This jewerly box is so nice. The padding in the drawes do help to protect your jewerly it's nice and soft. The ballerina works fine. I bought this for myself because it reminds me of younger days when I used to have a much smaller one, who says we have to buy this for little girls only, big girls if you want to revisit your childhood I say go for it! The colors on it are so soft and pretty, you won't regret it!