DECORATIVE TISSUE HOLDER

Yes, some of us have to much time on our hands!

Personally, I love to use that time to make things...it give me great satisfaction to create something out of nothing, so to speak. A few years ago I made these little tissue holders for Christmas presents. They are fun and functional. Of course, mine are a little over the top, but you can make them as simple or ornate as you would like.

This is the detail of how the ends are fastened. You can use buttons and loops or hooks and eyes. Or be creative and come up with something else. Even a thin ribbon tie would work.

If you would like to keep it simple, just use one color of fabric, perhaps some simple braid or rickrack for the trim and ribbon for the closure.

It all starts with nearly a square which is made out of 2 fabrics. It should be about 15 Long and 14 wide. The lighter color will make the stripes on the ends. (That would be the leopard print in my pictures.)

Add a bit of trim on the sides, which will become the edges to the opening where you pull the tissues out. (You are sewing it across the patchwork seams.) With the rightside down, fold the ends to meet in the middle, pin, and sew the ends. You will have an "envelope" type of item. Turn, press and add the buttons or closure of your choice to where the seams meet.

Yes, you take the tissues out of the box before you put them in the tissue holder! This could also be made for the little travel packs for your purse.