I’ve been trying to do more crafty things lately. I’ve always loved crafts…or at least loved the idea of them, but not always had time to do them. Since I don’t have any more hours in my days I’ve tried to take on simple crafts that are budget and time friendly, but also fun useful. (I know you know what I’m talking about…all those super cute things you see on Pinterest but really don’t have a function other than being super cute? Ain’t nobody got time for that!) So today I’m going to show you a super simple way to up-cycle your cereal boxes and turn them in to awesome magazine or document holders.
All you need to do this is 30 minutes, an empty cereal box and a couple sheets of scrapbook paper (or wrapping paper if that’s what you have available), a pen or marker, a straight edge (I used a magazine because I couldn’t find a ruler) a pair of scissors and glue of some type. I didn’t have any of that cool people brush on glue so I just used my trusty hot glue gun and things turned out just fine. As you can see being even remotely organized is not a requirement.
I started by drawing some lines and trimming the box to get the shape and size I wanted my magazine holder to be.
Once the box was trimmed I traced and trimmed my scrapbook paper to match. The first piece of paper will be for one side and the back spine, the second piece of paper will be for the other side and front spine. Make sure you leave a little excess on all sides so you can wrap it around the inside (basically like wrapping a gift).
What you end up with is a super cute little magazine / document holder that can be personalized or tailored to match pretty much any decor.
Is this something you think you’d have fun making? What’s your favorite up-cycle project? Let me know in the comments below and thanks for reading!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
March 25, 2015 at 11:06 amWhat a smart idea this is! I love it & think it came out great!
Stacey- Travel Blogger says
March 25, 2015 at 11:42 amThis magazine holder is a super cute idea! I love the wrapping paper you chose!
Donna Ward says
March 25, 2015 at 3:39 pmOh I see, Allison – I could not figure out what you were doing! This is brilliant and cute – could mix and match – Very cool 🙂
kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says
March 25, 2015 at 5:09 pmThese are great, Alison! I saw an idea the other day to use these for flip-flop storage…but dismissed it quickly thinking about how much that many magazine holders would cost! (I may or may not have A TON of sandals, lol! This would actually make that project affordable!
Alison says
March 25, 2015 at 9:03 pmoh my gosh I just saw the flip flop thing today and was thinking I could totally use the cereal boxes and even decorate them to match the bedroom decor for whatever room they were going to be in! Winning!!
Julie says
March 25, 2015 at 6:02 pmHow cute! I have tons of magazines and could use a cuter place to store them.
Corina Ramos says
March 25, 2015 at 6:50 pmWhat a clever idea. I never thought about using cereal boxes like this. Thanks for showing us how it’s done.
Debra says
March 25, 2015 at 6:56 pmSuch a great upcycle! Love it!
Liz Mays says
March 25, 2015 at 8:33 pmI could definitely use several of these. They’re such a cute way to perk up an office!
Michelle F. says
March 25, 2015 at 9:25 pmWhat a great idea! I love upcycling things that would have gone to the trash.
Debbie Denny says
March 26, 2015 at 4:20 amThat is a perfect and easy idea. Cute also.
M from kmstayathomelife says
March 26, 2015 at 11:15 amWhat a great idea and so cute!
Manu Kalia says
March 27, 2015 at 7:57 pmWow. Very creative and unique. My wife needs to see this. She just like have magazine all over the house.
Caitlin says
March 30, 2015 at 8:07 amThis is a really great idea! I love to up-cycle when I can! I feel like this would be fun to do with printed duct tape too!