A for Arts n Crafts #4

What would you normally do with all the shoe boxes after you have discarded the worn-out shoes?


Most of you would probably throw them away like any old trash. While others, like the green community, would keep them to store their knick knacks or put them in the proper recycling bins.


For me, I would keep the good ones to store and organise my knick knacks. But I prefer to cover them with wrapping papers because I like them to look like pretty boxes instead of shoe boxes.


Also, I like buying and keeping wrapping papers because I just never know when I will actually use them. It is just something that is nice and good to have.


This is probably the easiest project but one that requires some effort to actually do it because unless you have wrapping papers at home, you will probably not be bothered to do it.


And so, this one fits the purpose of my next arts n crafts project perfectly. If you enjoy wrapping gifts or presents like I do, you would enjoy doing this project. The satisfaction is guaranteed because you get to store your knick knacks according to colour-coded boxes. Plus, you get to keep the mess and clutters our of sight.


So, let's get started.

What you need to have:

~ shoe boxes with lids

~ wrapping papers

~ a pen knife

~ paper glue

~ a ruler (optional)

~ a pencil (optional)

~ a pair of scissors (optional)

~ coloured ribbons to colour code the boxes (optional)

~ a lighter (optional)

What you need to do:

1. Clean the outer and inner surfaces of your shoe boxes and lids to ensure that they are free from dirt or dust.

2. Cut out the wrapping paper according to the size of the shoe boxes and the lids, making sure that the outer and inner surfaces are accounted for. Roughly fold and cut with the pen knife or accurately measure with the ruler and pencil and then cut with scissors.

3. Start wrapping the boxes first and then the lids.

4. You do not need to glue the entire surface of the boxes and the lids. Suffice if you just glue along their four corners.

5. To colour-code your boxes, cut out the ribbons according to the length of the four corners of the top of the lids and glue them in place. Burn the ends of the ribbons to stop fraying.

6. Leave the boxes and lids to dry completely before putting in your knick knacks.