Recycle oatmeal boxes into containers for that special Man’s desk. This is a fun project for Moms to do with their children! We would like to offer a small warning – this is not a project for a perfectionist. It is very hard to cover the oatmeal boxes without a wrinkle here and there. So if you consider wrinkles as laugh lines obtained from the joys of life, then please forge onward!
Materials List:
- Empty oatmeal containers. Different brands use different colored lids, so you might want to choose the oatmeal based on the lid color to match your project. We chose a brand that has white lids – one 42 oz size and one 18 oz size.
- Paper trimmer
- Four sheets 12 x 12 scrapbook paper in 2 coordinating patterns (2 sheets of each pattern)
We used the green paisley and green tartan from the Anna Griffin Classic Paisley Card or Scrapbook Papers Kit - One sheet 12 x 12 scrapbook paper for border
- Light solid color paper for labels
- Alphabet 1″ rubber stamp set
- Black or Brown Ink Pad
- Mod Podge
- Sponge brush
Step 1:
Cut strips of paper in the following sizes:
- First Color (goes on bottom)
- One 3″ x 12″
- One 3″ x 5.5″
- One 2.5″ x 12″
- One 2.5″ x 2″
- Second Color (goes on top)
- One 6.5″ 12″
- One 6.5″ x 5.5″
- One 5″ x 12″
- One 5″ x 2″
- Third Color (used for border where first and second colors meet)
- Two 7/8″ x 12″
- One 7/8″ x 5.5″
- One 7/8″ x 2″
Step 2:
Stamp initials or a word such as Snacks onto the tan paper. Trim the paper into the appropriate sized label. You can put another coordinating color on the back of the label framing it, but this is optional.
Step 3:
Paint a moderate coat of Mod Podge onto the bottom 1/3 of the large container using the sponge brush.
Step 4:
Line up the long edge of the 3 x 12 strip of the first color paper along the bottom edge of the container. Smooth into place. Add a little more Mod Podge onto the ends of the glued down strip. Smooth the 3 x 5.5 strip of first color paper onto the container completing a band around the container.
Step 5:
Paint a moderate coat of Mod Podge around the top of the container down to the glued on paper. Then paint about a 2″ band of Mod Podge around the top edge of the glued on paper. Line up the long edge of the 6.5 x 12 strip of the second color paper along the top edge just under the rolled lip of the container. Smooth into place.
Add a little more Mod Podge onto the ends of the glued down strip. Smooth the 6.5 x 5.5 strip of the second color paper onto the container completing a band around the top of the container.
Step 6:
Paint a 2″ band of Mod Podge all the way around the container where the two colors of paper meet. Smooth on both pieces of the border color.
Step 7:
Glue on the label with Mod Podge
Step 8:
Apply a moderate coat of Mod Podge to the outside of the container on top of the glued on paper. Dry thoroughly.
Step 9:
Do it all over again using the smaller container and the leftover strips of paper.
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