I was inspired by Pinterest (follow me here or ask me for an invite!) and Freecycle to create a supply tower and magnetic circle boards...total cost = $0!
Here's what I used for the supply tower (took about 15 minutes to make):
I had: 3 pieces of scrapbook paper, glue gun, scissors, 2 toilet paper rolls, and I got 3 tins (same color, different sizes - from Freecycle)
I used hot glue to attach the paper to the bottom. It dried a bit faster than I liked and left the paper raised in some parts. I'd suggest spray adhesive or contact paper instead next time.
I used clear sealer so that my supplies wouldn't make marks on the paper.
Again, next time I might use contact paper or I'd spray the paper before gluing it down.
Here's how it looks before the adhesive dried. You can see how it made the paper bubble a bit. I suggest using dark paper.
I glued a toilet paper roll to the middle tin. This angle makes them look crooked, but they aren't!
I glued the top tin on and added a bow!
Top view
So many uses...
School supplies!
Here are the supplies needed to create magnetic circle boards:
The lid tops and scrap paper from the previous project, scissors, glue gun, ribbon
Glue paper to lid tops; don't worry if small parts aren't covered, you'll see what I do to fix that later...
I used spray gloss again to seal the paper.
I glued ribbon to the piece of lid that was not covered by paper and then curled it.
I glued ribbon on to the back so I could hang them.
TADA! They are cute and magnetic!
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