Do you have a craft tool or set of tools you prefer to keep out so they are easily accessible but don't neccesarily want them visible to visitors? Do you use plastic tubs
You can actually decorate a cardboard box or plastic container to place over your work space to make it more appealing within the room.
You can cover and disguise just about anything and use the materials to blend the item into your existing decor as well.
Materials Needed:
- Fabric that co-ordinates with your existing decor
- Scissors
- Spray adhesive
- Cording or braid trim
- Glue gun and glue sticks
Instructions:
- The measurements are going to depend on the size of your container. Most containers will take under two yards of fabric. For trim you will need to measure the width, length and height of the container. Multiply the width and length measurements each by two. Multiply the height by four. Add the total numbers for the width, length and height together to find out how much trim you will need.
- Measure up one side, across the top and down the other side. Your first piece of fabric will be cut this length with the width of the container as the width of the fabric. Cut two more pieces that measure the length by the height of the container. These will be the two sides while the first piece will cover the other two sides and top.
- Using the safety precautions on the can, spray the adhesive all over the outside of the box. One piece at a time, ease the fabric onto the box smoothing as you go to avoid wrinkles.
- Hot glue the cording onto all of the edges along the sides. Complete it by hot gluing the cording along the top edges covering any raw edges as you go. Now when guests arrive unexpectedly simply slide your box over your sewing machine and no one will be the wiser.
- To give it a quilted look, add batting sheets instead of fabric as your first layer, adhering it the same way with the spray adhesive. Once the container is covered in batting, spray it again and apply the fabric. You can get really crafty and add embellishments that fit your decor.
- You don't even have to use fabric. Use wrapping paper or butcher's paper. You can attach paper using the same spray adhesive you would use for fabric. You can use ribbon in place of the trim in any color or texture that works for you. You can get as creative as you like and use what you have around the house.
- For a more finished look ,continue the fabric or paper onto the inside of the container so the original container is no longer even visible.
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