{"id":27691,"date":"2014-01-28T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=27691"},"modified":"2014-01-27T20:23:02","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T01:23:02","slug":"felt-covered-box-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/felt-covered-box-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Felt Covered Box Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By contributing writer\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/At6r4u\">Jackie<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Every new year I am inspired to get more organized, and this year is no exception.\u00a0Rather than going out to buy new organizational tools, however, I headed to my recycle bin.<\/p>\n<p>Armed with a box and a few other items, I was able to make a brand new felt covered box I plan to use in my craft room to help keep my work space uncluttered.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27904\" alt=\"Felt Covered Box Tutorial | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt_Covered_Box_Tutorial.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt_Covered_Box_Tutorial.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt_Covered_Box_Tutorial-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt_Covered_Box_Tutorial-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt_Covered_Box_Tutorial-142x142.jpg 142w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt_Covered_Box_Tutorial-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love how it turned out, and because I used things I already had on hand, it was essentially free.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to make a felt covered box for yourself here&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n<h4>Supplies Needed<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Box<\/li>\n<li>Felt <em>(Purchase felt by the yard.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li>Ruler<\/li>\n<li>Hot Glue Gun<\/li>\n<li>Button (optional for flower)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27693\" alt=\"Felt Covered Box 1\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-1.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-1.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Instructions<\/h4>\n<p>1. Take the top flaps off of the box you have chosen for this project.<\/p>\n<p>2. Measure the height of your box and double that measurement. (The box I used was 8 1\/2 inches high so my measurement was 17 inches.)<\/p>\n<p>3. Measure the sides of your box.<\/p>\n<p>4. Double (again) the measurement from Step 2 and add that to the length and width of your box to get the length and width of the felt you need.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the box I used for this project was 9 1\/4 inches on the longs sides and 7 1\/2 inches on the short sides.\u00a0I doubled 17 to get 34 and added that to 9 1\/4 and then to 7 1\/2.\u00a0This meant that my piece of felt needed to be 43 1\/4 inches by 41 1\/2 inches.<\/p>\n<p>Your dimensions will vary based on the size of the box you have chosen.<\/p>\n<p>5. Cut the felt to the dimensions you calculated in Step 4.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27694\" alt=\"Felt Covered Box 2\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-2.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-2.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-2-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. Cut a square from each corner of the felt that is the same dimensions as the measurement you calculated in Step 2.<\/p>\n<p>My Step 2 measurement was 17 inches, so I cut a 17 inch square from each corner of the felt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27695\" alt=\"Felt Covered Box 3\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-3.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-3.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-3-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7. Place the box in the center of the felt <em>(that now looks like a plus sign)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>8. Fire up your hot glue gun.<\/p>\n<p>9. Spread glue on one side of the box, pull up the felt, and press it to the box.<\/p>\n<p>10. Glue the felt to the inside of the box as well.<\/p>\n<p>I suggest doing the two long sides first and then doing the short sides.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27696\" alt=\"Felt Covered Box 4\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-4.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-4.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-4-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>11. To make the corners look nice, tuck the raw edges of the short sides under before gluing them to the box like in the picture below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27697\" alt=\"Felt Covered Box 5\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-5.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-5.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-5-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>12. Once you have all of the sides glued in place, cut a piece of felt the same size as the bottom of the box and glue it in place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27698\" alt=\"Felt Covered Box 6\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-6.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-6.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-6-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can leave the box plain or add a felt flower like I did.<\/p>\n<h4>To Make a Flower<\/h4>\n<p>1. Cut an odd number of petals. I just winged it without a template. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27699\" alt=\"Felt Covered Box 7\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-7.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-7.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-7-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Glue the petals in place and add a button to the center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27700\" alt=\"Felt Covered Box 8\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-8.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-8.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-8-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love how simple and frugal these boxes are, and they are great for storing any number of items like yarn or other craft supplies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-filled-with-yarn.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27704\" alt=\"Felt Covered Box filled with yarn\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-filled-with-yarn.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-filled-with-yarn.jpg 560w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/12\/Felt-Covered-Box-filled-with-yarn-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, save some boxes from the recycle bin and give them a fresh look to help keep your home organized this year.<\/p>\n<h3>You Might Also Like&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/felted-flower-grapevine-wreath\/\">Felted Flower Grapevine Wreath<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/how-to-make-wool-dryer-balls\/\">How to Make Wool Dryer Balls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/magazine-holder-cozy\/\">Magazine Holder Cozy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/quilted-notebook-cover\/\">Quilted Notebook Cover<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/ottoman-makeover\/\">Ottoman Makeover<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/author\/jackie\/\">More projects from Jackie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/diy-projects-and-tutorials\/\">More DIY projects and Tutorials<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By contributing writer\u00a0Jackie Every new year I am inspired to get more organized, and this year is no exception.\u00a0Rather than going out to buy new organizational tools, however, I headed to my recycle bin. 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