Posts tagged DIY

A dish drying rack can make a quick, inexpensive (and nice looking) desk organizer solution. I never would have thought of this!

(via The Cottage Chick)

This lovely little desk tucked under the eaves in a attic. Design*Sponge includes lots of photos of the before & after of this remodeled workspace.

(via Design*Sponge)

If you have had trouble settling on the perfect planner, why not try droplet’s DIY planner kit.  For $10, you can download the PDF files for letter-size and half-sized templates and either 3-hole punch or bind the pages into a book. The PDF comes with monthly calendar pages, weekly pages, notes pages and a contacts page so that you can build just the sort of planner you need.

I owned the files at one point but in the security debacle of 2010, I lost the files along with everything else I had stored digitally. And just when I was getting itchy to make my own planner!

(via droplet on Etsy)

Ooo, I forgot to mention this lovely, free downloadable 2012 year-at-a-glance calender from Celia at U Me It.

(via U Me It)

DIY Pencil cup cozy and note paper coaster. Oh, how perfect to make this over the holidays so I’ll be ready to go on Jan. 2 with a reusable cup cozy (for Resolution #17: Be more environmentally friendly) and inspire me to write and draw more (Resolutions # 3 and #4 respecitvely).

(via Crafty Staci)

An enlargement of a vintage envelope would make a great focal point in any office.

From Southern Living, October 2009.

(via Iffer’s Nest)

Use porecelain paint pens to spruce up secondhand, thrift-scored or old ceramics to create a cohesive collection of desk organizers and caddies. I love the egg cup for paper clips. Great, inexpensive solution.

(via Better Homes & Gardens)

Use Google maps to create a personalized envelope. Read the comments for details on how to orient the map in order to get this to work even if your letter is traveling from east to west or south to north.

(via Craziest Gadgets)

Beautifully recycled junk mail envelopes with a safety pattern are reversed and sealed with washi tape in contrasting patterns. 

(by Eco_Monster)

These beautiful wooden envelope templates can be used to create your own envelopes. The large template is sold out but the small is available for $11.

(via Paper Pastries)