Tuesday, March 8, 2011

repurposed shoe boxes {project organization}


Happy Tuesday y'all! Did everyone have a good weekend? We caught up on a lot of stuff around the house and had some fun too. Friday night we went to a favorite local restaurant and had friends over Saturday.

Mid-way into my productive morning on Saturday, my foot pedal on my sewing machine broke. Boo! Second time on my little Singer machine. It was time to upgrade anyway so I ordered the Brother PC-420. So excited to get it! Is should be here tomorrow:)

After the sewing machine blow-out, I had to turn my attention to non-sewing crafts. I made a few gifts (tomorrow on the blog) and started an organization overall. For years and years I have been saving my shoe boxes. Needless to say I have A LOT of shoe boxes. I think I initially saved them because I was moving often in college and early 20s, but that part is over - no more moving (at least for a long time). But I couldn't just throw those boxes away!

I had some left over chalkboard paint from a previous project (or two), so I gave the boxes a coat of paint, a label, and organized a shelf in my pantry.

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I am loving the cleanliness factor so far! My pantry is HUGE, so its going to take some time to finish this project, but I hope to have it done this weekend:)

Do you use old shoe boxes for anything?!?!?

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17 comments:

Unknown said...

Such a great idea, Marionness! I'm glad you found a purpose for your multitude of shoe boxes. Now if you need to find a use for your shoes...donate to Morgan's Closet, haha.

Liesl said...

Love this idea for storage and well done on your project organization! Fun blog!

Liesl :)

J.Crabbit said...

Looks good. nice work.

Humble Homemaker said...

I also have tons of shoe-boxes and couldn't figure out how to make them look cute... this is an awesome idea! I love it. Thanks for sharing. I am your newest follower. Have a great day. :)
Humble Homemaking
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nicolette {momnivores dilemma} said...

Great idea for repurposing shoe boxes. Have you tried chalk markers yet? They are my new addiction!

Thanks for sharing this with my readers at Creative Juice Thursday!

<3
nicolette

Rissa @ Hazel and Honeysuckle said...

Fantastic idea! I'm going to have to get myself some of that chalkboard paint!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog! xx

Michelle @ Delicate Construction said...

This is a fabulous idea!! Love the way it came out! Visiting from Tatertots and Jello and have been a follower for a while.
Have a great weekend!
Michelle
www.delicateconstruction.blogspot.com

Marianne said...

This is so smart. I do use a lot of shoeboxes like this, but I have never thought of painting them to make them look nice. I will have to do this too some time. Thank you for sharing. Found you at The Girl Creative.

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