new from old

I've had a plastic wipes box floating around in my car for awhile.  The hinge-thing on the lid was broken, so wipes inside always dried up and I never used it.  Well, last weekend Steve cleaned out the car and I was about to tell him to throw it away, when it occurred to me that it was just about the right size for a pair of scissors.
Now, I often carry my scissors and other sewing supplies with me.  Call it obsessive, (Steve does), but sometimes I go to sew at a friend's, and all those things tossed in my purse just seem to stay there.  So I'm always prepared, right?
The downside is, you never know what might poke you when you reach for the keys, and things can be awfully hard to find jumbled up with my wallet, lipstick, a stray diaper, and who-knows-what-all-else...

So, I decided to turn that little wipes box into a "sewing kit".  Take a look!

fits right inside my purse

 holds everything I might need, and nothing can get lost!

it even looks cute - what more could I want?

How I did it

Start with one of those plain little solid plastic wipes boxes.  You know - the "diaper bag size" ones.  Peel off any labels.

Go ahead and glue the lid shut.  I used a little hot glue.

Now, open the box and lay it upside down,  Brush one half with modpodge and the cover it with a piece of cloth.  Make sure it is laying flat and smooth.  You may have to work a bit to get those corners.   Trim the extras around the edges.  Do the same on the other half.

 Brush another layer of modpodge over the fabric to seal it.  Don't worry too much about the edges and corners, we'll come back to them.  The fabric should overlap a bit at the hinge.  Make sure there's enough room for the box to close!

Let it sit to dry for an hour or two - until the modpodge is still soft and a little sticky, but not dry.

 Go back and make a couple cuts at the corners, then lay the fabric flat.  You can use a little more modpodge to get it to stick.  Now is also a good time to make sure the cut edges are really smooth and straight, and brush more modpodge over any fabric that doesn't seem to be sticking tightly. 

Let it dry overnight.  You're done!