DIY Storage Bin

Lately we have been trying very hard to recycle as much as we can. It makes us feel better that things can be used and it takes down the amount of trash we put out each week. Another good benefit that we have found is that we have been able to come up with some really fun projects that are really affordable because we are using things that we already have. 

For instance, we have bought several large pieces of furniture from ikea lately that come in really nice large boxes. We decided that we wanted to come up with a good idea of how to make use of the boxes we had lying around. 

Plus we have been wanting to make some kind of storage bin that will fit on our shelf and hold Noah's toys for quite a while. We have found some that we liked but were worried that Noah may hurt himself on them, or they are just plain expensive. 

Our storage bin that we are making today is made of cardboard and yarn. That's it. It is super inexpensive because like we said, we had the cardboard and we also had part of a roll of yarn from a previous project that we worked on.  

Here's what we used: 

• cardboard
• yarn
• scissors
• ruler  
• pencil
• x-acto
• masking tape
• hole punch/drill

Here's what we did:

1. We cut 5 equal squares from our large piece of cardboard. We cut ours out at 12" x 12" because that is what fit our shelf, but you could definitely make it whatever size suites you. 

2. Then we measured and marked where we wanted to put our holes on each piece. We marked ours 1" in from the edges and then 1" apart. 4 of the pieces need holes on only 3 sides. The other piece needs holes on all 4 sides.

3. Next we used the drill and drill bit to cut all of our holes. We could have used a hole punch, but the one we have wasn't big enough for what we needed to do. Note: Once we cut one, we used it as a template. 

4. We wrapped a small piece of masking tape around the end of our yarn to help make it easier to put it through the holes. 

5. We used a few different pieces of yarn and weaved through the holes to connect our 5 pieces of cardboard. Once we were done with that, we tied off our loose pieces of yarn. 

6. Boom! You have a super fun storage bin!

Our storage bin is so perfect for Noah's toys or even his blankets. We will definitely make more of these as we get more cardboard. And we love the way the bin looks on our shelf!

We hope you love our fun diy and try it yourself! xoxo, Britt + Sky

Washi Tape Calendar Inspiration

Washi tape is amazing! It can basically be used for any project and there are so many patterns and colors that you can match it to almost any project. Our favorite part about washi tape is it sticks well, but it also doesn't ruin what you stick it to. Therefor, you can put it on your walls! This has made it easy for us to make cute calenders on our walls and doors. 

Today we have two cute washi tape calendars that will hopefully help inspire you to make your own! 

The first calendar we have has all seven days and room for five weeks. This is used as a personal calendar and we placed it on the back of door! 

Everything on it is made of washi tape and permanent markers. Next month all we will have to do is turn January into February, move the numbered washi pieces, and cut new washi tape for our events on our calendar!

For our second calendar we have our very own blog planning calendar! As you can see we only have five days on this one, this is because we only post during the week. But you can adjust it to fit all seven days. The calendar templet is made out of washi along with the box around the month.

For the month, we just printed 'January' on sticky backed paper, printed it, cut it, and put it in the box! 

For our content we used small sticky notes. We used the colored sticky notes to our advantage and color coded our blog posts, birthday, events, etc.! 

These calendars are super easy and fun to make for any room of the house, office, etc. And the best part is if we want a new style or color, the washi tape easily comes up and we can start a new one. xoxo, Britt + Sky

DIY Sihlouette Box

We are constantly trying to think of fun things to make for Noah and his nursery. We thought it would be super cute to use Noah's silhouette ... well because, have you seen that kid! Ha! No but really. We thought it would be fun to have a little box that could be used for organizing some of Noah's things, but also be used as an art piece of sorts.

Here's what we used:

• wooden contact paper
• green contact paper
• small box (we repurposed a gift box)
• printer
• paper
• tape
• scissors
• silhouetted photo

Here's what we did:

1. First we measured and cut a piece of the wooden contact paper to cover our box. 

2. We took a photo of Noah's profile. Using photoshop, we cleaned up the silhouette. Then we printed it out on a regular piece of printer paper. 

3. Then we cut a piece of the green contact paper a little bit larger than our silhouette. We taped that piece over the printed area on the paper. 

4. Putting it back in our printer, we reprinted the silhouette. This gave us the ability to cut it out of the green. 

5. We cut out the silhouette.

6. And carefully placed it on the box. 

We LOVE how this turned out! We are already planning on continuing to use Noah's silhouette as he grows. xo, Britt + Sky

Hanging Photo Display

Today we have a quick and easy way to display all of your favorite pictures. This project is very inexpensive and can be adjusted to however many photos you have! 

Here's what you'll need:

• twenty-one pictures
• black cord 
• six thumb tacks
• twenty-one mini clothes pins
• scissors
• washi tape

1. Cut your cord into three equal pieces. (Approx. 5 feet each)

2. Using one tack on each end of the cord, tack them to the wall evenly spaced apart and in the center of the wall. (These distances will vary depending on the wall.)

3. Cut six triangles out of washi tape and use these to cover the tacks.

4. Evenly space out your pictures, seven on each row, and hang them with your mini clothes pins.

5. Take a step back and make sure all the pictures look evenly spaced out. And that's it. Now you have a cute picture display that only took a few minutes and under $10!

This display is great for any room in the house. The color of the washi tape and the string can be changed based on the area you choose to hang it. You can also make your string longer or add more rows if you are unable to choose only twenty-one photos. (Believe us! We know it's not easy!) xoxo, Britt + Sky

Easy DIY Photo Display

Picture frames are expensive. Most nice frames you find are around $10 and even more if you want unique shapes and sizes. We we wanted to come up with a good way to display a few photos on Noah's room but for a reasonable price. And we decided that we needed something that could easily be switched out as we got new photos of Noah. 

Here's what we used: 

• shelf (Ribba: Picture ledge, white)

• matboard  
• x-acto
• rubber cement
• ruler  

Here's what we did:

1. We hung out shelf in Noah's nursery. 

2. Then we cut our photos to the sizes we wanted. 8x8, 5x5, and 4x4.  

3. We then cut our matboard to have one and a half inches border on each side. 

4. Using rubber cement we placed our photos in the center of the matboard.  

5. After the glue dried, we arranged our photos on the shelf.  

The nice thing about this is that it is so easy to change these out any time we want. You can use any color of matboard that you want. And this project only cost about $15.00 (shelf and all)! xoxo, Britt + Sky