diy sunday

a couple weeks ago i posted about making fabric covered file boxes instead of forking over $$ buying them from the container store.  today i decided to finsih that project.  i started off going to joann’s fabric and buying the supplies:

i picked two fabrics that have greens, blues, browns and a little purple.  not exactly what i had in mind, but they look nice in b’s office!  oh yeah, and i picked up a treat for working—gummy bears!

also, b and i went to ikea on saturday and i picked up a tv tray.  i’ve wanted one for so long.  it held all the items from my work area.  (oh, and notice the corks..that’s coming!)

i started by tracing the boxes and making a patern out of newspaper and then cutting the fabric.

then i sprayed the boxes with adhesive and carefully applied the fabric.

one down, three to go.

not too bad for a couple hours work.  although when it was all over i was so sticky from the spray adhesive!  if you attempt using that stuff, remember oil works best to get it off.