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Environmentally friendly small production: homemade beautiful storage boxes from waste cartons

Environmentally friendly small production: homemade beautiful storage boxes from waste cartons

Tutorial on how to make beautiful storage boxes from waste cartons. Since online shopping became popular, we have inadvertently accumulated a lot of waste paper boxes in our lives. Who makes online shopping cheap and convenient? It is the most suitable for homeboys and homegirls like us who value affordability and convenience! Usually these waste paper boxes contain small garbage and are thrown away by us without thinking of any good uses. In fact, don’t waste these various old boxes. Just make a beautiful coat for them, and you can turn waste into treasure and DIY a beautiful and practical home storage box! The steps are very simple, and you can learn them in one go. Follow them quickly. Lets join hands with the craft editor to make a unique storage box for your small home!

Environmentally friendly small production: homemade beautiful storage boxes from waste cartons

[Storage box production materials]:

1. A waste carton 2. Thin thread 3. Scissors 4. Needle 5. 2 pieces of floral cloth 6. Bead needle (for fixation)

[How to use storage boxes]:

1. Prepare a cardboard box of appropriate size according to your needs and preferences.

2. Choose a piece of floral cloth that is large enough and lay it under the box. Use a pen to mark the base of the carton and the dimensions around it. Draw lines to mark them. (At the same time, leave a seam allowance of 2CM and mark the lines with a pen. ), and then use scissors to cut off the excess fabric along the marked line.

Step one: Assemble the package in the "outer cover" part of the storage box

Environmentally friendly small production: homemade beautiful storage boxes from waste cartons

[Method]:

3. Turn the cut floral fabric over and fix the four side elevations and the four corners of the base with beading needles.

4. Then place the cover upright on the table, arrange and adjust the size so that it can fit properly outside the carton.

Step 2: Sew the outer floral fabric and put it on the outside of the carton

Environmentally friendly small production: homemade beautiful storage boxes from waste cartons

[Method]:

5. Sew the fixed outer floral fabric one by one according to the suture lines drawn previously.

6. Turn the sewn cover over, with the front side of the floral fabric facing out, and put it on the previously prepared cardboard box.

Step 3: Make the “lining” part of the storage box

Environmentally friendly small production: homemade beautiful storage boxes from waste cartons

[Method]:

7. Prepare a piece of floral cloth that is different from the outer cover. Use the same method as the outer cover. Measure the size and sew the four side elevations and the base together.

8. Spread the sewn lining floral fabric inside the carton, temporarily fix the four sides and outer cover with floral fabrics, and adjust the positions.

Step 4: Sew the lining and outer cover of the storage box

Environmentally friendly small production: homemade beautiful storage boxes from waste cartons

[Method]:

9. Sew the floral fabric at the connection between the lining and outer cover of the storage box one by one along the fixed position of the bead needle.

10. After the lining and outer cover are sewn, adjust the position to a suitable state.

Step 5: You’re done! The beautiful and practical storage box is put into use

Environmentally friendly small production: homemade beautiful storage boxes from waste cartons

With a few simple steps, the original waste paper box can be turned into a beautiful and practical storage box. It is the best place to put it in the storage room or desk at home to store some small sundries and folders and other items. Perfect!