Old Cigar Box to Earring Storage

August 17, 2020August 16, 2020Leave a comment

Good morning! I hope you are all doing well. It is 100+ and hot here right now! Woowee! August tends to be the hottest time of year and this year did not disappoint! I haven’t been able to get much done outside, but I have done a few inside projects.

I have to tell you, this is not one of my favorite projects. I mean it looks okay, and I took pictures of cutting and gluing the paper, but now I can’t find them. Bum,bum,bum. The box was an old cardboard cigar box I have had for years, and I finally decided to do something with it. I went through my scrapbook paper and found some pieces that went together. I cut pieces that fit each side and glued them on. It’s pretty easy and I’m sure most of you have done something like this before. The biggest problem, came with using the ribbon as a hinge. Actually with the Gorilla Glue.

cigar box makeover cigar box ribbon cut in half

The glue totally leaked through!! That might be okay on the inside of the box, but not on the outside. I ended up having to peel off the ribbon on the outside and and finding paper to use instead.

cigar box ribbon and glue

What a mess…

cigar box grey ribbon

This whole project started because I needed some kind of storage for my hoop earrings. I have been buying more hoops lately, but didn’t have a good place to keep them where they would be separated and easy to find.

cigar box earrings

I found these little craft storage boxes at the Dollar Tree. They fit in the box, plus they were low enough that I could stack them on top of each other. I removed the lid and cut out a couple of the walls for the bigger earrings.

cigar box storage boxes

Here is a picture of the paper I used instead of the ribbon.

cigar box lid hello

And the finished project!

cigar box hello paper

So much better! I have a couple of really large hoops, so I can place those in the little side area next to the organizers.

cigar box organized earrings cigar box turquoise earring box cigar box earring organizer

Yay! Now my dresser looks so much better! Plus I can find the hoops I am looking for and they won’t be all tangled up with the others.

cigar box turquoise and grey

Well, I’m not sure I should say I hope you enjoyed this, :), but I’m glad you stopped by!

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2020January 1, 20202 Comments

Happy New Year everyone! It’s 2020!!

I hope you had a great New Year’s Eve, whether you partied or stayed home for a nice quiet evening. When the kids were younger, we would always have other families over and eat pizza and play games. We always had a great time with lots of good memories! But now, it’s just us. So a quiet evening is perfect for us now.

The day before Thanksgiving, I had an accident at work and shattered my index finger on my right hand. So now I am waiting to have surgery. That means I won’t be able to blog for a little while. Lauren will still be here and maybe I can convince her to post a bit for me too. 🙂 Anyways, I just wanted you all to know where I will be! I can’t wait until I get the surgery over with and be back here with you all! I will try to keep you updated!

Since it’s the new year, I know a lot of us are looking for ways to get organized. I know I am! So I found a few ideas around the internet!

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I think this idea is brilliant for an attic! We have a small attic and I would love to get all the boxes set up like this! There are even printable storage labels.

2. I wish my garage looked like this! I do have most of my stuff on shelves and in totes, but I really like the idea of clear totes so you can see what’s inside. Also the large labels are great! Head over to Instagram to see how she did it!

3. My cabinet under the sink isn’t this full, but we are thinking of putting in an under the sink pull-out trash can, so I may need to do some reorganizing. Head over to by lauren m to see what she used to get organized.

4. These bins are a great idea for any cabinet or closet. And the best part is, they come from the Dollar Tree! Check out the other ways to organize from Dollar Tree too!

5. This is a great way to store wrapping paper! Just hang it behind a door or in a closet! You could use the extra slots for storing tissue paper, bows, scissors, tape and other supplies. I’m not sure of the original source for this one, but there are other great ideas on Buzzfeed.

6. Here are more ideas for a shoe organizer. These could be used all over the house! I have one in my hall closet for gloves, hats and scarves. Here is the link for the Barbie Organizer and the stuffed toy organizer,

7. This is brilliant! Why didn’t I think of this! It’s so much easier to get games or other boxed items out of this than when they are in a big and tall pile! Visit here for more ideas.

