Bandana Holder

I've been really busy lately and haven't been able to do any crafts because we have been having the interior of our house painted and we've been staying with relatives till it was over. Finally... two weeks later, the painting is done and the odors have subsided enough for us to stay in our house for more than 30 minutes. Suffice it to say, first day back and I am already crafting.

Today, I made a nice little container for my bandana collection. I've been collecting new colors over the years and there is no good way to store them without them going everywhere every time I take one out... until today. I found an old box and some scrap fabric and got to work. All in all, it only took about a half hour to do the whole thing and it looks a heck of a lot better than the pile of bandanas I used to just leave on my dresser.





Step One: Cut the flaps from the box and make a pattern for the interior. I did this by simply tracing the bottom of the box onto my fabric, then tracing each side along the bottom (does that make sense?). Once you are done tracing, cut it out and fold the flaps over the fabric that will become the bottom.

 

Step Two: Use spray adhesive ( I used Elmer's Multi Purpose Craft Bond) and completely spray the inside of the box. Once you have a good covering of glue, go ahead and place the fabric into the box as pictured. I then press one side in at a time smoothing it out towards the edges as I go until the inside is completely covered.

Step Three: To cover the outside, I cut a strip of scrap fabric about an inch wider and an inch longer than I need to go around all the sides. I sprayed the outside section by section, smoothing the fabric over the box. After the sides were completed I folder the corners under the bottom and with a glue gun, I glued a piece of felt on the bottom to cover the edges.



Step Four: To add a little pizazz, I added some pom pom trim with a glue gun around the top and my box was complete. My bandanas fit in perfectly when folded into squares and they look so nice when they are organized by color!