Tutorial- Storing Bottles Cutely
Sep 29, 2010 by Violet
Today is all about cute storage. So many tutorials lately :D
I have a lot of bottles in my bathroom, lots of hair spray, make up remover and things like that which are staples that I re-buy when they’re empty. Unfortunately the manufacturers that make all of those products didn’t bother consulting with each other on the designs so none of them match… how inconsiderate of them ;P
So how did I make my bathroom all pretty and matchy?
Slip covers. Very very easy to do and a very pretty result.
What you need:
- Whatever bottle you’re going to cover
- Felt or fabric
- Needle and thread
- Magnets or elastic
So you begin with something like this…
| Get your fabric together, I am using pink felt with while polka dot tulle over the top.
Measure around the outside of your bottle. You will need to cut a rectangle of felt which is exactly the right height and width to wrap around the bottle.
After cutting this out you can decorate it. I am just adding a spotty overlay but you can do pretty much anything. I’m going to make some more which have embroidery and other fun things.
Fold the edges around and sew in place.
Now if you have a metal bottle you can simply add some magnets around the side to keep it in place on the bottle. Super easy.
If your bottle is plastic then all you need to do is form a tube with the felt and add a little bit of elastic which joins the sides together, now you should be able to slip the cover on and off easily.
And you end up with something like this…
Took about 5 minutes to make and they look much prettier all in a row in the bathroom.
Yay for quick craft! |
OMG! That is utterly brilliant! I think I may have to do something similar with the bottles on my dresser :D
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:D You totally should! I so love your dresser!
i love this post! such a great idea to cover bottles with ugly packaging XD
:D Thanks Amanda!
It’s probably random… But the black strips (magnets) in the second last pic seem to be added on digitally. XD
You are completely correct :D I found the photos that I took from around 6 months ago and forgot about, unfortunately I was silly and didn’t take enough in-progress shots so I dodgied one up >_<
aw thats cute, i love the idea.
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Thanks so much ^_^
Hehe such a clever idea!! Maybe I’ll try this instead of stressing out about fitting all my bottles in a covered shelf/box XD
Haha I used to do that too but now I have too many and they won’t fit anymore XD
That is such a great idea! I will definitely be doing something like this when I have my supplies back.
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Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed it ^_^
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OOOOOW :D My favorite!
Genius! Especially the magnets. And it’s not too pricey, either. :)
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Definitely cheap and cheerful ^_^
Clever AND cute!
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:D Thank you!
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Love it! Such a great way to make things look nice, and so practical too. ^__^
xox,
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This is so simple and cute :) !!
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That’s very inventive. I don’t quite have the same problem as most of the products I buy are in the same color family because of my chemical sensitivity. I guess in America perfume free means white or blue XD I use this dorm caddy I got from target during the back to school sale. It organizes everything, and it’s blue with white checks.
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Ah sometimes having a sensitivity can be a good thing then ;) Perfect co-ordination :D
Ooooh that is totally cute! You could use practically any pattern fabric as well! *_*
Absolutely! You could even use some really cute paper ^_^