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10 Of The Best Ways To Organize Your Playroom

No matter what I do it seems like there are always toys scattered everywhere. Do you ever feel like this? I think most Moms do. We clean and pick up toys constantly only to do it all over again the next day. It is a frustrating cycle, right? So how can you make the endless cycle of a messy playroom a little easier to organize and maintain?

By implementing just a few organizational strategies and hacks, your kid’s playroom will be organized in no time. And stay that way!

Check out all the ways to organize your playroom!

Use a Cubby Storage System

Using a cubby storage system is the perfect way to organize your kid’s toys! You can hide all of their toys in cube storage bins, eliminating the mess and visual clutter. You can even get creative and add the alphabet to your cube organizers with heat transfer vinyl!

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Store Small Toys In Old Jars

Do you have a few pickle jars cluttering your cabinets? You can repurpose them into toy jars to store cars, legos, or any small toys. Check out Charlene’s tutorial on how she took an old jar and turned it into this really cute Hot Wheels storage container! You just take an old jar, spray paint the lid, and then glue your favorite car to the top! So simple!

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Create a Bench Storage System

If you are looking for a way to incorporate a table, seating, and storage into your playroom, you have come to the right place! Jennifer at I Heart Organizing created the perfect playroom for her kids! By laying a bookshelf on its side, she created the perfect bench! Isn’t it so pretty?

You can do this too in your playroom!

Take a bookshelf/cube organizer and lay it on its side. Grab a few of your favorite storage bins like these. Now, find your favorite fabric to match and use upholstery foam to make your own cushion!

Wondering how Jenn made these cushions? Find her tutorial here!

Tip & Image Credit: I Heart Organizing

DIY Stuffed Animal Hammock

Do your kids have so many stuffed animals that you just don’t know what to do with them all? If your storage bins are full and their bed cannot hold anymore, try storing them in a hammock! You can find a hammock on Amazon! Or if you are crafty, check out how Christie made her own! You can find her tutorial here!

Tutorial & Image Credit: Lemon Squeezy Home

Store Stuffed Animals In A Shoe Rack

If a toy hammock will not work for you, what about storing stuffed animals and small toys in an over the door shoe storage system. This is the perfect way to gain extra storage without taking up extra space!

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Organize Your Board Games

Are your boardgames taking up too much shelf space? This used to be our problem too! Why not gain some extra storage space and store your boardgames in a hanging closet organizer? This is the perfect hack to gain extra space and keep all your boardgames together!

Storage Bins To Store Everything

If you are looking for a “one place stores all” storage system for your kid’s toys, this is the perfect idea! Using a Cube Organizer and multiple sized basket and bins, you can store board games, legos, books, cars, etc! Having a large storage system like this will store all of your kids smaller toys in one place!

Tip & Image Credit: An Inviting Home

Use A Wood Box for Book Storage

Do your kids love to read? That’s great! But if you have a ton of books how do you properly organize and store them? Have you ever seen one of these wooden crates while walking the isle of Target or Walmart? You can cut them in half to turn them into bookshelves! Just paint, add wall hanging brackets and hang!

Tip & Image Credit: I Heart Organizing

Canvas Bags For Toy Storage

Do you have a few canvas totes laying around that you can repurpose? You can use canvas totes and hooks on the back of your playroom door to organize and store stuffed animals, toys, etc! This is such a cheap and easy hack!

Tip & Image Credit: Play Chic Interiors

Small Toy Storage

Kids tend to have toys in every shape and size. So how do you organize their craft supplies and small toys? You can use plastic storage containers and wire baskets! Display these on a bookshelf or hide them in a closet for the perfect way to organize small toys.

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10 Laundry Room Hacks That Will Make Your Life So Much Easier

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My laundry room becomes a mess FAST! Doesn’t yours? Clothes get piled on the floor, mismatched socks fall between the washer and dryer and lint balls fill the corners. It is one of those rooms most of us try to ignore, right? So how can we tackle our laundry room and turn it into an organized space we actually like to be in?

Check out these 10 Laundry Room Hacks That Will Make Your Life So Much Easier!

Use Robe Hooks To Hang an Ironing Board

It used to drive me crazy when we would open the laundry room door and hear the ironing board bang against it. Not only was it annoying, it was tearing up the door. So how did we fix this problem and you can too? Mount 2 robe hooks to the wall to hang the ironing board on! Not only does it make your laundry room look classy, it also creates a designated space to store the ironing board.

