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Not to be a copycat (despite what my sisters may say), I also had organization at the top of my goals for 2012.  And to kick the year off, I decided to tackle my closet.  Since all the holiday gifts are stored in my closet during the months before the holiday, my closet was finally free of the bags and boxes that had littered the floor and shelves, so it was a great place to start.

In the middle of one short wall I have a long cubby, with short, rather deep shelves that normally are full of things I've randomally shoved in.  So, after seeing a few pins on Pinterest where other, more creative people than me, have turned diaper boxes into storage boxes, I decided to do the same.  Since I don't have diaper boxes around any more, I came up with a few alternatives.

Here's how you could do it:

Gather your supplies:

1. Boxes (My large boxes are the boxes we brought home the holiday wine in, and the smaller ones used to store the double gallons of milk from Costco.)
2. Fabric scraps (Since my closet is one of the first things I see in the morning, I decided to use larger scraps for consistency--if not for coordination, lol)
3. Plastic transparency paper or something similar (I used photo binder pages)
4. Spray adhesive
5. Scissors
6. Patterns:  Handle, Window
7. Optional:  Pockets cut from old jeans, shirts, etc. and fabric glue.

Those are clothes receipts in the pocket.

Fabric covered boxes with optional pocket:

1. Spread your fabric out on the floor and trace around the front of the box, leaving at least 6" all around. 
2. Spray the front of your box liberally with spray adhesive.
3. Press the fabric against the front of the box. 
4. Spray the top 6" of fabric and fold into the box.
   
5. Spray the remaining 6" of fabric and fold around the sides and bottom of box as if you were wrapping a present.
6. Let dry overnight.

Optional pockets:

1. Trim around pocket edges right up against the seam.
2. Use your fabric glue to adhere the edges to your fabric.

Boxes with front handles:

1. Spread your fabric out on the floor and trace around the front of the box, leaving at least 6" all around, and marking the spot for the handle. 
2. Using the pattern, cut a handle out of the box.  Cut around the outside of the pattern (the solid lines).
3. Spray the front of your box liberally with spray adhesive.
4. Press the fabric against the front of the box. 
5. Cut the handle for the fabric, but this time, cut along the dotted lines, turn the fabric into the box, and glue down with some spray adhesive.
6. Spray the top 6" of fabric and fold into the box.
7. Spray the remaining 6" of fabric and fold around the sides and bottom of box as if you were wrapping a present.
8. Let dry overnight.

Boxes with see through windows:

1. Spread your fabric out on the floor and trace around the front of the box, leaving at least 6" all around, and marking the spots for thewindows . 
2. Using the pattern, cut the windows out of the box.  Cut around the outside of the pattern (the solid lines).
3. Spray the front of your box liberally with spray adhesive.
4. Press the fabric against the front of the box. 
5. Cut the windows for the fabric, but this time, cut along the dotted lines, turn the fabric into the box, and glue down with some spray adhesive.
6. Spray the inside front of the box and position the transparency paper over the windows.  
7. Spray the top 6" of fabric and fold into the box.
   
8. Spray the remaining 6" of fabric and fold around the sides and bottom of box as if you were wrapping a present.
9. Let dry overnight.

I still want to add labels, but for now, this is a big step toward my organizational goals!

Here are a few other organization ideas you might want to check out: 

Great use for old cd's.

Here are those pampers--how cool are these? And pretty too.

Tension rod and show curtain hooks = organized scarves.

Neat labels--chalkboard contact paper. No more messy torn off stickers when you're ready to make a change.

Much neater than mine.

Cute labels.

Not exactly for the closet, but it would definitely clear out some closet space!

Have a great day, and go Get Crafty!
~Sister #3

(Don't forget Sister #1:  the last one online, has to bring the wine!  I beat you to it!)