8 December 2012

Colourful labels

Notice anything different in the playroom?

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Yup, I added labels to all of the drawers.

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I got wooden tongue-depressors (basically wider popsicle sticks) from the dollar store and painted them with acrylic paint that I already had. Then I used my label maker to add labels.

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Why didn't I just use my label maker labels directly on the drawers? Well, besides being much cuter on the colourful sticks, they are more easily changed or removed. I stuck the sticks to the drawers with small dots of hot glue so they can just be pulled off without damaging the drawers. If I want to change the label, the paper label strip peels off the painted sticks much more easily than they would off the smooth drawer fronts.

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I also labeled the built-in drawes; these sticks are stuck on with one tiny dot of hot glue so they should be easily removed without any damage.

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Anything to make it easier for my boys to stay neat and tidy! And it helps when we have guests too - the kids know what's in each drawer and can help tidy up too.


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