8. Tax time will be here soon, so it’s time to get your papers in order. See how Home Made by Carmona set up her files.

9. How are your craft supplies looking? Sometimes, mine are in pretty good shape. Sometimes…not so much. Again, clear containers help to see what you already have and what you need to stock up on.

10. I couldn’t forget our pets! Finding a place to store leashes, clothes, and collars can sometime be a challenge. The Well Groomed Home has some great ideas!

I hope this gives you some inspiration for getting organized this year! Have a wonderful 2020!

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How to Survive Christmas: 101

November 13, 2019November 19, 20192 Comments

Good morning! How strange to be posting on a Wednesday! We haven’t posted on Wednesdays for a while now but here we go! Remember to head over to the original 12 Days of Christmas post here to look at all the other hosts and their ideas, to print out calendars and to enter the giveaway! Also, there is an inlinkz at the bottom of the post where you can add your ideas of how to survive the holidays!

Welcome to the 5th annual 12 Days of Holiday Ideas event, hosted by Shirley of Intelligent Domestications and Erlene of My Pinterventures Between Nov. 11th and December 6th there will be hundreds of new ideas shared by over 55 Co-host bloggers!

Go here to see our kick-off collection of Holiday ideas as well as all of this years talented participating DIY and Foodie Blogs. Download this years November and December calendars with all of the topics and dates so you can make plans to watch for ideas!

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We are continuing on with our 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop. This is day 2 of 12 and we are talking about the best tips on Surviving Christmas! Christmas is one of the busiest and most stressful times of the year and this year will be no different. While everyone is trying to complete their Christmas list (for themselves and shopping for others), here is a short list of things you can do to make your Christmas go smoothly.

Order All of Your Gifts Early and Keep a Checklist

I think this is probably the biggest thing to help keep you sanity during Christmas. I like to write down everything that I want to get for people and mark it off when I have received the item. So for my checklist this year, I wrote down my sister, my mom, my dad, my Secret Santa for work, and my cats (you can’t forget them). Under each person I put what I am planning on getting them and put a check mark next to it when I have purchased the item. If you have a price limit for the gift, I like to write the price next to their name so I don’t overspend. And don’t forget to order way ahead of time! If you are planning on getting gifts from websites like Amazon, make sure you order them early so they have time to arrive. You would hate to order a very important Christmas gift a week before Christmas and it not arrive on time!

Set Up a Time to Wrap All of the Presents

This is something that my mom does every year. Once she has collected all of the gifts, she finds a day where she isn’t doing too much and wraps ALL of them. When my sister and I lived at home, mom would lock herself in her bedroom to wrap all of the presents. But make sure you have all of the things you would need to wrap. Paper, tape, ribbon, scissors, tags, boxes, bags, and tissue paper. Make sure you have all of your stuff so you don’t have to keep leaving the room. Make sure you have some water and a possible snack and some good music to listen to!

Make a Checklist of Christmas Activities You Want to Do

More checklists! Personally, I love making checklists or to do lists so this is definitely something I do. Your checklist can be as big or small as you would like. You can add things like visit a nativity, bake cookies, watch a Christmas movie, go caroling, and many many more. You can add as many or as few things as you would like to your list. This year, my Christmas list actually looks like a Christmas tree coloring page. All of the things I want to are ornaments on the tree and I get to color one in when I’ve completed it. And guess what? You can use it too! I placed it below so you can print out your own Christmas Tree Checklist!

Christmas To Do Coloring Page

Pick One or Two Days to Stay Home

With all of the craziness of the Christmas season, it is easy to get stressed out from going places and doing things. Take some time for yourself and stay home. Plan a day to stay home and bake Christmas cookies, watch Christmas movies, read Christmas stories, stay in Christmas pajamas all day, drink hot cocoa, among other things. You don’t always have to be crazy busy. Make sure you take time for yourself and relax for a day.

