For my new classroom, I needed some small storage for the top of my desk. You know, pens, pencils, tacks...that kind of stuff. I didn't exactly know what I wanted, but I was in a crafty mood. So off to Hobby Lobby I went. I stumbled upon this small, plain, little wooden box.
My classroom is decorated in bright colors and polka dots. I love how happy it looks. I thought about decoupaging it, but decided the best thing would be to just paint the base. First, I sanded the edges of the drawers, I knew from experience if I didn't, after a couple coats of paint they wouldn't fit anymore. The colors I chose were Folk Art's- Calypso Blue and Neon Green. I was pretty sure the fresh wood was going to soak up most of the paint, so I started with a coat of Mod Podge. After that dried, I added a coat of paint. I chose to paint the drawers all one color-green and everything else blue.
I am trying to be very organized this year, so of course I had to label the drawers. This time I did decoupage the letters. Using my Cricut, I cut out the words for each drawer, in hot pink glitter paper:)
After letting everything dry and putting the handles back on, I slipped the drawers in and done! Very simple, easy, cute and functional.
