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I recently reorganized my pantry and made little wood chalkboard tags to keep everything in the right place. I found these distressed crates at The Alley a local import shop:
And I bought these value packs of wooden 3″ circles from the craft store:
I was able to drill a hole through a pile of the tags all at once:
Once I sanded and smoothed the holes, I sprayed each tag with chalkboard paint:
Once they were dry I added a small ball and chain clasp (from the craft store):
I wrote on each tag with chalk:
And put everything in its place:
Organized!
This post is part of my new series Getting Organized:
A peek into what I’ve been writing for Babble’s The New Home Ec:
Planning a party? Here are 10 Homemade Cupcake Stands you can make yourself!
Do you have some old furniture or cardboard boxes you’re about the throw out? Take a look at these 10 Eco-friendly Play Kitchens first!
These are so adorable….it makes me want my OWN play kitchen! 15 DIY Toy Food Ideas to make your kid’s kitchen realistic:
Recycling projects are so inexpensive and gratifying! Here are a few projects I love: Cool Recycled Projects Part I
Do you have a drawing, graphic or photo you’d love to see on a pair of shoes? Check out how to Design Your Own Shoes:
These just make me happy: Rainbows and Unicorn Projects
If you are obsessed with pretty new things like I am: Where to Buy Cool Supplies Part I
And more: Where to Buy Cool Supplies Part II
We no longer have a junk drawer in our house……it’s a junk jar. It’s more of an art piece as our discarded and lost junk collects and fills it up:
Instead of throwing items into the back of a drawer, now everyone can see into the jar for what they might be looking for:
(more after the jump)
If you aren’t following Babble’s The New Home Ec yet, make sure to check it out! I write daily for them. Here are two recent roundups I did on making your own kitchen using old furniture, cardboard or fabric…..and then making your own DIY play food to fill it. Click on each image to view the slideshows!
Because Boom Town Collection sold out the first day we are launching a second collection in a few weeks! I have little design quirks…..an entire collection can be reduced to tiny bits of paper and fabric:
The second collection will overlap pieces from the first collection as well and we will offer a second wave of what we can from Boom Town. Stay tuned!
Artistic Addressing
(thank you Stephanie Corfee for taking the time to make my mail so much more special)
Like mother, like daughter. Boo likes her kitchen organized……so we make it fun…..pulling everything out onto the coffee table and organizing it bit by bit.
Her favorite part is cleaning her bowls and food with lysol wipes….I don’t complain.
(more after the jump)
One of my earliest memories growing up was my mother dragging the three of us to Mary Jo’s Cloth Store in Gastonia, NC. Whenever I have the chance to go back east I try to visit and do a little shopping. Many of the same women still work there from when I was little! The last time I went was November 2009 and I even got to talk with Mary Jo herself for a few minutes as she stacked fabric. (read her story here) I went with my sister when we were visiting a few weeks ago…..I always take my camera!
It’s a huge place (32,000 square feet to be exact)….
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A few iphotos from the past two days with the release of Boom Town:
No fancy studio here…..all it takes is a tall ladder and a little balance. It was 113 degrees while I was doing this:
Gicela at one of the cutting tables….she is a machine. I have to force her to take breaks and leave early. I gave her a gift certificate for a massage today…..Gicela, you BETTER use it:
(more after the jump)
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