Sew Perfect Mending Box
From the Designer: "We all have a bit of mending to do…..either a button that needs to be sewn back on (if we were lucky in catching it before it fell off….smile)……have needles and several spools of different colors of thread and a small pair of scissors handy is good. Having it in a lovely container is even better! Since Arnold Grummer not only promoted making paper but also encouraged using things instead of tossing them…..I am happy to follow his lead."
Materials List
- Empty large frozen pizza box (inside is tan chipboard)
- Scraps of glossy black card stock to die cut ( I used the backing from some embossing folders packaging)
- Dies: Tonic Studios™ “Patchwork Perfection” #1186E Vineyard Squares and 1185E Everyday Squares and layering squares
- Decorative hatpins or corsage pins for the top of the box
- Needles, small spools of thread, small pair of scissors, tape measure
- Tonic Craft Tacky Glue™
- ½” 3” square tan foam for pin cushion
- Tonic Supper Trimmer #153E and scissors
- Ruler. pencil
- Scor-Pal™
- Tonic Studios™ Tangerine die cutting and embossing machine
Instructions
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Measure, mark and cut the pizza box to create a 3 ¼” cube box top and bottom (the lid should be an 1/8” larger than the bottom.
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Center, tape and cut one of the layering squares onto the top of the box lid.
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Construct the box bottom and top (lid).
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Die cut all 4 of the designs from the Patchwork Perfect Vineyard Squares set and the filigree die from the Everyday Squares set from the glossy black card stock.
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Attach the die cuts to the sides and top of the box top.
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Glue the tan foam to the inside top of the box top (it will be the pin cushion).
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Place the small pair of scissors, tape measure, needles and spools of thread into the box.