Defective Compositions - Craft ~ Decorated Plastic Box

Aug. 12, 2008 - Craft ~ Decorated Plastic Box

Posted in Crafts And Other Fun Activities!

I'm not sure, but I think this is my first craft tutorial, so bear with me!

Plastic drawers are pretty popular organizing tools, but they look so austere in my opinion. As I was organizing some things in my room, I changed the purpose of my plastic drawer to hold my rapidly accumulating cords, I decided to change it's look as well.

Before, my drawer had stickers and other things that little girls are fond of on it. If you follow this tutorial, you can have a unique drawer, that could even match your room design.

Materials

Clear, plastic box
A small piece of fabric big enough to cover the front of your box
Strong, transparent glue. I actually used a puzzle glue, which worked well
Scissors
Ruler

To start, measure your box to find out how big your fabric needs to be. Then, cut the fabric to those measurements. You can cut to the exact measurement. Since you are glueing, you don't need to worry about fraying.

Now is the time to add any embellishment. You can add ribbon, rick rack, embroidery, cross stitch, or whatever else is fairly thin, and strikes your fancy. I went to the computer and made a nice "t" and printed it on iron-on transfer paper. Following the instructions on the iron-on transfer, I fused it to my fabric to get this:

It winds up being a real subtle "T", don't you think? Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Next, clean the inside of your box, where the fabric is going to go. Glop the the glue on the surface, and spread it out. Carefully lay the fabric onto the plastic, and smooth out any bubbles, or wrinkles. If you want, you can also glue the backside as well.

As always, let it dry, and then you have a nice, new box front to look at! I am sure that if any of you do this to your boxes, it will be much cuter than mine, and I have some improvement ideas in color and embelishment, but I like what I have. Have fun!

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Aug. 13, 2008 - craft

Posted by vintagegirl

You did a great job on your first Craft Tutorial! You made the box look so cute!

I love your new avatar, you look so pretty! The coloring and design is perfect! Just wondering, did you have your sister take a hundred or so shot of you? ;) We've done it more than once . . . :)

Love,
Miss Emily Rose

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