Pet sofa bed

So after moving, you always have tons of boxes left over, right? And they sit in storage (or the corner) until you use them again, because theyre too handy to toss! Well I picked up Trash to Treasure, 2000 edition from a thrift store awhile ago, and theres a neat tutorial to make a cat bed out of a box. Intrigued? Its the perfect Saturday morning project! But I recomend using a stapler, I was out of staples, so I used Mod Podge and tape. If I make another one, I'm using a stapler!

You'll need:
-Mod Podge
-Stapler and staples
-Scrap Fabric ( about a yard total, I had some laying around from that purse I never made)
-A cardboard box. Bigger the critter, bigger the box. My Jack Russel could fit in the box I chose.
-Newspaper to cover your work area.
-Batting or an old towel/blanket
- If you want it to have feet, you will also need 4 spray can caps, and some stuffing to round them out.
-Needle and Thread

Here is my box. Cut off all flaps, unless you have a short sided box, then leave one long-end flap

                                             Piper is making sure I'm doing it correctly.

Like this. I ended up cutting off all the flaps. The bottom of mine wasn't complete, it had a gap, so I glued/taped the flaps to the bottom to make it super sturdy.

Cut slits in the sides down to about 3" from the bottom of the box, and fold down the sides. Staple or glue where the top of the fold meets the bottom most part of the box. Piper fell aslee, apparently helping is very exhausting.

         Cover it with towel/batting, Staple/glue that down. And then cover that with fabric.

Glue your seams, it dries clear, so be generous with it.

                                                                Let it dry completely.

Make a pillow. Then stand back and admire!

I'd love to see your version of this! If you make it, post me a link in comments :)

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