Ribbon Organizer

It's hard to say "No" to a great ribbon.  A ribbon adds color, personality and the finishing touch to gifts and home decor, and can add that needed punch to ordinary items.  But before you know it, you've amassed quite a collection of spools, and find yourself constantly digging through a large container to find just the right pattern.  We've found a great way to organize spools of ribbon is to display them on curtain rods. We repurposed an old kitchen cabinet and used spring rods to display several spools.  For additional storage, we attached a thin rod to the wall with brackets.  It's a timesaver to find and cut just the right amount of ribbon, and it's quick and easy to add additional spools.  Happy Creating!

Done In A Day: Decorative Tissue Box

Cold and flu season will soon be replaced by spring allergy season, and that means boxes of tissues will continue to be a mainstay of your home decor. Looking for a way to make those necessary tissue boxes blend in and become part of your room decor?  Expensive tissue box covers are available, but there's an easy, less expensive way to achieve the same purpose.

We started with a generic box of tissues and opened the bottom of the box along the seam to remove the tissues.   Keeping the roll intact, we set the tissues aside.  Next, we chose a sheet of scrapbook paper (cost less than $1) to match the room decor, and cut pieces to fit the sides and the top of the box.  The pieces should overlap just a bit and don't forget to cut out the oval opening on the top piece.   Then, we used Mod Podge (brand name water base sealer, glue and finish) on both sides of the paper, to affix the scrap book paper to the side and top panels of the box, and to seal and blend the seams together.   Once the paper dried, we wiped antiquing stain on the box to give it an aged look.  After the box dried, we reinstalled the tissues in the box and taped the bottom closed.  The box can be reopened and refilled several times -- enough to last through a season of decorating.  This is a great project to customize your tissue boxes for the holidays and changing seasons.  A custom look for less!