Locker "From This To That" Week: Day One

Welcome to "From This To That" Locker Week: Day One!

Today I am going to show examples of locker shelves! Like any "From This To That" I will show what the beginning product looked like, and what the finisheing product is. Don't settle for a boring black shelf, pick your favorite paper and ribbon and decorate! Here is a picture of what I started with:

Here is what you will need:

• A locker Shelf ( mine is 11" x 10", but they vary)
• Your favorite paper ( I choose a sheet of 12" x 12" and cut it down)
• Ribbon ( Something wide see mine for example)
• Cardboard ( Don't worry about what it looks like, it will all be covered.)

I first took a ruler and found that my shelf was 10" x 11". I then cut my cardboard and cut it a little shorter then I wanted it to turn out, ( in my case 10" x 11".) I covered the shelf so that little things cant slip through, in the original picture you can see all the holes. I cut my paper exactly the size I wanted it, not worrying about cardboard showing, since I already knew it was shorter the the paper. I then cut another sheet of paper, (but you could use the same 12" x 12" sheet, and cut 1" x 11". I glued it all together using wide ribbon to cover the glue. I also used the ribbon so that my paper could create a flap over the side of my locker shelf! Here is what mine looks like:   

And this is how my friend +Sarah Ray's shelf turned out:

Her's is very close to mine, other then the size difference, the only change is that instead of ribbon, she scored her paper to create her flap. It is simpler, yet I feel it pops less. It lacks the dimension that the ribbon creates. Other the that I love the colors and the pattern. 

Thanks for stopping by! -Cait and +Sarah Ray