Back to School Teacher Gift

A Back to School Teacher Gift filled with school supplies is a perfect and thoughtful present.

This year school might look a bit different with in-person and virtual learning options.  Everyone is adjusting as the new school year begins.  It is good to remember to be kind.  The teachers are struggling just as much as the students are, so let’s show them some love!  

Using the Deflecto® Large 3-Drawer Organizer, fill each drawer with school and art supplies that would be perfect for any teacher to share with their students.

Complete the Teacher Gift with FREE Printable Tags by Design Team Member, Beth Watson.

Wrap your gift up with a bow. Tie a black and white gingham ribbon around both sides of the organizer and tie in the center with a bow, and then add the tags with adhesive.

The Deflecto® Large Three-Drawer Organizer is the perfect addition to any classroom.

This Deflecto® Large Three-Drawer Organizer is 13″ by 13″ by 6.5″ for organizing school supplies, scrapbook papers with embellishments, sewing supplies, knitting supplies, and more. The transparent cube allows full visibility to quickly access what you need. Divided drawers keep everything neat and tidy. Compact, stackable design leaves plenty of room on your work table or desk.

Beth say...I can think of so many ways to fill and gift this Three-Drawer Organizer. Pack with k-cups, flavored creamer and sugar to create a coffee station for a friend with a new home. Load with treats, chocolates and candies to create a candy bar at a bridal shower or birthday party. Fill with greeting cards, tissue papers and bows to create a wrapping station for all occasions. The possibilities are endless!

Share your projects and ideas with us using #DeflectoAtHome #DeflectoCrafts on social media.

Craft Room Organization Tips and Tricks

Eliminate the clutter! 

See how Lynn Lilly at Craft Box Girls organizes her craft room. 

I love crafting, but one thing I don't love about crafting is the mess.

At the end of most days, my craft room tends to look more like my toddler created a massive tornado than a space for my creative energy and design. That’s why the Deflecto craft room storage organizers are essential for allowing me to focus on creating new, fun projects instead of spending my very limited time searching for a glue stick.

As a busy, crafting mom-on-the-go, I couldn’t ask for anything better! That’s why I’ve gathered some practical tips and tricks to make the most out of your craft room with Deflecto organizers so you can get back to what you love most: making beautiful projects!

Featured Storage Containers:

●Tilt Bin® Interlocking Storage Organizer

●Interlocking Stacking Organizer

●Rotating Carousel Organizer

●Three-Drawer Organizer

●Interlocking Marker Organizer

●Expandable Marker Accordion

●Stackable Caddy Organizer with 3 Containers

●Ribbon Dispenser

●Stackable Cube Organizer with 4-Drawer Organizer

●Stackable Cube Organizer with X-Divider

1.Tilt and Snap! (Tilt Bin® Interlocking Storage Organizer):

-Everything from my daughter’s craft supplies to my personal art essentials fits seamlessly into the Tilt Bin® Interlocking Storage Organizers. I love how these bins conveniently tilt down so I can easily grab what I need without having to dig through drawers. It’s a perfect tilt and snap! The lift and lock feature makes it super simple to stack and store for more storage space. And the secure hanging holes on the back is perfect for securing it to my pegboard wall without worrying about it falling all over the floor. For your craft room, think about how you can easily access your craft supplies without having to dig to find what you need. I highly recommend the Tilt Bin Interlocking storage organizer for the job!

2. Use Vertical Space (Interlocking Stacking Organizer):

My craft room is so tiny! While I may not have the large craft room of my dreams yet, I can utilize the vertical space with the Interlocking Stacking Organizer. I store small items in the clear containers by simply twisting the top for quick, easy access. Use your imagination to find ways you can use the often unused vertical space for more storage options.

3. Reach for What You Need (Rotating Carousel Organizer): 

-My daughter’s little arms have trouble reaching for her craft supplies. That’s why she loves the turn-table feature on the Rotating Carousel Organizer to reach for what she wants. The clear, removable containers make it easy to find supplies, customize it to fit her needs, and stay organized with little effort on her part (win-win for mom!) 

4. Beautifully Display Supplies (Three-Drawer Organizer):

-Washi tape is my secret obsession.  I love how my bright, colorful patterned washi tape is so beautifully displayed in the Three-Drawer Organizer. I can easily grab exactly which tape I need for a project without having to search in a bucket.

5. Add and Subtract (Interlocking Marker Organizer):

-More crafts call for more storage! That’s why I love the Interlocking Marker Organizer- you can easily add on or take off to fit your crafting needs. The silicon grid keeps my markers separated and organized so I can find the color I need right away. If you need more storage, find storage solutions that let you easily add or subtract to fit your needs!

6. Craft on the Go (Expandable Marker Accordion)

-My daughter loves to color! The Expandable Marker Accordion helps keep all her markers together and upright for her to find her favorite color right away. The best part about this organizer is that it unfolds seamlessly for a pretty display on a desk, and then folds up and carefully locks for travel.

