Do you have one of these plate holders or is it a pie rack/server? If you don't, I'm sure you've seen them in yard sales, consignments shops etc. Well, bring them out or go out and get one, because today we're using it for paper organizing.
I changed my sewing room/office around a bit. I'll show that in another post. My desk is a big butcher block table with only one little drawer for pens and pencils. So I needed vertical storage and this plate rack is the answer.
I used key rings and those little round tags to label what's on each shelf.
Why do I label everything...so my whole family knows where the white card stock is, not just me!
These are the three paper products I use the most at my desk, so that's why they get the extra special place. Everything else is in paper organizer case hidden under my desk.
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I even have a label for my labels...Ok, that sounds crazy. Maybe I need to be medicated.
Easy access and pretty too.
Remember the Tool Time Motto...always think outside the box.
Look at something not for what it was MADE for...but what it could be USED for.
Easy access and pretty too.
Remember the Tool Time Motto...always think outside the box.
Look at something not for what it was MADE for...but what it could be USED for.
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Oh, that's a good one. I just made that up. That needs to go on a button or something LOL!! I know...I'll go take my medicine!
Happy Tuesday to all my blogging friends,
Happy Tuesday to all my blogging friends,
~Karen~
I have one of those racks but don't have room on the desktop for it....(nor anyplace nearby, either)....LOL Good idea, though!
ReplyDeleteLook not for what it was MADE
ReplyDeleteRather for what it could be USED
and there's your button??
perfect!!
love your blog
xo
eva
Remember I invited you to Amerika Samoa...well...you would go insane in my totally unorganized house...and I am soooooooooooooooooooo jealous of your totally organized spaces.....Can I be like you???? Just for one day?
ReplyDeleteHi Karen! Another great idea, it could have been yours ;-): http://justsomethingimade.blogspot.com/2010/09/cigar-box-turned-washi-paper-tape.html. Cool right!!?
ReplyDeleteI have the SAME pie/rack server, and it sits unused in my basement...but not anymore! I'm borrowing your idea! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove your new blog layout!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Label for your labels! lol
I just bought one of those at the thrift shop just last week....hubby said...where are you going to store it? Always wanted one for parties...now I can use it for storage and then empty it off once in a blue moon when I actually use it for its original purpose...thanks for the idea
ReplyDeleteIt is hard for me to tell the size of your rack but you are putting it to good use. Some of those racks are used to display pretty tea cups and saucers but yours looks like it is probably bigger.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing idea!! Gosh, if I could spend just 5 minutes in your head. :o) You are so clever. :o) I always look forward to Tool Time Tuesdays! :o)
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great week.
Sincerely ~ Tricia
What I like about this is that depending on the way you attach the labels it's still completely friendly to take apart to have a party with.
ReplyDeleteAnother good idea from you. It is so nice not to have to rummage for things when you want something. I like organising things too but I don't have much space so I'm a frustrated organiser.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Star
Cute idea. That is definitely outside of the box thinking!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! And I think your idea of the keychain labeling is perfect. Thank goodness for people like you who help us to organize in unique ways.
ReplyDeleteJust think how you will decorate the new paper organizer for the holidays all year long. Good idea for limited storage, unique but good!
ReplyDeleteI may have to go get one of those: my paper storage ideas have run amok.
ReplyDeleteThat's a cute idea for one of those stands. I bought a different type a few years ago that has square wooden trays with handles that are probably about an inch or more deep. I keep paper napkins in the bottom tray and fresh fruit or bread in the top tier. It's great to have a two tiered storage bin that's attractive!
ReplyDeleteAnother great idea. Thanks for your blog .I can't wait to see what idea you come up with next and I try lots of them. Sharyn
ReplyDeleteLove the idea. Just wanted to let you know we finished our snowballs and have begun to assemble the quilt top. I have it posted today. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration...it has been great fun. Patty
ReplyDeleteGreat idea and decorative too, I even have one of those. Now if I can figure out a place to put it, humm. I thought of you yesterday whan I emptied a spool of aurifil thread. I just know that something great could be made from that sturdy little orange dohickey. A ring holder maybe.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!
ReplyDeleteI have a pie rack sitting in my kitchen. It has plastic fruit and veggies on each tier gathering dust. I have always wanted to do something else with it. What a great idea for my computer paper,etc! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh! I have one of those and have never used it. What a fantastic idea! Mine only has 2 levels, but heck will work the same! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love your creativity! I can't tell from your photos if you have a supporting square under the paper. I used to work in a print shop and suggest using cardboard or something to keep the paper really flat and to use open paper quickly. Moisture and any bend (like droopy corners) will make paper jams much more likely! Love your new sewing room, too!
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