Here are the directions for the craft we made this past Friday. They all turned out super cute! It's a great gift idea and is also very inexpensive. I know I plan on making this for all the baby showers I go to in the future!
The only places I found the travel sized baby wipe containers were at Wal-Mart (and they are usually all gone!) and Babies R Us and the price is around $1.40 per one. The trim we used (like the kind in the picture above) I found at Hancock and JoAnn Fabrics. The prices range from $.60 to $1.50 per yard and you need about a yard and half per container (though measure before since there are different sized containers). You could also use ribbon for the trim. I noticed that a nice thick fabric worked better and you don't need very much at all.
I cut 2 rectangles out of the fabric and hot glued them to the top and bottom of the container, leaving about an inch or two extra along the sides. Once I had it glued, I trimmed the excess off, leaving enough to at least cover the curve of the container and then some...just keep in mind the width of your trim. Don't glue the fabric all the way up to the edge because it will get too bulky. Then hot glue the edges of the fabric all the way around the container. Take your trim and, starting in the back, hot glue all the way around keeping it right next to the edge of the container. Be careful not to get too close to the edge of the container or you may have troubles opening and closing it. If you do use trim like the picture instead of ribbon, it frays very easily, so when you finsh gluing it in the back, I put a thin line of glue on the very edge to seal it off. Be careful not to smooth out the glue or touch it because it will start to fray and make a big mess!
That's all there is to it! Of course, it would be really cute to add little embelishments like buttons, flowers, or the child's name. If you have any questions on the process, just leave a comment and I'll get back to you. It's a really simple project, but kind of hard to explain. Your first one may not turn out perfect, but you'll get an idea of how to do it and the next ones you do are a lot easier and look even better.
Have fun!
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