Pinspiration: Drawer Dividers

I've been wanting to make drawer dividers for my bathroom for a while now. I wouldn't mind have fancy, clear, store bought ones someday but I wanted the drawer dividers now not later when I have money.

So I made my own.

I looked on Pinterest for some ideas. And I came across this post with dividers using balsa wood. I really liked them.

Inspiration: post on Pinterest, Original source here

So I got to work building my own.

I started by measuring the drawer that I wanted the dividers for. It's a 3"x10"x18" drawer. Then I went to Hobby Lobby and bought three strips of 3/23"x3"x24" balsa wood.

Here's my before shot. The drawer works as it is but I mostly wanted my makeup more accessible and out of that flowery case.

Before ...

And here it is after. I really like how it turned out. I can reach everything without moving other things that are on top. It still looks kind of crazy but it'll work so much better.

... After.

We'll see how much I like it after using it for a few days.

as always ... click the picture to see it bigger.

Pinspiration: Outfit

I've decided to start blogging about some of the things I find from Pinterest that I try. And I do have some things I've already made that maybe I'll go back sometime soon and talk about. But for now we move forward.

So first up is an outfit that I wore yesterday to church. I saw this photo of a black strapless dress with a white blouse underneath a few weeks ago. I knew I had to wear it someday. With black heels and a high-top bun.

Source: purpleemoon.tumblr.com via Krysta on Pinterest

So after I looked in my closet and found the perfect blouse I picked a day to wear that black and white combo. I prepped my outfit by getting my LBD dry-cleaned. lol. It needed to be cleaned and I thought this was the perfect motivation to take it. I also decided to get some more jet black tights. I didn't know if I'd wear them but I needed some anyways. My other black tights have runs in them.

I ended up wearing my black tights and black heels with this outfit. I wore my hair up in a clip for sort of a messy bun look. Since my blouse has pearl buttons I wore pearl earrings to go with it. Overall I really liked how this look turned out. I might wear it again someday.

Catch-All Stand

I have been wanting to make a simple catch-all tray for my nightstand for a while now. The other day I got the inspiration I needed to go get the supplies. I saw this picture on Pinterest and I knew that's what I wanted to make.

Source: sarahortega.com via Krysta on Pinterest

So I made a trip to the Dollar Tree and picked up a couple of plates and smaller bowls. The bowls are more like pasta plates or salad plates. They are shallow bowls. I like that it has that bowl shape but it's still flat. I also got several short, clear candle holders.

I glued the candle holders to the two bowls Saturday. I glued them opposite of each other. One has the base at the bottom and the other has the base glued to the bowl. I like both looks. I stuck a pile of heavy books on top of each and I let them dry for a couple of days. Overnight would have been fine but I did the gluing on a Saturday and then didn't get to the project until Monday (today). (You can see in the photo below how I glued them "opposite" of each other.)

I decided not to glue the bowl to the plate because I'm not sure if I want it in the center or off to the side. I'll just set it on until I decide for sure. I have been having it off to the side and I really like it that way. I can place my rings and earrings and small things in the bowl and the larger things (like my keys, mail, glasses, or whatever) on the plate bottom.

Before ...

Before ...

After.

After.

I like it a lot. It fills the space back there quite nicely. And I like having two tiers. It gives me more room and I won't clutter the rest of the nightstand too much. lol.

P.S. Someday I'll upgrade that lamp.