I wouldn’t say that I’m naturally the most organized person in the world, but I want to be a super organized gal. Any little thing that I can do or find to help me fight clutter is always worth a try.
I thought that I was heading down a good path by putting a metal desk organizer on my kitchen counter for incoming mail and important documents, but I ended up taking advantage of that fact that it could hold a lot of things and stuffed it full with way more items than I needed to keep.
I decided that having a smaller system would still keep my papers together but would force me to keep only the important items and clean it out more often—AND of course it should be cute too, right?
Supplies:
–pocket file
–adhesive-backed vinyl
-scissors
–magnets
-super glue
-craft paper
-painter’s tape (optional)
1. Create your pattern shape (I chose a Swiss cross) and cut your template shape out of craft paper. Use this to trace your shape onto the back of your vinyl sheets and cut out as many pieces as needed.
2. Position your shapes onto the front of your pocket file. If you have some painter’s tape on hand, it is helpful to make little tape donuts on the back of each shape to keep them in place while spacing them out. Once in the right position, peel the backing off one shape at a time and stick them on to the appropriate spot.
3. Use your super glue to glue 4-6 round magnets on the back of your folder (or buy some that have an adhesive backing). Once the glue dries, you’re ready to organize your mail!
There you have it! It’s a super quick (and cute) way to organize mail and keep all your important papers (like pizza coupons) in one spot without taking up any counter space—YES! xo. Laura
Where did you find that pocket file
Very cute idea! Definitely need to try this one out…
Erin, beingerin.com
I love this DIY and I love that the post it note includes all the essentials 🙂
SUCH A GOOD IDEA!
I love this sort of thing 🙂 thank you for sharing!
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Great idea! Love the design. We have somthing like that in our kitchen, too, but it’s White… Hmmm 😉
Great idea! I need something like this in my kitchen haha!
Lulu xx
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Thanks 🙂
I love this! Cute AND functional, heck yes!
And Laura, I can always tell when it’s one of your projects before I read the name because of the color scheme 😉
This is great! Also noticed your nail polish…LOVE! What is the brand/name of it? I love grey!
what a perfect afternoon project! my mail always hangs out on top of our fridge. not the cutest place…
great idea…
I love this! I’ve been trying to find a cute and organized way to keep my mail (I love my boyfriend, but he has a bad habit of picking up the mail and just leaving it in a pile on the table instead of going through it and getting rid of what we don’t need). This might be the trick!
xoxo
Taylor
www.welcomehometaylor.com
This is a really great idea, I need something like this for my mail!
This is such a great idea. I definitely want to make this for the apartment – I think my roommate would love it as well!
That looks like my shopping list. 😉
I looooove this, so cute simple and practical 🙂
Have an amazing day!
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Love this idea! very easy and looks so good! Thanks!
Great idea! We never know where to put papers and our kitchen is always a mess, thanks for sharing!
What a great idea to put the magazine in the fridge. It’s a good idea if you’re on a diet, while you see all the models spectacular with their dresses, you put less salt and butter in the meal 😉
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