Making Heirloom Wooden Jewelry Boxes For Women
You can really show that you care by designing a gift on your own. Old world styled wooden jewelry boxes for women will really touch the heart. Wood is strong and elegant thus making it wonderful heirloom material.
There are several kinds of woods from which jewelry boxes can be made. Every one of them has different strengths as well as unique textures and finishes. Choices are often made in cherry, maple or mahogany.
You also can choose from white ash, walnut, birch or burl. One can also get wood from other countries and preferred choices are rosewood, ebony, bocote, and jatobe. There are options in lacewood, olivewood and padauk as well. The exteriors of every good quality box are made of wood while the interiors will be lined with velvet or satin.
A favored style is that of the jewelry chest. This comes with drawers, side doors that open and a flip top lid with a mirror on the inside. The mirror can be an etched one or you could have a ballerina included with some soft music. These options give the box a look of elegance when it is opened.
Some of the drawers can have cup holders for earrings or finger rings and the side doors can incorporate hooks for chains. These chests look really good on the dresser and their exteriors can be further decorated to enhance their elegance.
Marquetry is an option where the box can have a design that is filled in with several small pieces of veneers in different shapes, textures, and colors. A number of beautiful designs can be filled in this way. The beauty of these boxes can be enhanced by hand carvings as well. Every hand made design is finished in a unique way and you are sure to have a unique piece.
Inlay, gem stone decoration and the like are other means of beautifying your box. There are heirloom wooden boxes that are upright with removable trays. Each of these trays will have a lining of suede, velvet, or satin and can be styled uniquely for every type of accessory.
Another design you can look into is one that comes with small pull out drawers that open at different levels. These too can have individual compartments allotting you space for earrings, finger rings, watches, chains, bracelets, and other important items. It’s the finish that gives these boxes their heirloom-like touch.
Opt for wooden handles on drawers instead of metallic ones. Opt to have these in contrasting shades to work wonders on the look of the box. The hooks for chains and bracelets too can be made of wood. There are even boxes that have their rolls for watches, and cups for rings fashioned out of the same material. Wood looks very natural if you choose to skip varnishing it.
Wooden jewelry boxes are passed through generations as an heirloom. So, by creating a jewelry box that has the potential of becoming an heirloom, you will gain a lot of appreciation.
This article was written by Ruth D’Souza Prabhu of MarqART Gift Shop. Our jewelry boxes are original works of art, no two creations are the same. Each wood shown has its own unique wood grain pattern and color. MarqART comes from combining the words marquetry (wood inlay) + Art (a creation of beauty) an apt name for our products. A fine addition to your dressing table or as a gift. Please visit http://www.marqartgiftshop.com to browse & buy exotic jewelry boxes that will give you a lifetime of pleasure!
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