Jewelry Box Makeover: Personalized Gift

For my niece’s 6th birthday I wanted to make her something special.  Because she is glamorous, I figured anything related to jewelry would be a good fit.  At the GW Boutique (ahem, Goodwill), I found the perfect starting point- a child sized jewelry box for $4.  Score!  With a little bit of paint and time, I ended up with a gift she really loved.

Here are the supplies I used (minus the sandpaper I forgot to include in this snapshot).

First I sanded down the jewelry box to ensure better coverage of the spray paint.  I also removed the hardware.

I used frog tape because I wanted a two tone effect.  Turquoise on the outside and bright pink on the inside was just the right amount of pop.  Of course, first was the outer color.

After that I dried, I painted the inner color.

Using my Zing, I cut out my niece’s name in vinyl.  I peeled out all the letters so I would essentially have a stencil for her name.  From there, I stuck on my stencil (which proved to be difficult), and painted her name using a cream color.  I used the same cream color to paint the velvet lining the inside of the box because it was dingy and needed “freshening up”.

I couldn’t help but use a curly font.  In fact it is called “Curlz” and you can find it here.

If I were to do this project again, I would not have painted her name on.  Instead, I would of just applied her name using stickers.  The paint did not stay perfectly inside the pencil and touch-ups were tedious.

I painted the hardware the same cream color as her name and put it screwed the tiny handles back in place.  In the end, I heart the outcome.

To overview, this is the before and after.

And here is a small version of the “after”:

 

Being an aunt is the best profession.

∞Jessica