Miniature chest of drawers

For most needlewomen, the question often arises of how to place all the necessary little things. I also encountered the same problem when I decided to try making jewelry with my own hands. All earrings and other accessories necessary to create attractive accessories should always be at hand, which, unfortunately, is not always possible. To solve this problem, I decided to make a miniature chest of drawers that could accommodate all my trinkets and, at the same time, would not take up extra space.
To make this miracle I used:

12 matchboxes;
PVA glue;
scrapbooking paper;
plain white A4 paper;
thick cardboard;
beads;
wire;
beads;
satin ribbon 5cm;
acrylic paint;
scissors.
The first step was to carry out all the necessary actions with the boxes. To do this, cut out rectangles from the selected scrap paper that match the size of the short side of the inside of the box.

Carefully stick them on the right places.

Using any sharp object, make a hole in the middle and attach the handle of the future drawer to it.

This is how I made my pen. I strung one bead onto a small piece of wire, leaving it strictly in the middle.

Then, folding the remaining ends of the wire in half, twisted them and pulled them through the bead.

Now we drag them through the hole in the box and bend the ends in different directions.

The outer part is ready. Now you should do the interior design. I used satin ribbon and regular PVA glue. We cut out the following design from a piece of tape.

Then, carefully singeing the edges so that the threads do not fall off, we glue it inside the box.

While the boxes are drying, glue the remaining parts of the matchbox into sections of three.

Using a foam sponge and acrylic paint, I tinted the edges of the box, which will be visible when assembled.

While all the components of the future masterpiece are drying, you can work on its bottom. To do this, cut out the following figure from cardboard. I have it one centimeter larger than the future base made of boxes.

Then, cut out the same square from scrap paper and glue them together.

We cover the side of the structures where the grater is located with a rectangle of scrap paper.

Using a piece of plain white paper, we fasten all our boxes together like this.

And glue it all to the prepared base.

While the lower part of the future chest of drawers for small items is drying well, let’s work on the upper box. To do this, cut out the following design from thick paper.

The square in the middle is equal in size to the box structure. The sheet should be cut along the red lines. Now we wrap all the edges in a box and glue them together.

I decided to cover the outer walls of the box with the same scrap paper.

The next step was to make a cover for the outside of the chest of drawers. To do this, we cut out two squares from corrugated cardboard: one is equal to the base, the other is 1 centimeter smaller - equal to the structure itself.

For the convenience of further decoration, we cover them with plain paper.

Carefully cover the larger one on top of regular paper with scrapbooking paper and glue the squares together like this. (photo24) I decided to decorate the top of my box with a motif.

Now the whole process is over.

One more piece of advice in parting. It is better to make the bottom of such a chest of drawers also from corrugated cardboard. After drying, the bottom of my creation began to ripple, since it was only made of several layers of paper. As a result, you can store small items in drawers, and larger items in the top box.