Plastic Bag Organizer - IKEA Project #2

IKEA find #2 - Plastic Bag Organizer

I came across this little beauty for either $2.99 or $3.99 (can't remember). It is made of white plastic and you can either mount it to the wall with the sticky strips (attached) or use nails/screws and hang it with the holes in the back. how many times do you have an abundance of plastic bags from grocery shopping and they just get tossed to the side or end up all over the place. I have had that problem, but no longer. Not now that I have this baby. 

Now that we have address it's function.

Let's move onto making it pretty.

I have been using my washi tape on everything lately. So why should this be any different. I found 3 washi tapes that I liked the colors, patterns and they worked together. Taping horizontally up the container I created lines that not only looked great but we're super simple to apply. After finishing the tape design, I sealed it with glitter modge podge. This way it was more durable and would last so much longer. After the modge podge dries it is ready to attach to the wall and start filling.

Another Happy Ending Craft!!

Carrie

Paper Scraps Organized

Do you have a heap of scrap paper or crate full like me?

We I am just plan fed up of mine.

So here we are giving you a tutorial on how to make a file system to

 organize your scrap papers by color.

Items you will need:

Cardboard: cereal box, reused mailing boxes or reg. cardboard boxes

scrap paper

marker to write label

glue dots or your favorite adhesive

masking tape

brown paper or even brown paper bags from the grocery store

carton

To make the dividers. reuse cereal boxes, mailer boxes (that you got in the mail) or any other sturdy cardboard that will fit the crate. 

My dividers are measured at 15" x 12".

I wanted to color coordinate the files so just by looking at the top of the divider you would know what color was in that file. I took some extra scrap papers (boy I defintely had this one covered). 

Process above.

Picture 1: dab glue or glue dots on the bottom of the colored paper.

Picture 2: flip divider onto back side. Apply the adhesive side down on the edge.

Picture 3. Flip back onto front side.

Picture 4: apply more glue dots or adhesive all over the colored paper.

Picture 5: Fold glued side over and press down onto front side.

Picture 6: make sure you have colored paper all the way across the top of the divider.

Pocket measurements: 6" x 13" (this was made from brown paper)

How to make the pocket:

Picture 1: Line up back side of the 1st divider with the front side of the 2nd divider.

Picture 2: Take your pocket paper, using masking tape tape down the pocket.

Picture 3: tape down the other side.

Picture 4: fold in half

Picture: hooray you have a pocket divider.

Keep doing this process until all of your dividers are connected.

Happy Organizing!!!

How to Organize your Embossing Folders!!

Today I decided to Organize all my embossing folder for my Big Shot.

The above photo shows you how to make your tabs.

Photo 1: I first drew the tab

Photo 2: take a 3 1/2 x 8 1/2" strip of cardstock and fold in half

Photo 3: place your template on top of card stock, matching up the creases

Photo 4: trace onto card stock, each strip you should be able to get 3 tabs

after you cut your tabs out, open and using a black marker outline the edges of the tabs.

Above photo shows you how to attach the tabs

 to your separating sheets. (the separating sheets are 7 1/2" x 4"). 

Photo 1: put to adhesive tabs onto the bottom of the tab.

Photo 2: flip over and line up with top of separating sheet.

Photo 3: flip separating sheet & tab over, place adhesive tabs, 

2 on the main body of tab and 2 on the top of the tab.

Photo 4: fold forward and press adhesive tabs to seal.

Now that the tab is on. Take marker and label the tab.

I kept all the pictures from the packaging so I could cut around the

 image and adhere to the front of each separator. 

My 1st photo in the post shows you my end result.

I used a craft memory box (I bought at Joann's)

Now because I don't have enough folders to fill this box. I placed a few of my cricut cartridge boxes into the front to take up some of the space.

Then I placed the separator and then the folder for each of my folders.

Happy Organizing!!

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Turning a shoebox into a ribbon organizer

This is how you do it .. 

 How to turn an ordinary shoebox into a highly organized ribbon box
 using recycled items: a shoebox or smaller box and cardboard

I took strips of cardboard about 2 1/2 -3" x 8" and rolled my loose

 ribbon onto the cardboard sheets. 

Start by taping one of the loose ends to the board and then start rolling the ribbon

 around until you get to the other end of your ribbon. Secure to the board by either 

using tape or a straight pin. Then continue on to your next piece of ribbon.  

Once you are finished you can now storage in a regular shoebox which is

 easy to see all your ribbons at one time. 

I love how organized and neat it looks in the box. 

Happy Organizing everyone

Organizing and making your Linen Closet Pretty

How many of you have the wire racks in your linen closet. Even though they are easily installed and can hold quite a bit, things like to fall between the cracks. So I decided to fix that problem. 

You will need cardboard, 12x12 scrapbooking paper (any design you wish), white paper (I used card stock), adhesive ( I used my pink scotch advanced tape glider), scissors, ruler, pen, marker and alligator clips.

So start off with some card board. I used mailers that I had sitting around. ( this is a good way to reuse mailers that you receive in the mail.

I picked a cool black and white designed paper (by doodlebugs) and got out my handy dandy tape glider. If you don't have one of these you need to get one, they are fantastic.

Each of my cardboard sheets measured 20 1/2" x 11" approx. So I needed (2) 12x12 sheets of scrapbook paper per sheet of cardboard. Now I marked on the back of my scrapbook paper a 1/2" line (this is where you are going to fold it over the edges on the side. Do this on both sheets of paper. (put the line on the R side of the paper that is going on the L side and the opposite way for the R side. I ran my tape glide parallel to that line and also added a strip down the opposite side of the paper and 2 down the middle. (R photo shows the tape areas)

 Once the Adhesive is on the scrapbook paper. Grab your card board sheet and line it up to the 1/2" mark (remember this is one of the sides NOT the front. Just so you know the reason I cut my cardboard sheet to 11" High was so I could wrap the paper over the front area.

Your card board sheet should look like this now. with 3 edges have an overhang.

 To fold. Do the sides first. Run adhesive down both sides on the white area 

and then fold over the edge of the cardboard. 

Now do the same thing to the front piece. 

Photo of the scrapbook paper folding over the edge

Perfect corners!!!

Here is what the piece should look like once you are done. 

Now we need some labels so things will be all sorts of crazy organized.

You will need another piece of the same 12x12 scrapbook paper, l

eft over bits of cardboard and a piece of white paper.

Here are the dimensions for each piece you need to cut out

 (you will need 1 of each 3 pieces for each label):

Patterned Scrapbook Paper: 4"x 5"

Cardboard: 4"x 2 1/2"

White Paper: 3 1/2" x 2

Extra white piece (you will only need 1 of these): 3' x 1 1/2"

 Take your scrapbook paper and the card stock and place the card stock in the middle of the backside of the paper. Make these lines. Now put glue on back of card stock and place in the rectangle.

 Just like the larger pieces do the sides first.

 Now do the top and bottom. It does not matter if any of the cardboard is showing because you won't see it when you put it up.

 Here is what the front looks like.

 Take a marker and run it around the edges of your white sheet. This will make it pop a bit more.

OK this is where the small white sheet comes in that you only have to cut once. Place it in the middle of your white sheet and trace around with the same marker. This makes a border.

 Now you can personalize these to fit your needs. 

 Take a couple Alligator clips and hang from the wire shelving under what that shelf is holding.

 Here is a before shot. things just didn't want to stay where they should.

 and here are a couple after shots. My closet looks so much better and anyone could find what they were looking for now.