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Storage Containers {Craftroom Part 1}

Storage Containers ~ Recycle old cans and cardboard boxes and make these lovely Containers !  #Recycling #Storage #Organizing
I finally have a room available in the house to be used as a craftroom !  At the moment all my craft supplies are stored in various spots in the house.  Jacobus left a very nice student desk with an additional book shelf, which fits on top of the desk, as well as his bed {more on the bed in another post!}

Anyhow, the shelves are open and for the moment I’d like to keep it that way {we live in a very dusty area, so we’ll see how long I can keep it clean all the time 😉  } Now, all the supplies are either in drawers, a shelving unit with a curtain in front, and a huge cabinet – so it was okay to leave everything in their ugly containers, as it was hidden.

But now a lot of stuff will be moved to the open shelves and I needed {start!} to make some storage containers which looks a little better. I do not have money for all these modern fancy stuff and besides, I am a crafting blogger – so I started crafting !

Storage Containers ~ Recycle old cans and cardboard boxes and make these lovely Containers !  #Recycling #Storage #Organizing

The above and next photos were taken on the shelves in the new craftroom, but the light is really bad there .. see all the shadows behind the containers !

For the above I used various sizes empty tin cans – wrapped them with self-adhesive thin vinyl {I love the grainy look!}

Left : added some jute and a small silver buckle

Center : here I wrapped a strip of the rougher type burlap around the can and added a wooden butterfly

Right : some more jute here, with two delicate greenish/gold leafs and a paper flower

Storage Containers ~ Recycle old cans and cardboard boxes and make these lovely Containers !  #Recycling #Storage #Organizing

I have many of these cardboard boxes and wrapped these three in wallpaper I had left {that roll seems to last forever!}

Made some tags and stuck it onto the boxes

Lastly I added a flower to each box – see below

With A Blast: DIY Storage Containers for Craft Supplies etc   #crafts #diy #storage #containers #recycle #organizing #loom

I got this new toy and I’m trying out all sorts of crafts with it – This specific loom is mainly used to make the above flowers, but there are many other uses for it as well, which I am already busy with a few projects.

Left : A simple white wool flower with a string of burlap threaded through the center

Center : I gave fabric a try and oh wow! I never thought it would turn out this nicely – I cut strips of fabric about 1.5cm {1/2 inch} wide x about 4 meters long {I left the pieces of loose thread as is} – after I finished the flower on the loom, I hot glued a small piece of burlap to the center

Right : All jute – the flower and the center

And this is only the tip of the iceberg – loads of stuff is waiting to be sorted, packed and re-arranged.

With A Blast: DIY Storage Containers for Craft Supplies etc   #crafts #diy #storage #containers #recycle #organizing #loom

So, if you are wondering what a loom is – see above ! in this pic I am halfway done with a flower.

The wool and jute flowers took me about 5 minutes each to make, but the fabric took a little longer as it was much thicker/bulkier to work with – but so worth it !!

In the above pic I had finished the petals part of the flower – now at this point one can change the color to have a different center – I haven’t bothered with this yet – just used the same string of wool and finished the center with the same color.

ps: I now also have a long straight double row loom and I am busy with a lovely project, but it is taking some time before I can share that one with you.

Storage Containers ~ Recycle old cans and cardboard boxes and make these lovely Containers !  #Recycling #Storage #Organizing

You might also be interested to see this post :

https://www.withablast.net/2013/08/patch-box-for-fabric-scraps.html/

LINDA

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Brenda Young

Tuesday 29th of April 2014

Linda, love the repurposed storage containers! They came out wonderfully cute. I totally relate to how you are so happy to be able to display your things so organized and beautiful, as alas my studio is in my carport and gets super dusty!

Becca Diestelkamp-Woodham

Thursday 12th of September 2013

They look great! Nice job! Thanks for sharing! Stop by my Friday's Five Features tomorrow and link up this post (and others)! http://diy-vintage-chic.blogspot.com

Joselyn

Tuesday 27th of August 2013

I like your repurposed craft storage containers. Cute loom and flowers too. Terrific for you to now have a dedicated craft room

Joselyn

Tuesday 27th of August 2013

I like your repurposed containers and love your flower loom. So glad you have a dedicated craft room. I hope to have one one day too.

Maria

Thursday 15th of August 2013

Thanks so much for sharing at Krafty Inspiration Thursday!Have a lovely weekend!Maria @ Krafty Cards etc. http://kraftycardsetc.blogspot.com/

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