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Cute & Cheap Art Supply Organizer

3 June, 2010; Filed Under: homeschool

I wanted to make a cute art supply organizer that can sit in the middle of our school table and hold supplies. This is what I came up with; it was super-easy, and the total cost was under $17!

art supply organizer

I bought a $7 wooden lazy susan at IKEA, then found little Valentine’s Day metal pails in the dollar section of my local Target. I didn’t want anything to fly off when we spun the lazy susan, so my original plan was to drill a hole in the bottom, and screw them to the top of the lazy susan. I still think that’s a good idea, but it would have made it harder to clean out the containers, or to change them later if I’m so inclined.

Ken suggested we use magnets, so I bought a set of little round magnets at Hobby Lobby ($2), and hot-glued them to the top of the lazy susan, like this:


After that, I just set the little buckets on top of the magnets and filled them with our supplies.

As soon as the girls put the markers and such in there, they both immediately started drawing, so I think that means this little project was a success!

Jamie

Wife, mom, grandma. Introvert who finds joy in good books, sunshine, and authentic conversation. Fitness enthusiast and personal trainer. Often seen with a steaming mug of tea in hand.

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Jolanthe
Jolanthe
27 June, 2010 3:43 pm

LOVE this…I was thinking of making something similar and it’s given me something to go on!

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Michelle, Muffin Tin Mom
Michelle, Muffin Tin Mom
28 June, 2010 2:44 pm

GENIUS! so doing this!!

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Jolanthe
Jolanthe
29 June, 2010 4:32 pm

Just finished mine today! Target had Lazy Susans for $8 and the tins for the 4th!!

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Jamie
Jamie
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Reply to  Jolanthe
29 June, 2010 4:46 pm

Yea! It really does work great. I keep seeing the little tins in the $1 section at Target, so I might get a new set so I can change out colors occasionally. 🙂

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The Activity Mom
The Activity Mom
1 July, 2010 10:22 pm

Fabulous idea! love it!

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Forest Rose
Forest Rose
2 July, 2010 9:12 am

Thanks….this is a great idea. I will be using this one for sure:)

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Erica
Erica
2 July, 2010 9:39 am

That’s so cool, and the magnets make me feel better, I was thinking that looked like a recipe for disaster at first, but I love it!

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julie
julie
2 July, 2010 3:52 pm

a friend of mine has done this and she put a trash can in the middle of the buckets!! she had a larger metal tin she used but i found a fun little swing lid trash can at dollar general for $1 that is gonna be used in my center!

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Jamie
Jamie
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2 July, 2010 5:23 pm

That’s a fabulous idea! I’ll have to do that myself! 🙂

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Jennifer
Jennifer
2 July, 2010 9:18 pm

I saw this on Jolanthe’s blog and also on Kris’ blog at Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers. What a great idea! I’m headed to Target in the morning before all of those little tins are gone!

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JDaniel4's Mom
JDaniel4's Mom
10 July, 2010 6:20 am

This post has been selected one of my great posts of the week. Here is the link to my post: http://www.jdaniel4smom.com/2010/07/great-posts-i-came-across-this-week.html

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Jessica
Jessica
23 July, 2010 4:42 pm

Hi Jamie! I just wanted to let you know what a great idea this is!! I liked it so much- that I did it myself & posted about it- with a link back to you!! 🙂
Hope you have a great day!
Jessica

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Cariann
Cariann
26 July, 2010 6:51 pm

What a great idea. I can see setting something like this in our supply closet and using it to store art supplies, using the magnets means they could take the bucket to their desks and return them when finished.

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Bekah
Bekah
28 July, 2010 12:23 am

I would love to do this in my classroom. I’ve been checking on lazy susan’s online. What size is this one?

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Jamie
Jamie
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Reply to  Bekah
28 July, 2010 9:59 am

Ours is about 15-inches in diameter.

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Angela
Angela
31 July, 2010 11:23 pm

Cool idea! I was just at Ikea, and I got the twirley circle and already have the $1 Target pails and I was going to do this. The magnet idea is great! I think I’ll add a mini-garbage too as someone suggested. 🙂

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Shannon
Shannon
19 August, 2010 11:35 pm

My kids would love this… I have those exact Target buckets and can’t wait to head to IKEA! Thanks for the idea!

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Ashlie
Ashlie
7 September, 2010 10:42 pm

Love the idea. I had the kids do this at their desks in their rooms and it has made a huge impact on organization with a flash of fun.
Thanks.

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Sally {with eager hands}
Sally {with eager hands}
3 August, 2011 11:24 pm

and I have a Lazy Susan from Goodwill!!! It was meant to be!

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Brooke Stark
Brooke Stark
4 August, 2011 8:12 am

I love this. It is adorable and super-functional. I am going to pass this along to our homeschool group!!!

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Laurie
Laurie
17 August, 2011 5:37 pm

I love this! I found some adorable owl tins at Walmart today and am making this right now (except obviously taking a break to type this….oh and to bandaid my finger after I had mishap with my knife while prying off magnets that were the wrong size 🙂 . It’s so cute! Thanks for the great idea!!

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Leslie
Leslie
10 September, 2011 9:13 pm

Wow. I’m just now finding the blog hop of schoolrooms. GREAT IDEAS!!! This is the coolest idea I’ve seen in forever!!! I want one of these for our eating table as well. We are a family of 7 and I can see this with napkins in one tine, forks in another, and so on. We have kitchen helper’s each night and this would make setting the table for our littles so much easier.

OK, I have to show this to DH now. And the magnets from your DH–that is genius!!!

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Jamie
Jamie
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Reply to  Leslie
11 September, 2011 4:31 pm

Oh, it would be great in the middle of a big family kitchen/dining table!

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Kathie
Kathie
8 December, 2011 1:02 pm

Love this! & made it for my little girl! Ahhh….so happy that all her art stuff will be organized!

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Amy @ Hope Is the Word
Amy @ Hope Is the Word
20 July, 2012 8:03 pm

What a great idea! Thanks for sending me the link, Jamie!

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