At home we have been consumers of organic eggs for quite some time and the brand we usually buy has launched the initiative for the second consecutive year «1 idea, 1 tree«, which consists in that for each idea of reusing the box of free-range eggs or jams from Pazo de Vilane, they will plant a tree next winter. Since the cause was worth it I thought it would be a good idea recycle an egg crate into an organizer for my yarn.
I have to admit that until now I kept my skeins of mouliné yarn to sew felt onto a plastic bag, so when I needed a color it was usually tangled up with the others. Also, if I needed several different colors in the same project, I lost a lot of time because I was looking for the tone I wanted inside the bag.
This egg box is the perfect size to hold all my skeins of yarn, but the fact that they’re inside the box instead of a bag didn’t make it much better to organize them, so I thought of putting some eyelets on them. the lid and pass the different colors through each hole, in this way he could locate the colors instantly.
These are the materials what are we going to need for recycle an egg crate into a yarn organizer.
– washi-tape to decorate (you can find good quality washi tape and different models at this link). Another option is to paint the box with acrylic paints.
– metal or plastic eyelets.
– Mod Podge (it can be purchased online at this link), or any other varnish that helps us to seal the decoration of the box and make it more resistant.
– Brush, scissors and double-sided tape.
The steps we have to follow are the following:
1º.- First decorate the egg box. To make it easier we will disassemble it and thus we can work on a completely flat surface, then stick strips of washi tape with different motifs to cover the entire outside of the box.
I have used washi tape to decorate because it is a simple and quick way to do it, but it can be substituted with acrylic paint, or paint the box and make a transfer, or de-occupy with napkins…
2º.- Then we will place the eyelets on the cardboard. These types of eyelets are usually placed with a riveter but it would only allow us to do it on the edge of the cardboard because the pliers have little reach, so I put them manually since I wanted them to be all over the top cover to have the maximum number of buttonholes (the more I had, the more colors I could organize).
To place them manually you have to make a small hole in the place where we are going to put the eyelet and press the piece carefully. Then from the back (where the eyelet came out), the metal is embedded in the cardboard with a mallet or hammer.
3º.- The last step will consist of give a couple of coats of Mod Podge or any other varnish to finish fixing the washi tape and strengthen the cardboard box. Even if you see that the Mod Podge is whitish, don’t be scared because it dries transparent.
Once it has dried completely, we will only have to reassemble the box and place a piece of double-sided adhesive tape on the front, in this way we make sure that the threads will always be outside the box and will not get inside. accidentally, as you can see in the following image.
Of course this idea can also be used to organize crochet threads, wool or even ribbons or cords of different colors. Now the threads can be located at first glance, without fear of them winding up with each other even though they are all together inside.
I hope you found this idea interesting. recycle an egg carton into a yarn organizer. For my part, I have finally found a solution to the chaos of the plastic bag where I kept them before, I have also contributed to planting a tree thanks to Pazo de Vilane’s “1 idea, 1 tree” initiative, so I am twice as happy happy.
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