Hand-made souvenirs will give you joy from the creative manufacturing process and will become a worthy home decoration. If you don’t know what to present to your friend for the holiday, then a hand-made thing will warm the heart of a dear person and will be absolutely unique. If you have children, then engage in collective creativity with them. This will help you better understand the child and develop a creative bias in him. Start simple!
Learn the materials on how to make a box yourself. You can take a finished paper case and simply decorate it. You can glue it on a cardboard template and decorate it with your child. The fascinating world of creativity will give you and your children the most unforgettable moments! It also contributes to the development of fine motor skills, attentiveness and accuracy.
How to make a box of wood
You can make the box yourself or use an old product as a workpiece, which must first be cleaned of varnish and paint, sanded and polished. How to make a box yourself:
- Take an ordinary rail, the width of which will be the height of the walls of the product (you can use the casing of a suitable size).
- Cut the slats into the parts that the box will consist of. If its length is 18 cm, then there are two such parts. Still need two side parts (10 cm long). The angles of the joined sides should be performed at 45⁰. You can not cut out the corners for joints at 45⁰, but make them even so that their connection is at 90⁰.
- Glue the sides together and cut out the base for the workpiece. It can be made wide so that the edges at the bottom protrude under the walls of the box - it is very beautiful and original.
- All sides of the product can be glued with oak or walnut veneer, it is sold in any hardware store.
- The product cover is made, like the base.
- On the side wall of the box, cut out the slots for attaching the loops.
- Grooves are also required on the lid.
- Screw the hinges onto the screws and connect the cover to the box.
- How to make a box beautiful and original? It is necessary to sand all roughnesses and roughness with sandpaper, then cover it with varnish.
- Inside the box can be pasted over with velvet.
How to make a jewelry box?
The box can be equipped with a decorative lock and a mirror that can be glued to the lid. You can cut thin partitions that divide the bottom of the box into compartments. About how to make a box for storing rings and earrings, read below:
- Twist some velvet rollers.
- Lay them on the bottom of the box so that they fit snugly against each other. They can be fixed with a stapler and glued to the base of the box.
- Now you can store any jewelry. They will be fixed, and you can easily find them. Jewelry will not be scratched, chipped together.
The lid of the product can be decorated for every taste. For example, paste over it with flowers or beads, stones or cut a picture with a jigsaw. It all depends on your imagination and free time!