Thursday 24 March 2011

Make your own Treasure Box from Scrap

Just got a new tutorial for you girls. Do you have some ugly useless box hanging around your house? You can revitalise them and turn them into a treasure box! Here is how you can do it.
Make your own Treasure Box
Project time: approx 90 mins | Cost~ £4.00 for each box
My handmade box
My handmade box

Simple tutorial
You need: A box, beautiful fabrics & cards, PVA glue, a brush, scissors, a (fabric) marker, a ruler
You need.. a box, beautiful fabrics & cardsPVA glue, a brush, scissors, a (fabric) marker, a ruler

1. Cut a strip of fabrics to warp around the box, leaving 1cm on each side and 2cm at both ends
2. Wrap & glue around the edge of the box, glue only 3 sides and stop there, mark the end 
a strip of fabrics to warp around the box, leaving 1cm on each side and 2cm at both endsWrap & glue around the edge of the box, glue only 3 sides and stop there. Mark the end

3. Leave 1cm extra and cut the excess fabric
4. Fold back and glue the 1cm fabric back 
Leave 1cm extra and cut the excess fabricFold back and glue the 1cm fabric back

5. Finishing off the 4th side
Finishing off the 4th sideFinishing off the 4th side

6. Cut the corners at a 45 degree angle (approx)
7. Glue & press in place, allow to dry
Cut the corners at a 45 degree angle (approx)Glue & press in place, allow to dry

8. Cut a piece of card (tips: thinner cards are better if it's a lidded box) to fit each side of interior of the box; Cut fabrics to fit, leaving 1cm away from the edges of the cards
9. Glue the fabrics on the cards to get all the interior surfaces ready
Cut a piece of card (tips: thinner cards are better if it's a lidded box) to fit each side of interior of the box  Cut fabrics to fit, leaving 1cm away from the edges of the cardsGlue the fabrics on the cards to get all the interior surfaces ready

10. Glue 4 sides of the interior & hold firmly  
Glue 4 sides of the interior & hold firmly  Glue 4 sides of the interior & hold firmly

11. Glue the base
Glue the baseGlue the base

The exterior 
The exterior

12. Prepare the card the same way as before
13. Glue to the top of the box
Prepare the card the same way as before Glue to the top of the box

Do the same for the other half, done!
Do the same for the other half, done!
Material used
Flamboyant Poppy Floral Fat Quarter Fabric  hite & Pink Poppy Floral Cotton Quilting Fat Quarter Fabric
 Fabric, Fat quarter, Textile, Craft
Of course I became addicative and I made few more :)
Japanese Jewel Box
Japanese Jewel Box

Material used

Haru - Lilies & Floral Firework Japanese Kimono Cotton Fabric
Navy Blue Polka Dots Muslin Cotton Quilting Fat Quarter Fabric
 Handmade Large Ivory Pearl/Beaded Domed Button
 Fabric, Fat quarter, Textile, Craft
 Tangerine Candy box
Tangerine Candy box
Material used
Large Floral Print on Mandarin Orange Cotton Quilting Fat Quarter Fabric
 Contrast Print on Autumn Orange Cotton Quilting Fat Quarter Fabric

Fabric, Fat quarter, Textile, Craft
Sweet Tray for my pens
Flower decorated box
Material used
Repeating Sunflower on Aegean Blue Muslin Cotton Navy Blue Polka Dots Muslin Cotton Quilting Fat Quarter Fabric
Mini Ribbon Rose Buds in Petal Peach (x10)






Fabric, Fat quarter, Textile, Craft
Retro Lace Box
Retro Lace box
Material used
Yellow Gold Repeat Pattern Muslin Cotton Black Polka Dots Muslin Cotton Quilting Fat Quarter Fabric Metallic & White Embroidery Scallop Trim Multicolour Pleated Flower with Pearls on Mesh

Hope you like them and enjoy making :) xx





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