OK, I want you to file this idea away for the next time you need a teacher appreciation gift or secretaries day gift. I love altering ordinary things. It’s more fun to sit at your desk and pay bills (or do homework) is your desk is cute, its everyday art! A couple of weeks ago I showed you how to make a cute desk caddy organizer using supplies from Papermart and today we are going to fill it!
You will need Jumbo paperclips, thumbtacks, paper scraps (use the ones left over from the desk caddy project!), hot glue gun, buttons, clear flat backed marbles, ribbon and a container to put it all in! We will use the divided wooden box we decorated in the desk caddy tutorial. Watch this video to see how it’s done!
Let’s take a look at the finished goodies:
The next time you are in the office supply store have a look at the supplies with an artist’s eye. You can color paper fasteners to make designer brads, binders and page protectors can become scrapbooks OR storage binders for stamps and dies. Cute clips can decorate your cards or scrapbook pages and don’t forget the storage aisle! Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!
Filed under: craft fair, Crafts 4 Kids, quick projects, storage Tagged: | bookmarks, clips, craft storage, desk storage, homemade desk accessories, measuring tape ribbon, page flags, paperclips, papermart, pretty desk set, ribbon, secretaries day gift, teacher's appreciation gift
This is definitely a smile-maker . . . I just love all these colorful photos!
Lurve those paperclips with ribbon added! Just adorable.
cheers
Mary Anne
Just adorable, Lindsay! Any teacher would love to have this on her desk!
♡ Dawn
did you buy a case of 10 of those boxes? Or can you buy less than that?
they sent me 3 to work with but they sell them by the case. You could email them to see if they would offer a smaller amount:)
Wicked cute project! Your kiddos have some lucky teachers!
“Wicked” Dee? You sound like a Maine-ah! Are you going to the stamp show in June?
Great ideas Lindsay!
Thanks for a great idea. I am always looking for things for teacher gifts.
Oooh the ever-more-talented Frugal Crafter lol lol!!! Lindsay, you really make me laugh. Also, you’ve got a hubby like mine when it comes to the listening department!! Ha ha! I love your completed box, and I especially like the glass thumb tacks and how they magnify the patterned paper underneath. Definitely something to try! I have a large cork board and currently use very boring pins on it. Yours are so much more fun!
The boxes are so nice, too. Not sure if we can get those here in the UK. I want to get some little shelf units to go on my new work desk and something like this would work a treat. Otherwise I might make some out of foam board.
Thanks for sharing, anyway – it’s a great project and sure to bring someone a lot of joy!
Shoshi
Thanks to your craft room video I tidied up my miniatures store room – the stuff I found! wow so many thanks I LOVE the stuff you do keep it up Helen, England
Everytime I straighten up I find all kinds of goodies I didn’t remember I had. I need to do a major organizing thing.
fabulous Lindsay!thank you! I also like your fabulous crochet-scarf–wow… that rocks!