Don't Judge a Book by It's Cover

Just when you think everything is in place you find something that can be placed elsewhere. After a major  winter cleaning I decided to put all my cookbooks in my kitchen cabinets instead of being on display on my living room bookcase. After all the cookbooks were nicely put away in their new home I was left with a semi-empty bookcase that needed a major face-lift. 

Before Picture (Taken with an iPhone)

The cookbooks in their new home.

Initially, I had all the books arranged by color to keep things pretty. The colorful arrangement that worked before was not going to work with all the cookbooks in their new home. I had a bunch of mismatched books and chatskis on my bookcase that was quite the new eyesore. Then out of nowhere came the memory of a blog posting on The Precious Little Things in Life blog I read regarding bookcase arrangements. While an article in Real Simple started me on organizing by color that blog posting gave me the inspiration for my current arrangement. 

The Work Nook

Now keep in mind this is not always how neat my nook of a desk is... however I am not always as creative in such order. Here are some close ups of "the desk".

A preview of the desk in it's entirety. 

Crafting Up Bedtime Organization

When it comes to my nightstand I can never find enough room for all the items I feel like I need to take to bed. One can find a lamp, two books (one fiction and one non-ficition), a clock, temperature readout (to always know what kind of weather I need to dress for here in Texas), cellphone charger with cellphone, fan remote, pens, notebook, water glass and an endless supply of hair clips. Those are a lot of items for a medium sized nightstand... which brings me to the bed caddy.

Not much more can fit - a bed caddy is needed

All of the craft/sewing/fabric books and blogs I surround myself with it was only a matter of time before I came across a pattern for a bed caddy. Like most of my projects I start by trying a fun version to send off to my favorite Floridians for a wear and tear test. I love making things for them and they use the items so I can find out what I can improve upon. Bed Caddy Patterns can be found in the following books: In Stitches by Amy Butler and Sewn Spaces by Joel Dewberry. A Free Online Bed Caddy Pattern can be found at Sew4Home. I converted the pattern at Sew4Home to fit my own needs. Here are the Bed Caddies made with Boogie Monsters fabric by Scott Jarrard for FreeSpirit Quilting Fabric.

Bed Caddy Number One - Already in Use