| Covering a Shaker Box With Fabric |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-157 |
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With a little ingenuity, Carol Duvall, host of HGTV's The Carol Duvall Show , turns ordinary Shaker boxes into decorative Mother's Day keepsakes. Shaker boxes are most often made from thin strips of light-colored wood and come in a number of shapes and sizes.
Materials:
Shaker box
White glue
Foam brush
Fabric
Scissors
Batting
- To make a fabric-covered Shaker box, cut a strip of fabric 1" longer than the circumference of the box and 1" wider than the height of the box (figure A).
- Cut a circle of fabric 1/8" smaller than the bottom of the box (figure B).
- Brush household glue thinned with water onto the outside of the box. The glue is thinned just enough to make it easy to apply.
- Place one of the short edges of the fabric along the seam of the box, centering the box in the middle of the fabric strip. Wrap the fabric around the side of the box, smoothing it as you go. Overlap the ends of the fabric (figure C).
- Fold the excess fabric over the top edge of the box to the inside. Slash the fabric if necessary for a smooth fit. Brush the glue mixture onto the inside of the box at the edge, and glue the fabric to the inside of the box (figure D).
- Cut small slits in the excess fabric that will be folded over the bottom of the box to make sure the box will sit flat. Apply glue to the bottom of the box, and glue the fabric to the bottom (figure E).
- Glue the circle of fabric to the bottom of the box (figure F).
- Cover the lid of the box by cutting a circle of batting the size of the lid and gluing it to the top. Cut a circle of fabric large enough to go over the batting and extend down the sides of the lid. Cut small slits in the fabric that will extend over the sides, and glue the fabric to the sides of the lid (figure G).
- Cut a piece of fabric three times the width of the sides of the lid and the length of the circumference plus a small overlap. Fold the fabric in thirds lengthwise, and glue it around the sides of the lid. There will be folded finished edges on both the top and bottom of the fabric strip (figure H).
- If desired, cut a large circle of fabric to cover the inside of the box, and glue it only around the edges. The fabric will fold loosely and freely inside the box rather than conform to the shape (figure I).
RESOURCES :
Grandmother's Memories to Her Grandchildren
Model: 084995911X
Author: Candy Paull and Thomas Kinkade
(1999)
Nelson Word Publishing Group (Rutledge Hill Press)
Nashville, TN 37214-1000
Our Wedding Memory Book: A Keepsake Journal of Love and Memories of Our Wedding Day
Model: 1562453971
Author: Peggy Sneller
(2000)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Great Quotations Publishing Co.
We apologize no contact information is available.
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