If You are Hosting, Enlist Help

During the crazy Christmas season we are always attending parties. If it’s just hosting Christmas at your house or hosting a Christmas Cookie Exchange, it can still take a lot of work. And it’s tiring to do it all yourself. Don’t forget to enlist the help of others to prepare for your party. Have your family help you clean (even if that means getting the kids to just tidy up their toys), ask some friends or family who are attending if they would be willing to help you prep, and asking others to help supply food. For our families Christmas, we separate the food duties out between all of the families attending. It makes life just a little easier when it comes to the actual day of the party. That it one less thing you have to worry about the day of the party. It makes the day less stressful and the party easier to enjoy!

Buy Wrapping Paper WAY Ahead of Time

Something my mom and I do is we actually buy wrapping paper AFTER Christmas. This is the perfect time get huge discounts on wrapping paper and other supplies for your Christmas presents. Ribbon, bows, paper, boxes, bags, you name it you can get it discounted. Now, I know it’s too late now, but I highly recommend buying your wrapping paper sooner rather than later. The sooner that you have your wrapping paper, the sooner you will feel less stressed.

And that’s it! These are just a couple ideas on how you survive the Christmas holiday season. There are more things you can do to help make the season less stressful. But these are my top things to help keep my sanity. So I hope you enjoy and let me know if you are going to try any of these this season!

Here’s the inlinkz! See what the other ideas there are for surviving the holidays!

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50 DIY Holiday Ideas For You!

November 8, 2019November 14, 20191 Comment

Good morning! Lauren and I are so excited to join the 12 Days of Holiday Ideas Blog Hop! This is our first year joining in and we have been very busy! Do you need some holiday ideas? There are ideas for decorating, crafting, cooking, games, baking and the grand finale will be our Christmas Trees! We are hosting a BIG GIVEAWAY from our Sponsors this year! Be sure to scroll all the way down for more information and to enter to win!

It’s the fifth year of the Holiday Ideas Blog Hop! If you aren’t familiar with this annual blog hop, it’s a 4 week event where 50+ bloggers share Christmas ideas 3x a week. Scroll down to meet this year’s Holiday Ideas Team and grab the free printable event calendars! The official Holiday Ideas Blog Hop starts Monday, November 11, with all sorts of Gift Guides! In the mean time, enjoy this round-up of the Best DIY Holiday Ideas from this year’s hosts and get started on your DIY holiday projects!

Intelligent Domestications ~ My Pinterventures ~ Chicken Scratch ~ That Fit Fam
An Alli Event ~ Domestically Creative ~ Rosewood and Grace ~
From House To Home ~ Happily Ever After, Etc ~ Across the Blvd ~ Farm Girl Reformed
Creative Cynchronicity ~ Country Hill Cottage ~ My Humble Home and Garden
~ PolkaDot Poplars ~ Family Around the Table ~ Domestic Deadline
Purple Hues and Me ~ Glitter On A Dime ~ Sparkle Living ~ Crafting Is My Therapy
As For Me and My Homestead ~ Cookies, Coffee and Crafts ~ The Aspiring Home
Practically Homemade ~ The Fresh Cooky ~ Simply Inspired Meals
Love My Little Cottage ~ Mom Home Guide ~ Blogghetti
Nourish and Nestle ~ My Family Thyme ~ Simple Nature Decor
Interior Frugalista ~ Elle Marie Home ~ DIY Adulation ~ Through My Front Porch
Weekend Craft ~ Our Crafty Mom ~ For the Love of Food ~ Tikkido
Home on the Corner ~ Adventures of a DIY Mom ~ My Hubbard Home ~ Hello Central Avenue
Harbour Breeze Home ~ This Autoimmune Life ~ Creative Ramblings
Radiant Pearl Living ~ Super Mom – No Cape ~ Little Vintage Cottage ~ Christmas Tree Lane

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50+ Best DIY Holiday Ideas

Holiday Decor Projects

Wooden Christmas Tree Shadowbox via Adventures of a DIY Mom
DIY Wood Slice Christmas Tree Sign via Harbour Breeze Home
Rustic Luminaries via My Hubbard Home

Ornaments & Tree

Dollar Tree Rustic Mickey Ears Ornament via Elle Marie Home
Prairie Point Star Ornament Tutorial via Super Mom – No Cape
Prairie Point Christmas Ornaments via Chicken Scratch NY

