From North of the Boulevard~
I’ve been busy this week sorting through things my home office/craft supply closet. I managed to clear out the entire closet. While reorganizing my craft supply closet, I decided I wanted to create some decorative holders for various things. I didn’t want to spend any money though. The best part is that I had all of the items I needed on hand.
Given my penchant for holding onto jars, I had just the items I needed for one of the projects. From my stash of way too many jars, I chose four of the same style. These are salsa jars with wide mouths, so they work great for what I had in mind. I didn’t want anything elaborate, just something that would pretty up the space a little bit. I printed out words for the contents of each jar using a sheet of laminated burlap. I cut and wrapped each piece around a jar and hot glued it in place. Then I tied a piece of twine around the neck and tied it off into a bow. That’s it, cute and easy. They are large enough to hold clips, wire cutters, a staple remover, a utility knife, glue sticks and colored pencils.
I have a bunch of small glass candle holders left over from Gloria’s wedding two and a half years ago. I keep finding new uses for them. This time, I didn’t do a thing to them. We had wrapped a pretty piece of lace around them when using them for the wedding decor and that’s just how I left them. They are holding straight pins, pearl head pins, thumb tacks, rubber bands and push pins.
The large glass vase is wrapped with a bit of ribbon and lace overlay around burlap. I made a felt rose and hot glued it in place. This makes a great holder for scissors.
I had an old bulletin board that I’ve been meaning to donate, but I decided to use it for this closet project. I didn’t like the look of it though. That’s when the best item in my craft supply came in handy. Spray paint can change anything! I used gold paint and embellished one corner with some more rosettes. I painted the cork board not knowing if it would damage the cork. It didn’t.
I’ve had this wooden initial for a while now, thinking I would paint it and hang it some place in my office. I decided it would be perfect for the blank back wall of the closet. I also spray painted it gold to match the bulletin board because really, everyone needs a little bit of gold accents in their life, don’t you think?
It doesn’t take much to add little decorative touches to any space. These are all so simple, but when combined, I think they will give me the look I want in the closet. I’m looking forward to getting it all in place.
Posts in my Home Office/Craft Supply Storage Project~
What’s Behind the Door? Step One
That’s A Lot of Stuff! Step Two
Completion! Step Three
Sharing On
Show Me Saturdays
Celebrate It!
Snickerdoodle Sunday
Get Your DIY On
Merry Monday
Totally Terrific Tuesday
Cute idea! Love your burlap jars and roses. I need to get in gear and finish getting my craft room organized too.
Thanks, Linda. I had fun putting these items together. Good luck with your organization project. It’s quite a task! Thanks so much for stopping by to comment.
I love these! I am in need of organizing all of my crafts, I am too overwhelmed to start. They are hidden in a messy closet with a goal of getting to it eventually. I love all of the burlap you used on these.
Thank you, Emily! I was feeling the same way. I’m so happy that I took the plunge and got things organized last week. I can relate to the messy closet! That’s exactly what I had. Thanks so much for stopping by.
The little touches of lace are just lovely and yes, everyone needs a bit of gold in their lives now and again!
Thank you, Julie. Yep, a little sparkle is good for you! Thanks so much for stopping by.
So cute! I will keep these in mind as my focus this month for our Operation Project Organization is my craft closet. Thanks for linking up to Totally Terrific Tuesday!
Stephanie Co-Host
http://www.managingahome.com
Thanks, Stephanie. Happy to link up and hope you can use a few of these ideas. It’s a daunting project, but I was so happy when I finished mine!
So many cute ideas. Love the burlap on the jars. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday!
I look forward to Merry Monday each week! Glad to share. Thanks so much.
These are so cute! I’ll have to dig into my stash and make some! Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle. 🙂
Happy to share! That’s what was great about this-all the things were just stashed away and now they are put to good use. Thanks, Dee.
I love that it IS easy to add something simple to make it decorative. I really like how you wrapped the burlap. Those are so pretty. Thanks for linking up to Totally Terrific Tuesday last week. Our party is going LIVE tonight at 9pm CST. Hope you see you again!
Sharon
herorganizedchaos.com
Yes, usually I just have to look around a little bit and can find something to use. I think every crafter can do that! We all seem to have stashes of this and that around. Thanks!