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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

{orla inspired jewelry box}


On my most recent thrifting adventure to Goodwill, I scored not only some great clothes, but also a perfect vintage faux bois filed box...



Yep...$2.99 later and it was all mine. I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with it at first, but I knew it had tons of potential.

After doing a lot of purging and organizing of my wardrobe and accessories, I realized that I needed a better place to store my rings and bracelets, so this cute little box was the perfect solution. After a date with some contact paper, scrapbook paper, and a few other accessories, I came up with this...


So fun, right?

I love Orla Kiely, especially this iconic pattern of hers...




And when I noticed a roll of white contact paper sitting in our laundry room, I had a bit of a lightbulb crafting moment. I cut out some stems and leaves...


And adhered them to the front of the box...


Super simple...and since contact paper is removable I was able to move them around until I had the arrangement I liked.

Then I added some happiness to the inside, starting with a favorite piece of scrapbook paper {what's better than clouds and dandelions?!}


And to add an extra splash of color and inspiration,  I grabbed a couple magnet clips and attached a sweet card from a blog friend inside the lid...


I love how the colors in the card and the scrapbook paper bring so much life to this little box...


Then I added my jewelry! I tucked in a vintage dish for my rings, and used the divider to hang some of my bracelets...


I hated to cover up all of that pretty paper but I have quite a few bracelets in there now. It is the perfect storage solution for all of these small accessories.


What do you think? Have you transformed a thrifted find into a great storage/organization piece? I'd love to hear about it!

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4 comments:

  1. this is brilliant and so adorable! I could definitely use something like this to organize my jewelry!

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  2. Hi! I love what you did to your Goodwill find!! It's adorable now!! I love a good deal and such a great place to store your jewelry. :)

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  3. What an adorable little project!! I spotted a vintage tackle box at Goodwill today and fell in love. It was big and had a big price tag too ($20). But now I am tempted to go back and get it, "girlify" it and store all sorts of fun stuff in it!

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  4. so cute. love it! i'd love for you to come link this post or anything else you want up to my weekend link party http://www.lovenotesbylauryn.blogspot.com/2012/06/spread-love-link-party-14.html have a great weekend!
    {love} lauryn @ lovenotesbylauryn.blogspot.com

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