Today, after working most of the week on crafts, I decided to work on my apt's clutter problem. I was able to clean out two tubs, leaving me with the bottoms, but not the tops. That happens a lot when you are moving around a lot.
So I thought "why not check the size and see if one fits in the other"?
Whodathunkit?
So, now I have room for some things I won't need till Christmas in the bottom, and yarn in the top.
If I wanted to, I could also flip the top over and make an actual lid I could tape in place. My store room space is at a premium, so I want to streamline what I put out there.
The best thing about these is they are clear and fit together so well, I can almost separate things in each one, and if I need to, grab the top one for project yarn.
You might never have this happen to you, but if you do, it's kind of cool.
NOTE: If I had a lid to the top one, I would def' use it. But I don't, so this tip is what I came up with when I had an "aha moment"!! And if you look closely at the last photo, you will see my Connor supervising! N-JOY!!
Source: Just a happy accident
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I am a naturally untidy and disorganised person and this one tip makes a huge difference to the state of my cupboards shelves and drawers: Never impulse buy a storage container, whether it's for food, finances, crafts, shoes, nuts and bolts or toys.
I found butterfly cut-outs that I loved and laminated them. I then punched a hole in the center at the top of each. To attach the butterflies, I stuck the pipe cleaners through the holes and the middle slot of each drawer.
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What else can you do with the plastic tool boxes your tools come in? I use my tools frequently, so putting them back in evening isn't practical. So, there are about 7-10 various plastic boxes taking up space in my basement. What other things can these be used for? Repurposed? Recycle them? Thank you.
By Jane from Baltimore, MD
There are tons of things that tool boxes can be used for. If you're into crafting, they're great for storing a lot of craft supplies. And if you're going on a trip, they're great for putting your craft supplies to go with you into. If you're into gardening, they're ideal for carrying around your supplies so you don't have to be running back and forth to the shed.
They work great as jewelry boxes too with all the little compartments on top. And lots of room to store boxes in the bottom. They are handy to have next to your desk to hold all kinds of things: all the little things can go on top into the small compartments. Extra reams of paper can go in the bottom.
I could go on and on, but these are just a few things you could use them for. Just let your imagination run wild and you'll come up with lots more!
Are these the flat-type plastic cases like cordless drills come in? If so, we have converted them into first aid kits...spray painted it white, then spray paint a red cross on it. They could also make a good lap desk, with space inside for paper, pencils, pens, crayons, etc. I could also see keeping scrapbooking supplies in them, or individual cross stitch projects that are in progress, with chart, highlighter, project in or out of embroidery hoop, scissors, baggie with floss for that project, and baggie for scrap floss.
Just a few ideas.
Could be used for Make-up cases or even better for fishing tackle boxes.
This is a page about using food storage containers. There are several things you might want to consider when deciding to use different types of food storage containers.
