I apologize that this Makeover Monday turned into a "Makeover Tuesday", but my sweet husband needed the camera yesterday so I was unable to snap these beautiful photos. :-) And since it's Tuesday, I thought I'd add this to the Talk About Tuesday blog carnival from the Lazy Organizer. Welcome!
I am pleased to say that all of my Christmas shopping is done, with the exception of a few stocking stuffers. Thanks to amazon.com, all of the gifts I have purchased have been arriving with regularity in boxes on my doorstep, and I have not had to set one foot inside a mall or crazy department store. (By the way, you can still get Free Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25 at amazon.com, and if you order by tomorrow you can still get your items in time for Christmas!)
So now I am facing quite a few gifts in need of wrapping- luckily, not as many as last year since I did such a good job sticking to my Declaration of Independence and carefully selecting only a few quality gifts for each of my children. :-) However, the presents do add up, and they must be wrapped. Upon assembling all of my various wrapping supplies, minus ribbons and bows, this is what I had to face:
Well, rather than going out and spending $10 or more on a fancy wrapping organizer, I decided that a garment bag would do the trick:
It holds all the rolls of wrapping and some folded-up gift boxes, and with a hanger in the top it hangs neatly in the closet. Just add on a plastic shopping bag with all of the tools and accssories- scissors, tape, tissue paper, tags, etc.- and I have a portable wrapping center that cost about $1.50. :-)
Here is the bag hanging up:
No more running around searching for tape and scissors; no more wondering where that one roll of Santa paper went- it's all nice and neat and can be hung up and tucked away in a closet until I need it.
Okay, I gotta go now. I have gifts to wrap, people!
Check back later this week for some nifty gift wrapping ideas...
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ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea! It would be nice to have them hanging in the closet out of the way. :)
ReplyDeleteNow THAT makes sense. Very resourceful, too.
ReplyDeleteI recently had an old over-door-shoe-organizer bag in my bathroom that ripped at the top and came crashing down. I didn't want the expense of a new one.
We had it up because of our limited storage space. I decided to see what I could toss and reorganize, and lo and behold, I could fit the remaining items in the cupboard. So no more clutter!
Yeah, I'm going to do that. Thanks for the idea!
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