When I was a little kid, I had a lot of plastic lunchboxes through the school years...Cabbage Patch Kids, The Lion King, Dinosaurs...you name it. So, I always had extra ones laying around which I would use for purposes other than holding sandwiches and Lunchables. Sometimes I would keep my Crayons and markers in them, Barbie Clothes, snail mail letters, cassette tapes...
These days I have a lot of sewing junk and craft supplies laying around and never enough places to put them or carry them in. *Ping!* Idea!
I saw a little red Thermos lunchbox at my local charity shop for 50 cents the other day and knew it could be turned into something awesome. I also grabbed some scraps of fabric for 75 cents and got to work.
WHAT YOU NEED:
- Old lunchbox. Plastic or metal. Your choice.
- Modge Podge
- Fabric Glue
- Large Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Fabric Scraps and some kind of trim. (Pom pom trim is the best choice!)
Step One: Measure the face of the lunchbox. Mine came around to 7" X 5" give or take. Using a large scrap of fabric, cut a background using these given measurements. Make sure it fits but don't worry about matching up the edges as you cover them later.
Step 2: Paint on a thick layer of Modge Podge over the face of the lunchbox. Lay down the background fabric, pressing firmly. Let it dry for a few minutes.
Step 3: Cut out a cute design for your box using fabric scraps. I chose mushrooms for a 1970s vibe. Once you situate your design, apply it to the background using fabric glue.
Step 4: The edges around the box are going to look pretty yucky. Cover them in a pretty trim all the way around using fabric glue. Make sure to press down firmly for a bit as sometimes it doesn't always want to stick. Viola! Pretty new sewing box!
I'm currently using mine to hold all my bias tape.
Go create things out of junk!
thank you so much :)
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