Brighten it up! Diy-Colorful craft storage

As you may well know by now, with the severe lack of new posts to my blog, I was on hiatus for quite some time.  The family and I have gone though some major changes in the last 3 months. From my previous blog posts you may have seen that my husband began a new job and it was necessary to move so we would be closer to the Happiest Place on Earth. It has been a long and exhausting process, but little by little we are settling into our new home and getting life back on track.

When I stepped back from blogging, I was in the middle of my 5 days, 5 diy gifts series.  I have decided to put the rest of it off for a while (maybe as Mother’s day gift ideas) and post some of the great projects that have been working on amidst the moving craziness.

When you are about move and you start packing boxes, you realize that you have way more stuff than you thought you had.  When you reach your new destination and start unpacking those boxes, you realize that you need somewhere to put it all.  Such was the case with my ever growing craft “stuff” that seems to multiply when I’m not looking (must be elves.)

The other day while in the craft store, (I’m still sticking to my elf theory in hopes I can convince Mr. Practical that’s where it all comes from) I found a cute storage cube for said “stuff”.  Regular price was $40 but as always with Michael’s I was able to get a 50% off coupon. There are several different styles, some with drawers, some with shelves, etc etc. Here is the one I chosse:

They come in plain white so being the colorful person I am, I just couldn’t leave it that way.  Project time!

What you will need:

-Your choice of storage bin (It can be from anywhere, a thrift store etc. as long as it has a paintable surface and drawers.)

-Paint brush

-Mod Podge

-Scrapbook paper

-Scissors

-Xacto knife

-Ruler

-Spray Paint

Step 1-

You will be applying scrapbook paper to your drawer fronts. If you purchase a new unit, build it without assembling the drawer fronts (they will be easier to work on disassembled.)  If you are using a unit that is already assembled, remove drawer fronts.

Step 2-

Prep your drawer fronts by cleaning them off and lightly sanding the surface of each one to help the Mod Podge adhere.

Step 3-

Measure your drawer fronts so that you know the size you must cut your scrapbook paper down to in order to completely cover them.

Step 4-

Cut scrapbook paper to the desired size. I chose to go with a mosaic look so I cut my scrapbook paper into “tiles”. See photos below.

Step 5-

Using your paint brush, apply mod podge to your prepared drawer fronts. Place your scrapbook paper onto the mod podge.  Once the paper is in the position you would like it to be, smooth it down with your paint brush and apply more mod podge on top of the paper to seal it. Repeat with each drawer.

Note: You may find after you have applied the paper, especially if you do a mosaic like I did, that there is some excess paper along the edges. If that is the case, cut the edge with your xacto knife and seal it with more mod podge.

Step 6-

After your drawers fronts have dried completely, assemble the drawers and set them aside.

Step 7-

Spray paint the rest of the unit with your desired color and allow it to dry completely. 

Step 8-

Place the drawers in the unit, stand back, and admire how cute it is!

I just adore how this little project came out! I’m so happy to be back blogging and hope you are all happy to be back reading! As always if you have any questions (or just want to say hi :) ) feel free to ask in the comments!