I've been on the search for the perfect sized storage rack for my ink pads for quite some time. I really wanted to find a unit that would fit into my IKEA shelving unit. Something that I could push to the back so that I could have a little workspace in the front. I came close by finding a wooden one that was just a couple little mm too big. Then, while playing on pinterest I found a Youtube tutorial on how to make a stamp pad storage unit out of a cardboard box. Hey.......I have cardboard boxes, I can do this! I just happened to have one that was the perfect size. Yay!
It was a little beat up but it would work nicely.
I pulled out the hot glue gun and my paper trimmer and started measuring, cutting and gluing. First I glued the back flaps down securely and cut off the top flaps to use for some of the little shelves. Then I added a center divider. My Hero Arts Shadow ink pads fit two on each side comfortably.
Then I cut out a bunch of strips from another box and left them long enough so that I could bend each end down and glue the flaps to the inside. I just bent and stacked the "shelves" all the way to the top. This made it very sturdy.
I made sure that the slots were large enough to easily slide the pads in and out. I used duct tape around the front edge of the box to protect those rough edges and clean it up a bit. (oops, do this first before gluing any pieces to the inside.)
The box itself is not perfectly straight but it's sturdy and it does what it's suppose to do.
I pushed it to the back of my shelving unit and it hardly takes up any space at all. It's a great home for my ink pads.
Not bad for a Sunday afternoon project using scraps. It's exactly what I needed and even better.....it was FREE!
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