Snowman Wood Slice Ornament via My Pinterventures
Dollar Store Ornament Transformation via Purple Hues and Me
DIY “Glass” Dome Christmas Ornament via Rosewood and Grace

DIY Mini Pallet Ornament via Domestic Deadline
Reindeer Ornament Kids Craft via That Fit Fam
Vintage Ornament Box Dioramas via Little Vintage Cottage

Scandinavian Buffalo Check Christmas Ornaments via Crafting Is My Therapy
Flocked Buffalo Check Christmas Tree via Weekend Craft

Games

Free Printable Christmas Scattergories Game via DIY Adulation
Gift Passing Game via Polkadot Poplars
Best Christmas Games For Large Groups via An Alli Event

Gift Ideas

Christmas Cookie Mason Jar Candles via Glitter on a Dime
Last Minute Gift-Orange, Cinnamon and Clove Simmer Pot via Home on the Corner

Shadow Box Ideas-Rolled Flowers Decor DIY Personalized Gift via Radiant Pearl Living
Merry Crafters Christmas Gift in a Jar via Cookies Coffee and Crafts

Recipes

Homemade Chai Tea Mix with Printable Gift Tags via Blogghetti
Gingerbread Hot Cocoa Mix via This Autoimmune Life
Cranberry Bliss Mimosa’s via Practically Homemade

Mint Chocolate Thumbprints via Family Around the Table
Gingerbread Cookies – Our Family Tradition! via Simply Inspired Meals

The BEST Gingerbread House Recipe and Free Gingerbread House Templates via Tikkido
Eggnog Scones with Browned Butter White Chocolate Glaze via The Fresh Cooky
Christmas Cookie Pecan Sandies Recipe via Through My Front Porch

Hope you enjoyed these holiday ideas. Remember to check back on November 11 for Gift Guides!

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DecoArt winner will receive a prize package valued at $100!

Dixie Crystals/Imperial Sugar winner will receive a Keurig Coffee Maker valued at $100!

Oriental Trading winner will receive an OrientalTrading.com gift card valued at $200!

Cabot Cheese winner will receive a gift basket of Cabot products valued at $75!

Burlap Fabric winner will receive a prize pack of products valued at $50!

Zulay Kitchens winner will receive one Milk Frother and a Lemon Squeezer valued at $21

It’s Home To You winner will receive one wooden Santa sign valued at $65

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I hope you are all as excited as we are! I can’t wait to see all the different ideas these talented ladies come up with! See you on Monday!

How I Organized My Tool Cabinet

April 22, 2019April 17, 2019Leave a comment

Good morning! I hope you all had a fun and family filled Easter! It was such a beautiful day here. Perfect for hunting eggs! I was able to accomplish a few projects while I was off for spring break.

This locker cabinet was one of my projects. What a mess! I was constantly having to dig through all this to find the one tool or item I needed. There are small tools that I use in the house, a few painting supplies, batteries, and other miscellaneous items. I finally decided it was time to do something about it.

I found this divided box and knew it would work perfectly for all the small pieces I had in the locker. I started out putting the smaller items in the small squares. Items such as nails, screws, hooks and eyes fit perfectly in these compartments.

Once I finished with the smaller pieces, I had several larger items. I was able to take some of the dividers out to make larger spaces. I placed razor blades, zip ties and larger hooks in these compartments.

I also had a small clear plastic box that I filled with the larger tools like the hammer, screwdrivers, levels, wire cutters and sandpaper.

I also had a divided box for batteries. I have had this organizer for awhile and I don’t know why I didn’t think of it for the other items.

What a difference! It’s amazing how two little organizers could make this much of a difference! It’s so much easier to find what I need now. I have the batteries on the top shelf and hung up a few extra packs on the hook. I also have a few painting supplies and the staple gun in here.

I placed the divided box and the tool box on the bottom shelf.

Such a simple solution to a big messy problem! I’m so glad to have this one project done.

Have you organized any areas in your house lately? Do you have any simple solutions for keeping your items neat? Thank you so much for stopping by today and have a great week!