My new DIY beadbox

I finally finished my beadbox project and I'm so happy with the result!

The box itself has very high affection value to me and I'm especially happy that I was able to re-use it. Three years ago my parents moved to a new house and I went to help them move and sort stuff (most of the things in the attic were all my childhood stuff anyway) and I found this box that I hadn't seen for 25 years. When I was little I used to sew alot, mostly little plush toys and I would keep all my sewing equipment in this box. With a large bottom compartment and a top removable tray, I immediatly saw the potential as a beadbox since my current jewellery box was being outgrown, but the box was in a poor condition, edges were gaping etc. My mum's neighbour is a carpenter and glued the edges back together under pressure so the box got back to its original shape and he made two fillets/lists for me to put in the bottom for bead sticks.

So this weekend I spent painting it all white, TB logo on top, glued in the lists and finished it with a layer of varnish and here's the final result (please ignore all the cat hair, it's hard doing a project like this with three curious fur babies around). I might replace the rods with metal ones in time.

Wow! That is spectacular!  

I have a wooden box very similar.......   ....ok, very inspiring.....LOVE YOURS!

It is gorgeous!  Den passar ju perfekt!

It's so great to re-use a box with such great memories.  Looks beautifullly organised with the beads in sets

That is fantastic!!!!! The logo was executed with perfection. This box is spectacular.

Very well done!

It really looks professional done!

    Wow! Definitely the most beautiful DIY box I have seen. Very well done!

It looks a lovely box Nkara, your gorgeous cat looks impressed as well

Looks brilliant! So wonderful to do a restoration job on a childhood box and give it a new lease of life, your box is all grown up too now    

I'm so glad you found your old treasure and were able to repurpose it so beautifully. Extremely well done!

How beautiful...if i only was as creative as you i would also make my own beadbox...

Very nice.

This is so wonderful - memories and all - totally wonderful   

simply awesome!

You done wonderful work ..... Lovely and professional ..... one of the nicest boxes I have seen .....

I can imagine how many hours you spent in this work .....
You really can be proud of the result

passpartout wrote:You done wonderful work ..... Lovely and professional ..... one of the nicest boxes I have seen .....

I can imagine how many hours you spent in this work .....
You really can be proud of the result

   

Its so well done love you cat guarding the beads too 

Your box looks really classy with the white colour and TB logo. Nice job it's really lovely - I would love a bead box like your's.

That is FANTASTIC!! I love it and what a great feeling of accomplishment you must have. The fact that you could re-purpose something with so much happy memories is WONDERFUL. I truly believe that your beads are surrounded and infused with positive energy, and so will you be when wearing them    

Love it.

It is wonderful - and the logo too!

Fantastic

I've looked now the fourth time in this thread and on the pictures .....     .... it is really inspiring for starting an own project