My handmade velvet ring box and cushion halo earrings

[_lovesvintage_]

My velvet ribbon arrived! It's very nice for the price and I love the bright colors. Soft, but definitely not mrs box quality.

Your ribbon colors look so beautiful. Hope to see you posting your boxes soon!

 

[wizardman123]

Hello!

Beautiful boxes everyone.

I am looking into gathering the necessary materials to start making my own!

Just a quick question for you all - does all velvet ribbon have the "textured lined" pattern on it? I see many velvet ribbons online but they do not seem to have the same effect in their picture. The blue and purple ribbons posted earlier in this thread also do not appear to have this texture.

Can you please let me know! Thanks!

 

[fussykiki]

Hello!

Beautiful boxes everyone.

I am looking into gathering the necessary materials to start making my own!

Just a quick question for you all - does all velvet ribbon have the "textured lined" pattern on it? I see many velvet ribbons online but they do not seem to have the same effect in their picture. The blue and purple ribbons posted earlier in this thread also do not appear to have this texture.

Can you please let me know! Thanks!

Do you mean the velvet ribbon or the grosgrain ribbon? The velvet ribbon should have a smooth surface.

 

[wizardman123]

Hello!

Beautiful boxes everyone.

I am looking into gathering the necessary materials to start making my own!

Just a quick question for you all - does all velvet ribbon have the "textured lined" pattern on it? I see many velvet ribbons online but they do not seem to have the same effect in their picture. The blue and purple ribbons posted earlier in this thread also do not appear to have this texture.

Can you please let me know! Thanks!

Do you mean the velvet ribbon or the grosgrain ribbon? The velvet ribbon should have a smooth surface.

Hello fussykiki,

It appears I missed that you needed the two types of ribbon. I didnt see grosgrain mentioned in the tutorial.

Thanks so much for the clarification!

 

[puppyguts]

Thanks Junebug - i ended up using dish washing sponge, which was too thin so i hot glued a double layer. I think it was easy to work with because it was so soft & ended up fitting well.

 

[junebug17]

Thanks Junebug - i ended up using dish washing sponge, which was too thin so i hot glued a double layer. I think it was easy to work with because it was so soft & ended up fitting well.

Ah, ok puppy guts, thanks, that's a good idea - I need to get thinner sponge so I can layer it, will be easier - I was doing the opposite, using sponges that were too high, and I was having a hard time cutting them to be thinner.

 

[daintyG]

I really like everyone's boxes!

Here is my attempt. I also ended up having my ring sticking up a little far.

Junebug, I love the ring in your avatar! Is there a thread for it?

 

[junebug17]

DaintyG, that came out really great! The way you did your sponge looks really good, I need to work on that.

Thanks so much for the compliment on the ring! I haven't done a thread on it yet, it's from DBL

 

[_lovesvintage_]

Here is my sis's box that is made from silk ribbon in her favorite color of purple (lined with cotton batting)! It is going to be her birthday gift from me, as well as the vintage amethyst ring in the box. I bought this ribbon by mistake thinking it was going to be silk velvet ribbon when searching for it on Britex when I was tired. I did find silk velvet ribbon to make another 4 x 4 cm box. The silk velvet ribbon itself is nice, but still not as plush as the velvet fabric though. Also a comparison shot of size between the two boxes below.

Junebug17...love your new ring in your pic! Gorgeous!!!

 

[missy]

I am so impressed by the amazing ring boxes PSers are making! Beautiful boxes everyone.

 

[junebug17]

Here is my sis's box that is made from silk ribbon in her favorite color of purple (lined with cotton batting)! It is going to be her birthday gift from me, as well as the vintage amethyst ring in the box. I bought this ribbon by mistake thinking it was going to be silk velvet ribbon when searching for it on Britex when I was tired. I did find silk velvet ribbon to make another 4 x 4 cm box. The silk velvet ribbon itself is nice, but still not as plush as the velvet fabric though. Also a comparison shot of size between the two boxes below.

Junebug17...love your new ring in your pic! Gorgeous!!!

Wow, terrific job on the box loves vintage, it looks fantastic! Such a beautiful job on the embroidery, I didn't even attempt it. Your sister is going to be blown away. And that ring is gorgeous!!! I like how the ring sits in the box, that looks perfect. I redid mine and made it 1.5 cm deep, but I think I'm going to make it a little deeper on the next one I do.

I ordered a few colors from Britex, I hope they come today. In the meantime I'm doing all the measuring and cutting. I'm going to work on them over the weekend - I'm somewhat obsessed with making these



Oh, and thanks for the nice words on my ring!