Image & Tutorial: Home Depot

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Use a Detergent Drip Catcher

Whoever created these is a genius! Dripping laundry detergents can make such a mess all over your cabinets or washer. Save the mess and cleanup by grabbing a few of these Tidy Cup Laundry Gadgets!

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Store Detergents In Glass Dispensers

Make your laundry room look professionally organized by storing detergent and fabric softeners in glass dispensers and adding a pretty label! Don’t you love this idea?

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Use An Old Crib Spring For A Drying Rack

Do you have an old crib spring laying around the house? Or what about a ring ladder? Hang the crib spring from the ceiling and use it as a drying rack! You can spray paint it to match your laundry room colors. Such a great idea and functional for a small laundry room! Check out this tutorial here!

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Use Slatwall and Hooks to Create an Organized Space

This is such a good idea from My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia! They used a piece of Slatwall and attached hooks to hang brooms, swiffer’s, and baskets! You could do this too with Slatwall and few hooks!

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Build a Laundry Basket Organizer

I am so dreamy eyed over this laundry basket sorter! I wish I had room for it in my laundry room. Ashley at Make It – Love It and her husband built this laundry basket organizer for their laundry room with MDF board, 2×4’s and a little bit of handy work! Their baskets are the Sterilite Laundry Baskets that you can get in a 6 pack! Check out Ashley’s tutorial here!

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Install A Hanging Basket Rack

Use the dead space on the back of your laundry room door and install a hanging basket rack. You can store extra toilet paper, paper towels, soaps, detergents, etc! It is a great way to obtain extra storage and take up minimal space.

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Make Your Own Lint Bin

Oh, the lint! If doing laundry wasn’t already such a pain, add in the constant cleaning of the lint catcher. What do you do with it? How about creating your own lint bin! check out how Melissa at Polished Habitat used a Brochure Holder to create her own lint bin! Find the tutorial here!

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Store Tide Pods in a Candy Jar

Spruce up your Tide Pod holder and store them in a candy jar. This is a great way to organize your laundry room as well as giving it a custom organized look! You can also store powder laundry detergent in a candy jar as well!

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Build A Rolling Landry Basket Sorter

There are so many different ways to build a laundry basket sorter. You can build a permanent one like Ashley did above or you can make a rolling laundry sorter! Hoosier Homemade has a tutorial on how to build this exact laundry sorter! Check it out right here!

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So how do you organize your laundry room? Comment below and share your tips with us!

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14 Desk Organization Hacks to Improve Your Productivity

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Most of us have some sort of office these days. Whether you actually work at home or have a job away from home, you more than likely have a desk somewhere. So what does that desk look like for you? Is it a cluttered mess?

Nothing will halt your productivity more than a cluttered workspace!

So are you wondering where do you begin to organize your desk? First, start by taking everything off your desk and out of the desk drawers. Sort through everything you have. Do you really need all of those paperclips? Or what about the receipts you have been hoarding for months? Throw away anything that is no longer necessary for your productivity.

Once you have decided what to keep, it is time to decide on what kind of organization systems you want to put in place.

Check out these BEAUTIFUL desk organization ideas! You can implement each one of these ideas with just a little bit of time and the right tools.

Organize Your Paperwork in File Folders

Turn your office up a notch by giving your basic file folders a makeover! Melissa from Polished Habitat took basic file folders from Amazon and used a little bit of creativity to create a beautiful workspace. She used her Silhouette Cameo to create these super cute labels for each of her file folders. The front of each folder has a different design so she can change up her space often. You can find her tutorial here!

Tip & Image Credit: Polished Habitat

Use a Desktop Organizer

Clean and Scentsible has created a beautiful office space and uses a desktop organizer to organize her planners and important paperwork to keep on hand. This desktop organizer has unfortunately been discontinued but you can find a similar one here on Amazon. I love how she used beautiful notebooks and planners to make your her have a touch of decor as well as being functional and productive.

Tip & Image Credit: Clean & Scentsible

Clear Containers for Everything

Do you have beautiful pens or a mountain of pretty washi tape? Why not use it to decorate your desk and keep it organized at the same time? Using clear storage containers you can organize anything on your desk. From pens to paper clips, there are so many different size containers you can use.

