Crafts

And if it can hide some crafting or sewing tools along the way we have an added bonus. Visit today's article for ideas on strickly covering the box with fabric or paper. I promised to include some additional ideas here on our blog space so here goes.

Crazy Quilt

Instead of using a solid piece of fabric you can make it to look like a crazy quilt. Gather up all of your fabric scraps and trim scraps. You will need lots of trim. Cut the fabic into irregular shaped pieces about six inches in either direction. Make sure to vary the shape and size of each piece. Instead of spraying the adhesive onto the box, spray each fabric piece and lay them onto the box filling in all of the spaces. Next hot glue pieces of trim at every intersection where two fabrics meet.

Collage

If you have a collection of magazines, spend and afternoon cutting them up. Cut out any word, picture of patch of color that draws your eye. Using white glue, stick all of the magazine pieces onto the box in all different directions. The glue will dry clear.

Tissue Paper

This is a fun project to get the kids involved with. Purchase a variety of tissue papers. Have the kids tear them up. Don't make the pieces too small though. Using a sponge paint brush and white glue, paint each piece of tissue paper onto the box overlapping as you go. The glue will dry clear and the tissue paper will make even more color combinations where ever it is overlapped.

Thanks Carrie for the idea.