"Leather"
Desk Organizer

We used an old "leather-like" purse that was purchased at a garage sale to make this desk organizer.

You Need:

• Leather, Suede or Imitation Leather (you will need at least two colors to decorate)
• Three Empty Food Containers of Different Sizes and Heights
• Tacky Glue
• Scissors

Instructions:

Cut a piece of material for each container. It should be big enough to fit around the container with a 1/4" overlap. Each piece should also be twice as tall as the container it will fit around.

Coat a container with a light covering of tacky glue. Wrap the container snugly with the precut material lining up the bottom edges. Run a bead of glue under the overlapped edges to secure. Let dry. Coat the inside with a light covering of tacky glue. Fold material inside, smoothing as much as possible.

Repeat for other two containers.

Glue all three together. Choose a theme such as the fish shown and cut out pieces in a contrasting color. Use tacky glue to attach.

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