Guest Post- Just Beckause- Refurbished Diaper Box!
Hello Everyone, Happy Tuesday! My name is Becky from Just Beckause . I am BEYOND excited to be here today on CraftOManiac to share my tutorial on how to glam up a cardboard box for diaper storage. This, is storage on the cheap.
I have been wanting to supe this box up forever, but couldn’t ever decide what I wanted to do. I went back and forth about Mod Podging scrapbook paper to it or using fabric. I finally decided that I would use fabric.
Next, I created pleats in the fabric.
I used duct tape to temporarily secure the fabric so the pleats would stay neat.
Then I hot glued the fabric to the cardboard box. I glued the fabric the way that it was draped above because for the inside of the box I used Zebra Faux Fur. The fabric is so thick that it does not show the wrinkles from having the black fabric underneath.
What is pictured is basically scraps I had left over from making a blanket for my daughter. I had to improvise with what I had to make it work. What would be best (obviously) would be to measure the insides of the box to determine how much fabric is needed and cut accordingly.
I took my first piece of Zebra fabric, rolled the edge over to create a hem and hot glued it down. Then I took 1 1/2″ tall strips of tulle, bunched them up across the hem and hot glued them down.
This piece of fabric is being used for the side of the box by the way. I continued to glue the tulle all the way across the scrap piece of fabric.
Then I hot glued the zebra fabric across the side of the box. That says “too short” above in red if it is too small to read. Obviously you want the fabric to reach the bottom of the box. Since I was improvising with scraps that didn’t happen.
Continue this process to all sides except the front (unless you want tulle across the front.)
When I got to this point I started to think this would be pretty cute as a little bed for a small animal. Just throw in some stuffing and your there. haha
Lastly, I added some rosettes to the front and put in the diapers.
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Totally awesome for sure. I’ve used diaper boxes, among other boxes my whole life as practical free storage, BUT, dang this looks so cute. I LOVE the fabric. GREAT job, and thanks for introducing Becky to us Jen.
LOVE your new header too.
Hugs,
Bella 🙂
VERY cute! Love the pleated fabric! Thanks for sharing!
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Kelly
So cute! I’m totally going to make a more “manly” version for my little man 🙂
What a great idea! I’ll have to keep this in mind after our little girl comes this May!