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August 18, 2011 by Jenae - 46 Comments
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Our New School/Craft Supply Organization

Organization is apparently not my thing. Try as I might, I just can’t seem to stay organized! This presents an assortment of complications, one of them being I can never find what I’m looking for. This is especially true for school and art supplies. Things seem to get buried in the bottomless pit of “organizational methods” that I’ve tried (and failed at) before. And after Stacie’s guest post last week, I was motivated to get things organized around here…well at least the school supplies anyway.

This is my new favorite organizational tool:  an over-the-door shoe organizer!  A comment from Kate on Stacie’s guest post last week tipped me off to this idea and it is pure genius! I got my shoe organizer at Lowe’s for $12, but you can also buy them here.

There are two main things I love about this:  (1) it is clear so you can see exactly what you’re looking for and (2) it doesn’t take up any space…it just hangs on the back of a door! We have it hanging on our pantry door because we usually do our art projects in the kitchen. Our art supplies are literally 2 steps away and arranged in a way where we can see what we have! I feel like doing a happy dance.

If you’re interested in seeing what supplies we have in our “organizer”, click on the two pictures below to enlarge.

Here are the top 3 rows:

And the bottom 3:

 

I was so excited about out how organized I was feeling…I tackled my two junk drawers as well! Aren’t you proud, Beth?

On to the rest of my house…or perhaps I’ll just read a book instead. ;)

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  1. alissa says

    August 18, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    I love these plastic shoe organizers! they come in so handy, we had them on the back and front of a closet door when we lived with my dad and organized the baby outfits in each pocket, and used them for so many other things

    Reply
  2. Crisc says

    August 18, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    Looks great! I love organizing =)

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  3. anna says

    August 18, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    Hi Jenae!! I just bought that shoes organizer at K-mart and used it for my girls’s bows. Then I copy Motherhood on a dime from your last post the other kind of shoe box which I got from Wallmart for $1. Thanks for the info.

    Reply
  4. anna says

    August 18, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    Now I want to show off my bow organizer ! I also got an idea for weekly chores from http://motherhoodonadime.com Thanks STacie!

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    • Jenae says

      August 18, 2011 at 3:29 pm

      Share the link, Anna. I’d love to see it!

      Reply
      • anna says

        August 18, 2011 at 4:26 pm

        okay,Jenae, I will need to buy another one for the girls’ bathroom. Is it okay if I posted a photo on your facebook? let me know if not,I will remove it.

        Reply
  5. Mercedes says

    August 18, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    This is a great Idea Jenae. I am thinking about doing this in my pantry. I have no room for anything anymore!

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  6. kama says

    August 18, 2011 at 3:37 pm

    Okay, you’ve sold me. I need one. $12 at Lowe’s. I’m so there.

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    • anna says

      August 18, 2011 at 4:24 pm

      Hello Kama, it is cheaper at K-mart

      Reply
  7. Christina C. says

    August 18, 2011 at 3:47 pm

    I found them at Big Lots for $8 – but you have to be careful because the one I go to has 2 different brands and one is much more durable than the other.
    I have one for school/craft supplies and I also have one in my laundry room for all of the misc. items that would normally go in a junk drawer or get knocked off the shelves easily (i.e. stain remover, mesh laundry bags, excess fabric softner sheets etc. I also keep the sunscreen and bug spray/wipes there since that’s usually the route we take to go outside and play.) I love how hidden they are- no one ever knows they’re there unless I show them.

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    • Sonya says

      August 18, 2011 at 4:24 pm

      I had to stop myself from humming the “Hallelujah Chorus”! I’m CONSTANTLY being attacked by things falling off my laundry room shelves. Such a good idea!

      Reply
  8. Beth Sears says

    August 18, 2011 at 3:49 pm

    Inspired is more like it Jenae! I love it!

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  9. Charity says

    August 18, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    brilliant! I have quadruplets & having 4 of EVERYTHING for school was STRESSING ME OUT! So hard to keep that much stuff organized! I love this! LOVE it! TFS!

    Reply
  10. Jyoti says

    August 18, 2011 at 5:08 pm

    What a great idea! I’m buying one .. or two of these today so I can get our craft supplies organized!

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  11. TheBargainBabe says

    August 18, 2011 at 5:12 pm

    Love this idea! I will have to give it a try! Question…my kitchen pantry door is a fold out style that you can’t hang stuff on. Could I do this in a bathroom? Do you think the heat and moisture from showers would dry out markers?

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    • Christy @ Raising Knights says

      August 5, 2012 at 3:13 pm

      I use 3M Command hooks to hang mine. I have one hanging inside our coat closet for hats and gloves and will be adding one to our office closet for art supplies.

      Reply
  12. Dolli says

    August 18, 2011 at 5:27 pm

    What a great idea!

    Reply
  13. Teacher Tam says

    August 18, 2011 at 9:18 pm

    I am SO going to copy this great idea!
    Teacher Tam’s Educational Adventures

    Reply
  14. Angela says

    August 18, 2011 at 11:42 pm

    It looks fine! Thanks for sharing. You sure have a lot of craft supplies!

