Made from a hanging shoe holder, with a craft item stored in each pocket, our space-frugal organizer lets little crafters find (and return!) what they're looking for--whether it's buttons, bottle caps or beads. A sample item is affixed to the pocket for easy visibility.

Materials

• Hanging canvas shoe organizer (we used a 20-pocket model)

• Needle and embroidery floss

Instructions

1. Determine what small craft supply items you'd like to store in your organizer (see suggestions below) and find a representative sample to sew onto each pouch. Tip: To make them easier to tie on, consider gluing together several similar items.
   

2. With a loop of embroidery floss and a needle, sew through from the inside of the pocket (leaving a tail inside), wrap the thread around or through the object once or twice, then sew back through to the inside.
   

3. Tie together the two ends of the thread. Repeat for each item.

Tips:

Craft materials to collect and save
Bottle caps
Corks
Buttons
Craft sticks
Googly eyes
Pipe cleaners
Thread spools
Assorted beads
Plastic film canisters
Assorted caps and lids
Lanyards
Pom-poms
Modeling clay
Old keys
Clothespins
Assorted small plastic toys
Rubber bands
Packing peanuts

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