Make a Floss Container Sewing Kit
Week 15
Old floss containers are made of mixed materials that are difficult to recycle. Instead of tossing yours into the garbage, upcycle it into a cute travel sewing kit! The spool inside is perfect for adding thread and the sharp metal piece doubles as a convenient thread cutter, so you won't need scissors when you're out and about.
What you'll need
- Old Floss Container
- Old Kitchen Sponge
- Scissors
- Thread
- Needle and other sewing notions
- Optional sharpie to label kit
Let's make a sewing kit!
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Get an old floss container. You can make a sewing kit from just about any shape.
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Remove the label. They come off easily, I didn't need any special tools.
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Remove the inner plastic piece. It should pop right out.
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Wrap your thread around the small round wheel where the floss usually goes. Choose a color that will be most usefill in your sewing kit and use as much as you like.
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Put your threaded wheel back on the bigger plastic piece and thread it as the floss would have been.
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Put the now threaded plastic piece back into your floss container.
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Cut a small strip of your sponge.
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Fit the sponge inside the lid, trimming away excess so it fits in the lid of your floss container.
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Add a needle, button, and whatever other sewing notions you would like, to the sponge. You can cut small holes so that the piece will fit nice and snug.
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If you'd like, use a sharpie to decorate the outside of your new sewing kit!