Hi Friends!
Do you remember when I mentioned before that Naomi had an upcoming birthday? Well, part of her gifts were a few inexpensive items to redecorate her room. She is crafty and creative like her mama, this container craft was an easy and inexpensive way for her to add more color, texture, and personalization to her space while recycling some items.
And guess what? YOU can too! You could use these types of storage containers for small toys, a pencil holder, a vase(only with plastic containers), a hair tie holder, a treat holder, a gifting container, or even a piggy bank. Are you ready to start?!
Check it out below and don’t forget to share it with us.
What You'll Need
Recycled Plastic/Paper Containers (yogurt, drink mix, oatmeal, etc.)
Yarn
Felt
Glue
Scissors
Wipes/Wet Rag
OPTIONAL: Jute/Twine, Embroidery Floss, Ruler
The Steps
Naomi decided to use only yarn in a few of the colors from her room.
YARN CONTAINER
Naomi applied plenty of glue all around the top portion. She then held down the yarn with her left thumb and wrapped it around with her right hand. She chose to have a looser/chunkier effect with the yarn by NOT wrapping it too tightly.
She wrapped the yarn about 10-13 times in each color before adding more glue and continuing with the next color.
She continued to switch between both colors until the end and made sure to keep sliding down the yarn as close to the opening of the container to avoid large gaps*. She chose to leave her lid clear.
*This is where the wipes/washrag come in handy because your hands get sticky.
I chose felt, yarn, and twine in spring colors.
FELT & YARN CONTAINER
I used the ruler as a guide for the length/width of felt needed and cut a few strips and shorter pieces.
I applied plenty of glue around the top of the container, held the felt with my thumb, and tightly wrapped it around.
*Felt isn’t as forgiving with glue. When the glue dries it can leave a white mark. Unfortunately, I didn’t clean my hands often enough, so you will see a few white glue spots.
3. I applied more glue and tightly wrapped blue yarn, lime green felt, tan jute, and lime green yarn.
*Don’t worry if your felt strips aren’t long enough, just cut more pieces and glue.
4. I applied plenty of glue on the bottom edge, alternated the felt, and overlapped it.
5. Lastly, I cut a piece of felt for the lid, added plenty of glue, and glued the felt onto the lid. We let everything dry overnight just to be safe.
That’s it!
Keep an eye out for this cute little plane clipped to the frame. Post coming soon!
How would you decorate your containers? We can’t wait to see what you did and how you use them.
To share: have an adult take a photo of you and your creation, scroll up on this page, click on photo submission to the right —-> and have them submit the photo.
Happy crafting friends!
Amanda and Naomi
