DIY giant spool Desk Organizer

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As a crafter and avid sewer, I have a lot of tools in my workspace. I have shears for numerous components, tons of rulers, brush, bone folder ... they take up a lot of actual estate. I already have a desktop pencil holder, but it's on the smaller sized side and can with some of the significant tools get quite crowded

Enter the current project :. An oversized paper mache coil. The base is a massive apple juice can, so it is perfect for carrying your bulky tools. You might even smaller from a soup can to go with it. - Kathleen Ballos

Accessories

-Massive empty can (apple juice can)
Mod Podge

newspaper -Thin cardboard (cereal box, etc.)


-Paintbrush -Paint -Hot glue gun



-Scissors -Pencil band -Rope

methods

Step 1: Trace the Apple juice can on the cardboard and trace a large circle outdoors that - the apple juice can diameter 3 7/eight "and the outer circle is five three/8"

Step two: Repeat measures one and cut both carton circles, the removal of the center circle of only a single like a donut, as shown.

Step three: Preserve track of an even larger circle on cardboard - this had a diameter of about 6 ½ "- and cut Mark the center and make a cut from the edge of this center

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Level four:. Roles of this new district in a shallow cone, so that the new diameter is not higher than the 1st two circles Safe the cone with tape.

Step 5: Spot the donut-circle at the leading of the cone and center, as well you can use a pencil to preserve track of exactly where the donut hole sitting on. the cone.

Step 6 :. Just reduce traced the tip of the cone at the pencil line and use far more tape around the cone to safe if required

Step 7 :. Repeat methods 3 to six to make an identical conical piece

Step 8: To mount the coil, hot glue the plain circle on the bottom of the can, then slide a cone on the cans wide the initial finish, then slide the second. cone onto the can, so that the wide end is up, and the donut hot glue on the upper open edge of the can. Use duct tape to attach the pieces together and.

Step 9: Rip newspaper into strips and soak in a bowl of water. Use these strips and Mod Podge to the paper mache coil on the cardboard - you do not need to cover the can, correct where it meets the carton. Let the paper mache dry.

Step 10: Paint the paper mache places of the can - you will do a couple of layers to cover the newspaper. Let dry.

Step 11: Glue 1 end of the rope to the best of the coil, exactly exactly where the board begins out angle. Wrap the rope about the can, hold it, so that the can not show by way of gaps.

Step 12: .. When you reach the bottom of the can, cut the rope and hot glue in location