Back to school season approaches and our crafting expert, Jerusalem Greer, is back with a few handy ideas for decorating a classroom or colorful office space!
Rolling Basket.
I love handy, functional storage. I especially love cute handy, functional storage. And there is nothing cuter or more handy than a basket on casters. While this basket can be found as is online for a nice chunk of change, I am going to attempt to recreate this look with some heavy-duty baskets I have and some vintage aqua casters I bought off Etsy years ago but have never used. I think by creating a simple base out of plywood and attaching the base and basket together using the casters. I will keep you posted on how this goes.
Painted Jars
In my office I love to have things in quick, easy reach. Pencils, pens, markers,  scissors, glue sticks, rulers get used daily and often in a hurry. I also have a large collection of glass jars (not mason jars, those I use for canning) under my kitchen sink, taking up space. I keep these jars  around thinking I will do something handy with them. I think I have finally figured out what that “something†is.
Painted Desk
OK I just threw this in for fun. I love this blue desk! Such a happy color. I feel that something in my office will soon be this color. I am not sure what yet, but all inanimate items in my office should consider themselves warned.
Letters
I love letters and words. I love typography and things that are monogrammed. And now that I work in a room surrounded by books from floor to ceiling, Â I cannot imagine a better accessory than the word READ spelled out in some colorful covered letters across the wall.
This week I go back to work. Back to my day job, my real-life life. I work at a school which means I get to participate in all the great back-to-school traditions just like my kids. What will I wear? What kind of bag should I carry? Satchel, messenger or tote? And just like my kids I get to buy my version of school supplies and fluff my work nest in preparation for another year of learning. This year I have moved spaces and exchanged some of my previous job responsibilities for new ones. The result is a fun new room, filled with books and other learning tools, that is the perfect place to try out some new clever and cute organization ideas I have been storing up.Here are my five favorite crafty ideas for a fun, functional and colorful office space:
Rolling Basket.
I love handy, functional storage. I especially love cute handy, functional storage. And there is nothing cuter or more handy than a basket on casters. While this basket can be found as is online for a nice chunk of change, I am going to attempt to recreate this look with some heavy-duty baskets I have and some vintage aqua casters I bought off Etsy years ago but have never used. I think by creating a simple base out of plywood and attaching the base and basket together using the casters. I will keep you posted on how this goes.
Painted Jars
In my office I love to have things in quick, easy reach. Pencils, pens, markers,  scissors, glue sticks, rulers get used daily and often in a hurry. I also have a large collection of glass jars (not mason jars, those I use for canning) under my kitchen sink, taking up space. I keep these jars  around thinking I will do something handy with them. I think I have finally figured out what that “something†is.
Calendar Corkboard
A large part of my job revolves around managing an events calendar, and since I am an incredibly visual person, a huge corkboard calendar like this may be just the thing I need to keep all those plates spinning. I think I could recreate this look using cork squares from any craft store and some paint markers.
A large part of my job revolves around managing an events calendar, and since I am an incredibly visual person, a huge corkboard calendar like this may be just the thing I need to keep all those plates spinning. I think I could recreate this look using cork squares from any craft store and some paint markers.
Painted Desk
OK I just threw this in for fun. I love this blue desk! Such a happy color. I feel that something in my office will soon be this color. I am not sure what yet, but all inanimate items in my office should consider themselves warned.
Letters
I love letters and words. I love typography and things that are monogrammed. And now that I work in a room surrounded by books from floor to ceiling, Â I cannot imagine a better accessory than the word READ spelled out in some colorful covered letters across the wall.
