What If Your Vintage Jewelry Box Has Stained Felt?

by Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

I’m still in love with CeCe Caldwell’s Memphis Blue. I’ve already painted at least THREE tables in Memphis Blue with chalkboard tops (see my blog for those projects), a glass vase, and a vintage plastic mirror.
I did something a little different with this project. You can’t tell from looking at the outside. The outside just has one coat of CeCe’s natural chalk and clay paint. Then I wet distressed the edges and used my backup Minwax polycrylic.

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But when I bought this it was in really rough shape. The outside was scuffed up and the inside on the felt was stained and dirty. (I really wish I had taken BEFORE photos of it!) Before this I had avoided jewelry boxes and cabinets that have dirty felt. I’ve tried cleaning it before without very good results. I was decoupaging on another project when I thought, “Why don’t I just decoupage OVER the stained felt?”

This box had some dividers in it. They came out with a little work and I scraped off the remaining glue. I had some 7 Gypsies tissue paper that I’d been hoarding for a while. I tore it into pieces and glued it in with some Mod Podge. Then I gently covered it with another thin layer of Mod Podge and let it dry before I closed the box.

I was really happy with how it turned out. The photos above are from my booth at Treasure Island Flea where I used it to display my jewelry … and it sold that day!