Organize Your Craft Supplies With A Must-Try Dollar Tree DIY

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Craft supplies, although small, can take up a lot of room (and be hard to get rid of). Even if you have a designated craft room or space in the home, it can quickly become overloaded to the point where you can't see your desk. There are so many small items that clutter up your crafting area, from paintbrushes to fabric markers to yarns and twines. You need a genuis craft room organization hack. As a crafty person, maybe you've thought about trying to DIY something that can help you organize your supplies and make things easier. You can beautifully organize all of your smaller craft items with a simple, must-try Dollar Tree DIY using just a couple of wood planks and some small wooden crates.

To create this DIY craft storage idea, you'll need a visit to your local Dollar Tree to pick up a couple of items. Get yourself a couple of the Crafters Square Wood Plank Hanging Decor. You also need to get 8 of the mini Crafters Square Rectangular Wooden Crates with Handles. To put everything together, purchase some wood glue and a good stapler if you don't already own them. The stapler should be heavier-duty than a regular desk stapler, like this SHALL Light Duty Staple Gun for Wood.

First, you should stain or paint both the wood planks and the crates to reflect your style (or room). For a lovely dark wood, use this Varathane Premium Fast Dry Wood Stain. Once they are dry and ready, you can use some wood glue, such as this Elmer's Carpenter Wood Glue, to glue 2 crates together end-to-end. Secure it more by stapling it together. Do this with all of the crates so you have 4 stacks of 2 crates across. Next, use the two wood planks on either side of the crates, and glue and staple them on the inside of the planks. Angle the crates outward for easy access. Once you've glued and stapled everything together, you have a nice craft station. 

You can easily store all of your markers, paintbrushes, pens, and other such small crafting items. It doesn't stop there. You can make the same organizer for different places in the home. Consider making one for the kitchen to hold small coffee containers or all of your tea bags, straws, and sugars. Add some labels in the front of your crates for a fun aesthetic. You can also put one in the bathroom to keep things like makeup items, Q-tips, hair ties, and cotton balls. Use one in your vanity to safely hold all of your jewelry. Finally, put one in your kids' room to hold all of their homework supplies. There are many clever ways to reuporpose Dollar Tree wood crates for storage and decor. Each one you make can be a different color depending on how and where you'll use it.