OK so I mentioned I had made this so thought I would share
12 x 12 paper can be a NIGHTMARE to store - of course not for me I have 2 fabby paper racks.........
BUT they cost loads and are only really worth having if you have LOADS of paper (which I might just have!)
A while back I was having a cuppa with my mate Sue (Bless her she only has ONE paper rack - poor thing x) Anyway we were discussing said paper and the fact that she was running out of room .......... so we botched up a Persil Washing Powder box into a very quick makeshift storage box. I have to say as a joint effort it really was naff - BUT it did the job (and is still standing which I bet this one won't be within a week!).
Last week i was at Sues having yet another cuppa and her Mum dropped by - the FABULOUS Greta. Now Greta really is a craft orphan when It comes to paper storage - she has NO paper racks ........ and it was decided that she needed some way of storing her lovely papers rather than just in a "Pile". (I will add though that this is the ONLY area in which Greta can be called a craft orphan - I am still in shock at her fabby craft room!!)
SO at the weekend I nearly binned a box I found - but then thought "AHA A storage box for Greta"! So I played and the pic above is the result.
I have to say it is much better made than mine and Sue's first effort........... I lined it and everything ...........
BUT then only the best for the wonderful Greta - I am secretly hoping she will adopt me xxxxxSO technique for anyone wanting to make one ................
Find a box, cut it up, cover it in stuff xxxxxx
Love Bex
9 comments:
Yes 12x12 paper can be a nightmare!! 144 square feet of bright card is a tad large!!
I'm sure you're talking about 12 inches actually!! All kinds of dirty jokes about 12 inches and boxes! I'll leave the dirty stuff to Delbut - he's a sexpert in that area!!
I had a similar-sized problem with all my old vinyl, those being circa 12 inches square. I found some great little cardboard boxes at work, measuring 14 inches square inside the lip, and the albums sit nicely inside, with a little scroll of the titles tucked in the 2 inch gap!!
Take care
Ben R
PS - dirtiest box joke EVER will be up on my blog shortly.... you have been warned!!!
OMG sisters!!!!!
Wow, again! I really like the last creation, you're very creative. I have tried such things but never have come out looking so beautiful.
xx
Great box, Bex.
I'm a great fan of the "find box, cut it up, stick paper on it" storage facility. But then, I , woe is me, don't have any paper racks either.
Lucky Greta!! Gorgeous box, love it xx
Saw you over to Suejoy's. Want to say, these boxes are perfect for writers. I received one (not hand made) for my birthday recently and it's been a page a day nearly since. As in, writing and storing a page a day.
You have a market. Not for millions (writers so have day jobs, but still), but you have customers.
-ginab
Me likey. Can you build me a magazine holder like this one. I need to get 12 volumes of sad bastard monthly in it.
Ta.
Post it to.
Sad Bastard
c/o The Shed
Wales.
Near England.
I'll pay you when we next meet.
Oh Bex - I am with Gina- you DEFINATELY have a market!
I would buy a slew of these.
This is how I clean my house:
Get a box.
Throw stuff in it.
Put box in a closet...or not.
And when I am bored, I go throgh it, and throw/recycle most of it.
Hubby is always saying, "you and your boxes!!!"
:)
'Find a box, cut it up, cover it in stuff xxxxxx'
The instructions are a bit long winded for me...could you simplify it a bit ?
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