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Build Your Own Drawer Dividers

Do your drawers need dividers but you don’t want to spend a fortune? Why not build your own! Diane from In My Own Style built her own drawer dividers with hobby boards from Lowes! Check out her tutorial here! I love how shes created a compartment for each of her office accessories.

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Style Your Desk Trays

Oh, these desk trays are so so pretty! Destiny from Just Destiny Mag has a great tutorial on how to take letter holders from the Container store and add card stock and vinyl labels from a cutting machine.

Clipboard Wall Art

Give your desk a little bit of decor with this super cute clipboard wall art idea. This is a great way to store your clipboards as well as make your office really pretty!

Tip & Image Credit: Joann

DIY Charging Station

Is your desk cluttered with chargers and cords? This is a cheap and easy way to hide the clutter that comes along with electronics. Using a shoebox and scrapbook paper you can create a charging station to match your office space. Find the tutorial here from One Good Thing By Jillee

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DIY Mason Jar Utensil Holders

These mason jar desk accessory holders are perfect to house your pens, pencils, scissors, etc! Using craft paper, twine, and chalkboard tags you can create these mason jars to match any space!

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Create a Mason Jar Organizer

If you want to get really creative and create a cute and cheap desk organizer, glue mason jars together! This is such a cute way to use the mason jars we all love and keep your desk organized! Check out It’s Over Flowing’s tutorial to make this desk organizer yourself!

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Organize The Small Supplies In a Tackle Box

It is easy to lose small desk supplies when you don’t have a designated area to store them. Productive and Pretty came up with such a smart idea! Store small supplies in a tackle box! They come in various sizes with tons of small compartments. Using a tackle box is the perfect way to store your paper clips, binder clips, thumb tacks, etc!

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Transform Your Desk Drawers With Plastic Organizers

Wouldn’t a desk drawer like this make you feel like you could rock any day? See how Jen from I Heart Organizing created a beautiful desk drawer organizing system with a hanging drawer organizing tray and drawer organizers. This is such an easy and cheap way to organized one of the most cluttered areas in our desks.

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Create a Custom File Holder

Do you use files on your desk but find them ugly and boring? Check out how Homemade by Carmona created a personalized filing system. Using an acrylic file holder and hanging file folders.

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Organize Your Cords

Keep your cords organized by clipping binder clips to the edge of your desk and resting the cords inside the handles! This is such a brilliant idea!

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Organize The Cords Under Your Desk

Let’s move under your desk. We have all seen the horrific scene right? A bunch of tangled cords and you are not sure which one is the printer and which is the laptop. It can be a mess! Check out how The Chic Site created the perfect system to know which cord is which. She used washi tape to label each cord. Such a pretty and smart way to keep your desk organized!

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What organization systems do you use in your desk? Comment below and let us know!

12 Genius Ways To Banish Paper Clutter

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Are you sick of looking at the pile of paperwork cluttering your kitchen or your office? How about constantly in search of this months bills or the birthday invitation you misplaced? If so then this post is for you!

Paper clutter can become really overwhelming depending on how much you have. But once you go through it and create the perfect organization system, dealing with paper in the future will be so much easier!

Check out these 15 brilliant ideas to banish your paper clutter and become an organized genius!

Get Rid of Paper You Don’t Need

Have you ever wondered how long you should hold on to paperwork? Clean Mama has come up with a great guide! Check out her free printable to always have on hand!

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Create A Color Coded Filing System

There are so many filing system options out there! How do you know what is best? Check out how A Bowl Full of Lemons organizes their files! She color codes her filing system, making it easier to find exactly what you need. First, start with a filing cabinet (I love this one.) You will need hanging files and a label maker. Then, go through your paperwork and categorize your filing needs (bills & banking, taxes & income, medical expenses, etc.) Finally, add the filed to your filing cabinet as you see fit!

Tip & Credit: A Bowl Full of Lemons

File Pictures in a Photo Box

Even though most of us store our photos digitally now, I bet you have some printed photos laying around the house. Are they scattered in drawers or shoved in a closet? When you had them printed they were meant to bring joy and be placed in a beautiful photo album.

But life caught up with you, right?

