Jewelry Box Inserts .
Q: Is there any company that sells just the fabric and foam type insert
that goes in jewelry boxes ???(like the ones you see in the stores. I'm
looking for just the insert and not the entire box as I would like to
make my own.
A:Jewelry boxes don't come in standard sizes, to my knowledge, and I've never
seen any inserts for sale.
If you mean by 'insert' the padded bottom of the box, the simplest method:
Buy a good piece of velvet or velour.
Cut illustration board or foam board to fit the bottom of the box
loosely (1/8 ot 1/16 in slack).
Spray the board back with photo mount or other spary mount.
Wrap the velvet around the front of the board and press onto the back.
Push your new insert into the box.
Best books on jewelry box making:
"The Art of Making Elegant Jewelry Boxes," by Tony Lidgate,
Sterling/Chapelle, 1996,
or any other book on box making by this author. This one also has
instructions for more
interesting inserts like ring props, etc.
"The Bood of Boxes," Andrew Crawford, Running Press Philadelphia,
1993. Better than the
Lidgate books, but harder to find.
"Reading the Wood," Michael Elkan, Sterling/Chapelle, 1996. Get this
one if you own a band saw!
Po Shun Leong also has a book out on jewelry box making that I often
check out of my library, but
I havn't all the info on hand.