How to Make a Jewelry Box out of Recycled Materials

How to Make a Jewelry Box out of Soda Bottles (by Melissa Howard)

Go Green Projects are a great way to organize your every day stuff.

Recycle your empty soda bottles or water bottles into whimsical, bright containers to give as gifts or to use for organizing the stuff around your home.

Supplies

  • Two empty, clean soda bottles
  • Heavy-duty scissors
  • Hot glue
  • Zipper
  • Trim
  • Wool felt

Shoe Box – Pirate’s Treasure Box

(From Making Friends)

how to make a jewelry box

Save a shoe box with an attached top to make a treasure box for the pirate in your life.

You need:

Instructions:

Paint the box black. Let dry. Cut strips of foil and glue on to box. Poke fasteners into the box for more decorations. Print skull. Cut out. Glue to box.

How to reuse a shoe box and old jewelery to make a Gem Jewlry Box

(By Ziggity Zoom)

This is an easy craft made from a plain, recycled little jewelry box.  Just paint and add some stick-on glittery gems or some glitter.

Need:

  • Small box
  • Paint
  • Brush
  • Stick-on gems or Glitter glue
What To Do:

  1. Paint box and let dry.  If you paint the top one color and the bottom a different color, this add to the overall look of the box.
  2. Stick on gems or decorate with glitter glue.

How to Recycle Old Candy Boxes to Make Unique Jewelry Boxes

( By Chantel Alise, eHow Contributing Writer)

Things You’ll Need:

  • Old candy box
  • White glue
  • Hot glue gun and glue
  • Fabric
  • Batting
  • Cardboard
  • Felt
  • Lace
  • Braid
  • Ribbon
  • Roping
  • Ruffling
  • Charms
  • Buttons
  • Artificial flowers
Shoe Box
Pirate’s Treasure Box
Save a shoe box with an attached top to make a treasure box for the pirate in your life.You need:

Instructions:

Paint the box black. Let dry. Cut strips of foil and glue on to box. Poke fasteners into the box for more decorations. Print skull. Cut out. Glue to box.

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