 

[_lovesvintage_]

Wow, terrific job on the box loves vintage, it looks fantastic! Such a beautiful job on the embroidery, I didn't even attempt it. Your sister is going to be blown away. And that ring is gorgeous!!! I like how the ring sits in the box, that looks perfect. I redid mine and made it 1.5 cm deep, but I think I'm going to make it a little deeper on the next one I do.

I ordered a few colors from Britex, I hope they come today. In the meantime I'm doing all the measuring and cutting. I'm going to work on them over the weekend - I'm somewhat obsessed with making these



Oh, and thanks for the nice words on my ring!

Junebug17, just to let you know, I used yanaazul's dimensions for the bottom liner of 6.4 x 6.4 cm to get a 1.8 cm sides so the lid would stay on better. I still used fussikiki's top liner instructions for 5 x 5 cm to get 1.1 cm sides.

Lovely ribbon choices! Working with ribbon is definitely a lot easier. I am having fun making these, but still can't seem to get the glue gun part perfect...I have to take time after it dries to scrape off some of it. I try to minimize it, of course, but it enevitibly happens.

 

[junebug17]

Wow, terrific job on the box loves vintage, it looks fantastic! Such a beautiful job on the embroidery, I didn't even attempt it. Your sister is going to be blown away. And that ring is gorgeous!!! I like how the ring sits in the box, that looks perfect. I redid mine and made it 1.5 cm deep, but I think I'm going to make it a little deeper on the next one I do.

I ordered a few colors from Britex, I hope they come today. In the meantime I'm doing all the measuring and cutting. I'm going to work on them over the weekend - I'm somewhat obsessed with making these



Oh, and thanks for the nice words on my ring!

Junebug17, just to let you know, I used yanaazul's dimensions for the bottom liner of 6.4 x 6.4 cm to get a 1.8 cm sides so the lid would stay on better. I still used fussikiki's top liner instructions for 5 x 5 cm to get 1.1 cm sides.

Lovely ribbon choices! Working with ribbon is definitely a lot easier. I am having fun making these, but still can't seem to get the glue gun part perfect...I have to take time after it dries to scrape off some of it. I try to minimize it, of course, but it inevitably happens.

Thanks lovesvintage! I'll use those measurements this time around.

Omygosh, you should have seen the mess I made with that glue gun lol! It ended up everywhere, including my clothes. I think it's pretty hard to control where the glue goes.

The velvet came today - let's just say it's much darker than the pics Which would be ok, but I ordered light pink ribbon to use with it, grr. I guess I'll just use it anyway.

 

[azstonie]

Dainty and lovesvintage, your boxes look great! So impressed Junie, your first box is beautiful too!!

 

[fussykiki]

Wow, terrific job on the box loves vintage, it looks fantastic! Such a beautiful job on the embroidery, I didn't even attempt it. Your sister is going to be blown away. And that ring is gorgeous!!! I like how the ring sits in the box, that looks perfect. I redid mine and made it 1.5 cm deep, but I think I'm going to make it a little deeper on the next one I do.

I ordered a few colors from Britex, I hope they come today. In the meantime I'm doing all the measuring and cutting. I'm going to work on them over the weekend - I'm somewhat obsessed with making these



Oh, and thanks for the nice words on my ring!

Junebug17, just to let you know, I used yanaazul's dimensions for the bottom liner of 6.4 x 6.4 cm to get a 1.8 cm sides so the lid would stay on better. I still used fussikiki's top liner instructions for 5 x 5 cm to get 1.1 cm sides.

Lovely ribbon choices! Working with ribbon is definitely a lot easier. I am having fun making these, but still can't seem to get the glue gun part perfect...I have to take time after it dries to scrape off some of it. I try to minimize it, of course, but it inevitably happens.

Thanks lovesvintage! I'll use those measurements this time around.

Omygosh, you should have seen the mess I made with that glue gun lol! It ended up everywhere, including my clothes. I think it's pretty hard to control where the glue goes.

The velvet came today - let's just say it's much darker than the pics Which would be ok, but I ordered light pink ribbon to use with it, grr. I guess I'll just use it anyway.

Using ribbons in two different shades will come out really nice. For my purple box, the grosgrain ribbon is actually light pink because i couldn't find light purple grosgrain ribbon in the shop. I am sure your boxes will come out really nice!

 

[junebug17]

ribbons in two different shades will come out really nice. For my purple box, the grosgrain ribbon is actually light pink because i couldn't find light purple grosgrain ribbon in the shop. I am sure your boxes will come out really nice!

Thanks fussykiki, you've made me feel better! I went back and looked at your box and it does look beautiful! It's hard sometimes finding a matching colored ribbon for the velvet.

 

[fussykiki]

OMG.... Look what I found online.....

http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Multi-Color-Square-Shape-Velvet-hand_60160896036.html?s=p

 

[LuckyKelleyK]

I may have missed this somewhere, but where are you guys hot gluing the inner boxes to secure to the outer boxes?

