DIY: Cigar Box Upcycled Ring Holder!

 DIY: Cigar Box Upcycled Ring Holder! Turn a box into a perfect ring storage jewelry box.  Velvet lined and rows for lots and lots of rings! Great gift idea for a teen or tween!  You will need a small box to decorate! Plaid has the perfect Cigar Box.  It's just barely over 8 inches square.  It hinges and opens all the way wide. It is a shallow box but perfect as a ring holder.  Step one, paint the entire box. We used white milk paint from Plaid.  Next you will need 8 sheets of felt. You will also need some black velvet, the width of the box, but slightly longer in length.  Take the felt and a hot glue gun and roll each piece up in a tight roll.  8 rolls fit perfectly in the box, they just need a slight trimming on the side.  Just cut the rolls to fit right inside the box.  Now take them out of the box and add a stripe of hot glue on the bottom of the roll and stick it inside the box.  Lea...

Wire Wrapped Bird Nest Ring!

 Wire Wrapped Bird Nest Ring!  Easy Handmade project for tweens and up! Wire Wrapped Bird Nest Ring! Like this adorable Bird Nest Necklace I did in the early part of this year...  But on a ring! ~ Start with 3 feet of 20 gauge wire...and as many beads as you want.  Start by wrapping around your finger and bigger...to make a messy loop  Loop the wire around the loops. This will create the messy bird nest and help it keep its shape.  Leave the center open for the bead eggs.  Place the beads on the wire...  And bend them to fit in the egg. Twist the wire underneath and loop it around another wire to secure it in place.  Now for the ring. Similar to this wire wrapped ring I did here: You will need a ring sizer and mandrel You will need 12 inches of 20 gauge wire. Place the wire 1/2 a size bigger than you need it to end up and wrap it around the mandrel. Wrap it back around and twist it tight ...