Uncommon Sense

I am a mother of four and a full-time college student. I am always on the lookout for inexpensive craft projects, time-savers, organizational hints, and humorous anecdotes.

[storagegeek]

Organizing with Altoids Tins by matthew_moss on Flickr.

This labeled Altoid box system from Flickr user Matthew Moss makes my OCD happy. All he needs to do is sort them alphabetically and I would probably give him a cookie.

[thecakebar]

cinnamon apple won tons! (recipe/tutorial)

[mothernaturenetwork]

10 ways to repurpose newspaper at home Here are some practical ways to reuse all that newsprint.

[rainbowsandunicornscrafts]

DIY Mother’s Day Heart in Hand Card. From the Bulgarian site krokotak here.

[rainbowsandunicornscrafts]

DIY Campfire Cone Recipe and Tutorial. Bananas, peanut butter, and all sorts of good stuff melted together in a sugar cone over the fire. Love this idea for a campfire or fun kids’ activity. Recipe and how-to from Come Together Kids here.

[truebluemeandyou]

Nine DIY Bookcover Roundup. Two aren’t DIYs but there are tutorials out there that show you how to DIY them. All the links at Lemon Jitters here (and #1 has the best basic how-to make a book cover, then goes on the show you more ideas).

[nanabananablog]

(via More Design Please - MoreDesignPlease - DIY Fork Ring)

[truebluemeandyou]

DIY Salt Dough Pendants. Tutorial from Lady with the Red Rocker here. *Also could be easily made with polymer clay.

[waitwhatwhere]

[manykindsofbeautifuldisasters-d]

This is what happens when you give me a pencil, some crayons, and a sharpie. The conclusion……two strange drawings

[flubzee-blog]

This lamp had a broken, ugly tie-dyed lampshade, and a bulb broken off inside of it. I was going to throw it out, but then I decided to get crafty.

I used craft wire to affix the lampshade back onto it's frame, painted it, and used an X-acto knife to cut portions out so it would provide illumination. 

[thecakebar]

[flubzee-blog]

thecakebar:

 Peanut Butter Pie (recipe)

[ngvyenxo]

[elizabethxjoan]

UM. this is perhaps the most beautiful thing i’ve ever seen.

Jizzed.

[monogramsandmargaritasblog--blog]

Button bowl made with a balloon! Great idea for a key catcher for an entryway!

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♥LOVE♥

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wow....

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diy jewelry storage trials and tribulations

So. I saw a tutorial on how to create a fabulous jewelry storage center. I don't have much as far as jewelry goes, but I never wear ANY of it because it is always in a tangled ball inside of my tiny jewelry box. Out of sight, out of mind. 

I saw the tutorial, and was instantly inspired. I had TONS of random items that I could use to make my own fancy-shmancy jewelry storage center. I was pumped!!!

Well, due to a lack of paint and hardware, my awesome project turned into a night of wasted time and wasted paint. 

Gearing up for round 2! This one is going to be awesome. 

I will post my step-by-step instructions once it is all put together and full of my cheap-ass jewelry. It's going to be so pwetty!