Storage Containers {Craftroom Part 1}

Anyhow, the shelves are open and for the moment I’d like to keep it that way {we live in a very dusty area, so we’ll see how long I can keep it clean all the time 😉  } Now, all the supplies are either in drawers, a shelving unit with a curtain in front, and a huge cabinet – so it was okay to leave everything in their ugly containers, as it was hidden.

But now a lot of stuff will be moved to the open shelves and I needed {start!} to make some storage containers which looks a little better. I do not have money for all these modern fancy stuff and besides, I am a crafting blogger – so I started crafting !

The above and next photos were taken on the shelves in the new craftroom, but the light is really bad there .. see all the shadows behind the containers !

For the above I used various sizes empty tin cans – wrapped them with self-adhesive thin vinyl {I love the grainy look!}

Left : added some jute and a small silver buckle

Center : here I wrapped a strip of the rougher type burlap around the can and added a wooden butterfly

Right : some more jute here, with two delicate greenish/gold leafs and a paper flower

I have many of these cardboard boxes and wrapped these three in wallpaper I had left {that roll seems to last forever!}

Made some tags and stuck it onto the boxes

Lastly I added a flower to each box – see below

I got this new toy and I’m trying out all sorts of crafts with it – This specific loom is mainly used to make the above flowers, but there are many other uses for it as well, which I am already busy with a few projects.

Left : A simple white wool flower with a string of burlap threaded through the center

Center : I gave fabric a try and oh wow! I never thought it would turn out this nicely – I cut strips of fabric about 1.5cm {1/2 inch} wide x about 4 meters long {I left the pieces of loose thread as is} – after I finished the flower on the loom, I hot glued a small piece of burlap to the center

Right : All jute – the flower and the center

And this is only the tip of the iceberg – loads of stuff is waiting to be sorted, packed and re-arranged.

So, if you are wondering what a loom is – see above ! in this pic I am halfway done with a flower.

The wool and jute flowers took me about 5 minutes each to make, but the fabric took a little longer as it was much thicker/bulkier to work with – but so worth it !!

In the above pic I had finished the petals part of the flower – now at this point one can change the color to have a different center – I haven’t bothered with this yet – just used the same string of wool and finished the center with the same color.

ps: I now also have a long straight double row loom and I am busy with a lovely project, but it is taking some time before I can share that one with you.