 

[junebug17]

Lol fussykiki! Yours are prettier.

Kelley, I've been putting the glue on the inner boxes and then putting the top and bottom onto that.

 

[LuckyKelleyK]

Lol fussykiki! Yours are prettier.

Kelley, I've been putting the glue on the inner boxes and then putting the top and bottom onto that.

So when you put the top and bottom on the sides don't slip up and down? I haven't gotten to that part yet.

 

[lilsweetie]

Aww there is no more link to your blog / tutorial.

 

[LuckyKelleyK]

Here is my practice box, I learned a lot from this one. Will probably re do the sponge, I kind of rushed it and haven't figured out the best way. Will be practicing my embroidery for the next one. Sorry they uploaded sideways. Eta I made this from a mac n cheese box haha.

 

[_lovesvintage_]

Here is my practice box, I learned a lot from this one. Will probably re do the sponge, I kind of rushed it and haven't figured out the best way. Will be practicing my embroidery for the next one. Sorry they uploaded sideways. Eta I made this from a mac n cheese box haha.

Awesome practice box! That ribbon color looks gorgeous. I definitely learned a lot from mine too...and still learning and perfecting my technique. I have finally gotten the grosgrain ribbon to look right without the extra overlap. Isn't it fun that we can transform a household item staple into one of these beautiful little boxes?

 

[LuckyKelleyK]

Here is my practice box, I learned a lot from this one. Will probably re do the sponge, I kind of rushed it and haven't figured out the best way. Will be practicing my embroidery for the next one. Sorry they uploaded sideways. Eta I made this from a mac n cheese box haha.

Awesome practice box! That ribbon color looks gorgeous. I definitely learned a lot from mine too...and still learning and perfecting my technique. I have finally gotten the grosgrain ribbon to look right without the extra overlap. Isn't it fun that we can transform a household item staple into one of these beautiful little boxes?

Thank you! My biggest challenge has honestly been dealing with the double sided tape. It's a pain in the butt! And it messed up my scissors so now I cut it sideways with a box cutter.

 

[_lovesvintage_]

Here is my practice box, I learned a lot from this one. Will probably re do the sponge, I kind of rushed it and haven't figured out the best way. Will be practicing my embroidery for the next one. Sorry they uploaded sideways. Eta I made this from a mac n cheese box haha.

Awesome practice box! That ribbon color looks gorgeous. I definitely learned a lot from mine too...and still learning and perfecting my technique. I have finally gotten the grosgrain ribbon to look right without the extra overlap. Isn't it fun that we can transform a household item staple into one of these beautiful little boxes?

Thank you! My biggest challenge has honestly been dealing with the double sided tape. It's a pain in the butt! And it messed up my scissors so now I cut it sideways with a box cutter.

Do you have rubbing alcohol? You can use that to clean your scissors...I need to do that too, in fact, before I continue...blades are way too sticky.

 

[LuckyKelleyK]

Here is my practice box, I learned a lot from this one. Will probably re do the sponge, I kind of rushed it and haven't figured out the best way. Will be practicing my embroidery for the next one. Sorry they uploaded sideways. Eta I made this from a mac n cheese box haha.

Awesome practice box! That ribbon color looks gorgeous. I definitely learned a lot from mine too...and still learning and perfecting my technique. I have finally gotten the grosgrain ribbon to look right without the extra overlap. Isn't it fun that we can transform a household item staple into one of these beautiful little boxes?

Thank you! My biggest challenge has honestly been dealing with the double sided tape. It's a pain in the butt! And it messed up my scissors so now I cut it sideways with a box cutter.

Do you have rubbing alcohol? You can use that to clean your scissors...I need to do that too, in fact, before I continue...blades are way too sticky.

yes, good idea. I was able to clean it off but still seems to have a residue. Alcohol wipes will work!

 

[pandabee]

These are all wonderful!! Thanks for the tutorial fussykiki!!!

 

[fussykiki]

Aww there is no more link to your blog / tutorial.

It is at page 3 now..

 

[junebug17]

Here is my practice box, I learned a lot from this one. Will probably re do the sponge, I kind of rushed it and haven't figured out the best way. Will be practicing my embroidery for the next one. Sorry they uploaded sideways. Eta I made this from a mac n cheese box haha.

It came out really well LuckeyKelley!!! You did a really good job on it, looks great. I love the color. I'm finding the sponge a little tricky to do myself.

 

[GlamMosher]

fussykiki, I hope it's not pushing a "friendship" too far, but would you be able to post dimensions for a necklace/pendant case? I need 2 for gifts very soon, and cannot seem to get the brain to compute how to transfer this idea to a larger, rectangular shape.