DIY Storage Box

The weather is perfect this time of year in Florida. It is finally not to hot to be outside! This is when my messy craft projects take over....

I spotted this great Gift Wrap at World Market a while back and knew I could do something fun with it. I bought the ivory and blue. It is recycled cotton so it is heavy weight and has a nice texture.

Since I have a bit of a shoe obsession, shoe boxes are easy to come by. I store different tools and such and label with permanent marker. Not the prettiest to look at.

To cover a shoe box it is much like gift wrapping. All you need is craft bond.

The paper is thick enough so it won't bleed through.

Take your shoe box and lay it out on the wrong side of the paper. It kept curling so I used my remote controls to weigh it down. Trace the bottom of the box to start with the base of your measurements. Next, lay the box on it's side and trace each side of the box.

Add 1/2" allowance on the longer sides of the box like shown below.

The smaller sides only need the allowance on the top.

Cut out your pattern and be sure when cutting on the smaller top and bottom cut to the edge of the box. On the larger sides cut on allowance line.

Get out your craft bond and head outside! You are going to spray on the bottom of the box first and line up all of the corners. Work carefully and fast! This stuff sticks... See where the extra paper is on the longer sides... you are going to fold it into the smaller ends so you get a clean finish.

Start with the long sides...

Fold edges in...

Shorter ends, then the raw top edges fold into the inside of the box.

Looking good! Now we want to measure the top of the box the same as the bottom and glue in the same order.

Last thing! Attach a label, I bought the Martha Stewart labels from Staples.

Voila!

Keep it Salty...