Welcome to the May Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop {and y’all too} to not just pin, but to make it happen! This month’s challenge is about Father’s Day, which is coming up next month. I chose something simple again – simple but delicious! This candied bacon is a favorite for pretty much anyone that eats it. : )
Since it’s the first challenge of a new year, these are links to the last post of the year’s before. There’s a list in each for the challenges completed that year.
When I saw that this month’s challenge had a theme of “organization”, I knew I had a box of mini crates waiting for just the occasion. I’d originally thought I’d make a new organizer for my stamp supplies. Something like this pin from A Wild Strawberry.
Unfortunately, the size of the crates did not fit most of my stamp supplies. Then I looked up “mini crate ideas” on Pinterest & found this pin from Mark Montano. And thus the mini crate organizer was born!
Mini Crate Organizer
I bought this box of 24 mini crates from Dollar Tree at the end of 2019.
As I said before, it was intended for a different project. After finding the inspiration post, I looked around my craft room for something to back the crates with. Then I spotted this laundry drying rack hanging on the wall.
I picked up 2 of them for $5 each on clearance at Wal-Mart. It was holding extra project bags for knitting & crochet, but they quickly came down so I could test my idea. The S-hooks I was using to hold up the bags fit just right in the crate slats!
I was very excited! First, I needed to test how well they held the drawing utensils. They fit standing up…
And laying down…
The only issue I had was that the slots in the bottom of the crates was too large for some pens & pencils.
I needed to cover them with something to keep stuff from falling out. This stack of recycled cardboard squares was the perfect solution. If you buy quilting precuts, save the cardboard! : )
I did a little eyeballing to try to cut a shape to fit…
After a bit of trial & error, I got it cut to fit. Then I used it to trace & cut the rest of the pieces. Perfect!
All I needed to do next was hang up the crates, then fill them up! Then I ran out of S-hooks…
I also realized most of the writing utensils fit best by leaning the forward.
Then I realized I could fit crates on every row with them laying like that…
Now I just need to get some more S-hooks! This rack will hold all but 3 of the 24 mini crates. And yes, this is not all of my writing utensils! : )
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For more Pinterest inspired projects from this month’s Pinterest Challenge hosts, check out the links below ↓
My Pinterventures • Domestic Deadline • Elle Marie Home Cookies Coffee and Crafts • Across the Boulevard • Slices of Life Teadoddles • Farm Girl Reformed • Purple Hues and Me Decorate and More with Tip • Sew Crafty Crochet • Life Beyond Kitchen Mom Home Guide • Intelligent Domestications • Lulu & Celeste Love My Little Cottage • Eye Love Knots • My Family Thyme Create with Cynthia • Once Upon a Time and Happily Ever After • Christine Faye Repurposed • Coastal Bohemian
Now, let’s see what the other hosts have created ⇓⇓
