Custom Search      Home Spring & Easter Crafts Summer Crafts  Autumn Crafts Christmas & Winter Crafts  Paper Crafts  Wood Crafts  General Crafts  Kids Crafts  Fabric & Sewing Crafts  Greeting & Birthday Cards  Craft Patterns  Craft Tutorials 1   Craft Tutorials 2  Jewelry Crafts  Craft Recipes  Felt Crafts  Paper Craft Tips  Tags  ATC  Kids Rainy Day Crafts  Recycling Crafts Newsletter  Picture Gallery   Contact  Sitemap  Links   Paper Crafts for Summer and All Occasions - Decoupaged Cardboard Box Tote Bag If you have some small boxes, you can recycle and alter them into cute cardboard totes. Recycling not only saves money, but it also keeps our environment friendlier. For your tote, you can use scrapbook paper, magazine clippings, stamps or a combination of paper elements that harmonize in color or theme.   Copyright: All patterns, pictures and text found on Craftideas.info are property of this website and may be only printed out and used for private or non-commercial purposes. It is not permitted to use them on the internet or in any other publication. For this project you will need: - Small box such as a cereal box or other box - choice of paper pieces or postage stamps to   decoupage the box - fine permanent marking pen - scissors - decoupage glue   Instructions: 1. The first step is to cut the top flap of your box away leaving it completely open. 2. Start tearing your papers and glue them onto your box. The technique used on this project is called decoupage. Instructions for this technique can be found here decoupage tutorial. The instructions show stamps but the technique applies for any type of paper. At this point, apply only one layer of glue over the papers. 3. Once your box is covered on all sides and dry, take your handle template and lay it below the top of the box where you would like to have it and trace the template on both sides. Carefully cut the holes out with scissors. 4. Apply more coats of glue to the box until the desired look or shine is achieved. Free Template*: Handle * Print out the template accordingly to fit to the size of your box. More Summer Craft Themes Summer Crafts for Kids Summer Fabric Crafts Summer Wood Crafts Summer General Crafts All Occasion Greeting Cards and Birthday Cards Summer Paper Crafts Maritime Crafts 4th of July Crafts Next Craft >>> Altered Memo-Pad More Paper Crafts Altered Book Craft Altered Memo Pad Altered Tootsie Roll Can Bird and Flowers Chain Cardboard Tote Bag CD Box Daisy Plant Poke Decoupage Gift Box Lacy Bookmarker Origami Gift Box Red Roses Bookmarker Stamped Gift Wrap Tree Suncatcher     Custom Search

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