My under- the sink project

Ok back to the kitchen real quick 

So I bought these little plastic drawers at Walmart and I made the labels myself with black vinyl and my Cricut label maker. It’s very convenient and stores all my Sponge Daddys (which I love) and these little dish scrubbers I buy have a dispenser you add soap to and are great for pots and pans. Last but not least, my magic erasers and microfiber cloths which are excellent to clean with by the way. The magic eraser is a charm for caked-on food just run it underwater, squeeze out excess water, and clean off your counter, oven or stovetop just wait till your stove or oven  has cooled off and watch it do its magic.  I never have to scrub or scrap the stuff that builds up on the stove this will save from buying expensive stove cleaners. This idea really helped me keep things in order under the sink. I really don’t like having anything down there besides my dishwasher soap, one roll of paper towels, and one countertop cleaner. I hate clutter so I keep it simple. I don’t like storing a bunch of cleaners under the sink. I also cut out a drawer liner and sized it to protect the wood underneath the sink. Once I label stuff in my home everyone automatically follows suit because they know now where things belong. Makes things run much smoother.

Pantry

OK so here is a look at some of the snapware I used in the pantry to organize. I used three different sizes with the larger ones being for cereal. Then, the medium-sized ones I used for snacks like Cheez-It crackers, cookies, sugar, flour, arepa mix, and rice. The really small ones work great for small stuff like goldfish, pistachios, oyster crackers, candies, and small snacks you may want to keep fresh. As I mentioned before, it's still a work in progress. I've had these containers for a while I don't know if they carry them any longer, they are BPA free, but now there are so many options out there to choose from that are BPA free, airtight and different shapes, sizes, and styles all you have to do is find the ones that will fit your needs and fill them up with what you and your family eat. They are great for grains, beans and so much more. For those of you who want details as I do when I see an idea I like, I labeled these containers with chalkboard vinyl. I just bought a large roll of the chalkboard vinyl because I was going to label them with chalk. I used EK tools real estate sign punch to punch out as many as I needed. I ended up just using my label maker to label them. At the very bottom of the blog, you can find a link to the EK tool I used in case you have trouble finding it in your nearby craft store. I usually shop between Michaels, Hobby Lobby, and Jo-Ann's Fabrics but at times I've had issues looking for stuff or trying to remember which store I bought from. 😞

Baskets, baskets and more baskets.

So, here is a closer look at my baskets project. As you can see it's endless the organizing and decorating you can do. I started in my pantry.  I just moved into my new home and could not wait to start on this project. Although I'm not done and it's still in progress I wanted to share with all of you all the details so far so as you can see how I bought baskets of different sizes for different things. I separated them into categories as needed. I labeled one basket for all my oils, vinegars, and cooking wines. I made one just for snacks to make it easier for the kids to get their snacks. The larger basket was for bottled water, which I just have on the floor in my pantry. There are other baskets that are on my previous post which you can see I labeled breads, pastas, bake goods, seasoning packages and breakfast (I made two of those). As you can see, they are all different sizes and shapes to fit my family's needs. I made the labels myself, but you can put any labels or tags you like.

Baskets

  Ok so if your anything like me and love baskets here is a great way to label and organize just about anything with baskets..

Clean and Calm

As we all know there is a sense of peace and tranquility once we have everything clean and in its place. You have more room for things you enjoy to do.