I promised a new tutorial and here it is! I have to say I  like this project because it is something that I can really use! It was, actually, pretty simple. It took me about 2 hours from start to finish and it only cost about $8 for my supplies. Again, I try to do crafts that are versatile and that you can change up to suit your own style.

I will quit ‘talking’ now and show you what I made…

This caddy is simple and inexpensive to make!

list of items I used for this project:

1.) a couple of mailing tubes (and I also used an empty coffee container)

2.) a plastic lazy susan

3.) some scraps of fabric (This fabric is my from my own collection once sold at Hancock’s so I had extra lying around, but you could also use magazine pages and collage that would be great too)

4.) hand saw and mitre box

5.) mod podge and sponge brush

6.) scissors

7.) glue

8.) large nail file

here are the things I used to make my art supply caddy

I used this empty coffee container too!

measure and mark the mailing tubes to be the height that you want for your 'cups'. I made mine 3, 3.5, 3.75, 4, 4.25 and 4.5 inches. I left the coffee container it's full size.

I cut my tubes using a hand saw and a mitre box. There is probably a better way but this is all I could figure out without powers tools! Mine did not come out perfectly straight-but after a little sanding, it looked fine! This was the hardest part and probably would have been a little easier if my saw was not so dull! *HINT: use a sharp saw!

Here is what a cut piece looked like- a little rough around the edges. Nothing a jumbo nail file won't take care of!

Here are the tubes (cups) all cut. I like to place them on the caddy to see how I want to arrange them.

smooth all of the edges with a big nail file.

The next step(s) are to cut your fabric to fit each tube, leave about 1 or 2 inches overhang at the top so that you can fold it over. Brush on a generous amount of mod podge all over the outside of your tube.

roll your fabric around the tube, making sure the fabric is lined up along the bottom edge and that your fabric is smooth and free from wrinkles. Fold a small "seam" at the end and glue it all down using mod podge again.

Here is one "cup" almost completed. I cut a few small notches at the top so that I could fold it all down inside the rim and it would lay smoothly.

Here are the cups completed. Now make sure they are aranged just the way you want them.

Glue them in place. I used quick set industrial glue.

Ta Da!

Owl always love this caddy!  And as always, I welcome your comments and questions! Now for the clues…(you didn’t think I forgot did ya?)

Clue #4: Image is everything!

Clue #5: Everything is not always black and white.