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My family seems to have been inhaling tangerines of late (known as naatjies in our house, as I am South African), and I have been wondering what to do with all these lovely wooden boxes left behind. Family Fun must have heard my silent cry and presented a beautiful craft that I knew would be right up my daughter's alley.
Being a lover of all things fluffy, or puppy, she is constantly making "beds" for all her fluffy, puppy "friends", covering them in washcloth "blankets" or -if they are really tiny- stuffing them inside sock "sleeping bags" (Adorable i know!!). This craft turns a simple tangerine box into a stylish table with a table cloth for toys by day, and then into a bed with a blanket for them by night.
Here's how:
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Start with a wooden tangerine box. |
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This is optional, but we painted the legs and you can also paint the inside of the box, or cover with paper. |
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Cut the size you want your blanket/table cloth to be. I re-used an old shirt. |
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Cut and paste paper to cover inside walls of box. |
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Here we cut out a piece of fabric to make a "mattress" only because my daughter was concerned about the hardness of the box for her friends. So I cut a piece from an old nightie... |
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I hot glue gunned all around the sides to the box and left an opening... |
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Kaylee then put stuffing inside it and I hot glue gunned it closed. Then we made a pillow from the sleeve of the nightie |
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Soft bed and mattress. Now onto the blanket... |
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One side "table cloth" is the previously measured shirt, then the back of the nightie is the "blanket"side. Put them face sides together and pin. |
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Sew along edges, leaving a hole open and then turn right way around, and stitch up the hole. |
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Felt side top, and paper sides all hot glue gunned on, with help from mommy of course. |
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Table set , they want macaroni... |
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Furberry likes macaroni ...she ate it pretty quickly. |
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"It's like we got it at the store!!" I think she likes it :) |
Here's the
link for Family Fun's (but I think ours is cuter- and definitely more girly). Still, it was a great idea!
Still got more boxes? Here's more fun ways to use them...
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I am definitely making this! |
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Little herb garden...so cute as gifts! |
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Using to organize children's books, or as book tubs in classrooms (I would cover the boxes first though) |
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holding mosaic papers or crafting tools |
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Cooling pies and baked goods! |
Love and little moments,
Kerry the Momster
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