DIY! Project Get Organized, Part 1

 I describe myself as a organized-disorganized person. I pretty much know where everything is, even if it is not logical or evident to anyone else. I am desperately trying to change things...as the kids get older, and I get busier with my own projects as well as theirs, I need a quicker response time.  So I am getting organized (or trying to)

 (see my cute Moo business cards and my Gorilla Glue  - always handy!)

This will be a long and ongoing series of "Project: Get Organized."
If I get brave I will show you a before photo of the garage -
that is only for the brave to view as well!

Back in design school I had one of the pretty plastic desk caddy's. It was all about function! Well, I have not had one in a while, but I came to the conclusion I needed one, but one that fit my style a little better.

I made this organizer and it sits right by my computer and it has made my life easier in the few short days it has been there (now I wish I would have done this a long time ago...I had the idea in October, but just got around to it! Seriously I need an assistant or ten!)

Supplies

• Rockler: 12" Lazy Susan
• Rockler: Milk Paint, Lamp Black
• Purdy Paint Brush
• Rockler: Sanding Bug
• Rockler: Deft Wood Finish Spray
• Gorilla Glue Epoxy
• 14" wooden topper/disc from the hardware store (about 1/2" thick...like the kind that can be used for tabletops)
• 4 small screws - the length depends on the thickness of the wooden topper. I used ones I already had, only about 1/2" long.
• Jars: I used a variety of canning jars left over from cake in a jar season : 1-quart, 2-wide mouth half-pint,  1-wide mouth pint, 2-pint, and 1 larger jar I bought at Goodwill. (you can also use cleaned food jars too)

Optional:

Twine/jute or ribbon or fabric trim

Hot glue

Tools:

Drill and bits or screwdriver and small screws

Hot glue gun (optional)

DIY IT!

Here is a PDF of the Desk Caddy tutorial

OR

Go check out The DIY Club for the full tutorial!

It is simple: paint it; attach it;  epoxy it; fill it up!

So I thought I was done, and then I decided the top of the jars needed some prettying up! I grabbed the hot glue gun and some twine and wrapped some of the twine around the top of each jar. 

This has totally cleaned up my downstairs workstation and I LOVE it!

And it was beyond easy to make! 

How do you stay organized?????

Fill it up with your good stuff. You may notice some of my tools are beat up...well, they have history...the ruler and scissors have been a round since design school.

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