Cheap Storage? Yes Please

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Do you have a crowded craft area? Do you need more storage? Do you randomly find colored pencils and markers throughout your house? You don't? Okay, fine - it's just me then. I seem to find pencils, pens, markers, ribbon, and pretty much everything else all over the office. All over the whole house. Everywhere. I have been drooling over all of these craft rooms all over Pinterest, but alas... I have no craft room. I have an office, but it has all sorts of things in it... tax returns, yarn, bills, a sewing machine, medical records - you see my problem? Since I am always in search of cheap storage ideas, I thought these were great! The best thing about both of these is that they are cheap. One is made of soup cans and the other is oatmeal containers.  I don't have either one of those on hand, but I do have plenty of formula containers. I mean - plenty! Enter my friend Mod Podge. Have I told you how handy Mod Podge can be?? Stay with me on this, its super complicated.  1. Cut some paper to fit around your can of choice. 2. Cover the can in Mod Podge. 3. Wrap the paper around the can and let the Mod Podge dry. 4. Cover the paper covered can with Mod Podge. 5. Let it dry. TA-DA! Now fill the can with your stuff - whatever you want! I have a can for ribbon, a can for colored pencils, a can for markers, a can for stencil paint... I told you, I have no shortage of cans!! I would have shown you a picture of all of them in use, but that would mean you would have to see my office --- that's not happening. Use your imagination.  Go store stuff!

Do you have a crowded craft area? Do you need more storage? Do you randomly find colored pencils and markers throughout your house? You don't? Okay, fine - it's just me then. I seem to find pencils, pens, markers, ribbon, and pretty much everything else all over the office. All over the whole house. Everywhere. I have been drooling over all of these craft rooms all over Pinterest, but alas... I have no craft room. I have an office, but it has all sorts of things in it... tax returns, yarn, bills, a sewing machine, medical records - you see my problem?

Since I am always in search of cheap storage ideas, I thought these were great!

The best thing about both of these is that they are cheap. One is made of soup cans and the other is oatmeal containers. 

I don't have either one of those on hand, but I do have plenty of formula containers. I mean - plenty!

Enter my friend Mod Podge. Have I told you how handy Mod Podge can be??

Stay with me on this, its super complicated. 

1. Cut some paper to fit around your can of choice.

2. Cover the can in Mod Podge.

3. Wrap the paper around the can and let the Mod Podge dry.

4. Cover the paper covered can with Mod Podge.

5. Let it dry.

TA-DA!

Now fill the can with your stuff - whatever you want!

I have a can for ribbon, a can for colored pencils, a can for markers, a can for stencil paint... I told you, I have no shortage of cans!! I would have shown you a picture of all of them in use, but that would mean you would have to see my office --- that's not happening. Use your imagination. 

Go store stuff!