A New Project

I've been picking up boxes at thrift stores recently. I look for jewelry boxes in good shape or any unique box I can find. Above is a jewelry box that I disassembled, taped off the lining and mirror and removed the hardware.

This was a nice box that looked like it was never used. The box cost 2.95.

I sprayed it gold and replaced all of the hardware and started gluing pearls and other "found" objects on to it.

Everywhere I go, I look for costume jewelry. Some pieces are dirt cheap because they are broken or maybe you find one earring instead of a pair. Often these cost 29 cents.

The final result is a very fancy jewelry box.

The outside is fancier than what is inside!

You can see large brooches, earrings and rhinestone pins. Click for a better look.

These are the types of brooches I look for. This box went the way of my daughter. As soon as she saw it she claimed it for herself.

However I made another. This one is actually a recipe box.

The fanciest recipe box I have ever seen!

It takes quite a long time to make these.

There is an awful lot of stuff going on here.

And this is going to be next weeks giveaway. It will be posted on Saturday. So if it is something you are interested in, make sure to enter the giveaway!

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