Design Inspired: Monogram Stationery Box

You know those tourist license plates that have your name on them? Yeah- those “classy” trinkets that pretty much have no purpose at all. From the ages of seven to ten, I was the pint-sized version of Indiana Jones on the hunt for the Lost Ark – except in my case the Lost Ark was one of those damn license plates. For whatever reason, “Amber” was not a popular name back in the day so they never had my license, but that did not stop me. I was a woman with a mission. This is where things got hilarious. Because I couldn’t find an “Amber” license plate – I begged my mom for an “Tiffany” one. Tiffany, after all, was my favorite name at the time. I think it had something to do with “I Think We’re Alone Now” My mother said no. Of cousrse.

Well – something similar happened when I came across this jewelry box. They were sold out of my monogram – so I seriously considered another letter. The design is just so pretty. Then I took the DIY route – because that is a whole lot less weird than owning a “T” jewelry box for no apparent reason.

Creating this jewelry box dupe is not terribly difficult and I’m gonna walk you through each step so that you can recreate this on your own.

{A Note About Supplies} – You can find most of these supplies at Michael’s. I was able to find thin sheets of birch, which is thin enough to cut in a manual die cutting machine, but sturdy enough to hold up nicely to a decor project like this. The box and gilding is also available there. Be sure to scroll down to the supply list at the bottom of the post to see which dies I used to cut out the circle & monogram shapes.

The steps to assembling this beautiful box are pretty simple…you’ll just need a few special supplies. Once you have them, you’ll use them! Trust me. I’m now on my second bottle of gold gilding!

Once the box is assembled as shown above, you’ll just need to adhere the monogram which should be painted in gold gilding as well. To make sure your box opens and closes – just adhere the monogram to the top portion of the box.

Being the paper lover that I am, I decided that this pretty box will live in my craftroom and hold pretty stationery. I created a few quick letterpress cards to put inside.

Liquid Gilding	Wplus9 Valentine Wishes	Lifestyle Crafts Dies, Nesting Circles	Memory Box Dies, Large Classic Upper Case Alphabet	Pink Dahlia Paint
Martha Stewart Craft Glue	Lifestyle Crafts Letterpress Starter Kit	Lifestyle Crafts Letterpress Ink, 30 ml, Gold