Tissue Box Cover

Today, I made this:

Because I was tired of looking at this: 
 

I knew I wanted to make something to cover this baby up, but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do.  I started Googling and came across a great tutorial at Make it And Love It.  I pretty much followed the tutorial, making just a few changes.  I used leftover fabric from my shower curtain and some burlap I had lurking in my craft closet.   

To make the burlap easier to handle, I lined the burlap pieces with onasburg.  I simply stuck these pieces together using hemming tape. 



I also increased the seam allowances since I wanted to make sure the burlap edges were securely sewn.   


The result is so much better than that flowery purple Kleenex box.  
 

 
Check out these blogs for some creative inspiration:  Make it for Monday at Cottage Instincts, Making the World Cuter Mondays,  Made it Mondays at the Persimmon Perch, Its So Very Creative at It’s so very Cheri, Just Something I Whipped Up at The Girl Creative, Make Your Monday at Twice Remembered,  Get your Craft On Tuesday at Today’s Creative Blog, DIY Day at A Soft Place to Land and Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design.