Hey guys, Brittney here! :-)
I'm not sure if many (or any) of you know, but I work for a homeless shelter. My fiance and I have been really evaluating our lives lately, and one of the conclusions we have come to is that we simply have way too much stuff...junk....weighing us down. It seems counterproductive to have so many material possessions when I spend my time at work telling people who have everything they own in one or two bags to downsize even more. So, on that note, we have been doing alot of donations and getting rid of things which aren't a necessary part of our lives.
As we dove farther into our organization, I realized that the house could be much more organized to better utilize the space and the things which we are not yet ready to get rid of. That's where my new project began - to organize the house, little by little, with fun DIY projects that bring me joy and save me money at the same time - win, win, right?? :-)
The first project I finished working on was a DIY scarf organizer. I LOVE scarves, and with winter slowly creeping in I know I'll be wearing them much more often. I saw this Pin on Pinterest, and figured I would give it a try: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/291748882084713887/
Here is a photo of my scarves before I made my organizer:
Although I did have them on a hanger, they were always knotted in order to stay on and just simply looked messy.
I went to Target, and spent a little under $2 on a package of simple clear shower curtain rings.
It seemed promising, so I quickly put all of the rings on the hanger and threaded my scarves through.
I thought it was an adequate space saving solution...
Until this happened :-/
Not to be deterred, I went back on Pinterest and found another Pin that I thought might work: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/566820303073476343/
I bought a roll of scotch tape and found a really great deal on some Washi-esque tape, which only put me back another $2.50. Then, I took each ring and wrapped the top of it to the base of the hanger using regular transparent tape. It took a couple of tries to get the technique right, but it got easier as I continued down the line. Don't be afraid to use lots of tape - the more tape, the less movement you will get in the individual rings. I then did the same procedure, except this time I attached each ring to the one next to it.
Me being me, I couldn't just stop there - I pulled out my pretty tape, and rewrapped each section with a "top coat" of the Washi tape, and finished the project off with one more piece of scotch tape on each joint to keep everything in place.
I put my scarves back on and viola! No more movement of the rings, plus the extra pop of color is awesome. I absolutely love this, and it only took me about 30 minutes and a grand total of $4.50 to make - not too shabby!!
My fiance liked it too, and wants me to try to tackle something similar for his ties, except he wants to be able to keep them knotted and slip them on and off easily (lazy boy style!) ...
Let the brainstorming begin!
Until next time,
Brittney
P.S. Here is a picture of my amazing cat, Mia - she stuck by me during this whole DIY project, and didn't try to attack the tape once...I was proud. (It's the little things, right?)
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