My First Recorded Creation!

So... here it is. I love creating. Anyone who knows me, knows that I'm the first person to find a new use for something old and useless. In fact, my husband thinks I'm crazy because I am a HOARDER of containers. I always save used containers, like the plastic nut containers... or let's just say any container I can get my hands on. My latest obsession is boxes. Being a mom of a toddler, we get boxes pretty often, my favorite being diaper and wipes boxes. Once we've collected four or five with no purpose for them, my husband starts looking at me like, "Babe, it's about time to get rid of these things." So, I FINALLY found a purpose!

So, let me give you a little background. My husband and I live in a small rented condo with our 19 month old son. We moved here when our little guy was 3 months old. Let's just say, life is a little different for us now. Babies do come with a lot of "equipment," but at least when they are babies, it all stays where you put it, even if you have a rocker, a bouncer, a swing, etc. Now, with a very vivacious, spunky, never-stops-for-a-minute toddler, our place gets quite "unorganized" constantly! The older he gets, the more toys he gets. Instead of the big sit to stand mirror that he loved when he was six months old, now we have matchbox cars and choo choo trains coming out of our ears. So, we needed a solution. When he was younger, we had a rug with his toys pushed up nicely against the window that were easy to clean up. Now... not so much. I've been on a mission to find a toy box to put all of them in, but we're on a rather tight budget. So, I finally got smart and decided to make my own. This started with a new fascination with trains. He just received his first BRIO train track and many trains to go with it. These ended up EVERYWHERE. I decided that I would make him a little train box to keep them in. So I didn't take pictures while I made them, but I do have the finished product.  I took the simple box that the trains were shipped in, some flannel, and a glue gun. I used those three simple things to cover the box.

This turned out so well, that I decided to make a few more boxes (using those sturdy diaper and wipe boxes from Costco!) for his bigger toys and here we have it! An organized toddler corner.

Next time I save another box, I'll post a how-to!