    Reply
  15. Kristen @ Busy Kids = Happy Mom says

    August 19, 2011 at 8:01 am

    This is fabulous! I was just looking at the idea in the Lowes magazine too. I’m thinking we need to get one for all of the winter stuff: hats, gloves, and more. Maybe when winter is over I can just roll it up and store it away. Thanks for sharing your awesome ideas everyday!

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  16. [email protected] Is For Mothers says

    August 19, 2011 at 8:51 am

    That’s a great idea! We use the shoe organizers to keep track of hats, gloves, scarves, sunglasses and umbrellas. Much better than digging through a big bin to find matches; you can see exactly what you are looking for. I may be making more use of these shoe organizers for other things now!

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  17. Erin T says

    August 19, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    Here is a thought for your brilliant idea :-)
    Turn all your markers lid down, so that the ink flow towards the nib. Use gravity to keep your markers fresh :-D
    (That’s what we do, LOL!)

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      August 19, 2011 at 2:08 pm

      What an excellent idea! Thanks!

      Reply
  18. Julie says

    August 19, 2011 at 4:31 pm

    Looks good! We actually use the same method for storing our cloth diapers on the inside of a closet door. Those things are great space savers.

    Reply
  19. Sharon says

    August 19, 2011 at 8:23 pm

    What a fantastic idea!!! Right now our craft supplies are in the creepy unfinished basement in drawers. I’d love to have them organized and close to where we’d use them! I do have a different style of shoe hanger organizer that I use in my daughters closet to hold extra crib sheets, hair accessories, etc. But hadn’t thought about using the same system in other areas of the house. I love to organize and can’t wait to give this a shot!

    Reply
  20. Eileen says

    August 25, 2011 at 8:53 am

    I never knew they made dry erase crayons! Off to look for some now.

    Reply
  21. Shannon says

    August 25, 2011 at 8:55 am

    I love these shoe organizers – We have 1 that stays with our suitcases so that we can take it on vacations with us, I put all of our toiletries in it when we arrive at the resort (was VERY handy this last winter when we took a cruise – 5 people in a small cabin & no storage, it was perfect!). I also have one in every bathroom for my girls hairbrushes, bows, clips, headbands, etc. Thanks for the art supply idea!

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  22. Elaine Horton says

    August 25, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    I love this idea. I loved being organized, but this is an idea I hadn’t thought of. I struggle with keeping all of our homeschool/craft supplies organized. I’ll be heading out to the store today! Thanks:)

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  23. Priscilla says

    August 25, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    This can also be used to put all those little hot wheels cars.

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    • Jenae says

      August 25, 2011 at 2:09 pm

      What a GREAT idea! We might have to try that! :)

      Reply
  24. Hope says

    August 25, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    I’ve seen this idea before & have wanted to use it but never got around to it. BUT now that we are moving, it will be so easy to get things organized right off the bat

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  25. Caterina says

    August 25, 2011 at 6:30 pm

    We did this! It has uncluttered my dining room table. I want to put one behind every door.
    Thanks so much,
    Caterina

    Reply
  26. Melanie says

    September 2, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    This is amazing!!!

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  27. Melissa says

    September 3, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    This was so inspiring that I got started in my children’s room last week and I have been working hard getting it organized. Thank you!

    Reply
  28. Cassie says

    October 10, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    Wow! What a great idea. I thought it was so awesome that I featured you on my blog today! I’m still new enough that I don’t have a graphic to share, but when we get done, I’ll be sure to link it for you!
    Here’s the blog entry:
    http://www.ithinkicanmoms.com/2011/10/kids-supplies-yeah-i-got-this.html?spref=fb

    Reply
  29. Adrienne says

    October 31, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    So smart! Thanks for sharing! :0)

    Reply
  30. Pat Rigg says

    March 7, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    Cute idea. I don’t have alot of doors in my small house but I do have of of these shoe holders on the back of my craft room door. I use it for my punches & love the accessability of it.

    Reply
  31. Teri @ Secular Homeschool Society says

    March 8, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    posted this great idea to our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SecularHomeschoolSociety. We are going to do this in our classroom. We have run out of cubbies and this will make finding everything SO much easier!!! Such a fab idea!

    Reply
  32. Sharla says

    July 13, 2012 at 8:48 pm

    Thank you! Thank you! I am going out tomorrow to buy a shoe organizer and fill it for the coming school year.

    Reply
  33. Carrie says

    July 19, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Thanks for this great idea. Shared it on my facebook page today!

    Reply
  34. marnie says

    March 30, 2013 at 8:58 am

    Love this idea! What did you use to write on the plastic? I want to get one Today

    Reply
  35. Jaclyn Holtzman says

    June 10, 2013 at 11:49 am

    Jenae, I love this so I featured it in my blog post about organizing your craft room. You can check it out here: http://www.favecraftsblog.com/your-must-have-craft-supplies-list-for-kids-how-to-store-craft-supplies

    Best,

    Jaclyn

    Reply
  36. Edie says

    January 2, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    I took a shoe organizer, hung it in my kitchen and put the dry soup pouches, mixer beaters, Dry dip/salad pouches, etc. in the pockets. It has saved me a lot of room in a very small kitchen and very handy. I also found small, hanging type shower caddys with pockets and attached them to the inside of my cabinet to put other pouch type items and instructions/warranties for appliances.

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    • Jenae says

      January 2, 2015 at 2:52 pm

      That is such a great idea!

      Reply

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