Kawaii Monster Jewelry Box

[Manders]

Here is my post for Monster Jam.

I made this jewelry box for @curiousfae in the recent monster Swap.

I lined the box with fabric panels as well:

The box took me a lot longer to finish than I had planned! I originally wanted to do a pink Medusa themed box, but I could draw a Medusa I was happy with. So I painted some monsters based on some pins curiousfae had on her Pinterest.

This is the initial drawing of the monster. I covered the back in pencil and then traced over the drawing on top of the wood to transfer it over.

I measured the inside shapes in order to make cardstock templates. I used spray adhesive to attach the templates to the fabric.

I used gorilla glue to continue glueing down the fabric onto the cardstock. Once that was finished I was able to slide the panels into the corresponding spots. I glued these down as well.

Close up of monster on lid

This was part of Monster Jam 2025!

Monster Jam 2025 - May 2025

[Monster Jam 2025] Back again for all your monstery delights!!! Join the Monster Jam Monsteralong this May 2025! This round will be similar to our past rounds. You can join at any time. You can post every day, or only once - it’s all up to you. This month-long monster craftalong is for monsters of all types/kinds. Whether you like movie monsters, cute monsters, scary monsters, little monsters, big monsters, sewn monsters, crocheted monsters, painted monsters, monster ATCs, etc. this is the p…

[curiousfae (Kelli she/her)]

That iridescent paper is so cool,

[MamaRhi (Rhiannon)]

That turned out super cute!!

[Manders]

It’s actually fabric. Once I used the spray adhesive it became more stiff. I also love how it looks.

[Manders]

Thank you.

[gozer (Becca)]

Adorable monsters and great jewelry box. I love the kitten, of course!

[Manders]

Lol of course! And thank you.

[Bunny1kenobi (Deanna 🇺🇸)]

So cute! My favorite is that little corner with the eyes peeking out…!

[Tapestry (Jenn)]

This is soooooo cute and fun! Such a lucky swap partner.

[Manders]

@Bunny1kenobi @Tapestry Thank you!

@Bunny1kenobi I had a lot of fun drawing and painting that one. It was the right amount spooky for this.

[AIMR (Linda -In the year 2025, I am happy to be alive! :us:)]

Thanks for sharing your process! I did not know the inside was fabric! I also did not know you started with a plain wooden box…in my head, I thought you started with an already done jewelry box! Well done!

[Abbeeroad (Abbie - she/her)]

@Bunny1kenobi

My favorite is that little corner with the eyes peeking out

Same!! Super cute.

[geekgirl]

Congrats, your amazing project is featured this week!

[Manders]

@AIMR thank you. I’ve had this plain wooden jewelry box for several years. It came with paint pots and a really crappy brush. Lol. It’s like the premade boxes you can find at craft stores. I just painted it. And added the fabric. The result of the fabric was the most satisfying part. The fabric was actually stretchy before I added spray glue to it. I have a bunch leftover so I’ll think of something fun to do with the rest.

@Abbeeroad thank you

@geekgirl yay! Thank you.

[Manders]

Crafty overview:

What I did that worked well:

I actually removed the hardware pieces so that it was easier to paint. This helped a lot.

Posca pens!

Fabric lining idea worked out really well.

Needs improvement:

I did not sand the box enough. There are some bumps on the main monster on the lid. I thought I sanded well, but when I started painted I noticed the bumps.

I wish I added felt to the very bottom of the box.

[AIMR (Linda -In the year 2025, I am happy to be alive! :us:)]

My SIL loved making decorated boxes. She bought all sorts of supplies like hinges, locks, etc. She had tons of felt sticker things that she put on the bottom of the boxes so that they would not harm any surface. Sometimes she would use rubber bumpers (in cases like mine where my cats could easily slide the boxes off the shelf if they were felt).

I liked the “bumps” around the kitten…the additional texture was nice! I also love how many different materials and supplies you used!

[Manders]

Ooh rubber bumpers are a really cool idea!

I’m glad you liked the bumps lol they made using the posca pens a bit harder though, the pens would catch on them.