Upcycle An Empty Tin Foil Box Into The Cutest Craft Room Storage Solution

If you spend a lot of time scrapbooking and journaling, it is natural to see your collection of crafting materials grow over time. While it's easy to find creative ways to add storage to your craft room, how you store washi tape is a topic often up for debate. Some prefer unreeling the whole roll and re-storing it flat on plastic cards, while others prefer drawers or boxes to keep their tape free from creases. However, neither of these storage solutions offer a convenient way to dispense washi tapes. For both, you'll have to peel and rip them off by hand, which can be time-consuming and disruptive to your creative flow. Fortunately, there is another storage solution that provides more convenience: an empty tin foil box can be upcycled as a container and a dispenser for all your cute little rolls of washi tape.

This upcycling project won't take much effort, and it won't matter if you use aluminum foil or tin foil as long as the box has a serrated metal strip on the edge that can do all the tape-ripping for you. On the other hand, if the cardboard roll inside is too large for your washi tapes, feel free to replace it with a wooden dowel or any long and sturdy device that can hold your rolls of tape. You can also consider this as another crafting project, so go ahead and grab some paint, wrapping paper, or any other artsy materials you'd want to decorate the packaging with.

If you plan to cover your empty tin foil box with a coat of paint, make sure to remove the cardboard tube. You can also cover the cutting strip with some masking tape to prevent any unhappy accidents. Once you're done painting, wrapping, or decorating the box and the tube, let them dry completely to prevent your rolls of washi tape from getting stained by any wet paint or glue. Slide your washi tape rolls onto the cardboard tube or wooden dowel and put it all inside the box. The number of rolls that can fit inside the tube will depend on the width of your washi tapes, so it's best to avoid overcrowding it. Make sure to leave enough space for the rolls to dispense easily.

Feel free to repurpose as many tin foil boxes into washi tape dispensers as you like until all rolls are accounted for. You can also keep track of all your washi designs by taping small swatches across the box's cover so you can easily locate them without opening the container. And in case the blade gets dull after a ton of tape dispensing, wipe the edges with rubbing alcohol, then get a piece of tin foil, roll it into a ball, and poke it across the serrated edge until it feels sharp again. If you end up loving the end result, consider combining this DIY with other projects, like this organized art supply storage crafters dream of.