This is my personalized mail organizer

and this is what it originally looked like:

I found the folders on sale at Target a few weeks ago

I bought three of them (they're sold separately & link together). I was planning on using them near my Homework Bulletin Boards, but decided this would be a better, much needed use for them.

The top folder is for incoming mail

middle one holds outgoing mail

and the bottom one is for outgoing misc. (movies that need to be returned, etc.)

Steps on "Cutesifying" the Labels:

All the shapes were cut using my cricut (I LOVE that thing). I typed the words on my computer, printed, cut-out, laminated and hot-glued them onto the files and simply cut and hot-glued everything else and...

I just had to add some ribbon.

I wanted to bring some color to the folders and also wanted them to hang apart from each other, so I used the ribbon to connect the folders.

The side by side's:

The finished piece . . .

. . . totally & conveniently located!

May you be a little inspired.

Until next time,

DaNita

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