Diaper Boxes Recycled!

Okay...so I have an obsession with baskets! Who doesn't like a cute fabric lined basket or box? Yes, I love to put baskets with fabric liners all over my house, and use them as decorative storage options. These are one of my favorite things to organize little piles in my house or in my closets or the numerous toys that are starting to accumulate in my house. I am always looking for clearance baskets at hobby lobby or michaels. So, when I was looking on pinterest the other day I noticed a DIY fabric box/basket recycling option. I was so excited to try this project because I had plenty of unused diaper boxes waiting to be put to good use. Yes, I will admit that often I just throw away my diaper boxes instead of recycling them like I should. Most of the time I just fill them with junk until it is overflowing and then I ask the hubby to take them out to the trash. So, I decided that I could do something good for the environment by recycling these boxes into something I am quite fond of: storage baskets! I also was excited to try and save a few dollars by doing it myself.

So I begged Micah to let me look for some clearance fabric while we were at walmart, and he gave me a budget that I was not supposed to go over! I scavenged their small collection of fabrics, and I was happy to find some really cheap canvas style fabric for 1.00 a yard. I was stoked!

I could go into detail on how I actually made the boxes, but I decided that I would just give you the original link I found these beautiful creations on so that way I wouldn't have to basically re-type what she already had put together.

lined canvas diaper box link

However, here are some of the pictures I took of my fun little project. They aren't the most beautiful boxes, but I was excited with how they turned out.

After I was done sewing I put all my sewing materials in the box! Perfect solution for my unorganized sewing materials.