Tarte Jewelry Box - DEPOTTED!!!

I haven't used my Tarte Jewelry Box as much as I wanted after moving back to Los Angeles.  When I lived in Dallas, I had a lot of counter space in my bathroom that I could devote to this megabox.  But in Los Angeles, where space is a commodity, I don't have the luxury so the TJB has been in storage.

[Tarte Jewelry Box review here]

Well, I finally received my Z Palettes and I can't wait to make my Tarte products be more accessible by getting rid of that bulky packaging!  Mr. P is helping me with this project by watching the flame and taking the pictures.  *There is something comforting about a man who supports his woman's hobby, right?*

[Z Palette review here]

This is a very picture heavy post on how I depotted the Tarte Jewelry Box to make the products easier to access. 

Just a brief couple of words of caution, I used the flame method to depot the Tarte shadows.  For anyone reading this and getting ideas, please use caution and common sense.  For youngsters, please have a parent or guardian supervise you.  I will not be held responsible for any injuries or damage anyone/anything sustains. 

Tarte Jewelry Box

Using an Exacto knife, I removed the buckles to use them on my key chain.

Use a hair dryer to heat the plastic.



I used a letter opener to pry the bottom off the drawer.



Use a hair dryer to heat the plastic.

Use a letter opener to pry off the bottom of the box.

Now, with the bottom removed, it is easier to use the flame method to melt the plastic.

If candle takes too long, you can still use a lighter.

When the plastic has melted and the glue has heated up, you can use
the letter opener to poke out the pan.  You have to melt the plastic enough though.

It is okay to put the pans upside down on CLEAN tissues.

Cut out a piece of Adhes-A-Mag to fit the bottom of the pan.

Now you are ready to put the pan in the Z Palette.

You can use the flame method on the glosses as well.

Be careful with overheating the glosses.  As you can see, this is
the first casualty of the depotting project.  *weeping*

When placing the gloss pans face down to affix the Adhes-A-Mag,
use a sheet of plastic wrap to protect your glosses.



Unfortunately, this gloss lost a lot of product that I needed to clean up.



Remove the wing from the box using Exacto knife.

Remove this sticker bottom from the bottom of the wing.

There is a hole in the wing.  DON'T. BE. FOOLED.

Poking through that hole on the bottom of the wing will get you nowhere.

Use the flame method to remove the eye shadows.

I didn't melt the plastic enough and cracked the shadow. :'(

Remove the other wing and depot the shadows, same as the first wing.



Remove the mirror.



Used a lighter to make it easier.



Mr. P alerted me that the plastic itself had caught fire!

The plastic melted enough to poke the pan out through the bottom.

Uh oh.  I didn't melt the plastic enough and forced the pan out,
resulting in a crack through the eye shadow.

Haha, I burned a hole straight through the plastic.

Start fitting the magnetic sheets to the pans.

1 UNII palette, 3 Z Palettes.  Not shown is my 2nd UNII palette.

I hope this post has helped some people who have been interested in depotting their products or trying to make their TJB's more user friendly.