The Hasty Desk Organizer

Remember how I said that my computer desk is so messy I'm embarrassed to post pictures of it? It still is, but this Hasty Organizer does help (as do the three pencil cups, the odds-and-ends organizer, and the five small drawers and plastic shoe box. I think I need to rethink my organization).



Made from a #10 can (think food storage) and using the cheat known as hot glue, I dug through my stash of home dec fabrics, found some samples that I bought years ago (25 cents for a square of pretty material! How could I resist?), and glued them on. Added the flowers to disguise the uninspiring rim. Ignore the badly glued ribbon around the bottom. It was glued in haste (imagine that) and since it's on the curve, it didn't turn out pretty. But who cares? It's on the bottom.

Anyway. Inside:



I made the divider from some latch-hook grid leftovers from this project (recognize it, Sara?), attaching them with brads. Easy peasy. The round section is for receipts that need to be accounted for in the budget. The straight organizers divide the bills from the "I need these for reference" pile. As for the Loving Your Disposal and Toilet flier, well, let's just say that my apartment complex has been blaming their bad plumbing on the residents. In some cases, true. In our case, not so much. Ah well.