DIY Subject Dividers

I LOVE school supply shopping (like a future elementary school teacher would). 

But I love all my school supplies to be cute and fashionable.

So  sometimes most of the time I get very frustrated.

Finding cute binders, pencils, backpacks, planners ect. isn't all that hard. 

But when it comes to subject dividers this is all I find...

 

 Can you say....Grosssssss!

There is just something not so fun about those (not really my style)

So I had an idea! When all else fails...DIY!

 (Sorry for the glare..they are laminated)

I got oh so tired of wasting my money on new ones every year! So this is how I did it!

I bought six pages of scrapbook paper.

 I took a manilla folder and cut it in half (keeping the half with the tab on it)

I then taped it down and outlined the folder on the paper.

Remove the folder and cute out the outline.

Then I cut out strips of paper and glued them on each tab. I also made a "reminders" page and cut it to the size I wanted and glued it in the middle.

Then I laminated the pages, cut them out, put holes in them and BAM! You have reusable CUTE subject dividers! 

I write on mine with dry erase marker, that way at the end of the semester I can erase and reuse them.

 I am the sticky note QUEEN.

So with the reminders I can write things I need to remember and erase them when I am done.

I love them! I can't wait to do this when I am a teacher ! 

 

Jewelry and Scarf Hanger!

Not too long ago I saw a jewelry organizer I wanted to make on Pinterest. So I headed to Hobby Lobby to get the stuff to make it. Well I went in the total opposite direction of what I was going to make. I started seeing all these cool racks and an idea popped into my head (these don't happen often so I had to seize the moment). Not to mention EVERYTHING was on sale that day. So I did not pay full price for any of it! Boy did I pick a good day to go! 

This is all the things I bought. 

Bathroom Rack- 50.00 15.00

Wicker Storage Boxes- 3.99 1.00 each

Fabric (1/2 a yard)- 3.00  1.50

Initial Bucket- 5.00 .50 

Total= 18.00 (OMGSH!!!)

First, I unscrewed the wooden selves from the iron. (It was simple. I made sure they were unscrew-able before I bought them)

Then, me and Eric cut out the fabric (we cut ours like wrapping paper enough to cover the board). Then we used a staple gun and stapled the fabric to the board. E got a little happy with the staple gun. I don't think that fabric is going anywhere..

We screwed the boards back in position and voila. You have a simple, fabulous jewelry holder. 

I love it!

I put my rings in the bucket. (aww look at our first picture together. Hard to believe it was over a year ago! Time flys)

I cut off the lids on the wicker baskets and put my bracelets in them (I didn't want to have to pull the baskets out and open the lid..yea I am lazy)

I also decided to hang my scarves. (Basically I just decided to do all kinds of stuff to my room). I got a 9.00 copper towel rack from Walmart and my lovely boyfriend hung it. It took him over 20 minutes because he was so precise with it..he even brought out the leveler. 

I just had to take a picture of this. This is my Bath and Body Works collection. This is all the things I have accumulated since I started working there over 3 years ago. Oh the perks ;) I call it my birthday self..anytime it's someones birthday you can BET their gift is coming from Bath and Body Works. 

Eric also did a great job hanging our pictures! I got the picture frames as a set for Christmas! And it was PERFECT for our pictures!

We spent all day hanging stuff in my room. It was a blast. I can't wait to be able to decorate our own house!

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