Scroll saw keepsake boxes

[ben2008]

I'm in the process of making some keepsake scroll saw boxes for Christmas presents and looking for some tips. I have one ready to go right now. It has a hummingbird scroll saw pattern that I will use. I want to set the pattern off with a nice background. 

I can make the boxes all right. Just looking for some tips on how to line them. I do have some flock. I also like the idea of putting a backing behind the scroll saw cut outs. I see mostly black used for this. My question is what do you use for this? I was thinking of cardstock. I just don't think lining the box with black cardboard would look nice. Then I thought is could line the box with the black cardboard then use some adhesive backed felt over the cardboard to dress it up. Would that work? A lot of extra work, but i do want the boxes to look nice.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance

Ben

This is the box I'm going to make for my grandkids. I also have a butterfly one. It has a purple background. I just need a little help on how to line it and show off the pattern.

Edited August 10, 2020 by ben2008

[scrollerpete]

This is an excellent piece of workmanship, it will be cherished, I am certain. I made someChristmas boxes and used some colour felt on the bottom

Edited August 10, 2020 by scrollerpete

[WayneMahler]

I would think some heavier card stock wrapped in self adhesive felt should work. Just be careful gluing it on. I use E-3000 for this when I do it. Nice job on the one  posted it really looks great.

[Tomanydogs]

I haven’t looked at the pattern, but would it work if you used 1/8 inch bb to line the inside of the box. Paint the top what ever colour you want to have the hummingbirds show through and stain or paint or flock the inside?

[NC Scroller]

While I have not made any of these boxes I have made numerous Sue Mey projects and I find her instructions pretty complete and straight forward.  Were there no instructions included?  You might also consider contacting her via here website.  https://www.scrollsawartist.com/contact-me....html 

[ben2008]

7 hours ago, Tomanydogs said:

I haven’t looked at the pattern, but would it work if you used 1/8 inch bb to line the inside of the box. Paint the top what ever colour you want to have the hummingbirds show through and stain or paint or flock the inside?

I am making the box out of red oak. I am not going to paint it,  just leave it natural with a satin lacquer finish. I'll see if I have an 1/8" BB or plywood to line the underside of the box lid. That may work. I can paint, flock, or use adhesive backed felt for one side of the plywood that will show though the top. Then I can put a matching adhesive backed felt for the other side to finish it off.

I will flock, or use an adhesive backed felt for the bottom. The sides will remain open.

Thanks

Edited August 11, 2020 by ben2008

[ben2008]

4 hours ago, NC Scroller said:

While I have not made any of these boxes I have made numerous Sue Mey projects and I find her instructions pretty complete and straight forward.  Were there no instructions included?  You might also consider contacting her via here website.  https://www.scrollsawartist.com/contact-me....html 

Her instructions basically say to paint a color of your choice to a piece of thin plywood. Then glue it to the underside of the lid. I was hoping to do something a little nicer.

Edited August 11, 2020 by ben2008

[Fred Buehler]

I like the pattern. The purple background makes it stand out.

[dgman]

Ben, I would not use felt or flocking to show through the top. Dust will settle on either material and will make it very difficult to clean. Sure it will look great for now, but a year down the road, it will have collected a lot of dust and will be almost impossible to clean. 

[meflick]

55 minutes ago, dgman said:

Ben, I would not use felt or flocking to show through the top. Dust will settle on either material and will make it very difficult to clean. Sure it will look great for now, but a year down the road, it will have collected a lot of dust and will be almost impossible to clean. 

I agree with Dan on the dust.  I would also think it would be an issue perhaps with card stock plus I would be fearful what moisture of any kind would do to the card stock. If I wanted a real pop of color like that purple, I would probably do what Sue suggested on her pattern. Another choice would be to use the alcohol inks or unicorn spit stain which will give you vibrant coloring but more of a stain then paint if it was the paint you didn’t like the idea of. Your other option, but more subtle on color, would be to use a wood that gives you the color contrast. I recently did a  Steve Good pattern of a curved top box. I forgot what image he had on the box top, but I used a butterfly instead and then used a piece of Purple Heart to line the lid to fill in the butterfly with color and to be the lining for the lid. 

[amazingkevin]

Your choices of project are the best. Any modification you chose to do makes it that much more saleable!!!

[MrsN]

On 8/11/2020 at 11:15 AM, ben2008 said:

Her instructions basically say to paint a color of your choice to a piece of thin plywood. Then glue it to the underside of the lid. I was hoping to do something a little nicer.

I would do what the instructions suggest. As some of the guys have mentioned dust and moisture really affect card-stock. A variation for you might be to use a mirror instead of a piece of wood. I have a keepsake box from my grandfather that has a picture frame in the top of the box, with the backing piece a mirror. That box has the mirror in a routed groove to protect the sharp edges, so I don't know exactly how it would work for your project.

[ike]

That's a nice guift I like the purple.  

IKE