https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/coconut-shell-jewelry-box • Posted by Muhaiminah Faiz
Turn those coconut shells into a fancy jewelry box in an hour!
Turn those coconut shells into a fancy jewelry box in an hour!
Couldn't take pictures of breaking the coconut into 2 pieces. It's quite hard and tricky, but you can take help from the internet. You'll need 1 coconut to make 1 jewelry box.
After breaking the coconut into 2 pieces (the pieces should be relatively equal), use a sand paper to get a smooth finishing. Take a small piece of sande paper and use the rough side to get the smooth finishing on the shells (for both inside and outside of the sells).
I popped a hole to drain the coconut water, so I had to cover the hole with a thick brown paper and white glue.
I also applied a coat of varnish on both pieces in this step.
Carefully place the 2 shells together, making sure they're edges join properly to make the jewelry box. Take the hinge, hold it on it's required place on the shell and use a marker to mark the spots for screws. Do similar for the hasp.
Make sure you mark the spots properly, otherwise the hinge and hasp won't fit.
Then, drill the holes carefully. You can use drill machine or something with a pointy edge to make the holes. I think using drill machine is better, as the other technique is hard, time consuming and your hands might hurt
It's a relief when you're done drilling the holes. Now's the easy step. I couldn't find a round shaped hasp, so had to bend the hasp into a slightly round shape to make it fit with the coconut shells. There! you have a rustic coconut shell jewelry box
Simply place the hinge and hasp on their place and attach them with the shells using screws. First attach the hinge and then the hasp-staple.
You can apply another coat of varnish if you want to. And the coconut shell jewelry box is ready!