Types of Jewelry Boxes

Jewelry Boxes are commonly made from several different materials. The material they are made from will affect their quality, durability and design. Wood, leather and fabric are the most popular choices, each with their own benefits. Men usually prefer leather jewelry boxes for their masculine look. Wood jewelry boxes tend to be bigger to accommodate a women’s larger collection of jewelry. If you own a few watches you’ll definitely need a arger jewelry storage space. Fabric boxes are becoming popular. They can be decorated with beads and with the variety of colors; you can choose the box that will best suit your room’s décor. Mele jewelry boxes have been around for a long time. They are a very reliable manufacturer and make their product to last.

Protecting your Jewelry

There are many elements that can cause jewelry to tarnish. If you keep your jewelry in the bathroom, the moisture will make your silver pieces tarnish. Cosmetics, creams and the alcohol in perfume can also cause damage. Air itself is the greatest cause of tarnishing. It is therefore important to store your jewelry in a closed box and to put your jewelry box in a dry and cool location.

Velvet and satin interiors are great for protecting your jewelry. Be sure to always keep your jewelry clean and polish it with a jewelry care cloth when it becomes tarnished. This will prevent it from tarnishing other clean jewelry it comes in contact with in your jewelry box.

Girls are prone to loose their jewelry and also damage it. To prevent necklaces and bracelets from becoming tangled and impossible to separate, make sure to always close the clasps. It is also best to look for girls jewelry boxes that have a special place to hang necklaces and bracelets. Try to hang these items or put each in a separate compartment. Earrings are the same. Make sure to always close the backs so that they don’t catch on other items and scratch them. Tangled jewelry is difficult to separate and you can break your favorite items in the process. If your child has jewelry that is more valuable than just the custom jewelry type it is important to look for children’s jewelry boxes that will accommodate the jewelry they have and make it easy for them to put away.

Musical Jewelry Boxes and Other Styles for Children

What girl doesn’t remember the first musical jewelry box that they received as a gift. My first such box didn’t just store the limited jewelry I owned but gave me hours of enjoyment watching the little ballerina spin around to the music each time I opened the box. These specialty boxes are still available today and as popular as ever.

White jewelry boxes are also very popular for girls. They blend in with any room decor and can be made from fabric or painted wood. Since white is hard to keep clean, I recommend buying a painted wood white jewelry box as you can easily wipe it over with a damp cloth if it gets dirty or dusty.

Taking the time to care for your jewelry with a quality jewelry box will not only keep your jewelry organized but will also protect your valuables for years to come.

There are other affordable and charming jewelry boxes, like the ones form the Vermont Country Store for about $22 or the Breyer Ballerina Treasure Boxes that are also musical. These are tall mini chests in unique shapes with printed pictures of princesses and roses adorning the outer lid and treasure drawers, costing only $25 to $35.

If you’re searching the perfect little gift for a little girl, one of the most popular collections is the Mele musical jewellery boxes by Mele & Co. In their designs there’s one called Angel Musical Ballerina Jewelry Box that sells for just $30. It’s a tall box with three separate drawers and on the top one has a lid that when opened plays Waltz of the Flowers and a ballerina dances in front of the mirror. The Mele jewel boxes are wood with paper overlays, finished with glossy lacquer. Another beautiful jewel box for girls is the Mele flower-shaped tiny ballerina that isn’t square or rectangular but a roundes scalloped flower shape with five petals making up the lid. Inside the box are ring rolls for organizing rings and two divided sections for jewelry storage.

Personalized Musical Jewelry Boxes

Lenox has a unique personalized ballerina musical jewelry box is silver that allows you to have the little girl’s name engraved onto a silver heart on the lid. The rest of the box has a quilted motif and hearts, and the inside is richly lined with pink velvet in all the little compartments. Naturally it has a delicate ballerina, a mirror and a lovely Beethoven piece that plays when the box is opened. The entire box is made of brushed metal and costs about $50.

The Lenox and the Mele box styles are the most popular and most practical. They’re well made and very affordable and readily available to order online. Wooden musical jewelry boxes are much more expensive, usually less ornate, and although they may be handmade and beautiful, little girls often prefer the wood ones overlaid with laminated paper or the simple cardboard or shiny metal styles that make them feel like little princesses.

