Organize Your Home: Winter Hat and Glove Storage

BEFORE:

 

I hate to admit that THIS is what we were storing our hats and gloves in last Winter! I mean, really? I'm even laughing while I look at this picture, realizing that I even bothered to label it! Well, needless to say, it was really frustrating digging in this Huggies box trying to find matching gloves...or anything for that matter...so last January I decided to solve the problem.

First, I bought a plastic shoe organizer and some Command hooks.

 

...and some velcro.

 

 

Second, I adhered the hooks to the inside of the closet door & hung the organizer...

 

 

Then I added the velcro along the sides & bottom (just every so often) to keep it from swinging & hold it into place better.

 

...And I had THIS! :)

 

 

The next step was to dump the box out & sort the items by family member. You might need a cute little "Helper" like I had:

 

 

 

I put my husband's gloves & hats at the top since he's the tallest. His are on the top two rows.

(And yes, we are Razorback fans!)

My stuff went on the next row down...

And then my son's and my daughter's items went on the botton two rows. It's easy for them to reach & with the clear pockets we can see and access what we have!

 

AHHhhhhHhhHhhhh...a sigh of relief at this organized space! It's worked really well for us in the past year and will continue to!

 

Note:  I ended up pulling all my scarves out of this closet, but you could roll them & put them in the pockets as well, if you wanted. Since the scarves were all mine, I decided to hang them in my bedroom closet with a scarf hanger.

 

DIY Cell Phone Charger Organizer

When I first saw this cell phone holder on Pinterest, I knew I had to make one! THIS is the tutorial I used. And here is mine...

Supplies needed are:

 1 baby lotion or baby bath plastic bottle

Scrap fabric

Mod Podge

Foam brush

Scissors

I cut the bottle to the shape shown in the tutorial that I linked to above. (Sorry, I didn't get any pictures of this stage in the process for some reason.) Then I traced the cut bottle onto my fabric & cut it out. I used a generous amount of Mod Podge glue to adhere the fabric to the bottle, then gave it another good coating on the outside.   

I let it dry, & since I can't leave well enough alone, I decided to use some puff fabric paint to make a cursive "L" on the front~for Lindsay. Not sure I like the "L" that much, but oh well!

I've really been enjoying having a place for my cell phone while it's charging and not having that cord hanging down getting my way. Although my husband made fun of me for making this geeky project, I couldn't be happier! :)

I had a little fabric left over, so I made these rosettes & added some buttons for the centers. I think one would look cute on the front of my holder if I decide I want to cover up that "L"!

Let me know if you give it a try! (...and what your husband thinks :) )

Don't forget~there's still time to throw your name in the hat to win an autographed paperback of Lela Davidson's hilarious book, Blacklisted from the PTA! See the post below to enter! Drawing is July 22nd!