Have a pile of cords that reminds you of a den of snakes? Use binder clips to keep cords up by your desk where you need them.
Use mason jars to store pens, pencils, scissors, crayons, colored pencils – you name it!
Have a box of matches that you want to spruce up? Store matches in a mason jar and cut a piece of sandpaper to fit inside the rim of the lid. Store matches and light them all on the jar!
If you have wadded receipts in your purse or piles of bills, take a picture or scan them with a free app on your cell phone or tablet. Create a file on your computer and you have clutter-free storage!
Use metal or plastic magazine file folders to store produce. You can find free printable labels for your pantry here, made by Lia Griffith. (There’s even a gluten free set!)
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If you have plastic wipe storage containers, use them to store plastic grocery store bags. It dispenses one bag at a time like a charm!
Hopefully you didn’t forget about those mason jars. Use them to store makeup in an easily accessible spot on your bathroom counter. That way your makeup is right in front of you and sorted out, rather than inside of a dirty makeup bag under your sink with the dirty sponges. Here is a neat do-it-yourself tutorial on The DIY Playbook.
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