Organizing Boxes

Organization is the key to a simple life. 
I love to organize, I get a wired thrill from it.

I know it’s silly but I just get a kick out of staking things in order or sorting by size! For anyone who feels the same this project is sure to make you smile. 


I made some boxes to organize some of my craft items (ribbon, extra fabric, stamps, etc.).

Supplies:

~ Left over card board from random boxes

(I had some really good thick stuff from something we had shipped,

the thicker the better.)

~Exacto knife or something to cut the cardboard with

(I wouldn’t recommend using scissors)

~ Two 2/5th yard cuts cotton fabric in two different colors

~ Ribbon, if you don’t have a sewing machine,

if you do you can use the scrap fabric.

~ Hot glue and gun

~ Paint most kind or color will work

(I used some left over from a dresses I painted)

First you will want to cut out the cardboard. I wanted four 12”x13”x13” boxes so I cut: 8- 12”x13” squares for the front and back, 8- 13”x13” squares for the sides, and 4- 11 1/2” x 12 1/2” for the bottoms.

(this is only 4 of the squares- the ones I used first)

Then I took two sides (the 13”x13” pieces) and glued it to a bottom piece so the sides are sitting on top of the bottom.

Next I glued a back piece on and set the front piece aside. I did this three more times for all the rest of the boxes.

Then I cut the fabric into four 14”x15” squares and pressed them flat.

Then I painted one side of all the front pieces. And the inside and out of the glued together boxes.

Next I hot glued the fabric to the front square (on the non painted side). I did this one side at a time, wrapping the fabric around the edge to the painted side then gluing it down. Then I did the opposite side stretching the fabric tight, wrapping it and gluing. I repeated this with all the front pieces.

If you are using ribbon you can skip the next two steps. To make the handle I cut a 9” by 1 1/2” strip two in each color. I folded it in half and each end down 1/4th inch and pressed it.

Then I folded it right sides together and stitched it leaving the folded ends open. Turn that right side out, press it, and there’s your handle.

To attach the handle I measured 4 inches in the center of the box and marked it. (I wanted my handle to be 4 inches long.) Then I cut a slit with the exacto knife a little more then one inch long to put the handle into.

Getting the handle into the slit was tricky after a bunch of other attempts I used my ruler to push the handle through the slit then I pulled it through to the other side.

Then I hot glued the handle down on the other side.

Lastly I glued the front fabric covered square onto the rest.

Now I have somewhere nice to store my extra craft items! Ahhhhhhh organizing and it sure dose feel good to use materials I was going to just throw away.

It doesn’t look like garbage now. :)