Thursday, March 3, 2011

Upcycled Thursdays - Jewelry boxes

For a long time I've wanted to refurbish vintage furniture. I've done a couple pieces for my home but nothing major.  Unfortunately I have yet to figure out a way to cheaply and easily ship furniture.  Therefore I will not be upcycling furniture for HDV.  However, I've found a way to refurbish on a much smaller scale. I have started upcycling vintage wood jewelry boxes. 
Before Photo:

And now the after pictures: 
 


I love these! Each box is unique, each one tells a story, and each box offers plenty of storage for jewelry. But they don't stop there. I have a refurbished box on my desk. It keeps my office supplies beautifully organizedMy daughter has chosen a box which I will refurbish for her bedroom. She will use it for all her special keepsakes such as polly pockets, hair supplies, chapstick, stickers and whatever else she finds valuable on that particular day.

Not all of the boxes in the above pictures have been listed on HDV, but they will be. I also have a few wood boxes I have yet to refurbish to be sure to stay tuned to HDV for new creations. 

Thank you for reading my blog 
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Have a Happy Day!

76 comments:

  1. What a great idea to choose such personal and lovely items to rescue and repurpose. These will make wonderful gifts. Wouldn't it make the most perfect gift to have you redo Grandma's jewelry box for a new bride shower gift?
    I'm going to suggest to my retail blog readers that these will make nice jewelry displays in shops, too.

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    1. Thank you, Becky. I have such a great time creating these. They are great gifts. They are personal, unique and something a girl will use again and again.
      As for displays, I have had a couple couple individuals buy groupings of jewelry boxes to stack and create an original (yet changeable) display.
      Thank you for your post and Have a Happy Day!
      Dana

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  2. Oooo, I like these a lot!

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  3. I have one wood jewelery box that I painted because when found it had alot of scratches and had been colored on. But painting quickly transformed it to beautiful, just like the ones you have made. I love the green 4 drawer it is so pretty!

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  4. they look fabulous all together. love them all.

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    1. Thank you, Tammy. Thank you so much for reading my blog and for taking the time to comment.
      Have a Happy Day!
      Dana

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  5. Genius! I have a lovely piece that's identical to the one my Mom had while we were growing up, but I think I'm going to glam it up a bit to use in my craft fair display! Thanks for the inspiration...

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    1. You're more than welcome. Send pictures of your finished product to the Happy Day Vintage Twitter or Facebook page.
      Thank you for reading my blog and thank you for taking the time to comment.
      Have a Happy Day!
      Dana

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  6. these are darling and inspire me to tackle my mother in law's old jewelry box. What kind of paint did you use? Very inspiring.

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    1. Hello Robin,
      I'm so very sorry for the delayed response. I honestly never saw these comments until now. Anyway, I use spray paint. I always start with a primer and then do a couple layers of spray paint. I hope this helps.
      Have a Happy Day!
      Dana

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  7. I did a similar wooeden jewelry box project a few months ago and I absolutely love it. Isn't it great?! Love yours....

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  8. On my blog today I posted about inspiration and linked back to your blog and etsy site! I hope you will come and check it out. http://missdiymonster.blogspot.com

    Morgan

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    1. Hi Morgan -
      I'm very sorry for not responding to your message until now. Thank you for putting me in your blog, I'm honored.
      I'll go check it out right now.
      Have a Happy Day!
      Dana Douglas

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  9. Saw this on pintrest I have a few of these kicking around, along with a re-purposed bread box. I think another project added to my list

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    1. Hello Rebecca -
      Thank you for visiting my blog and thank you so very much for taking the time to post a comment.
      Have a Happy Day!
      Dana

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  10. I featured your jewelry box makeover in a post at SheekGeek: http://sheekgeek.org/2013/jessicasheekgeek/jewerlyboxmakeoverideas

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    1. Thank you!
      I can't wait to check it out! I'm honored to be part of SheekGeek!
      Have a Happy Day!
      Dana

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    1. Thank you so very much, Helen.
      Have a Happy Day!
      Dana

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