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Step 4Hanging Box Caddy
The main idea here is to form an open-top box, cover it with fabric where it will be visible, and glue the backside onto the backboard.
You may have a box like this ready made, just lying around the house. A single serving cereal box would work very well. If you don't like the size, don't eat cereal, or insist on making trouble for yourself, you can make boxes of any size from plat pieces of cardboard and some duct tape.
Each box will be made out of five pieces: two side pieces, front and back pieces, and a bottom. Make sure the height, width, and depth coordinate on all of the pieces and that you are cutting 90 degree corners. Simply tape the edges together to assemble.
Cut a scrap piece of fabric that is larger than the front face of the box by the width of the box + 1" all the way around. Glue the fabric to the front face, leaving a 0.75" edge to tuck in at the top. Then glue the sides down, securing the edges at the back of the box with some duct tape to keep it in place while the glue dries. Fold the fabric around the bottom of the box so that the edges end up in back, rather like you would fold gift wrapping around a present. You can add some strips of decorative paper, labels, buttons, ribbons, or small photographs to enhance the appearance.
When gluing the boxes onto the backboard, use plenty of glue and weight them from the inside to make sure they stick well.
You may have a box like this ready made, just lying around the house. A single serving cereal box would work very well. If you don't like the size, don't eat cereal, or insist on making trouble for yourself, you can make boxes of any size from plat pieces of cardboard and some duct tape.
Each box will be made out of five pieces: two side pieces, front and back pieces, and a bottom. Make sure the height, width, and depth coordinate on all of the pieces and that you are cutting 90 degree corners. Simply tape the edges together to assemble.
Cut a scrap piece of fabric that is larger than the front face of the box by the width of the box + 1" all the way around. Glue the fabric to the front face, leaving a 0.75" edge to tuck in at the top. Then glue the sides down, securing the edges at the back of the box with some duct tape to keep it in place while the glue dries. Fold the fabric around the bottom of the box so that the edges end up in back, rather like you would fold gift wrapping around a present. You can add some strips of decorative paper, labels, buttons, ribbons, or small photographs to enhance the appearance.
When gluing the boxes onto the backboard, use plenty of glue and weight them from the inside to make sure they stick well.
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