Home-made filing tray - any ideas?

SunnyGirl

Caterina wrote: »

Although cereal boxes are flimsy as filing trays, they are really quite good as cardbord stand-up magazine/document holders, with the top and half ofone of the narrow sides cut off, and also diagonal cut offs of the two large sides. Oh dear, I hope I am making sense, is there anyone who knows what I am talking about and could post an image of it?

Caterina

I know what you mean Caterina. Something like this I hope! Couldn't do a picture so I've done a link instead I've made similar things from old washing powder boxes before today too. They are usually very sturdy boxes.

mollymunchkin

The blue plastic mushroom trays are very good as in trays too.

Allegra

absolutebounder wrote: »

Assuming you are working for the minimum wage, the time you waste on this project will be far outweigghed by borrowing a pound or two and a trip to poundland to get a reasonable one.

Ah, but what if you live really, really far from a Poundland ? In France, for instance ? How much time-is-money units would you waste then, travelling to get the reasonable one, which by that time might have been snapped up by a local housewife on her daily shopping trip anyway...

katylittlelady

Thanks everyone for all your help!! I placed an ad on freecycle and someone very local has replied! They have had a sort out and have one exactly like I need going spare!! Yeah to freecycle! Never put wanted ad on before and it has come up trumps, thanks sexymouse for suggesting it! x x