Make your own storage box

Space-saving storage for audio figures

Submitted by: J. Saxen, Uster, Switzerland

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Anyone who owns a lot of audio figures or a large selection of craft supplies will certainly be familiar with the problem of small pieces scattered all over the house! This is also the case in my home. To control the chaos, I used a wooden box, magnetic paint and disc magnets to create an organiser as a practical storage solution for craft supplies or my children's Toniebox^® and Tonie^® figures. You can easily replicate this storage box with your children.

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For my custom organiser, I envisioned a treasure chest in a striking colour. No sooner said than done: I picked up a wooden chest from a craft shop. When buying, make sure the box is tall enough to hold the craft supplies, the audio player and the figures. Once back at home, I painted the box a cool pink and left it to dry overnight. Of course, there are no limits to your creativity when designing your organiser.

Crafting an organiser for audio figures

Attach self-adhesive metal discs to the inside of the lid.

Attach metal discs to the lid

The audio figures are magnetic on the bottom so that they stick to the player and create a connection to the audio system.

Because of the orientation of the poles, Tonie^® figures cannot be combined with other magnets. To be able to store the figures in the storage box and to save space, self-adhesive metal discs were utilised as counterparts for the figure magnets. Due to the size of the audio figures, I opted for the metal discs type PAS-20. Depending on the design of the box, you could also use the white version, PAS-20-W.

Press the self-adhesive metal discs on firmly
Place the first metal disc in the desired spot. Important: Press the disc on firmly so that the adhesive bonds well with the surface of the box. Then attach the first audio figure to it. This will help you estimate the spacing of the remaining metal discs. Avoid installing the metal discs too closely together, or else the figures may obstruct each other. Now, glue the rest of the discs to the lid of the storage box.

My tip: I divided the chest so that I could place the player on one side and the audio figures on the other. If you have a lot of figures, you could even make two such organisers.

The audio figures stick to the lid of the chest when it is closed.

Arrange the audio figures

Leave the metal discs to dry for a few hours after pressing them into place. Afterwards, you can attach your audio figures to the lid and put an end to the chaos in your collection.

Especially cute: when opening and closing the chest, the figures protrude slightly over the edge of the box, making it look as if the figures are peeking over the edge.

Of course, my DIY project had to be tested by my children straight away. Fortunately, they approved of my homemade organiser for the audio figures.

The audio figures are stored in a space-saving manner.

Discover another customer application for storing audio content figures: DIY Tonie shelf with magnets

Creating a storage box for craft supplies

As an alternative to disc magnets, magnetic paint also works great as a surface for magnets. The paint, which contains iron filings, is ferromagnetic and allows magnets to stick to it. I painted the lid with magnetic paint and, as before, left the paint to dry overnight. I repeated this process three times. The three coats of magnetic paint make the magnets adhere more reliably, as there are now enough iron filings on the surface area.

My tip: Magnetic paint is grey. If you decide to use this paint, I recommend applying the magnetic paint first and then painting over the layers with a thin coat of the wood paint.

I want to neatly store small, lightweight cork stamps in my homemade organiser. To ensure the stamps stick to the magnetic paint, I have to attach a magnet to them. The stamps happen to be the same size as the round, self-adhesive magnetic circles from supermagnete. My tip: If the self-adhesive magnetic circles don't adhere well enough to the material, you can also use a little magnet glue to help them stick.

Once the glue was dry, I was able to attach the stamps to the lid of the chest. Organised alphabetically, of course, to satisfy my inner "Monk". Inside the chest itself, I stored ink pads, paper, cards, and other crafting materials.

Close the lid, and the craft corner immediately looks tidy. The stamps stay securely attached to the lid.

Note from the supermagnete team: Magnetic paint is not designed to hold heavy loads. Therefore, only lightweight objects or craft supplies will stick to the magnetic paint. The audio figures from the first project are too heavy for this type of attachment.