Now they are just scattered around your house in paper envelopes, never to be found when you actually want to reminisce? What do you do about this problem? Modern Parents Messy Kids came up with such a great solution! Organize your photos in a Photo Box!

Rescuing your family photos can be a breeze with their tutorial! First, gather all your photos, then sort them in chronologic order, label the included divider cards, and then fill your box! This is such a simple and easy way to tackle your photo clutter!

Tip & Credit: Modern Parents Messy Kids

Create a School Paper Storage System

Are your kids always bringing home school paperwork you want to keep but it just keeps piling up and you are not sure what to do with it? Check out how Simply Kierste created these beautiful School Paperwork Storage Systems with a plastic filing tote, hanging file folders, files, and labels. She created her beautiful labels in Picmonkey, see how here!

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Create a Command Center

Are you in the need for a command center but don’t know where you could put one? How about in a kitchen cabinet? Turn your junk cabinet into a command center with help from Organizing Home Life. See how they created the perfect place to store schedules, bills, pending paperwork, receipts, etc.

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Create a Recipe Binder

Do you have a ton of recipes that are cluttering up your kitchen? A simple solution is to create a recipe binder! You can purchase Kalyn Brooke’s beautiful recipe binder here! Or create your own with any binder and recipe page pocket holders!

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Use an Expanding File Folder in Your Car

If you get pulled over is it going to take you 5 minutes sorting through paperwork to find your registration? One place most of us don’t think about organizing is our glove box, but it is definitely something you should do right now! Using a small expanding file folder is the perfect way to store all your important documentation. Go through your glovebox and organize your paperwork into categories like registration, insurance, oil change and tire rotation log, etc. Next time you are in a situation where you need that paperwork quickly, you will be glad you did this!

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Sort Your Mail in Baskets

It is so tempting to come home from work and throw your mail on the counter, but in the long run it will save you a ton of clutter by organizing it as soon as you walk through the door. See how A House Full of Sunshine created this beautiful nook! Using utility baskets from Kmart and spray paint she created a really cute industrial mail station! Kmart may not have these basket’s anymore but here is a really cute mail organizer from Amazon that you could use too!

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Create a Receipt Drop Box

I have to admit, my biggest paper problem is receipts. They typically line the bottom of my purse. But check out this really cool way to organize your receipts until you are ready to throw them away! You can make your own box with an empty tissue box and add a label! Store this in your car or your office. Such a handy tip from All In All.

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Use 3 Ring Binders

3 Ring Binders are a great way to organize paper you have laying around your home that you want to keep. Create a binder specifically for recipes, kid’s artwork, addresses & phone numbers, etc.

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Create a Mini Command Center on Your Fridge

Is there paperwork you need to able to access often? What better way to store it than on the side of your fridge. If you are like me you may spend A LOT of time looking in the fridge or just around your kitchen. Create a mini command center like The Simply Organized Home! Using a magnetic pencil cup and file box you can organize your Happy Planner or bills that need to be paid, neatly right on your fridge!

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Go Paperless

The end all to paper clutter is to just go paperless right? But how? Paper clutter is so prevalent in all of our lives that we may not know where to begin. This is where I guide you to Donnie at Just A Girl and Her Blog. He has created an amazing and thorough post on exactly how to go paperless and the best way to do it. Check it out!

So, are you excited to tackle your paper clutter? Comment below and let us know how you eliminate paper!

18 Genius Kitchen Organizing Ideas From The Dollar Store

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#oDo you wish you could have an organized kitchen but you just don’t know where to start? Or do you not have a huge budget to spend on organizing your kitchen?

Guess what? You don’t have to!

We have found the ultimate ways to organize your whole kitchen with items from the Dollar Store! Yes, the Dollar Store! Where you can buy really awesome bins and baskets for pennies!

So are you ready to get started?

Check out these 18 Genius Kitchen Organizing Ideas From The Dollar Store

Organize Your Drawers with Plastic Drawer Organizers

Organize your coffee station or any drawer with clear bins from the Dollar Store or these storage trays! Unlikely Martha created a super cute coffee station and organized her essentials with clear bins. This is such a great idea! What can you organize in your kitchen with these bins?

Tip & Image Credit: Unlikely Martha

Store Dry Goods in Canisters

Store your dry goods in canisters to keep everything organized! This is a great way to organize your cabinets and pantry! Get your canisters with chalkboard labels here!

