Back To School Organization
Today is Under $10 on the 10th! On the 10th of every month a group of fun bloggers get together and share a craft for under $10. This month our theme is Back To School. I’m sharing a little back to school organization.
A few weeks ago my sweet niece’s house caught on fire.
While not everything was burned, everything was ruined due to smoke damage.
They are currently living in their RV until their home can be rebuilt.
Which means organization is a premium.
So I thought that I’d help out with a little organization for her daughters back to school wardrobe!
I started by purchasing this clothing organizer with dividers.
It came all folded up and was a little hard to get all the wrinkles out, but eventually it straightened up nicely.
However, I felt like it needed a little more stability.
Adding A Hard Bottom
I added a hard bottom to the organizer.
It was a simple matter of cutting a piece of cardboard the exact size of the bottom of the organizer.
Of course, you need to make the cardboard pretty!
I took wrapping paper, cut it to size and then using a glue stick glued it to the cardboard.
Once that was done, I slid it into the bottom of the organizer.
Not only was it pretty, but it provided the stability that the organizer needed.
Days of the Week
Once I had the organizer stable, it was time to add tags to each divider.
I thought it would be a fun way to add color and teach my great niece the days of the week.
Since the divider was made of nylon mesh I couldn’t directly apply the Heat Transfer Vinyl directly to the divider.
So, I cut 6 inch pieces of left over ribbon.
Then cut out the days of the week out of left over vinyl from another job using my Silhouette.
Then it was a simple matter of ironing on the HTV to the ribbon.
Adding Ribbon
Since I couldn’t iron on the ribbon to each divider, I added the ribbon by hand sewing them to each divider.
Just a few stitches in each corner and the tags were adhered to the dividers.
Once that was done the back to school organizer was ready for clothing.
This may not be the prettiest organizer, but it will help my niece get organized for the upcoming school week and it’s compact so that it will be great to store in the RV.
However, I feel like it would be worth its weight in gold no matter where you are living.
No more guess work or conflict as to what your child is wearing each morning.
Now I hope that you will join me in visiting Niki from Life As A Leo Wife and Alyson from Southern Sunflowers to see what back to school items they have created!
Until next time…
Tammy
What a great idea giving the organizer lots of cute personality. Adding the days of the week on the ribbon looks absolutely adorable!
Thanks Allyson!
This is a great organization tip fir many of us, even us old gals. I could honestly use this in my craft room for my daily projects. Thanks for sharing.
I never thought about it for daily projects, but my craft room could certainly use some organization!