My Art Bin

   














Last week, my art teacher told me that if I wanted, I could keep a box of my art supplies in his classroom. So, this weekend, I went to Target and bought a neat storage bin, organized it and decorated it. I love how it turned out and cannot wait to take it to class, tomorrow!

Necessary Items

• Storage bin (I bought mine at Target for about $8)
• Zipper bag(s) (I used an old make-up bag) 
• Small metal bucket(s)
• All-purpose Markers (I used "Chalk Ink Wet Wipe Markers")

Directions

• Organize art supplies (or other supplies such as scrapbooking supplies/school supplies/etc.) into containers and arrange the containers inside the bin
• Decorate/personalize the lid of the storage bin, using the markers 

Accessory Book

     I love to scrapbook and therefore have a lot of scrapbooking supplies, especially stickers and accessories. Last week, I wanted to organize a lot of my supplies, but did not have a lot of accessory organizers. So, I put many items in zip lock bags. I knew that it would not last and I would change my technique when I could. The next day, I went shopping with a friend and told her about my organization "problem". She suggested storing my stickers in page protectors, which would be held in a binder. I tried this technique and liked how it turned out. Therefore, I wanted to share what I did.

Necessary Items

• 1 binder (any size that can contain all of your stickers/borders/stencils/etc.) (I used a 3" binder)
• 3 inch X 3 inch full adhesive notes (mine are Post-it brand)
• Transparent page protectors 
• A pen/pencil

Directions

1. Organize stickers into relative piles ("Christmas", "Music", "Letters", etc.)
2. Write on adhesive notes, labels for each pile 
3. Stick each note to a separate page protector
4. Insert labeled page protectors inside the binder
5. Place corresponding stickers inside page protectors
6. On the front cover of the binder, place a label entitled, "Stickers" or "Accessories".

NOTE: I also use my sticker binder as a holder for future projects, cut-outs, stencils, etc.

     I like how organized, portable and cheap this accessory organizer is!