Back To School Wednesday DIY

Welcome to Wednesday DIY Organization & More back-to-school style.  Here are some great projects that will inspire you to get into the back-to-school spirit.

I remember when I started junior high how excited I was to get a locker.  I couldn’t wait for the assignment of my locker that first day.  I had already bought the magnetic mirror for the inside of the door.  I found this Felt Locker Caddy tutorial by Nikol Lohr on Craft[zine] website and wished I was heading back to junior high.  I was wishing that I could have had something so cool and cute to put up in my locker.  The best part of this little caddy is that it doesn’t have to be for your locker, like Nikol says it can be for the side of a file cabinet too.

I stumbled upon Lunch Mats by Regina of Creative Kismet I was amazed at the cuteness of such a simple idea. Regina gives a wonderful tutorial to make these wonderful mats.  I suddenly had visions of my friends who have toddlers at home using this fabulous mats to serve them their lunches.  Or how about sending your preschooler off to for his/her first day with his/her lunch warapped in this wonderful mat?  It’s so cute I suddenly think I may have to make them for my kids for the dinner table.

When I saw the Paper-Bag Book Cover tutorial I couldn’t help but actually laugh out loud.  Not LOL, but actually out loud.  It was such a blast from my past.  I suddenly wondered if kids are still required to cover their textbooks for school.  I know they sell those fancy shmancy ones, but does anyone actually cover their books with a brown paper bag the way I did?  I had to post this tutorial just in case anyone needed to know about how I used to cover my books.

Are you making any great projects for your kids return to school?  If you are share them with us, or better yet leave a link in the comments.

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Candice is a mom of 3 in Los Angeles, CA, and the Owner/Editor-in-Chief of Fashionably Organized, and co-creator/owner of BirthingHip. Her obsession with researching products to get the right price, has made her the go-to shopping guru for her friends. Here she writes about fashion, beauty and shares her love for home decor and DIY. Currently she is beauty editor for Savvy Sassy Moms, is part of the Lowe's Creative Ideas Creators and Influencers Network, and a member of momsLA.

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