a remote idea

Well, I was reading one of my fav. mags: Country Living. It has lots of recycled type crafty ideas and I saw this one and thought, cool!
But once I got into it...I texted my daughter, Betsy, and said "arg". And she also thought the idea was a neat one, but the labor involved was immense. So she gave me a better idea, which you will see at the end...
today's project is:
BOOK - REMOTE CONTROL HOLDER

You will need:

a big old book (large enough to hold your remote control)

a ribbon, about 12"



a sharp exacto knife
Elmer's glue

First you need to glue the back page to the back cover, and the front page to the front cover. Close book and let dry for an hour. Then you will have to cover all the three outer edges with glue. I used a sponge painter brush and liberally spread white glue over the edges. Close and let dry several hours (overnight)
Then you have to take your remote, and trace it with a pencil, onto the first page. I would add 1/2" all around to that, since when you start cutting, you will see that you taper inward as you go. And it was hard for me to cut away more, after the fact.
So after several hours of cutting a few pages, and then cutting a few pages, and cutting a few pages, arg! I texted Betsy and said, "ARG"! She suggested that I take off the cover of a book and make my own box with cardboard.
Thanks kiddo....Brilliant idea, wish I had thought of that!....SOONER
Anyway, I have a remote holder, and a better idea for a gift. Who do you know that needs to corral those remotes? Visit the thrift shop for a good old fat book to use.

Tip of the day:
summer is coming, and out come the flip flops. Unfortunately these don't last too long because the little round toe holder comes out of the rubber bottom. So take a plastic bread tag and put it around the bottom of the toe holder. The bigger size will now not slip through the rubber sandal bottom hole.


That's all for now...
Dee