Jewellery Presentation boxes, upcycled-recycled.

I wanted to create some presentation boxes for the jewellery I have been making, but wanted things that would show off my work and to be interesting objects as well. As I was driving down the very bumpy track from my house I passed the garden waste pile of my neighbours house (we never see him just the pool and grounds man) I have heard many rumors on who he is (mafia) (millionaire) (weirdo) probably all, it has a sense of mystery about it all, Anyway digressing there, there was a shabby wooden wine box thrown on top off the garden waste pile to be burnt, a little worse for wear but oh so ideal. Scrambling onto the top of the mound I took it home. My husband replaced the base wood and I stained it. We then drilled holes and added some metal kebab skewers and corks create an unusual pendant hanging display box.

                                                                        

 I also had a cigar box we had picked up in New York and I decided this would make a good display case for the rectangular pendants, Adding open eye hooks and some bamboo kebab skewers in the back of the box to stop the pendants swinging back when I stood it on a display stand, I think it works. I also added eyelet screws on the box lid to hang a pendant with ribbon attached.

 Finally I needed a ring and brooch display case, and had seen on the internet examples of how to make one using a frame box, foam pipe lagging and material. I borrowed a sectional frame box from mum, and cut up pipe lagging to fit into the sections. I then chopped up some old denim jeans and covered the pipe lagging, pushing it hard between the lagging. I will eventually glue it, as I was short of 3 inch of lagging and had to use some cardboard tubing, I will glue when I get another off-cut and when mum forgets about me borrowing the box!