Anything Under the Sun: DiY: Urban Outfitters Inspired Magazine Boxes

I've been holding this project for a long time, and yesterday I'm feeling creative, so I decided to make this (finally!) boxes with rolled-up magazines. I saw the item at Urban Outfitters a long time ago (like the pic below) and I've seen some video tutorials on you tube and I wanted to try it, but haven't got the time.

~ Urban Outfitter's Rolled Up Magazine Rack ~

Luckily, I got a lot of free time yesterday and went for it! It's bit tedious, but I'm happy with the outcome! Here's what you'll need:

Empty Cereal Boxes (or any sturdy old boxes you have)
Old Magazines
Cutting Mat (or do it on glass table or use anything that can protect the surface when you're cutting)
Roller Cutter (or box cutter or scissors - whatever you have available)
Glue
Glue Gun and Glue sticks

Step-By-Step:
1) Measure the box that you want to make and cut your cereal box based on your measurements. Glue them together using the Glue Gun. Here I measured: 9" x 4" x 2":

2) Cut out magazine strips vertically. Measure the sides of your box and that should will be the width of your strips, don't worry about the length as you're going to roll it up. Here I made 2" width based on the sides of my box.

3) Using a pencil. Roll the strips. If you want smaller rolls, you can use thinner pencils, pen or brush.

* Make sure the outer ends of your strip have colors on it, or it will end up all white, if that is the color you wanted, then it's okay. But for me, I prefer colored.

4) When you get to the end, use a regular glue to bond it.

5) Take out the rolled piece. Make sure the ends are straight too. It takes practice but it's not that hard.

6) Make several pieces. As you can see here, all my rolled-up strips have colors in them. I chose the pages where it has colors in the end so it'll look nicer. Also, make sure you have enough strips to cover the whole sides of the box.

7) When you're done with the strips, cover the inside of the box with a magazine page that you like. It doesn't matter if you don't cover all the area on the sides, because you're going to cover it with the strips anyway. I use a regular glue on this one.

8) After covering the box, you can now stick the rolled-up strips with a glue gun. Stick them side by side. Don't forget to glue the sides to make it sturdy.