Boxes, upholstered

Upholstered box - the most stylish way to store a wide variety of small things, but unfortunately, they are expensive. Alternative - to make their own hands.

 The technology of this work does not depend on the shape or the size of the box. First, decorate its outer side, tucking excess material inside, and then, if desired, treat the inside.You can also pave the box cover with a thin layer of synthetic packing material or wool, before covering it with a cloth.
You will need:

    * Round or oblong box.
    * Approximately 1 m of fabric of your choice.
    * PVA glue.
    * Scissors.
    * A sharp penknife.
    * Little Paint Brush.
    * A simple cardboard.
Rectangular box with a window for business card

1. Mix the adhesive as well as for a circular box. Cut a piece of cloth so that when the wrapping one end slightly dropped after another. Leave allowance of 2,5 cm from the top and bottom. Promazhte one side of the box prepared with glue and glue the fabric, starting from the far corner from you. Consistently hang all the faces, spreading at a time only one of them. Do not apply glue to the metal box for cards. Wipe the glue, if it hits the metal.
Continue to glue the fabric around the box, pressing the material to fix it. When you dokleite latest face, tuck the longer edge of the fabric to be processed.
2. To cut the cloth in the box for the card, use a sharp penknife. Do this until the glue has not completely dried out. Cut the fabric around the metal frame on three sides, leaving a small allowance from the pocket, where you will insert the card.
If necessary, treat the adhesive edge of the fabric on the frame in order to avoid shedding. Use a small brush.
3. Lay the left seam allowance inside the frame and glue. Cut out the card right size to put in the pocket, sign up for your choice and paste into the frame.
4. Turn krobku upside down. Glue the left seam allowance, tucked it to the bottom, starting with the short sides of the rectangle, and then on the long, folding the corners in the diagonal. Cut a rectangle of fabric slightly smaller than the bottom box. Glue, covering the raw edges. Turn the box, wrap the allowances for the upper edge on the perimeter and glue.
5. The lid cut a piece of cloth so that it covered her with the side faces, as well as an allowance to wrap the edges. Apply glue to the surface of the lid and attach the fabric. Fold into the first fabric with a short side of the lid, and then with long, notched at the corners of that material went smoothly.