Weekly Ad Sorter

I wanted a sorter for the side of my fridge, so I can have a handy place for this week's ad, a recipe or two, and current coupons that I want to actually find and use. Since I eat natural foods a lot, there are only a few coupons, but they get lost easily.

I looked at office supplies and other paper sorters on different websites but they were either not what I wanted, too expensive, or both. Then I went to a church "Give and Take" event and found this ideal basket.

I got some ribbon to decorate it, but ended up not liking the color choice I picked up once I got it home.  My pad of scrapbook paper caught my eye, and I cut out some pieces the right size and glued them on.

I sprayed the whole thing with acrylic sealer before gluing on the flower. It has an orange button center.

Embellished wicker basket

This was a quick, easy, and practically free project.  I did have to buy some sticky-back hooks to hang it on my fridge.  I am having trouble getting it to stay, so maybe a trip to Radio Shack for some really strong magnets is in order.  That will make it easier to take off when I move too.

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One Bit at a Time

My desk drawer needing organization

 

My desk drawer with the beginnings of an attempt to organize using TV dinner trays

My desk drawer after $3 at Dollar Tree. 

Worth the investment!

I cut the long skinny trays in the middle and then overlapped them so I could adjust them to the size I wanted. 

In this picture the paper clips are loose, but I only have a few in there, so I added a stick-on magnet strip to the side of the basket and lined them up on it.  Notice that I am keeping the disks and store discount cards well away from the magnet. 

 

 

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Dolls!

I am so excited! I found my doll collection! Most of my porcelain dolls were in a plastic storage box, and today they turned up as we worked away at our long-term garage sorting project! There's Lily, and Nancy, and Debbie, Jennifer and Brooke...This is Victoria. She was my mother's.

Each doll has a meaningful name and memory attached. Nancy, is my bride doll, and my sister's name. Another sister gave it to me because I mentioned one day that I'd always wanted one. It said "Nancy" on the tag, so I kept the name. I bought Lily at Easter time. Jennifer is my alter ego name and she was my first doll, a gift from my husband.

Can you guess the names of the dolls in the picture below? I got them in Gettysburg. Leave your guesses in the comments and I'll let you know if you are right.