Recycled Clementine Box

Organizing small spaces can be challenging, but with a little creativity and a few recycled products, you can clear the clutter and give your space a fresh new look.  Designer Dawn shows you how.

Designed By: Dawn Barrett
Level: Beginner
Time: 15 Minutes

Organize your craft area by upcycling wooden clementine boxes using Glue Dots Advanced Strength adhesive.  These boxes are sturdy, but the staples that hold them together will scratch your work surface.  Add a layer of cork to solve this problem.  This is how I keep my Glue Dots supplies organized and easy to grab!

Here's what you need:

• Glue Dots® Advanced Strength Dispenser (double-sided sheets shown)
• Empty wooden clementine boxes
• Sheets of cork
• Fiskars xacto knive
• Offray acrylic ruler and cutting mat

Here's what you do:

1. Clean off any extra labels or tags from your wooden box. Using the xacto knife and ruler, cut the cork to the dimension of the bottom of the box.
2. Cut your Advanced Strength Sheets into strips and then cut each strip in half. This way there are "tabs" so you can easily peel back the liners. Adhere these to the bottom of the box. If using the dispenser, simply apply the dots to the bottom of the box or onto the cork (whichever is easier for you).
3. Lay your cork layer on top of the adhesive and press down firmly.
4. Fill and organize these boxes to suit your needs.

These will work great in kids' bedrooms, study areas, your husband's work bench, etc. They will hold little odds and ends and can easily be moved around without losing your items!

~Dawn

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