Covered tissue boxes, inspired by Rhonda at 5am.
I bet she was sleeping at the time and didn't even know.
I was trying to think of how to cover these tissue boxes I have in my mud room which has a Native American theme, and I just couldn't think.

I didn't want to paint them since I haven't had any painting classes for that, and I happened upon a picture of one of the jars Rhonda decoupaged with cloth. A light bulb went on then, and I rushed to the closet in my den and grabbed my fabric.

This is what I came up with. I use one for my fabric softener sheets that I cut into strips, since I only use about 1/6 of a sheet per load. The other is for used strips to save for whatever I might come up with to use them for. I had to start the New Year out with some kind of craft. What do you all think??? Do they go with my decor?

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Posted By: Granny2shoes
Date: 2004/1/5 2:59 p.m.
They sure do go with your decor. And they really look good. I cannot figure how you used a fabric softener strip though.

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Posted By: Michigan Froggy
Date: 2004/1/5 5:26 p.m.
June, Thanks. I use these to put the fabric softener sheets in. I cut each sheet into about 6 pieces and only use one strip per dryer load. It softens the clothes and doesn't leave a heavily perfumed scent on the clothes. Hubby has asthma and if I use a whole sheet it really bothers him. So after cutting the sheets, I wanted something pretty to put them in that I could access easily.

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Posted By: Granny2shoes
Date: 2004/1/6 12:17 a.m.
What a great idea. I'm an asthmatic too, so I have to watch out for heavy perfumed ones. I leave the box open and by the time I use it, no more smell. Also, I only use them to eliminate static cling! If you are a smoker, a fabric softener sheet in your package to your crafting buddy eliminates the smoke odor.

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Posted By: Michigan Froggy
Date: 2004/1/6 4:46 a.m.
I found cutting them and leaving the strips in the open kleenex box it helps to freshen the air in my mud room too. I normally hang my clothes up to dry and don't toss them into the dryer until they are almost dry to soften them up. I tried using the unscented sheets and they seem to bother him more than the scented ones for some reason.

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