popsicle stick to further tuck in the velvet on the sides. ![]() I shoved in the rolls of the velvet covered batting into the box while tucking in the ends underneath each roll. Make sure to leave excess velvet on each end of the batting to tuck under once squeezed into the box. The velvet doesn’t have to reach all the way around since the exposed batting will just be on the bottom side of the box. I used two layers of batting and the rolls ended up being too thick, so I’d say sticking to one layer is sufficient.Ĭut up the velvet to wrap around each roll of batting and use the glue gun to glue it on. Use a glue gun to glue down the end of the strip. The batting length I used was about 6.5″. Once the filler is dry, paint the box with at least three coats of paint with drying in between.Ĭut a strip of batting the same width as the inside of the box and roll it up. My box had a square engraving on top that I didn’t want, so I filled that with wood filler too. Remove any hardware on the box with a screwdriver and fill in the remaining holes with wood filler. wood box (mine is from Michaels, about 5.5″ square) Part two of the inspo for this jewelry box was wanting to play with gray and leather, a combo that I found in one of the kitchens from yesterday’s postand somehow immediately thought I should incorporate that into the design of a box (?) Let’s go. Sometimes I’ll go further and imagine up exactly what the perfect one would be and spend too much time trying to find what maybe doesn’t exist. If, for whatever reason, you refuse the customs fee and the parcel is returned back to us, a shipping and handling fee may be deducted from your refund.This was one of those things I would’ve much rather bought than DIY, and if asked I’d say yea get something made well and sound instead of dealing with the mess and time of sourcing random materials to make it- I know all about that frustration! The issue comes though when I can’t find something I like or that has features I want.
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