Sticky Notepads

These cute little notepads are made of scrapbooking cardstock and post-it notes. Aren't they cute?! Click here for the simple instructions on how to make them.

Family Fun has a short video tutorial on how to make these cute summer flip-flops. Aren't they cute? Click here to check it out.

Homemade Snowglobes

My boys and I made these homemade snowglobes today. It was a super easy kids craft. We just used equal parts water and corn syrup and then added some glitter snow and beads. (The corn syrup helps the glitter and beads stay suspended in the water) We added the water, corn syrup, and glitter using funnels and then the boys dropped the beads in by hand. They had a great time making them and they think they are pretty cool. I have to admit I like them too. I would recommend that an adult apply super glue or caulking to the lids before screwing them back on, just to be sure they are securely attached. Lots of fun!

Homemade Memory Game

Creative Chicks at Play gives instructions on how to make this very cute memory game out of chipboard and scrapbooking paper. Adorable!!

Click here to see their instructions.

Sponge Balls

Betz White has a great tutorial on how to make these fun sponge balls. Click here to check it out.

Cute Binder Clip Photo Holders

Aren't these cute! I think they would make a cute shower favor, or just a sweet little gift for a friend. Click here for her instructions on how to make them.

Closet Organization

I found a great article at BHG.com on organizing your closet with dollar store storage containers. I am a big fan of the dollar store, so this article was right up my alley.

Dollar Store Closets

It's Amazing what a few Baskets and Bins will do...

I have been working on organizing my kitchen cupboards and drawers and have a found a few things that have been really helpful
This is my "baking" cupboard. It used to be impossible to reach anything on the top shelf without pulling over the step stool and rifling through everything on the shelf. Now I can simply pull down the whole bin, get what I need and replace it without having to ever bother with the stepstool - and it looks so much neater too. I have also loved the addition of my baking basket on the middle shelf. I put all of the commonly used baking items (salt, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, etc.) in it, and now when I am baking I can just pull down one basket and I have most of the little boxes and bottles that I need for any recipe. I wish I had purchased a lazy susan for the bottom shelf, rather than the riser rack. I can see my spices now, but it is still hard to get to them. I think a lazy susan would have been much easier.
This drawer used to be a jumbled mess. I just added one bin to keep all of the smaller items corralled and suddenly the drawer is neat and easy to deal with.
This drawer used to be a mess too. I found an expandable utensil tray and separated all of my cooking utensils into the different compartments. It is so much easier now to find everything, and to put everything away after washing, due to the fact that I can actually get the door closed now without a whole lot of pushing and shoving.
This is under my sink, an area which I think is notoriously "icky" in most houses. I just put all of my cleaning supplies that I use most often in the bin in front and it keeps them in place. I installed child-proof latches on this cupboard to ensure that my little ones can't get to the cleaning supplies.

Microwaveable Heating Pad

Simply Fun Projects has a tutorial on how to make one of these cute and useful microwaveable heating pads.

Tote Bag

I made this easy tote bag from a couple of dollar store placemats. I am happy with how it turned out. I found the instructions online and they are really easy to follow, complete with illustrations and everything. Click on the title of this post to go to the website and look at the instructions yourself.