Monday, March 12, 2012

Vintage Brooches Storage

You may think that paperclips, safety pins, and brooches are little things that difficult to put in order. They spill and disarray. Making little storage will keep them saved. Here is a storage box that can help you save your little stuffs.

Material needed
1. An old can
2. Unused newspaper or magazine
3. Brown paper
4. Pretty Ribbons
5. Wool felt
6. Many kind of old and gold buttons
7. Few inches of cooper wire (or you can get them inside unused cable)
Tools
1. Scissor
2. Glue gun
3. Needle
How to make
Step 1:
Wrap and glue the can’s surface with old newspaper like picture above.

Step 2:
Make the paper laces. Cut the brown paper to make a paper lace like picture below

Step 3:
Wrap and glue the brown paper on the top of paper wrapped can, so it looks like the picture below, then decorate it with buttons


Step 4:
Glue the ribbon around the side of can cover. Then add felt on the top of the can cover accordingly so it covers up the can cover.

Step 5:
Use the wire to be stiched trhough the fabric that already shaped before (for making flower petals) like the picture below, so that the petals can be bended.

Step 6:
Decorate the can cover with many kind of old and gold buttons that arouse a vintage looks of this old can.