Little Trash Can

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Little Trash Can

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Repair and reuse contest, with this task I made a little trash can with a paddle. It can be used for desks, kitchen table top, coffee tables, dressing tables, bedside tables. It can also storage cosmetics and toiletries to keep your countertop neat.

Supplies

  • Scissors
  • cardboard
  • pencil
  • ruler
  • glue, wood glue
  • white paper or black paper

Finger Paddle

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First, you have to cut the cardboard to a piece that is measured 8x5 cm by 6 cm

  • cut two little square pieces the size you think it be right, make holes with a tooth pick so it can go trough
  • make the paddle 8x3
  • Than make sure that you put the tooth pick through the paddle
  • cut both ends of the tooth pick


Putting Together the Box

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  • Cut a piece of cardboard that is 6x 13cm and glue it as the back
  • Now do two pieces which those will be the sides, cut them 8.5x 13cm
  • make the front piece 8.5x 13 cm but also cut a little square so you can see the paddle


Making the Inside Box

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  • cut two pieces that are 8.5 x 8 cm
  • now make the long pieces 8.5x 5.5 cm
  • finally glue all four pieces
  • And put this box inside the other box, with NO GLUE

side note, I recommend cardboard glue

Decorating

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  • cut two circles out of black paper, those will be the eyes
  • Then cut a circle with white paper like a nose and a little circle that is black
  • make two little paws
  • Also do two ears
  • Make the top lid 8x5 cm and just glue the back
  • make sure the paddle opens the lid
  • Finally put the full face together as you would like