Turn Egg Cartons into Mending Kits
2,714 views · Published 14 January 2013 · 1:54 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: Home Made Simple · 2013 · Howto & Style
KEN: There are tons of ways to get organized around the house just using everyday things that you already have there. One of my favorite things to work with are egg cartons. As a kid, I used to always use them for craft projects, so it's kind of nice to still be using them. One of the things I like to do is make mending kits. Because of all of these nice little compartments, I basically have a place where I can keep buttons. You could also do this for crafting. But I'll do it where I can keep shirt buttons, pant buttons -- the extra ones that come in I'll cut them out the inside of the shirts -- keep them there. I'll then buy one of these multi-packs of threads -- it has, you know, eight, nine, ten different colors -- and I'll keep all the colors I use pretty regularly in here so those are handy. Then for the needles and the pins, instead of using one of those big pincushions, I just get a tiny piece of floral foam. Pop one in each of two different eggcups, and then I use that for my pins and needles. I always like to keep one of these little deelly-bobs to help you thread the needle. I can never find one of these when I need it so I tuck this in right beside the needles so it's always there. So with that, you have everything you need. Close it up, you can bring this with you to the chair in the evening or wherever you need to do all of your darning, mending, et cetera. To make it a little more attractive since you're going to be toting it all over the house, I like to use a little bit of craft felt. Really easy, I just trace the top of this on to a piece. Cut out a nice little square. I was feeling very happy today, so we've got some felt flowers. We can then adorn those with buttons, which we found on the inside. And Boom. I've got a great little mending kit that I can tote around -- looks great and everything is in one spot.
