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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

The Perfect Organizational Tool, Plus a Tutorial to make it more Attractive

Today we have a special treat for you! Tracee Dock recently emailed me (Jen Cameron) about a cool revolving organizational bin she found, then decorated. I asked her if she would be willing to share it with our AJE readers. As you can see, she agreed to. Enjoy!

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Last week I met with local Kansas City area bead artists and designers, Tanya Goodwin and Sharyl MacMillian Nelson for brunch to share creations. Then we were off to a crafty girl's favorite place to shop: Harbor Freight and Tool!  I did not get out of there without a couple of purchases AND amongst them a new organizational item to share.  Sharyl kindly lent me her 25% off coupon for this nifty organizational spinner.  

Here's a picture of the spinning organizer in the box.  $19.99 before the coupon.



Here's the pieces and parts!  



To line the trays, I took some 12" scrap book paper...paper clipped four pieces together and traced the bottom of one of the trays and cut just inside the lines for a perfect fit! 






I have to admit I was temped to spray paint it, but there were a lot of black shiny pieces to prep and since I had the paper and it was going in my basement to hold clay cutters I resisted and besides....I was really excited to put it together.  I like projects like this!

Next the assembly and yes there were over 70 little nuts and bolts to fasten on the dividers, but it went fast once I got the rhythm and it was a great day to sit on the screen porch with a project.



So here's the finished project!  



I really can't believe I waited so long to come up with something this good to organize tools I use ALL the time.  It holds all my cutters...divided by shape with a couple of sections left to spare.



I can't help but think I'd like to have another one for my studio upstairs.  There are certainly lots of things up there that could use homes too, and I might just pick up a can of turquoise spray paint for the next one. I've also got some more great papers I'd love to use for another!




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5 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 16, 2013 at 9:01 AM

    I love the personalization of it! Pretty organization is so inspiring!

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  2. UnknownOctober 16, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    Wow it looks so useful and pretty.Wonder if i can get something like this in the UK?

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  3. LindaOctober 16, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    What a great idea, Traci! Thank you so much for sharing!

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  4. Ann SchroederOctober 16, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    Thank you for the tip and the tutorial. This would have the dual benefit of being great storage and using some of the voluminous amount of fancy paper I have. :)

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  5. GardanneOctober 17, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    This would be amazing for my lampwork tools. I think Harbor freight may sell out.

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