My kitchen giveaway has turned into a kitchen/kitchen organization giveaway, which is perfect for National Get Organized Month! This is the last heads up for the giveaway next week. Shelf Reliance will be giving away their Cansolidator Pantry to 3 different winners! Since we got back from our holiday vacation, I’ve also been really focused […]
Making Over
I’m thrilled to share another giveaway item that will be up for grabs next week during our giveaway! We took a long vacation over Christmas and spent a month visiting my parents. When I got back, I was just itching to get organized – January is National Get Organized Month, you know… And I love […]
I had a bunch of great organizing ideas last year, didn’t I? Then why does my house still seem messy… Here’s Day 3’s great idea from last year! __________________________________________ My linen closet has been in serious need of attention. I love organizing, so figuring out a solution for the piles of sheets was a joyful […]
Recently I remodeled a cardboard food container into a pencil holder – an easy and fun project for all ages and spaces. I noticed that my night stand was constantly cluttered with pens/pencils, scraps of paper, etc and I wanted to organize that in a way that would fit the color scheme and theme of […]
I like to start out each year by remembering the best parts about the last year, so the first week of January 2009 on Vanilla Joy will be my best posts from last year! This first one was featured on Org Junkie, my favorite organizing resource, and that means it was pretty good… Enjoy! I’ve […]
I’ve finally figured out what to do above my bed. I love the idea of fabric covered canvas because of the lightweight factor. If it falls on us in the middle of the night, we’ll live with no lasting brain damage. Plus, they’re super easy to do. Here’s how. With any size canvas and your […]
A while ago a reader commented that I should write a post sharing my craft storage organization ideas and hope that you all comment and share yours so we can all learn from each other, so that’s what we’re going to do today. Because not everyone can have a Minibox for their craft storage/organization, having […]
I saw a cute idea for a wall decoration a while ago in a magazine (I think it was Creating Keepsakes) that was easy and inexpensive enough for me to actually do for my house. I got the frame at IKEA – a 10″ square shadowbox for around $7. You can use the glass or […]
Cleaning is way down on my list of “Things I Like to Do in My Spare Time,” so I’m always looking for cleaning shortcuts. One of my favorites is for cleaning the microwave – an odious chore at best: put a bowl of water in the microwave for a couple minutes…until the window gets nice […]
Trick Number 1 Did you know that you can use white board markers on mirrors? Maybe I’m the last person to catch on, but I discovered this useful fact not too long ago. Now I write my most urgent list items on the mirror in the bathroom where I’m sure to see them several times […]