Disney Musical Jewelry Boxes

Even if Disney has less magic for an adult, it’s impossible not to admit that their creations are masterful, fanciful and imaginative for children. Their lines of girls musical jewelry boxes are a delight. There’s one that’s especially intricate and fanciful and it’s called the Disney Beauty And The Beast Collectible Music Box. It sells for about $50.

It has a half round base with images of beauty and the beast and, balanced on top, is a Faberge style egg that opens to reveal a beauty ballerina inside. This is not a practical jewelry storage system, and it’s not intended for small children, but it certainly is a beautiful present for some lucky young lady who is on her way to being a beauty herself.

While purchasing a jewelry case for an adult, the idea of a sleek, stately, and secure container for our mementos might be the optimum, however, when shopping for small girls, the selection process should take a slightly different turn.

More than likely, the value of the articles in younger girl’s jewelry boxes will make security or gem protection less of a pressing priority, but don’t tell the young child that. The value that young girls place in their cheap fashion jewelry shows through when it comes to how they would choose their own personal favorite. A girls jewelry box is usually wanted by the child mostly for its ability to prominently display their items in an open fashion. Beloved girls themes such as the little princess, or even Dora, while seemingly unimportant to adults, add to the personal  attachment and pride that a young girl feels for these bedroom showcase objects and their contents.

Brightly colored designs and matching accessories, give many jewelry boxes for girls a flair that is very appealing to the young faux gemologist. Activity centers such as built in mirrors and makeup caddies, make children’s jewelry boxes much more than just a jewelry organizer for their necklaces, bracelets and rings. They are a source of personal expression and pleasure, not to mention the hours of fun that young girls have while engaging in their favorite, age old tradition of “playing dress up” or simply watching the ballerina spin around in their musical jewelry box.

Security is not altogether forgotten however. No one really expects a burglar to crawl through the window at midnight to snatch your daughter’s Bratz necklace collection or her hand made jewelry. Even though this might be so, making sure to get a jewelry box with a latch and lock on it can help to teach a child that personal objects have value. With a little instruction, any child can learn to properly secure and care for the items they love so dearly while at the same time seeing it as an honor, not a chore.

As you would with any gift selection process, make sure the gift fits the recipient. If the little girl likes to often dress up as a bride or a princess she’ll probably like white jewelry boxes which are a classic for children and adults alike. The only thing to keep in mind is that white can show the dust and dirt. Buy a white jewelry box that is made from painted wood rather than fabric or leather as it will be easier to clean by simply wiping it over with a damp cloth then the other materials.

Take special care to choose between girls jewelry boxes that not only offer the practical features that an adult would require, but the extra personality and select designs that make them unique to the needs and wants of the child.

Designed and tooled exclusively by the Italian Immigrant family business that started almost a complete century ago, A Mele jewelry box can only be described as exquisite pieces of majesty and royal perfection. They have always been the favorite gift of the infatuated to their lovers, and of devoted sons to their mothers.

Known throughout the world for their attention to detail and tradition respecting designs, Mele jewelry boxes still manage to make variety and selection one of the hallmarks of their collection.

Take for example the Julia clutch. Though not a traditional gem case by any stretch of the imagination, this handy little jewelry clutch purse showcases the extreme versatility of the Mele line. The Faux leather croc design and compact size displays their superior ability to take the timeless classic of leather jewelry boxes and give them a chic reborn future designed for today’s on the go lifestyle.

This has always been the case. Whether watch cases made of fine cherry, armoires of solid oak, or faux leather music boxes, Mele jewelry boxes have always earned the unrivaled, universal respect and recognition as one of the elite crafters of jewel cases that ever has ever been, and still is, in business today.

One of the other presidential products that make the Mele jewelry box collection an irresistible favorite is their complete solid oak armoires. This legged wooden jewelry box integrates the Mele trademark qualities of finery and timelessness present in other collection pieces, while expressing a knowledge of design that is usually reserved for use in the high end furniture market.

Last but not least, the makers of Mele jewelry boxes have gone out of their way to show that they always have been, and always will be, a family business. Mele has a history that dates back over three generations, and to honor this fact, has released what might be the very best young females jewelry case line in over 75 years, the Ballerina collection. These unique, Mele jewelry boxes are designed explicitly with the young woman in mind. With several musical jewelry boxes to choose from as the foundation of this collection, as well as the precious latch and carry jewelry box for girls called Jasmine, these rose and baby blue designs are the perfect Mele jewelry cases for the lucky niece or daughter on your gift list.