TUTORIAL: Magnetic Vintage Tins {For Your Writing Utensils}

Ever since I saw a similar type project from Martha Stewart a couple years ago I have been dying to make one for my refrigerator but was looking for just the right vintage tin, it's all about the tin ya know! Well, this summer the kids and I went garage sale-ing and I happen to find the cutest, most perfect spice tins and the lady running the sale gave them to me for a quarter, total score!!!

Aren't they great! 

Ever since school started I have been working diligently on organizing all our family activities on one big giant calendar that everyone can see. So no more questions about what day we finally landed on for swim lessons now that they have to be after school or what time the weekend soccer games are at....yes, I'm talking to you Mr. Smashed Peas! And in classic Maggie fashion, every activity is color coordinated to juuuuust the right Sharpie. And since we seem to be adding activities on a daily basis (still) I figure I need all my pens right next to the calendar and not in a cupboard all the way at the other end of the kitchen...it just makes life that much easier!

These are soooo dang easy to make.  Slightly different than Martha's version as I have a stainless steel fridge and didn't want any of the rough edges of the spice tin to scratch it! Here's what you'll need:

Magnetic Vintage Tins

Old tins or containers (think spices, coffee, tea, candy!) 

Strong magnets

E-6000 super glue

Glue magnets to backside of tin and let dry for a couple of hours. Place magnetized tins on your fridge or other magnetic surface and insert pens and such. Enjoy!

Oh, for the love of Pete. It's just perfect!

Now, go out and find your perfect tin and make some today! Psst....there are some great tea tins, not vintage but they look it, for sale in most grocery stores that would be lovely for this project too!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

 XOXO,

Back to School Organization with Martha Stewart Home Office™ with Avery™ PLUS Giveaway!

We have about 2 weeks until school starts here, holy smokes where has summer gone?! I'm pretty sure I've spent the majority of August trying to get organized for back to school, you too? I have been spending a whole lot of time getting friendly with my calendar to get our family's schedule organized and on track, there is just so much...but I love organization so I'm cool with it!

Luckily I was able to review a whole bunch of fun new products from the Martha Stewart Home Office™ with Avery™line found only at Staples. Martha thinks of everything! She is seriously the Queen of organization.

The line offers so many things just perfect for Back to School organization.  Dry erase Meal Planners and Weekly Planners, Vinyl Chalkboard tags and removable flourish Chalkboards, and pretty flourish cork boards that will fit your home's decor juuuuust right, ahhh!


There is a line of pretty shagreen organizers too!  Sturdy Document Storage Boxes to help contain papers, pencils, and other homework staples, as well as Magazine Files and Vertical File Folders to organize all those important papers and permission slips.

The Martha Stewart Home Office™ with Avery™line also has a whole Discbound Notebook section that accepts a calendar insert among other things to help you create the perfectly personalized on-the-go calendar for your family.

I admit that I have the hardest time finding a good calendar set up. It's so hard to find a calendar that is not only pretty on the outside but functional for our family of 6 on the inside. That is no small feat I tell you! It has to have enough room for me to write out my entire family's schedule. The Discbound Notebook with calendar insert totally fits the bill....see, look how pretty it is!

This is a sample calendar sheet that can fit inside, the day is split up into sections so you can fit every activity in with no problems.  It's kinda like one of those big wall calendars but shrunk to fit into a notebook.

You can get Plastic Dividers that can be written on with dry erase markers....love that feature and used mine to separate out each month for easy finding!

And you can also get these awesome Removable Color Coding Labels.  These are my absolute favorite...kinda like little dots of washi tape.  They are colorful (hello rainbow fun!) and super easy to remove. They are perfect for personalizing your calendar...it's color coding fun at it's best!

 I have been having a blast using them! :-)

Another fun insert are the Discbound Two-Tone Pockets that you can add to give you handy storage for paperwork...or your color coding labels!

Man, I just love this organizational line!!! I could browse Staples all day picking and choosing more of these goodies that just NEED to come home with me, couldn't you?

Are you interested in owning some of these awesome organizational products?  Well, Martha Stewart Home Office™ with Avery™would like to offer my readers a $50 Staples® gift card for Martha Stewart Home Office™ with Avery™ products all you have to do is enter via the widget below or click here now!

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Good Luck!

XOXO,