How to Make a Desk Organizer - Perfect Father's Day Craft!

Here is a wonderful craft for children of all ages to make. This easy to make desk organizer is sure to make Father’s Day special.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Small Emptied Kleenex Tissue Box
• Paper
• Glue Stick
• Scissors
• Tape
• Paper Ribbon

1. Trim away any plastic around the oval opening of the tissue box. Slowly lift the side flaps of the box exposing the inside of the box. Tape a family picture to the inside of the box, using the oval opening as the frame for your picture.

2. 

   The side flaps that are opened are the top of your desk organizer. With the flaps open make holes for pens, pencils, and a large opening for scissors.

3. Once the holes are in place, close the flaps down and secure with them with tape.

4. Begin to cover each side of the tissue box with paper; cutting out the picture frame opening and the holes on top. Use a glue stick to secure the paper to each side of the box.

5. 

   Give the edges of the organizer a finished look by pasting paper ribbon along the sides. Embellish the box further; wrapping paper ribbon around the entire box and enhancing the oval frame with markers.

Tips & Warnings

• Children will enjoy making this useful gift for their father. They will take great pride in knowing that the gift they made for their father will sit atop his desk and be used everyday.
• This craft is quite easy and gives lots of room for creativity. Use resources that you have on hand such as; pictures to decoupage the sides, stickers, ribbons, and markers.

Resources

• Sewing and Crafting with Sarah

[dianatudor]

on 8/26/2008 Wow! No one can guess that this was a Kleenex tissue box.
I just love how you added the picture and the dark marker lines. 5 stars Sarah