Handcrafted Wooden Jewelry Boxes For Women That Make Good Heirlooms
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.
You can make jewelry boxes from a wide range of woods. Each wood has different durability and comes in varying 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 opt for foreign woods such as 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. These come with drawers, side doors that open out and flip top lid with an attached mirror. For the flip top lid you could include an etched mirror or small ballerina with some soothing music. Both these options make the box look elegant when opened.
A couple of the drawers can have cup holders for earrings and finger rings and side doors can have 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. Several 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.
You could also consider inlay, gem stone decoration and the like. Heirloom wooden boxes can be 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.
Small drawers that open out at different levels is another option that you can look into. 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.
Choose wooden knobs or handles instead of metal ones for the drawers. Selecting these in woods of contrasting shades enhances their beauty. 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. Give wood a very natural look by skipping the application of varnish.
Wooden jewelry boxes are treasured for a lifetime and are passed through the generations as a matter of rite. That is why making a box that carries the potential of becoming an heirloom will get you 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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