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March 29, 2009 10 Comments

Make-Do Mondays: A "Love"ly Jewelry Box

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At Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.It’s a carnival you can visit to celebrate creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. If you want to participate, you can share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to link via Mr. Linky.Here’s a mini-tutorial on Mr. Linky:

Click on the icon and a separate page will pop up. Type in your blog name and paste in the url of your new Make-Do Mondays post. Click enter and it should be live. If it doesn’t work, just include the link in the comments.To visit people’s posts, click on Mr. Linky and when the page comes up, click on a name. You should be taken right to the page that they provided. If I have time, I come back and update the post by hand.

Make-Do Mondays Participants(updated as possible throughout the day)

  1. Sharinskishe (Scrap Paper Cup)
  2. Trish Southard (whittle wardrobe down to 100 items)
  3. Sunnydaytodaymama (Fabric High Chair Alternative)
  4. The Goat (Repurposing Recycling)
  5. It’s All About Love (Making Do)
  6. Simple Journeys (Paper Craft)

Make-Do Mondays with AnnI don’t have any fancy jewelry, so I don’t feel the need to have a fancy jewelry box. I’m making do with a repurposed box that held some decorative letters. The letters were on clearance at Target for practically nothing. (Shhh…don’t tell the Belgian Wonder, because I gave them to him as a gift.) lovelettersThe “l-o-v-e” letters came in a simple box made of very thin wood. I ended up using the box for my jewelry.boxWhen I bought it, one letter was in each of those sections. Underneath was nothing.I divvied up my rings, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets into those sections, and placed a watch, pins and other stuff in the generous space below.boxlidThe box fits in the dresser drawer.boxindrawerI might paint it someday to add a little fun, but it’s fine for now just to have my few items contained and organized.How are you making do?

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Filed Under: frugality, home, Make-Do Mondays, simplicity

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  1. Sharinskishe says

    March 30, 2009 at 12:14 am

    I picked up a second hand jewelry box from the thrift store and I love it, well the price that is. But your box has more room in it, it looks like it hold tons.

    You could even put some felt in it and make it soft also. I think you chose a great way to reuse this box. Way to Go!!!

    Thanks for sharing.

    Sharinskishe

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  2. shepherdsgrace says

    March 30, 2009 at 1:01 am

    lovely adornments in a recycled “love” box, what could be more apropriate?

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  3. Sunnymama says

    March 30, 2009 at 8:34 am

    This is a great idea. We have some boxes like this that little toys and puzzles came in. The weren’t ideal for the toys so we put those in other boxes and bags but now I know what I can use the left-over boxes for!

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  4. Kristin says

    March 30, 2009 at 10:28 am

    What a great box! I would have never been able to toss that box, what a great idea to turn it into a jewelry box. I LOVE it!

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  5. Julie says

    March 30, 2009 at 10:51 am

    What a clever thing to do!

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  6. Aja Abney says

    March 30, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    Wow, that box is just perfect!

    I only own two necklaces, so my jewelry “box” is a wooden mom & dad holding a baby that my dad made when I was born. I hang the necklaces around the mom’s neck. LOL

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  7. Lisa says

    March 30, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    I love repurposing! I do it all the time.

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  8. trishsouthard says

    March 30, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Excellent use of space- brilliant idea to place it in the drawer!

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  9. KimS says

    March 30, 2009 at 6:04 pm

    I’m a lurker, but I definitely had to say something when I say your Make Do post. I did the exact same thing a few months ago when I was decluttering, but I bought “love” and “hope,” so I had two boxes to work with. Definitely a great idea! I really enjoy your Monday meme!

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  10. Islandsparrow says

    March 31, 2009 at 9:28 am

    Two lovely things out of one.

    Good job!

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