Receipt Catcher

 Hate having receipts all over the place and floating around in your purse?? Me too!! So I had this idea to re-purpose an empty trash bag box into a receipt catcher until I was able to go through them. Cause I don't know many people out there that can go through their receipts every time they make a purchase...





So I started with an old small box (ziploc sandwich bag boxes are pretty much the same size as what I used) and it looked like so ---->

1. I covered the front opening with card board a couple staples  since I covered it with pretty paper. You can see a bit of the cardboard covering where the front opening was in the picture below.
2. After reinforcing and covering any unwanted openings begin covering the larger areas of the box with desired paper (or fabric) and your choice of adhesive. I advise starting with bottom and working towards the back and up over the top last.
3.  Cut the edges along the corners so you can fold them down on the sides.
4. Now cut paper to cover the sides so that it covers the folds from the last step.

5. Carefully cut, fold under and glue the top opening.

6. The front of the receipt catcher I used contrasting paper that was part of the other design.

7. I also printed out a journal accent to make my label for my receipt catcher.