ICE CREAM PICNIC & FABRIC CONTAINER DIY

For our recent family photoshoot, I wanted to do something special, but not too styled looking. Those of you who know me, know I love a good ol' ice cream buffet, so it was decided an ice cream picnic would be a good activity for the shoot - keeping it fun and relaxed. I was inspired by this.

Instead of creating some paper goods, I decided on a little bit of fabric to spruce things up. I kind of like how it all turned out. Understated but pretty.

Here's the supplies I used:

:: Ice Cream cups from Sweet Style

:: Ice Cream tub from Baskin Robins

:: Contrasting fabric from Spotlight

:: Glue + Scissors

And a bit of a DIY of instructions...

:: Apply glue all over the container & wrap fabric around the top edge of the cup and press to hold. (I kind of tucked up the cut edge into the lip of the cup to make a clean finish).

:: Trim generously around the base (you will fix this later)

:: Working around the cup, press the fabric down the sides. Because the cup is tapered, you will need to make slits periodically to help it sit flat.

:: Glue the overlap so it lays smooth.

:: Once it's all flat and smooth add some extra glue around the base and trim the fabric so it's flush with the bottom of the cup.

:: Use the same method to cover the large container, and hey presto, pretty containers!

This is one of those ideas that I now want to apply to everything! Got something you want to wrap in fabric? I'd love to hear!

{Images: Polkadot Prints for DIY pics & Etta Photography for completed project shoot}