Frugal Craft: Upcycled Utility Box

For today's post, I'll be introducing a frugal papier mache project that can be made out of free materials: an old cardboard box and the browned pages of a battered paperback edition of a dictionary.  

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The finished product

Materials: 

• Old cardboard box 
• Old dictionary or book (paperback copy with browned pages)
• Wax paper (I used one with floral prints)
• Pink cardstock
• Glue

Procedure:

(1.) Papier mache was the technique I used for this frugal craft, so I tore the browned pages of the old dictionary into strips first. 

(2.) I then spread glue all over the cover and underside of the cardboard box and arranged the strips of browned paper. 

Printed wax paper/
food grade wrapper
by ShopHere18

(3.) Once everything was covered, I prepared the floral-printed wax paper and covered the areas with the strips of brown paper.

(4.) I needed to cover the rest of my cardboard box, so I used my paper cutter to cut 2 strips of pink cardstock to cover the sides.