For Christmas this year, I had a little fun with some old jewelry boxes, painting and antiquing them to give to my three granddaughters.

I started by taking them apart and painting with a base coat of chalk paint.

Next, I applied some dark antiquing wax. I was surprised at how much it changed the color. The three colors I selected for the three jewelry boxes were Ballet Slipper, Lavender and Maize.

I put a few pieces of jewelry in each one. Some pieces I made, some I bought and some from my stash of old jewelry. The girls all enjoyed opening them on Christmas.