7 Thrifty Ideas for Organization { Free Printables }

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I am all about organizing, and love it more when it's done on a small budget.

 

 

 

I've gathered all of my top organizing posts to share with you here in one spot! 

 

My top tips for keeping costs low are to re-use things you may already own, check thrift stores for baskets and organization items, shop clearance after the holidays (I always find holiday themed storage baskets and totes) shop at the Dollar Tree (online too) and always check Amazon for their deals!

 

 

DIY Closet Built-Ins

 

 

DIY Fabric Bolt

 

 

Organize Multiple Children efficiently

 

 

 Spray Paint Storage

 

 

Organize your Fridge with FREE PRINTABLES

 

 

Organize your Toiletries with FREE PRINTABLES

 

 

Organize your Children Closet with FREE PRINTABLES

 

 

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Are you still with me?

No joke, are you still with me??

I am the first to admit I have been a horrible blogger, but to be real with you all.... I have had my life handed to me several times over the last 6 months (more on that later), and am ready to finally take my own step and do something I LOVE to do!

I love reading everyone's comments each day, it drives me to be more creative.  So, I am setting personal goals to do a post 3 maybe 4 days a week.  Some will be crafty, and I may throw in a pity party here or there.... KIDDING! (ok just a little)

Over the summer my sister came over and needed a gift idea for a friends wedding, and she needed it in like oh..... 2 DAYS!!  That;s my sister for you.  So I put my little brain to work, and did some digging.  I wanted to create something special for the couple, but it needed to fit their outdoorsman style.

So i grabbed some old fence boards, and cut them to the size we wanted, and then split another fence board to act as the support braces for the entire piece.  When my grandparents moved into their condo, my grandfather left my husband and I all of his old coffee tins full of goodies...  let me just say... HE KEPT EVERYTHING!  There was one in there labeled "hooks", so I opened it up and literally squealed!  I had never gotten into it before, and it is now my go to place!!

After I got the hooks picked out, I cut out their last name with vinyl, and the current year (when they are getting married) and stenciled it on with some leftover primer that my hubby had in his shed.

Here is what she ended up with!

I think my sister melted a tad when she saw it, and had no idea I could whip something like this up in 30 minutes!!  She called me a couple days after the wedding to tell me that when the couple opened their gift they grabbed the phone to call her and thank her sooooo  soooooo much for the amazing gift!  They say it is their favorite and one to cherish for a lifetime!

So, I would say my job was well done!  :)

Alright my friends, I am going to run.  I have my annual ladies ornament exchange to go to tonight and I still need to wrap my ornaments that I made (pictures to show you soon)

I cannot wait to share with you everything we have had going on.  Some GREAT news, and some just plain news... but coming up tomorrow is my Vintage Christmas Mantel with my Ballard Design knock-off stockings!

Thanks for coming by!

Check out these fabulous blogs I am linking up to:

Furniture Grippers & Update!!

As most of you know by know, I am living the dream of a circus ring leader at this moment in life. To give you an update, we got the kitchen faucet (i bought a cheapo) installed and had water for about 10 minutes, and then we started on the shower..... So I currently have NO water at all, which means no baths, no potty and no cooking... which the cooking isn't a big deal because I still have NO stove and NO Dishwasher to wash the dishes that we can't use anyway.....

OK, enough on that rant!!

Yesterday while we patiently waited for our plumber friend to arrive I decided to get the grippers on the new furniture. 2 years ago when we refinished the original wood floors, we bought rubber bumper feet for our furniture. Over time (about 6 months) they wore down so far that the screws were exposed, and we had no idea. Until, I moved the couch to clean, and discovered this:

How sad was I?!?!?!?!? So, yes it still looks like that until we get the sander, stain, and poly out to fix it. Luckily it is hidden under the furniture......

So, now what? It is a pet peeve of mine to have the furniture moving around the room with 3 kids, ALL the time!! My best friend had the idea to use shelf liner!! Here is what you need for this project: (slurpee is optional, but a must for me!!!)

Remove the existing feet from the furniture so that you have a flat surface to adhere to

Cut your first square to fit the bottom of the foot

Sorry for the blurry pic, but then you will want to use that first square as a template for the rest. Cut all of your squares at once, it makes life easier, trust me!!

Then grab that trusty glue gun and start gluing! I did use a popsicle stick to press them down (not shown) so that I would not get as many burns.. yes I said as many.... I always burn myself!!

Walla! Here is what it looks like finished!

And here is how my furniture is placed and will now stay thanks to a best friend and a $5 roll of shelf liner!! Yea baby!!

Over time these will get dusty & dirty and will start to slide... I change mine about once a year or so. And these suckers make it hard to move the funiture, which is AWESOME in my kiddie land life!!
Thanks for stopping by! I hope to be back soon with some final updates on the circus performance!!!
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