Clear Storage Drawer Pin

I saw a pin on pinterest on making your clear storage drawers pretty.   So I have a drawer (different than the one in the pin) that I wanted to use for hair ties/brushes etc and decided to give it a go!

My not so pretty plastic storage bin 

My trusty Making Memories trimmer and scrapbook paper (courtesy of my website)

I don't have modge podge in my house so I opted to water down some sobo glue.  No specific way - the first batch was good and the second too runny.

Glue on the inside before the paper.

Since my bins had quite an indent I needed to hand cut with a scissors to work around it. 

Tried to do the folds 2 different ways.   

and/or

This ended up being my preferred way to fold around

Glue over the paper again.

Waiting to dry

Finished project - OK I was too impatient to wait for it to dry completely.
Used some stickers to label the drawers.  Would have loved to use book plate style but I didn't have any self-adhesive ones.  For some reason I could NOT take a straight picture of it either (I tried many many times - the floor must be slanted or something).

12 Goals for 2012

I decided to make goals (not resolutions!) for 2012.  Some of these will also be for DH because I can't do them without him.


1) Eat out less & cook more meals at home.


2) Since I have added a new addiction of Pinterest - actually try to do a pin a week (or more than 1 a week) so that this can at least be productive.


3) Once the kids rooms are renovated (dh's job) actually decorate the kids rooms!


4) Allocate a set amount to pay extra to the mortgage each month.


5) Spend less on WANTS.  Use money earned from swagbucks/superpoints etc to pay for wants.


6) Have the house in good order by the beginning of August, so going back to work full time won't be so overwhelming!


7) Try to do something fun/special with the kids once a month (dh & I together with them) - preferable free/frugal things.


8) Lose 1/2 of the amount I need to reach my goal weight (which is a very reasonably and conservative weight loss for a year).


9) Have Christmas 2012 be more minimalistic.


10) I used to be crafty....that has fallen by the wayside - try to be more crafty for things I know how to do (instead of buying).


11) Get our scrapbooks organized again.


12) Date night once a month with dh.