i inherited a Target "shoe shelf" from the chick who used to live in my room. i use it as a side-table type setup to help me organize all the little craps that inevitably end up right next to my bed (makeup, change, contact solution, BILLS, etc.) A lot of my everyday toiletry type things ended up just getting shoved in one of these cubbies, so i wanted a little box to put them in to help "organize." an empty kleenex box was just the right size. so i cut the top off, and filled it up with all my loose things.
it was ugly. and it started to fall apart after two days. but tonight i realized i had the means to beautify this makeshift box.
enter:
- green duct tape (from the 99 cent store) and scissors
- extra fabric cut from a thrifted dress:
- elmers glue (i probably could have used something stronger, but that's is all i had :)
- and kleenex box (reinforced with aforementioned duct tape.)
the hem of the dress was obviously straight, so i just positioned it around the top lip of the kleenex box, then slathered elmers all over the fabric AND the box. snipped it to fit, and then wrapped the bottom like i would wrap a present (with lots of glue.) it's not lined, it's not perfect, but it's much cuter than it was when i started!:
i reinforced the bottom of the box with the coordinating duct tape. and i credit the whole project to the empty glass of wine. :)
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