Cutlery Boxes made into Sewing Boxes or whatever!

Hello Everyone!

 

Today I am talking about Cutlery Boxes.

We have all seen them, used them and

then disposed of them when we finish of them.

Because basically

our styles change or we just tire of

them. Or maybe they broke.

 

Well, these are nice sized boxes. I took

the pictures of these wooden boxes

back in 2009 with the intention of making

something out of them back then. I completely forgot

about these boxes until about a month

ago when I found them again. Anything

can get lost at my house.

 

You can make these boxes into anything

you desire. I happen to love sewing boxes,

thread boxes, any kind of a box really.

These boxes can be purchased at thrift

stores or perhaps you already have

1 or 2 of them hanging around in your

attic. Oh, another thing - some of

these boxes have a cardboard bottom.

That is okay, some boxes are all

cardboard.

Should you get one of these boxes

just be careful when you paint or

strip stain from the bottom of the box

because
of the cardboard. Some of these cutlery boxes

are stained in nice colors.

I have 3 of these cutlery boxes and 2 of

them have cardboard bottoms.

No biggy!

 

The pictures you see is one of these

cutlery boxes made into a sewing

box. I made this Shabby Chic box for my

friend Catherine. I made it so she

could put it beside her sewing machine and her

Serger machine to hold scissors, threads, pincushions.

These things would be within arms reach and hopefully

would look nice on her table. But really, Catherine, you

can use this box for whatever your heart desires.

You should be

receiving it soon. This is part of her surprise.

I did put other things in the box for her, that I

am not showing, hope she likes it all!

 

So - now start looking at those

cutlery boxes!!!

 

 These cutlery boxes are about 14 to 15 inches wide,

10.5 inches long and 3 inches deep. Both are different

colors. The top one is a reddish color while the bottom

one is an old brown color. My 3rd box not pictured here

is a pretty brown. All of these boxes will be painted or

papered inside and out.

 

Look inside of these boxes and strip out all of the

dividers and or felt that you see. Clean her up!

 

I have painted this one white with ordinary craft

paint.

 

Here is the front of Catherine's box. I used empty

thread spools for the feet. I wrapped white lace

around each spool and topped it off with some sheer

pink ribbon. The box is papered with

shabby chic scrapbook paper that I downloaded

from the internet.  This paper is so pretty! It is one

of my favorites.  The good thing about having

feet on this box is that it gives her a place to store

some cross stitch leaflets for future projects. Or she

can store her sewing machine books there.  I glued

a cute pink sheer ribbon with a ribbon rose in the

indention of the box on the front.

 

To decorate the top of the box -

First, I glued down

another shabby chic paper and trimmed it with lace.

I put 4 pink sheer bows at each corner.

Second, I dyed some cheesecloth with

Kool-aid in pink and blue, mixed in some

white cheesecloth and glued it to the top of the box. 

Third, I used 2 cream colored cherubs that hang

on the wall! Included with them was the pretty

flowers that you see here. They are so

sweet but a little heavy. They are glued down good, but

still be careful when opening the box.

Fourth, after letting the cherubs dry and that took

about 4 days to do so. I then added some craft pearls and

bunched up the cheesecloth around the cute cherubs.

I also added little pieces of cheesecloth here and

there between the flowers.

The pink sheer bow you see has a white button in the

middle of it. 

I cannot even begin to tell you how

pretty the top of the box is. It turned out lovely. I am

pleased with the overall look of it.

 

Here is the left side of the box.

 

I thought that this was the right side - but it is not.

I must have thought that I was looking at the right

side. Sorry.

 

Here is the back of the box where the hinges are.

 

This is what the inside of the box looks like. Catherine

loves pink, white and red. I did not use anything that

was red. I used a pink flannel to

line the box and then put lace around the sides

on the top of the lid and the sides of the bottom half

of the box. All of the lace inside and outside of the

box are the same lace.

 

I glued on white pockets from Aida cloth and

glued on sheer pink bows. These pockets are a

little tight. I forgot to give each one a little slack,

so please be careful if you put something in them.

In one of the pockets I gave her a cherub magnetic

needle holder for her cross stitch.

 

We cut some pretty bright white string. My hubby

screwed each string into the box on each side

so the lid could stay up and the box not topple

over because of the weight of the cherubs.

I gave her some surprises on the inside of

the box which I hope she likes!

Have a lot of fun!!

Thank you for visiting me.

Conny