Fabric Covered Baby Wipes Case

I've had a string of crafty failures this week which has left me with a "blah" feeling. So I decided I needed a quick project to boost my crafting self confidence. So that's how we get to the fabric covered baby wipes case:

My daughter isn't a baby anymore...but we still have a case of wipes in her bathroom and the downstairs bathroom because they are still just so darn handy! After staring at this Disney princess case for over a year, I just couldn't take it anymore and something needed to change.

There are many tutorials online on how to go about redoing a wipes case and this is how I chose to do it.

I started with my case, some white acrylic paint, and a foam brush.

The material I wanted to use was a little too thin to cover the original image on the case, so I had to paint it white. If you are using a thick material or an already white case...then you can skip this step.

Next, I cut out a strip that was a few inches bigger than the wipes case in both directions. I cut my piece to be 25"x4"...but I recommend cutting yours 25" by at least 6" because I didn't have quite enough for the back.

Now, I brushed a coat of Mod Podge onto the case and started wrapping it with my fabric from the front (starting with the center of my fabric strip).

With more Mod Podge I worked around both sides. The case curved a bit so to avoid bubbles, I just pulled the fabric tight and trimmed the top edge as needed to be flush.

I used hot glue on the bottom of the case for the bottom edge of the fabric. I folded in the corners kind of like wrapping a present.

Here is a view of the back. I applied a little Mod Podge to the seam as well. You can see where I didn't have quite enough fabric at the bottom to accommodate the curve of the box. It doesn't bother me too much though since it will be facing the wall.

At this point you could also apply Mod Podge to the outside of the fabric to seal it, but I liked the fabric texture and decided not to.

Now this can go back on top of the toilet tank in my daughter's bathroom looking a little nicer than the princesses before it:)

Scrapbook Wall Art

We got our Disneyland pictures printed out earlier this week so I wanted to frame some of my favorites for the Little Miss.

My dad had made four of these 12x12 frames for me a while back for some mirrors I had. I ended up not liking them with the mirrors...but they worked out perfect for me to scrapbook with:)

I just cut out some foam board in 12x12 pieces and then mod podged the pink and white polka dot fabric over it. I was going to use scrapbooking paper for the whole thing...but I ended up liking the texture of the fabric and paper better.

The flowers I used were from Hobby Lobby. I just picked out a bushel of white flowers and a bushel of pink and plucked them.

I also used chipboard flower and frame shapes that I found at Joann and the ribbon was just some that I already had. I also threw in some handmade vellum flowers to add more texture to the silk ones. Finally, I added some craft rhinestones I had to the center of the flowers and in various other places.

Oh...and I got a sheet of Cinderella stickers at Joann too. They seemed to add just the perfect touch to the layout:)

Once I had scrapped all three layouts...I glued them into the frames. My frames don't have glass in them...so I like how the embellishments pop off the page.

I decided to hang all three on a blank wall above her boutique costume hanger.

I love looking at them every day and so does Miss S:) She looks at them and then says, "Cinderella, and Cinderella, and Cinderella!"

Price:

frames and foam board: already had

scrapbook paper: $1.50

flowers: $2.00

picture prints: $.30

Cinderella stickers: $1.80

chipboard embellishments: $.60

Total: $6.20

Boutique Style Costume Hanger

My friend had a great idea to hang her daughter's costumes in her room (instead of shoved in closet) with a mini coat rack....so adorable right? I decided to make a knock off version.

She gave me this sign rack since she is redoing her bathroom. I am never one to turn down anything that may be transformed in the future:)

This is how it started:

Then I cut out a piece of scrapbook paper to cover the front. I just glued it on with a glue stick.

Next I designed this "boutique sign" with Photoshop Elements 2.0 (yeah I kick it old school) and also glued it to the front.

I saved the boutique image to a USB and took it into FedEx Office and they printed it out on nice computer paper for $.59!

The dress form image is from The Graphics Fairy and the fonts were on my computer. I can look up the names if anyone is interested.

Finally, I hung it in her room with her first (of many to come) costume. I hung it lower so that she could reach it and would not pull it off the wall on top of her head.

I also found this bucket in her closet that I got at Target for $.60. It matches the stripes on the paper perfectly! The bucket is for her dress up accessories.

You could also make this by taking a thin piece of wood and screwing in decorative knobs. The possibilities are endless!

Price:

rack: $0

scrapbook paper: $.59

printed image: $.59

Total: $1.18

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Mod Podge Soap Dispenser

This is one of those times that my camera forgot to save every picture of this step-by-step process...except the last one:) I am grateful I have at least one picture to share! Luckily this was so easy that I can describe it...I think:)

Materials:

clear spray paint

Mod Podge (I used the gloss finish)

foam brush

paint (I used acrylic)

decorative paper (enough to cover surface area of dispenser)

old soap dispenser that needs some love:)

1. Start by taking the pump off the top (you could rinse out all your soap and wait for it to dry...but I didn't want to waste time...or soap...so I just put a little piece of paper over the top and left the soap in there.)

2. Paint your soap dispenser with the foam brush. I did a few coats.

3. Spray with clear spray paint.

4. Cut out your paper in the size that you want it to be for the dispenser. Apply Mod Podge to surface of dispenser and back of your paper. Roll your paper around the dispenser and press out the air bubbles by work from the center of the paper out to the edges.

5. Let dry and seal whole surface of dispenser with more Mod Podge. I did three coats....letting each one fully dry in between.

6. Now spray whole surface with clear spray paint again to make it water resistant. I gave it two good coats.

7. Place the pump back in and pat yourself on the back for recycling something!

I hope that all made sense even without pictures:) Let me know if you make one! My dispenser used to be brown with an old looking map design on it...now I love it! I am going to have to try this again...maybe with fabric?

I had everything on hand except the paper...so this whole project just cost me $.20!