Organizing with Vinyl by Shantaie

Hello!  Shantaie here with a fun organization project using vinyl. 

So lets talks about how keeping tidy and organized is seemingly the hottest topic of all time! That may be the reason that containers and bins are now sold in every shape, size, color, and material known to man, most of which can be customized.

I have a fun and functional way to keep your silverware where it belongs.... that

is if your youngest isn't using your soup spoons to dig holes in the sand box, but that's another story!

I have a house full of adults, 9 in total at this moment, and the dishes pile up quickly, but with so many washing and putting them away, they often get put into the wrong place, or the wrong drawers altogether. This cute layered SRM  vinyl project features a solid color image with a layer of patterned vinyl on top. All cuts are found on the Silhouette design store website, and are super simple. 

I love this idea for kids who are learning to help out with kitchen duties, or for guests who might be visiting too! I know any help with the dishes is always welcomed! 

I would love to hear what you think of this customized cutlery drawer, and what other ideas you have for using vinyl to help with household duties?!!!!

Personalized Boxes Tutorial by Shanna

Hello SRM friends!! Shanna here, and today I am showing you a wonderful option for back to school organization that will give you what you need to keep your child's keepsakes for the school year all stored together neatly.  Of course I needed to personalize them, and SRM vinyl was the perfect choice!

First...you need to buy the containers... ready for your craftiness!

I decided to buy containers this year to store all the artwork and school projects that my boys will inevitably bring home that I cannot bear to part with... (Yes, I am one of "those" mamas that saves nearly EVERYTHING!) In order to pick what size container I needed, I looked at what my first grader brought home last year....He attends a Waldorf school, and they have a large focus on arts. It is a wonderful program, and he brings home a ton of great projects that he is very proud of.  The largest tends to be the watercolor paintings they do, so I kept that paper size in mind and went with the Sterilite 23 Qt. boxes that come with lids that snap on.  I found them at my local Walmart.

I love how you can fit so many things on one sheet of vinyl! After I designed and sized my files, I moved them around so I could save time and vinyl and fit everything on one 12x12 piece of vinyl.

I grabbed my matte white vinyl from SRM and an adorable black and white pin dot vinyl printed vinyl and designed a cut file in the software for my Silhouette Cameo. (I will list the design files at the bottom of the post).  I sized the files according to the measurements of my containers and VOILA! 

After the cameo has finished cutting, it's time to weed the excess vinyl away. Then all you need to do is cut around the words use transfer tape to adhere the words to the boxes!

 I always have enjoyed layering vinyl to give it an extra "pop", and chose to do that to the grade icons this time around.  I love the end result!  If layering vinyl intimidates you, there is no time like the present to start!  I am here if you have any questions along the way as well!

Easy peasy, and super functional storage for the upcoming school year's compendium of paper! 

I love how these turned out!

 How do you keep all the sweet things your child brings home organized??
 Any tips or tricks??  
Until next time,
Shanna

Materials used:

      (2) Sterilite Storage containers (your choice of size)

      SRM Patterned Black/White dot Vinyl

      SRM White Matte Vinyl

      Transfer Tape

      Silhouette Cameo

      Silhouette Design Store cut files:

• Kindergarten Word Art
• K-Kindergarten
• 2-Second Grade
• Second Grade Word Art

Getting Organized with SRM Stickers by Christine

We often use our paper craft supplies for fancy, fun, and whimsical creations.  But every once in a while we find a really sensible use for them that will enhance our everyday life.  Christine joining you today to show how I used supplies from SRM to create a new filing system! What!?!  Yep, a filing system, with paper craft supplies! 

Our family is busy and with four kids, I have to be organized or things get ugly.  One of my biggest weaknesses is having too many piles of paper work.  Bills, invitations, school newletters, they take over fast.  And then I can't find anything!  So when I saw this post recently on creating a "Tickler File" on Home Solutions 101.  The basic idea is to jog your memory on upcoming events, tickets, bills due, etc.  Click on the link and it will take you right through how to set it up! It's a system I knew would work for me so I got right to creating it!  

Using Number Stickers and Calendar stickers are the obvious part and SRM has a variety of them available in the Calendar section of the store.! I used months from the Year of Memories Sticker Set.  But wait til you see how I made the file tabs!

Our new Wafer Thin Die for the Decorative Calendar Sticker works perfectly!  I cut enough to make tabs for 31 days and 12 months.

 Running it thru a xyron machine allowed me to have a strong adhesive when I secured it to the file folders. 

So there you have it!  Just another way to use those paper crafting skills and supplies for something that came make your life even better!

Guest Designer - Nina Brackett & Vinyl GIVEAWAY!

SRM is extremely happy to welcome Nina Brackett as a guest designer today.  Nina was on SRM's very first Design Team in 2010, was an Emeritus Designer in 2011 and on the SRM All Star team in 2013.  She is a super talented crafter!

Nina, using vinyl for the very first time, has created a project that's simply beautiful. {{SIGH}}  She was intimidated at first by vinyl but once she plunged in she found it wasn't hard at all and the result of these DIY Shabby Upcycled Jars is stunning!



Here's what Nina said about making this project: 

"I decided for my first ever vinyl project to upcycle some empty mayonnaise jars that I have been wanting to use for organization. My daughter is very artistic and has accumulated supplies for her art. I made these jars (make sure they are clean and dry) to help her organize her art supplies. She loves pink so I had to use SRM's Carnation Pink matte vinyl for the labels. The flowers swag was downloaded from the Silhouette store."

Nina's cards and projects are always so beautiful, embellished with lace, ribbon and flowers.  So she decided to do the same with her jars. She wrapped some vintage lace around the mouth of the jar.  Some matching vintage binding and a paper flower are wrapped around the lace. {{Super Sigh}}

On this project,in addition to SRM's Pink Matte Vinyl, Nina used SRM's Transfer Tape which insured that the design would be properly placed on the jars exactly where Nina wanted it. Transfer Tape is a must! The fonts she used are Aphrodite for the first letter and Lobster 2 for the rest of the text.  

Once Nina completed her project, her 2 other girls loved them so much they want some of their very own.  Luckily these are not hard to make so it looks like Nina will be using more Vinyl soon!  Nina said: 

"This project was so fast and easy. I think it took me no more than an hour from beginning to end."

How fun to store your crafty supplies in such lovely containers.  

What a treat to have Nina share her work today on the blog. Thank you for your beautiful projects.  And what a lovely thing that Nina has to say about SRM:  "Thank you, Susan and the SRM family, for offering so many trendy products that inspire us crafters to make quick, beautiful and useful projects like these jars."

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The winner will be announced on Monday's blog.  Good luck! 

Washi Tape Storage by Roberta

Roberta Rosi loves her Washi Tape and loves to have it handy and in plain sight on her craft table at all times.  When she got her SRM Vinyl she decided that it was a perfect way to label a container.  

Roberta had a large jar at home that needed to be repurposed. She cut "My Washi Tape" on her Cameo, placed it on her jar and created a great way to organize one of her favorite crafty supplies.  Be sure to drop by Roberta's blog today where she shares the info on the Silhouette file she used on this project.

Not only is her jar great for organization...

but it also serves nicely as craftroom decor!  

Super simple project but totally YUM!  

Do you have some jars that need to be re-purposed?  What are you waiting for?  Get yourself some SRM Vinyl and be sure to show us what you create on our Flickr.  We would love to see what you create!