Personalized Mason Jars For Organization

Hey everyone! Another easy DIY project that helps with storing things. I use mason jars for EVERYTHING! I'm obsessed with these jars. They are cute and I know they are sealing whatever I am trying to store. You can use any size mason jars for this project but I personally used mini ones for the project that I am doing. (Which is organizing and storing all my homemade beauty body products.) 

Supplies

Arcylic paint

Paint brush

Mason jar (Walmart is cheapest. I got a 12 pack for $5!)

Glue

Pen

Instructions

1. Because the lid on the mason jars are separate (see photos below) you need to glue them together. You don't have to do this, but I recommend doing this if you are going in and out of the jar a lot. Just makes it easier and less work. Carefully glue around the part where the two pieces fit together. Tip: I glued on the rim and then placed the center piece on top of it.

 

2. Once the lid is fully dried flip it over. Time to paint! Mine came with a cute circle design on the lid and I wanted to keep it. So I carefully painted only the center circle part. I ended up doing two layers and it only took about 30 minutes to dry. Make sure you wait for it to fully dry until moving onto the next step.

 

3. Take out your pen (which ever color you want.) And write what it is that you are storing. Simple right? Your finished! I love little cute touches like this for storing and organizing. Gives it an extra touch and you can choose colors to match your decor. Also, if you wanted to do different designs, add ribbon or bling to it, it would still turn out great! I kept this one simple since no one really sees it but me.

Making Most Of A Small Workspace

I've always had a small work area for crafts and other fun projects, as in sewing, but today I needed to prepare my work space for attending school. It still feels so surreal that I am going to be a student again. Nervous, yes... But so excited! This time around it will definitely be harder because I am a mom. Challenge accepted! Anyways, I went to Target today to get a cork-board and little behold, they have a huge going back to school sale! Perfect. My husband is also in school (this is his last semester), so I ended up getting him a couple things too. I'll probably end up on going back for more things, but right now I am focused on organizing and making more room for my desk.

Here is some of the haul that I got. The two bins (which I ended up getting more of) were only $1! Perfect for a kids play room too. The pens, high lighters, pencils, and markers were only $1-$4 at most. Even the cork-board was on sale for $5. Also I got some notebooks, binders, paper organizer all for so cheap! Even if you aren't a student nor have a child in school, I would still check it out to restock the hobby/craft pile.

Here is the before and after! (Small space, I wasn't kidding). The husband has the bigger desk for his accounting work and school. Just adding those small storage's, shelf, and corkboard frees up so much more room. And it is all nice and tighty! Use your imagination and get creative when it comes to reorganizing, and making most of your small (or large) space.

The famous cork-board. This always keeps me right on track, along with my daily planner. Reminds me of important dates, and any other crazy stuff that is going on in my life. I'm seriously in love with these things! (If you couldn't tell already). Well this is my short, fast and easy how to make use of a small work space. Hope this gets your brain thinking of ways how you could get most of your space!