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Suitcase With Summer Memories

Suitcase with summer memories

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/suitcase-with-summer-memories • Posted by Vaessen Creative

Bring some summer vibes into your home with this sunny DIY project. Fill the suitcase with a few of your favorite items that remind you of summer. You can use souvenirs of past vacations, a straw hat, seashells and postcards. Would you like to know how to make this eye-catching creation? Just follow the steps below.

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

4 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

Bring some summer vibes into your home with this sunny DIY project. Fill the suitcase with a few of your favorite items that remind you of summer. You can use souvenirs of past vacations, a straw hat, seashells and postcards. Would you like to know how to make this eye-catching creation? Just follow the steps below.

Instructions

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    Paint the suitcase inside and out.

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    Stick a ribbon around the straw hat and glue a flower where the ribbon crosses.

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    Draw a circle on the scrapbook paper using the circumference of the embroidery ring. Cut the circle out a bit larger, so that the paper can easily be stretched over the ring.

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    Spray a little water on the paper to make it more flexible and fix it into the embroidery ring.

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    Punch out a nice text or quote and stick it onto the paper in the embroidery ring. Please note: don’t stick on the letters until the paper is dry.

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    Cut out various text cards and ink the edges with Distress Ink from Ranger.

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    Stick the cards inside the lid of the suitcase.

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    Wind jute string around the glass tube and fill it with shells.

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    Fashion a coil of rope for decoration.

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    Glue a clothespin to the back of the lid, so that the suitcase stays open.

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    Use some of your own knick-knacks, postcards and souvenirs to make the suitcase more personal.