Sandook is a box , which is used earlier days for storing precious items like jewellery. These were used by king and queens of India for the storage of their jewels. Now also there is a big Sandook in my mother's place, in which many old books are stored. Inspired by the sandook, I made similar box, by a cardboard box.
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| Sandook made of cradboard |
Here are the steps how I made the sandook:
I had these two waste cardboard boxes . One was small and another quite flat one.Here are those boxes:
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| Two packaging boxes |
To making of semi circle sides is quite difficult as it requires exact measurement. I measures the side of the box, and with half of its measurement drew two semi circles on the card board:
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| Drawing the semi circles |
Then cut the semi circles along its boundaries:
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| The semicircles required for the sides |
After cutting , the semi circles, bent the other card board piece of same size as the box. And attached the semi circles made out of cardboard on both the sides. The steps are illustrated in image number 4,5,6 and 7. Now the portion of of the sandook is made.
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| Steps to make the lid of the sandook |
Next attached this top portion to the cardboard box, with fevicol and a cloth. The reson behind using the cloth was to make it easy to open the lid.
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| Attach the lid with a cloth on one side of the box |
To this box attached ice cream sticks all over the box, as illustrated int the below picture:
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| Attach ice cream sticks |
It is now ready for painting and decoration! Painted with wood color and attached shiny tape along the corners.
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| Paint it and attach the border along the corners |
Now the sandook is ready for storage:
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| Sandook is ready |
It is now placed in my shelf
which was decoupaged , in
my craft room.
I have stored all valuables like my spectacles, pen drive, and some electronics items in this sandook, so those will be easily accessible, as I keep forgetting the place where kept those.
Will share about some more DIY crafts in coming posts.
Until then,
Love , laugh and live the life to the fullest,
-Ranjana
Good idea to have a place for glasses. My husband was wandering round the house recently searching for his glasses - and he had two pairs on top of his head!
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Nice idea Ranjana. It really looks like a sandook. Boxes are very handy at home and they never seem enough.
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ReplyDeleteThis is quite impulsive post, I liked the way you write and explain all the things clearly. Thanks Jacqui
ReplyDeleteThats nice recycling and good n neat tutorial too! you are so talented.
ReplyDeleteCreatively made. Looking nice.
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Wow! Brilliant work! I keep throwing them away.
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ReplyDeletewow.. what a lovely idea Ranjana :-)
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Love it.. so easy to make, thanks for sharing will try doin it myself :)
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Wow.Lovely and creative.Thanks for sharing.
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Sriram & Krithiga
The shape is awesome and so beautifully you recycled ice cream sticks
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Dr Sonia
cool idea :)
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ReplyDeletewoww... that is some transformation. :) The end product looks soo gorgeous. Brilliant handiwork.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is really pretty & useful. So many possibilities to decorate it. Thanks for sharing instructions.
ReplyDeletevery cute!!
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