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Mail organizer tutorial

Mail organizer tutorial
To kick off Spice up your Kitchen, I figured I should start things off with a tutorial to help you get organized. You know all that mail that piles up on your kitchen counters? Come on, fess up. Well mine was finally driving me crazy enough to do something about it. Here's what you'll need: 12" x 24" pre-stretched artists canvas (mine came from Hobby Lobby)1/2 yard fabric for covering canvas (more if you have a directional print)2 fat quarters coordinating fabrics, for exterior of pockets1/2 yard for pocket linings2 yards 1" cotton twill tapeheavy double sided fusible interfacing (both sides will be fusible) - I used Peltex 72F, found at Walmart/joanns3 metal label holders (from the scrapbooking section)staplerspray adhesivehot glue gun/gluethread, pins, etc.Mail Organizer Pattern Template (updated 2012) Please use the measurements as a guide to create your own pattern piece(s)Cover canvas: I used Elmer's spray glue and a piece of fabric cut about 4" bigger on all sides.

Hanging Jewelry Holder – Space Saver I have mentioned before that the reason we moved to Colorado 2 months ago, was for my husband to complete several clinical rotations (for PA school) before graduating next spring. And lucky us, we were able to bum my parents basement apartment off of them while staying here. (Thanks Mom and Dad!) But overall, it’s a smaller space than what we had in GA. So downsizing has been tricky. So we have meshed things together and have doubled up room purposes. Anyway, lately, I have been having an all-out-fight with my jewelry. So, I was walking through Joann’s the other day (buying the duck cloth for this bag) and saw some fabric jewelry holders. And this is what I came up with. A double sided hanging fabric holder…….perfect for all of my orphaned jewelry pieces. Both sides are made with customized pocket sizes. My rings and earrings fit perfectly in the smaller pockets and my bigger bracelets and necklaces slip right into the larger pockets. I will be hanging my jewelry holder right in my closet.

Fabric Storage Boxes (per your request Okay, the fabric storage box tutorial is here. (Sorry for the little tease last friday and no actual tutorial. We were trying to get on the road for our trip to ID…..so things got crazy last week. I’m guessing there are probably 100 different ways to make fabric boxes though. (And last year, I even made storage boxes out of cardboard here, if interested.) So for today’s fabric boxes, I kept things moderately simple……and not too costly. Anyway, maybe some of you have made fabric storage boxes before……..but here’s my version. (And yeah, I’ll be making a few more. The boxes have side handles…….and a front window to slide in a content label. So what kind of stuff do you need organized? But what’s keeping those bins nice and upright? So make some for the kids room, for your craft room, for the storage shelves in your den, up in that one empty spot on the book shelf……..or even to throw in the car between the bucket seats. Anyway, would you like to make some for yourself? See? And that’s it.

Tuesday Tutorial - Hanging Jewelry Organizer Hi – it’s Traci, from amazing mae. I am lucky enough to be one of Melissa’s friends. We have known each other for over 10 years ever since we both moved to the same area of Kentucky. She is awesome and I love bouncing ideas off of her, copying her ideas and just sitting in her craft room to absorb all the creative juices. What it takes to make it: 2 pieces of cotton quilter’s fabric 34″long X 6″wide 1 piece of medium weight fusible interfacing 34″long X 6″wide 1 piece of Warm and Natural batting 34″long X 6″wide 8 pieces of cotton quilter’s fabric 7″long X 4″wide 4 pieces of medium weight fusible interfacing 7″long X 4″wide 1 pack of heavy duty snaps (comes in a kit with tools to install) 1 pack of 7/16″ extra large eyelets (grommets) and 7/16″ extra large eyelet tool How to make it: 1 – Iron on the fusible interfacing. Then, you will need to take the 4 pieces of 7″ X 4″ interfacing and iron them on to the wrong side of just 4 of the 7″ X 4″ pieces of cotton quilter’s fabric. Related

Les fiches créatives de la rentrée pour les enfants ! 17 septembre 2011 Les fiches créatives de la rentrée pour les enfants ! Utilisation des fiches : cliquez pour agrandirET imprimez pour utiliser les fiches ! Le rangement muralClic pour agrandir ! Les trousses assortiesClic pour agrandir ! Le tablier d'enfantClic pour agrandir ! Le cartable d'écolierClic pour agrandir ! Commentaires Poster un commentaire Planning Organizer Hi! First I want to say many thanks to Anna of Noodlehead for inviting me to participate in her 'Spice Up Your Kitchen' week. It's been a challenge to say the least to try to come up with something worthy of all the fabulous talent going on over there! I am an organization freak. The general idea is that there are seven pockets in this organizer that you could use to hold the recipe cards for all the meals (or just dinners if you are like me) you plan to cook for the week. Terms of use: Personal use only! Let's get started: Supplies: Fabric: {1} 11 x 15" Main Fabric {1} 11 x 15" Backing {7} 6 x 7.5" Recipe/Coupon Pockets (3 of one print and 4 of another if you want alternating prints) {1} 8 x 7.5" Notepad Pocket {1} 2 x 7.5" Binding for Notepad Pocket {1} 11 x 2 " Binding for middle of organizer *not pictured {1} Package Bias Tape or approx 60" if you want to make your own Interfacing: {1} 11 x 15" 72 Peltex II -Double Sided Fusible Ultra Firm Stabilizer Pellon Craft Fuse {1} 11 x 15" {7} 2.75 x 7.5"

Affichage Bijoux bricolage avec Lulu Frost - Honnêtement WTF Yesterday, I stopped by the Lulu Frost studio for an exciting DIY session with the lovely Lisa Salzer and her crafty team. We had been chatting for weeks about finding creative ways to display and store jewelry – a problem we all seemed to struggle with. So after sorting through Lisa’s wide ranging collection of antique hardware, we were inspired to find a way to show off not only her found treasures but also our favorite Lulu Frost jewels. You’ll need: Start by taking a sheet of wood to a lumber yard or hardware store to have cut to fit the inside of the picture frame. Make sure that the wood isn’t thicker than the inside molding. An optional step is to stain the wood to give it an aged look. Screw a metal brace, connecting the wood board to the back of the frame, to the middle of each of the 4 sides. Use a screwdriver or drill to secure all the hardware. For knobs that have bolts, drill a hole into the wood. Tighten from the back with a nut. Continue adding hardware!

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