Tip & Image Credit: The Social Home

Organize Your Pantry With Bins

Is your pantry a cluttered mess? Are you unable to find the green beans because they are buried behind bags of chips? This is a problem most families have! But you can transform your pantry with a trip to the Dollar Store and a few different size bins. Check out this before and after with At Home With Nikki!

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Organize Kitchen Cabinets With Stackable Bins

This is such a brilliant idea. Using stackable bins from the Dollar Store is the perfect way to store smaller items like oatmeal, chips, tea bags and packet spices. The list goes on!

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Use a Wire Organizer to Hold Cutting Boards

You can find a simple wire organizer from any dollar store and then mount it to your cabinets! This is the perfect way to store cutting boards, larger lids or even cookbooks!

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Create a Magnetic Spice Rack

A Cultivated Nest has come up with a genius way to store spices! Using a cookie sheet, magnetic containers, and a little bit of creativity she came up with the perfect way to store the spices that were cluttering her cabinets. You start by mounting a cookie sheet to the inside of your cabinet door. Feel free to paint it if you wish! You can mount the cookie sheet with screws or command strips. Then fill your magnetic containers with spices and attach them to your cookie sheet! And that’s it! How easy right! The Cultivated Nest also offers free printables to fit the magnetic containers! Get yours here!

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Make Your Own Lazy Susan

Have you ever wished you could have a Lazy Susan in your cabinets or fridge but you don’t want to pay a huge sticker price. You can make your own! With 2 round cake pans and marbles, you can create a lazy susan that fits your needs for any space! This is really simple! Just fill the bottom of a cake pan with marbles and then stack the other cake pan on top! Check out The Country Chic Cottage’s tutorial here!

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Use Hooks To Hang Utensils

Use a Utility Hanging Rack to hang your most uses utensils, measuring cups, measuring spoons, etc!

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Use Bins To Organize Your Fridge

The Dollar Store has a ton of different size and colored bins! You can organize just about anything in your fridge with them. Check out how Ginny used Fridge Bins and Linen Bins to organize her fridge. She even offers free labels!

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Use an Over The Door Shoe Organizer for Snacks

Shoe Organizers aren’t just for shoes! Store snacks or other small food items in a shoe organizer on the back of your pantry door! Find these at the Dollar Store or here!

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Use Bins for Cleaning Essentials

Make your own cleaning caddy with bins and baskets from the Dollar Store! You can also use a tension rod to hold all your spray bottles and create extra storage space!

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Organize Paper Plates in a Magazine Holder

If you are a paper plate user then you need this hack! Whether in your home kitchen or your RV kitchen, using a magazine holder to organize paper plates is genius. You will save so much room and your paper plates will always be nicely organized!

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Use Soda Can Organizers for Canned Goods

Do your cabinets need an organizing overhaul? This is such an awesome tip! Use soda can organizers to stack canned food and save a ton of space! Get an organizer for each type of canned food you always have on hand. This will keep your cabinets organized and you will always know what you have in stock!

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Use Bins in Your Freezer

Have you ever wondered how you could organize your freezer? You can use plastic bins and make them super pretty with labels and washi tape! Create a bin for each food that you typically have in your freezer and you will always know what you have on hand!

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Kitchen Mason Jar Storage Containers

Are you looking to bring a little character into your kitchen and love mason jars? Check out this cute storage hack! You could make these mason jars yourself with a little bit of paint and a few labels!

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Store Cupcake Liners in a Mason Jar

This is such a great idea for the ones who love to bake! Cupcake liners tend to get buried in a cabinet never to be seen again until you have to go dig them out. Create the perfect place to store all your cupcake liners and keep them in a mason jar!

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Use Sink Caddies for Storage

In our house, Kool Aid, Ranch Packets & Taco Seasoning tend to disappear in drawers or cabinets. And then I buy them over and over again when it is not necessary. You can use sink caddys to store all of your little packets! Use command strips to adhere them to your pantry walls or cabinet doors. No longer will you have to go searching through cabinets or buy items you already have!

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Create Your Own Magnetic Organizer With a Cookie Sheet

You can turn a cookie sheet into a magnetic organizer! Use it on a well in your kitchen to hang up reminders, notes, family photos, etc! See how Aimee, The Crazy Craft Lady, made a beautiful Organizer!