Jewelry Box on a Budget

I have a small stack of cigar boxes in my craft Noodle pad waiting to be used for various different crafts. I find them at a local cigar shop for 1$ each, which is cheaper than a 5$-ish wooden box at the craft store. Often times I love searching and finding really cool and unique cigar boxes, and I found this small little box with magnets in it, which I thought would be perfect for a simple jewelry box.

• Cigar Box
• Styrofoam
• Foam Board
• Cotton Fabric
• Lining fabric
• Mod Podge/Glue
• Scissors
• Ruler

First iron out your material.

Cut out a piece of fabric that will cover the box. Then cover the bottom of the box with glue and center the fabric on the bottom and smooth down.

Turn over and cut diagonal cuts to the corner of the box. Then cut off more fabric and leave four flaps for the side of the box. Make sure to add a little bit of extra fabric on each flap.

Fold a tiny bit of fabric inside and glue down. This step may be a little bit tricky, but it's okay if it is not perfect.

Glue the sides of the box, and fold the fabric upwards. If needed, hold the sides of the fabric in place to line up with the edges of the box.

Cut the fabric down to have a little bit of extra fabric, and then fold the fabric inward. If needed, firmly hold the edge of the fabric to the edge of the box.

Repeat steps 2-6 for the top lid of the box.

Then trim the extra fabric and glue the raw edges of the fabric to inner lid of the box.

Cut out a piece of fabric that will cover the inner lid of the box.

Apply glue to the inner lid of the box, and cover with the fabric. If needed apply extra glue to the raw edges to prevent fraying.

Cut out a rectangles of both styrofoam and foam board to fit the inside of the box.

Peel the paper off of the foam board.

Glue the two rectangles together.

Cut out a piece of fabric that will cover the foam pieces.

Using a little heavier fabric will be a little bit easier. I tried using a thing grey fabric, which looked better, but it kept snagging on the pins and other things.

Pin the fabric over the foam pieces so that it is taught.

Flip over and trim if there is any excess fabric. Then glue the sides down and the corners. It is okay if the glue is messy this will not be visible in the final product.

Place the piece inside the cigar box, if correct size it should fit perfectly and won't need glue.

Add Jewelry and you are done! Even if you aren't using this as a jewelry box, this is a easy and cheap craft that'll look nice sitting anywhere!