Saturday, July 20, 2013

A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial



A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial


One of the best things I've learned in the past few years (mostly thanks to my kids, that bring home from school  these fabulous ideas) is to take something that isn't needed anymore and breathe new life into it. And so, when my cooking books and magazines shelf looked like this...

A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial


I knew I just had to find a solution to this mess. While I was thinking about it, I saw the cereal box that somehow found its way to this shelf and decided to use the empty boxes laying (for a couple of months already...) in our recycling basket.
But to put the magazines inside the box and call it a day? No way! For once I wasn't lazy... I prepared everything I needed (and a camera!) and began working. To be honest, it's a 10-minutes quick project, even if you add a cup of coffee on the side, so bring the stuff and get going!

Shall we begin?

A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial
Find a big, narrow box (it doesn't have to be a cereal box), nice fabric (not too heavy, not too lightweight), spray adhesive and scissors

A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial
Cut the box like that

A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial
See? Just like that

A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial
To measure how much fabric you'll need, place the box on the fabric and wrap around. Leave 1.5-2 cm (0.6"- 0.8") hangover.

A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial
We'll begin with the narrow tall side. This will be the back of the box.

A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial
Shake the bottle well, spray adhesive from 20-30 cm (8"-12") distance on wrong side of the fabric and on the box, wait 10 seconds and carefully apply fabric onto box. If wrinkles are created, lift fabric and apply again.


A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial
Paste the fabric onto all sides of the box from the outside, except for the bottom

A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial
When you get to the narrow tall side again (where we began working), fold in the edge of the fabric, to keep things clean, and then apply.

A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial
Now spray adhesive on the bottom of the box as well and apply fabric, then paste the edges of the fabric onto the inside of the box. That's how it looks now.

A Cereal Box Turned Magazine Holder Tutorial
Now it's all nice and organized! You can also use it to hold kids activity books or magazines for the bathroom or you can even use it at the office.




10 comments:

  1. If you had not said cereal box I would not have know what this was. Pinned and tweeted. Also didn't realize I wasn't following you on twitter so I fixed that. :)

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  2. What a great idea! Love it! Thanks for sharing the tutorial Tal! :)

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  3. Wait, this is the perfect solution for a broke college student. I'll be trying this once I head back to school!

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    1. It is! I wasn't even thinking in this direction :)

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  4. Hi! I found you on Suburbs Mama link party and just love this thrifty idea! I pinned so I could remember to make this! New follower here!

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  5. such a fab n brilliant idea...thanks for sharing dear.

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