February 8, 2012
Say “tweet tray” 5x fast.

Being a huge fan of trays, it is hard to pass one up at the thrift shop ($1). The perfect specimen for decoupage.

UGH! That is one of the few ugly flowers on earth. Rescue supplies: glue + water, scrapbook paper, exacto knife, styrofoam bowl & foam brush

Cut & piece the paper to fit, spread glue evenly on tray & paper, top coat 3x with glue + water or store bought decoupage.
Tray in ACTION…before:

after…

ahhhh…
“Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” ~Albert Einstein
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January 31, 2012
No, not men, nor two by fours. Earrings! The cheapest, easiest, most functional earring holder ever…

Clear off those dresser surfaces & hang up the jewelry! Got a pants hanger or hanger with clips? A .34 cent piece of felt? Voila! It is a cinch to take studs on & off, plus the entire inventory can travel to find the right look with outfits. It can be rolled up & stored or taken traveling.
Embellishing options include adding ribbon vertically &/or horizontally for compartments, embroidering initials or names, or adding a simple perimeter framing.
“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” ~ A.A. Milne
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November 22, 2011
Well, it’s not really magic, but “cardboard box organizing” = dull. Skip the pricey containers & look to your kitchen or around the house for empty boxes to organize goods.
- 1# butter box standing upright & placed in the car console for pens & pencils
- cereal boxes with the opening tapped shut, laid on their side with the top side cut out – put a few side by side in a desk drawer for organizing papers
- empty kleenex box in bathroom to stuff grocery sacks for the waste basket
- box in a box strategy for separating items or boxes in a crate for same idea
“Thanks to my mother, not a single cardboard box has found its way back into society. We receive gifts in boxes from stores that went out of business twenty years ago.”
~ Erma Bombeck
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