Organize & Clean

Organization the home is essential for me to function & I’ll share things I do to help keep my chaos, organized!  You’ll also find cleaning tips & tricks in this category.  Believe me, my house is never as neat and orderly as I’d like it to be – I have 2 dogs, a teenage son, and a husband!  These are just some things I do to try to reign in the insanity just a little.  :)

My Fabric Stash Needs a Reboot!

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Finding Space for a Home Office

A home office is a luxury for many people, especially in today’s climate of down sizing {hello tiny houses!}.  Maybe you need office space for a budding home business, as a place to study, or for general household stuff.  Whatever you need a home office for, I’ve got some ideas to help you find that […] Read more…

How to Turn a Produce Box Into a Wall Organizer

In my very first blog post, I showed a picture of a wall organizer I made from a produce box.  I wanted to make another for office organization & realized I’d never done a post about it!  This is about the simplest way I can think of to make a wall organizer.  The first one […] Read more…

Repurposed Office Organizer with Succulent Planter

It’s Wednesday which means it’s time for some more DIY goodness!  Today I’m showing you another repurpose of my old jewelry box parts.  I decided to turn this part into an office organizer with a bonus planter top.  Now I’ll have some greenery to liven up my office/entry.  Yeah, my “office” is in my front door entry area! […] Read more…

upcycled sewing storage

Upcycled Sewing Storage

Today I’m going to show you how I took some upcycled objects & turned them into much-needed sewing storage.  Most of my little sewing notions are in plastic cups which is not working for me!  I needed something that was easy to access for my most used sewing supplies.  This was fairly easy to put […] Read more…

Fabric Organization

Taming the Stash ~ Fabric Organization My Way

I love to sew and with that love comes a love of fabric!  Fabric seems to come into my home on a regular basis, whether it’s invited or not (it’s always invited!).  This fabric needs to be managed or it will take over my work space!  Over the years I’ve come up with some “systems” […] Read more…

organize greeting cards

How to Organize Greeting Cards with a Handmade Memento Binder

Did everyone enjoy their Valentine’s Day?  We stayed home and I cooked steak fajitas and a mocha molten cake.  It was so delicious!  Did you get a card or balloon as a gift?  I know I’ve accumulated quite a collection of cards and such over the years from all the various special occasions that occur […] Read more…