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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


Thank you for visiting my blog.


Dionne

Saturday, 4 August 2012

Storage Solutions

I don't know about you but I never have enough storage for my craft stuff.

One of my solutions to this problem is to make my own storage boxes.  This way I have a box in the precise size I need.

I like to use bright materials to cover my boxes and find the nicest ones in the quilting section of my local fabric shop.  I use a plain contrasting colour for the lining.

My very dear friend Stephanie-Emma recently asked me to make her a couple of boxes.


Stephanie-Emma wanted one box to store her Copic pens and the other the protect her 12 x 12 papers.


The box for the papers is a little larger that a sheet of 12 x 12 so you can easily remove the sheets without damaging them.


For the Copic pens I added some movable dividers to help keep the pens in place.


And if Stephanie-Emma decides to use the pen box for something else in the future, the dividing walls can easily be removed.


Dionne
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2 comments:

  1. Misty's4 August 2012 at 23:46

    Hi Dionne
    These storage boxes you made are super fantastic! I ADORE them. So beautifully made as well. Love the fabric you have chosen too.
    Michaela xx

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    1. Dee's Craft Room5 August 2012 at 01:05

      Thank you Michaela. I have to hold my hand up and confess that Stephanie-Emma chose the Hungry Caterpillar fabric. I agree with you, it was an inspired choice.

      Dionne

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