Upcycled Christmas Card Holder

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December 19, 2014 By Susan 1 Comment

I’m always looking for a new way to display Christmas cards this time of year. As long as I’ve known my mother-in-law she’s used this simple card holder to display her Christmas cards every year. I love it because it’s an upcycled Christmas Card holder and it’s perfectly functional.

It’s simply made from a heavy cardboard tube and yarn. Wrap the yarn around the tube, through the hole in the center, until the tube is generously covered in yarn.

The great thing about this card holder (other than it’s a upcycled project) is that you can easily see the front and inside of each card. You just flip through the cards like the pages of a book.

How do you display your holiday cards?

Susan

I’m a mom of 3, a veteran and military spouse. I’ve moved into 20+ homes all around the world. My passion is helping busy people make the space and time for what’s really important to them.

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Frugal Upcycled Fabric Gift Bags 2

December 10, 2013 By Susan 1 Comment

Last week I showed you how I made 10 upcycled fabric gift bags for $1 from a repurposed thrifted table cloth. Today I want to show you what I made with the bed skirt that I found on the same day I found the tablecloth.

Upcycled Fabric Gift Bag from a repurposed thrifted bedskirt - Organized 31

I found this white bed skirt at the thrift store when I found the red table cloth that I used to make upcycled gift bags. The bed skirt was only $1 and has a pretty cut-out edge that I thought would be a nice accent on a fabric gift bag.

I measured the circumference of a box I got at Costco.

I measured and cut the fabric and then sewed the bag using the directions I shared last week. It took me less than 10 minutes to make the gift bag.

Instead of attaching ribbon to close the top of the bag, I used a rubber band to gather the top of the bag and form a rosette.

Voila!

A lovely upcycled fabric gift bag for a dollar. And I still have 3 more edges of the bed skirt to upcycle and feature that cut-out edge in more gift bags ( I have a couple of ideas that I’ll be showing you soon).

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Uncle Sam Organizing

December 4, 2013 By Susan Leave a Comment

When I go shopping for organization tools, also know as bins, tubs and containers, Uncle Sam is right there with me, helping me choose what to buy.

It can be incredibly difficult finding organizing products that are Made in America, but it is possible. Everytime I find another container that was made right here in the US of A, I rejoice.

I’ve been committed to buying American made products for almost 20 years. But I didn’t always have that view and you can read about how the change occured {here}.

When I look around my home, I feel great pride in the organization of it all but even more when I see each and every one of those American made containers. Cue patriotic music.

With the patriotic music playing, let me take you on a tour of the all-American organization in my home. Come on in and make yourself at home.

We’ll start in the coat closet where I have tubs from ____ that were Made in the US.

We’ll quickly head to the kitchen, of course, What’s more all-American than apple pie and a pantry organized with American made products.

In the refridgerator, I have American made bins in both the freezer and the fridge.

In my baking cabinet, I have more containers that were made in the US.

From there, we’ll head down to the basement and my big “pantry”.

Now let me take you upstairs to my linen closet.

Then let me show you my clothes closet.

Now let’s head back downstairs to the home office.

And finally, let’s head to the garage.

Is it obvious that I’m just as proud of my American made products as I am of my organization? I make a conscious choice everytime I buy something for my home to try to buy American. Often, I can’t find a product that is made in the US, but I’m finding that if I take the time to look, I often can find what I’m looking for. I choose to organize my home and my life AND I choose to do it by using American Made products. Anyone interested in joining the parade with me?