It’s taken a while, but spring has finally arrived. A time for
keeping up old traditions, embarking on new adventures and discovering special treasures along the way. It’s these tokens
that give life to spring, even during the dull days of summer, the frenzy of
fall and the cruelty of winter. It’s the Sayles ticket from a lunch where you
made a new friend, the pen he lent you before your big test, the lid that you
fished out of your beer after he capped you at that party, the gold star that
that fell from his cheek during his Ebony performance, the Eurasian
Collared-Dove feather you found in a tree while admiring his room on second
Nourse, the voo-doo doll you made of his high school girlfriend. Wait, what?
Moving
on. You can’t show these things to just anyone. As much as spring is about letting
loose your inhibitions and bearing all to the sunshine, some things should be
left hidden. Creepy stalker or not, everyone has spring treasures to keep
safe—and we have the perfect solution.
More stealth than a Nancy Drew villain, fancier than Donald Trump’s
toupee, and cooler than the motivational dancers at your older cousin’s bar
mitzvah, we present to you the secret book box. In honor of this beautiful
spring day, April 20th, here are step-by-step instructions for an
old-school gadget to hide the special objects of the modern day college kid.
Materials:
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Hard Cover Book
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X-ACTO knife
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Elmer’s glue
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Paintbrush
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Fabric
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Needle
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Thread
Step 1: Find a good-looking hard cover book that is at least
1” thick.
Step 2: Tape off the rectangle the
size of your desired compartment on the first page.
Step 3: Using your X-ACTO knife, cut along the inside of
your tape until you have reached the back of the book.
Step 4: Paint Elmer’s glue to the inside of your compartment
and let dry.
Step 5: Find a fancy fabric and cut 5 pieces the sizes of
your inside compartment.
Step 6: Sew the 5 pieces together.
Step 7: Fasten to the inside of the book with glue.
XOXO
Morgan & Zoe
love this. make me one.
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