Organize Your Stuff and Reuse Those Old Containers

Do you have any old coffee cans or empty jars lying around the house? Do also you have a million little small toys, crayons, pens, stickers, or magnetic letters just waiting to be organized? Here is a quick project that helps tidy up the house and reuse those fabulous containers.

WHAT YOU MAY NEED:

• Coffee Can or Other Empty Containers
• Glue – Tape
• Construction Paper – Assorted Colors
• Pens – Paint – Crayons

HOW:
Make sure that all containers (that can be) are washed and dried thoroughly. Decide which sizes are good for the variety of objects you need to organize. Most of my containers at home are the same size, but they were perfect for the area I chose to store everything giving my daughter easy access to them. To differentiate the containers, draw pictures or decorate them with whatever is inside. 

This was a fun project for me and my daughter to do. Plus, now she can easily find her favorite toys and supplies and knows where they go when they’re not it use.

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Design Perspectives: Baby Zoo Doodles

 

It’s always fun to see where design ideas come from and how they are developed. The art usually starts with pencil sketches and Marykate’s signature watercolor renditions. The watercolors are then processed digitally and sent off to the factories. Check out the design process for the embroideries for our “Baby Zoo” group. See if you can spot which embroideries have made the final cut! (See “Baby Zoo” on our website)”

   

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