The Post-Dispatch called the Art Deco-style structure, "the latest word in display greenhouses." With its unconventional, cantilevered, vertical glass walls rising majestically 50 feet high, the Jewel Box opened in 1936 to national acclaim. Becker and Robert Paulus Construction Co. NEW Beautiful Crystal and Pearl Box, Wedding Lasso Box, Wedding Jewelry Box, Wedding Arras, Jewelry Box, Wedding Gift, Anniversary Gift. It was designed by city engineer William C. Leather Lovers Classic ANTIQUE Italian LEATHER Jewelry Box Vintage Armoire Organizer Case Storage Summer SALE 150.98. From vintage-inspired to wholly modern, you can score a jewelry box that matches your home decor or personal style. 14, 1936 and cost about $117,000, with about 45 percent coming from Public Works Administration (WPA) funds. A jewelry box can go a long way in keeping your collection organized and in tip-top shape and the options are just as vast as there are styles of gems and jewels. The Art Deco building is an outstanding example of greenhouse design.” The Jewel Box was given the designation on the National Register because it is, “locally significant in the area of architecture. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. The application was submitted by the Landmarks Association of St. The designation was given by the National Park Service and the U.S. It is listed on the National Historic Register. Louis in 1936 and is operated by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. I adore this color SO much.The Jewel Box, located on a 17-acre site in Forest Park, was built by the City of St. I was originally going to paint the box white (who knew it?) but then gray called me when I kept seeing it in kitchens. This way everything is neat and clearly visible. I wanted this box to be for organizing both rings and earrings because while my favorite storage method will always be trays, it was getting a little annoying to rummage through. Hammer in the thumbtack onto the front side of the lid of the box to secure the handle in place. Fold it in half and use a leather awl to pierce a hole near the edge for the thumb tack to go through. Browse elegant armoire jewelry boxes and other designs by popular manufacturers.
The rolls should be so tightly packed that gluing them in isn’t necessary.įor the handle, cut a strip of leather about 1 inch wide and 2.75″ long. Keep your most precious items organized in premium jewelry boxes from HSN. I also used a popsicle stick to further tuck in the velvet on the sides. I shoved in the rolls of the velvet covered batting into the box while tucking in the ends underneath each roll. Make sure to leave excess velvet on each end of the batting to tuck under once squeezed into the box. The velvet doesn’t have to reach all the way around since the exposed batting will just be on the bottom side of the box. I used two layers of batting and the rolls ended up being too thick, so I’d say sticking to one layer is sufficient.Ĭut up the velvet to wrap around each roll of batting and use the glue gun to glue it on. Use a glue gun to glue down the end of the strip. The batting length I used was about 6.5″. Once the filler is dry, paint the box with at least three coats of paint with drying in between.Ĭut a strip of batting the same width as the inside of the box and roll it up. My box had a square engraving on top that I didn’t want, so I filled that with wood filler too. Remove any hardware on the box with a screwdriver and fill in the remaining holes with wood filler. wood box (mine is from Michaels, about 5.5″ square) Part two of the inspo for this jewelry box was wanting to play with gray and leather, a combo that I found in one of the kitchens from yesterday’s postand somehow immediately thought I should incorporate that into the design of a box (?) Let’s go. Sometimes I’ll go further and imagine up exactly what the perfect one would be and spend too much time trying to find what maybe doesn’t exist. This was one of those things I would’ve much rather bought than DIY, and if asked I’d say yea get something made well and sound instead of dealing with the mess and time of sourcing random materials to make it- I know all about that frustration! The issue comes though when I can’t find something I like or that has features I want.
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