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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Fabric Wrapped Recycled Bath Accessories


I ate a $16 jar of nuts from a hotel minibar at 2 am on a recent business trip. In the morning, I was angry at the jar. I wanted it to do more for me than just sit there empty, taunting me with its salty fattening expensiveness.
With the beauty of Jacinda's Fabric Vase in mind, I brought the jar home, found another glass canister, and with the help of a fabric scrap from my collection, repurposed them into cotton ball and q-tip holders for the bathroom. So there jar, the joke's on you!
Get the full Fabric Wrapped Recycled Bath Accessories tutorial after the jump...

Fabric Wrapped Recycled Bath Accessories

1. Acquire some glass canisters. Or really any canister. Maybe a baby food jar?


2. Cut your fabric scraps to size. Use a sponge brush to apply a light coat of mod podge to the outside of the jars.


3. Press your fabric onto the canister, smoothing out any bubbles with your fingers:

Let them dry for 20 minutes.

4. Apply another light coat of mod podge on top of the the fabric. See my daughter getting in on the action? that is too much mod podge:

Let that dry. If your child does what my child did, then wait until it dries and gently sand it with a fine grit sandpaper. Dust and apply another coat if you want.

5. Spray with a sealant to make sure no moisture gets all up in there.


Done!

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9 Comments:

Blogger Melissa said...

These are brilliant! Thanks for sharing. :)

May 13, 2010 at 4:36 AM  
Blogger asia said...

haha, you make me giggle... great idea lady!

May 13, 2010 at 7:38 AM  
Blogger Dottie said...

OK--I enjoy all of your posts, but this was just exactly the type of thing I would do--eat salty expensive nuts and get mad at the empty jars and lug them home and try to do something with them.

This made my day! You ladies RULE!

May 13, 2010 at 8:20 AM  
Blogger Jacinda said...

love these! and now i want cashews.

May 13, 2010 at 10:01 AM  
Blogger I love nic and roses said...

i desperately love your fabric collection. I wish i had any of the fabrics you have!plus all the ideas you have on your site! I come here almost every day!

May 13, 2010 at 11:21 AM  
Blogger Marie {Make and Takes} said...

Oh, I have felt the same way, needing to get more for my buck. Great repurpose idea! They are super cute!

May 13, 2010 at 12:34 PM  
Blogger Brandy@YDK said...

Very creative. Thanks for sharing. Stopping by from one pretty thing

May 14, 2010 at 7:12 PM  
Blogger TheCraftInMe said...

Beautiful, and great tutorial!

May 15, 2010 at 5:26 AM  
Blogger Krasimira Ganeva said...

Really nice result! Great colors! I share it in my blog and link it back to you : http://krasart.com/?p=344

August 12, 2011 at 12:50 PM  

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