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craftgrrlHihi. I'm not sure if I've ever posted before. I know this is the first time I've posted something I made. I have a couple more things coming soon, if I can force myself to develop a roll of film with the pictures.
I find it impossible to sit somewhere without doing something, so last night when I got antsy, I remembered something my mom and I made when I was homeschooled in 5th grade (about 15 years ago!). All you need is an ice cream bucket (like the ones at ice cream parlors) or a similar round garbage can, two magazines, a drinking straw or pencil and some glue.
Woohoo, it's the wacky magazine wastebasket!
I don't know if this has been posted here before, but I haven't seen it and it's such a fun and easy (and cheap!) project that it bears repeating.
First, tear complete colorful pages from a magazine. I used all of a recent issue of Lucky, plus about 20 pages from a recent Vogue. Wrap the entire page around the pencil/straw from corner to corner. By that I mean from bottom right to top left, not just side to side or top to bottom. I don't have a picture of that step, so I hope that makes sense. Once it's rolled around the pencil/straw, it'll be longer than it started out, and you'll be left with a corner sticking out, like the flap of an envelope. Put a little Elmer's glue on that corner and glue it down. After you've got close to 150 of these rolls done - once you get going it'll only take about an hour tops - you're ready to glue them onto the bucket/garbage can.
Next step... cut the pointy end off of one end of each roll. Cover part of the bucket with glue, and glue rolls on next to each other. (The even end you've cut off should be glued toward the bottom of the bucket).
Once I had all the rolls glued on around the bucket, I tied some ribbon tightly around it and let it thoroughly dry overnight.
This morning I cut the pointy ends off the top to make the rolls even with the top of the bucket. Then I covered it with sparkly Mod Podge (solely because I love things that sparkle). If you don't Mod Podge it, I'd recommend spraying it with a clear sealer, to keep the pages from fading or tearing. I also hot-glued a bit of ribbon to the top and bottom, to conceal where I'd made the cuts, and also to protect the paper from tearing.
And here's the finished product! Yay!
Now I have a waste basket for my scrappy bits at my scrapbooking table! Go me.
I find it impossible to sit somewhere without doing something, so last night when I got antsy, I remembered something my mom and I made when I was homeschooled in 5th grade (about 15 years ago!). All you need is an ice cream bucket (like the ones at ice cream parlors) or a similar round garbage can, two magazines, a drinking straw or pencil and some glue.
Woohoo, it's the wacky magazine wastebasket!
I don't know if this has been posted here before, but I haven't seen it and it's such a fun and easy (and cheap!) project that it bears repeating.
First, tear complete colorful pages from a magazine. I used all of a recent issue of Lucky, plus about 20 pages from a recent Vogue. Wrap the entire page around the pencil/straw from corner to corner. By that I mean from bottom right to top left, not just side to side or top to bottom. I don't have a picture of that step, so I hope that makes sense. Once it's rolled around the pencil/straw, it'll be longer than it started out, and you'll be left with a corner sticking out, like the flap of an envelope. Put a little Elmer's glue on that corner and glue it down. After you've got close to 150 of these rolls done - once you get going it'll only take about an hour tops - you're ready to glue them onto the bucket/garbage can.
Next step... cut the pointy end off of one end of each roll. Cover part of the bucket with glue, and glue rolls on next to each other. (The even end you've cut off should be glued toward the bottom of the bucket).
Once I had all the rolls glued on around the bucket, I tied some ribbon tightly around it and let it thoroughly dry overnight.
This morning I cut the pointy ends off the top to make the rolls even with the top of the bucket. Then I covered it with sparkly Mod Podge (solely because I love things that sparkle). If you don't Mod Podge it, I'd recommend spraying it with a clear sealer, to keep the pages from fading or tearing. I also hot-glued a bit of ribbon to the top and bottom, to conceal where I'd made the cuts, and also to protect the paper from tearing.
And here's the finished product! Yay!
Now I have a waste basket for my scrappy bits at my scrapbooking table! Go me.
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