7. Use Clear Containers (Stackable Caddy Organizer with 3 Containers)

-I am a visual crafter. I need to see what I have to know what I can make. With the Stackable Caddy Organizer with 3 containers, a small, medium, and large. I can see exactly what supplies I have and how much without having to open every top or open every drawer. Use clear containers to maximize your crafting organization for efficient storage. 

8. Display Within Reach (Ribbon Dispenser)

-For me, ribbon is the most difficult craft item to keep organized. The Deflecto ribbon dispenser is a game-changer. I love how it beautifully displays all my pretty ribbons and makes it easy to grab without having to remove all the ribbons to access the specific one I need. Best part? It fits perfectly into the Stackable Caddy Organizer container - a need for any ribbon-crafting enthusiast. 

9.  Find Multi-Purpose Storage Solutions (Stackable Cube Organizer with 4-Drawer Organizer and X-Divider)

-I like customizable products. I want to feel like the product fits into my space and needs, not the other way around. Get more bang for your buck by choosing storage solutions that can be customized and re-purposed for other storage options. The Stackable Cube Organizer is perfect for this exact reason. Want small drawers for storing smaller items? Simply slide the 4-drawer organizer into the stackable cubes. Need a multi-purpose X-Divider to store different styles of pens? Attach the x-divider into the notches. The possibilities are endless!

Keeping your craft room neat and organized doesn’t have to be an impossible task. Let me know which of these tips you used to maintain order so you can keep on crafting!

Share your projects and ideas with us using #DeflectoAtHome #DeflectoCrafts 

Coffee and Crafters

It's a fact that crafters are some of the most creative people. So what do you get when Coffee Lovers and Crafters unite?

You create new ways of doing things. For us crafters, Deflecto's small 3-drawer organizer is perfect for holding washi tape among a variety of various craft items, but it's also a perfect way to store your coffee pods! Keeping your counters uncluttered and beautiful.

Make sure to check out the New Deflecto Website for our entire list of products.

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Let's Monkey Around - Valentine's Card

Let's Monkey Around.

We love this adorable and sassy, masculine Valentine's Day card from Design Team member Nadine Carlier.  Nadine used several stamps from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps to make this card. She stamped the monkey and words with Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black and then colored the image with Copic markers.  

Nadine is a card maker and rubber stamper with a large collection of stamps. She found that Deflecto's 3-drawer organizers are a great way to store her red rubber stamps.

The 3-drawer organizers are available in large or small.

Nadine found that the smaller organizer with dividers in the drawers is handy when she's separating her stamps by themes.  Look at how many stamps she can fit into one organizer. The larger 3-drawer organizer is great for larger items and is perfect for storing 12" x 12" paper.



For more details on Nadine's card, you can read the full post here.

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Washi Tape Heart Card

Washi Tape Heart Card

If you're a fan of clean and simple cards, you're going to love how easy the Washi Tape Heart card is 
to make.

To make the Washi Tape Heart Card:

• Create the cut-out heart layer by cutting various sizes of hearts on a 4 3/4″ x 6 3/4″ piece of white cardstock. I used a Silhouette Cameo Electronic Die Cutting Machine. (You can also use punches or dies to create the hearts.)
• Center the cut-out heart layer onto a white 5″ x 7″ card and lightly traced the hearts with a pencil.
• Cover the heart outlines with several different strips of coordinating washi tape pieces.
• Use a tape runner to adhere to the cut-out heart layer onto the front of the card, aligning it with the washi tape.

If you love using Washi Tape, then you're going love the Deflecto small three-drawer organizer. Each of the three drawers is divided and is perfect for holding a lot of washi tape. The small three-drawer organizer is also great for holding small ink pads, paintbrushes, spools of thread and a whole lot more.

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Sweet Treats Valentine Candy Bar

Hosting a Valentine's Day Party or Get Together?

Create a Sweet Treats Valentine Candy Bar for your guests to enjoy. Design team member Anita Scroggins used the Small 3 Drawer Organizer and lined it with mini cupcake holders to hold her treats.

The Small 3 Drawer Organizer is not only perfect for storage, but it also functions as a fun display piece. Anita decorated the top drawer with removable paper hearts. Once the party is over, you can easily convert it back to storage.  

Read Anita's full post here.

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December Daily Organization

Have you heard about creating a December Daily?

With everyone so busy during the Holidays, a December Daily® is a mini-album project that documents the 25 days leading up to Christmas. It's a great way to remember all the fun you've had.

For her December Daily, design team member Anita Scroggins shows us how she keeps everything organized using the Deflecto Large 3 Drawer Organizer and Small 3 Drawer Organizer. Anita gathers up her papers, embellishments, adhesives, album, and other things she wants to use on this year's album. She then sorts everything by type and how she will be using it.  

Anita even uses one of the drawers from the small organizer on top to hold stamps, ribbons, adhesives, and journal pens. Since the drawers in the Small Organizer are divided, they hold the larger items upright and keep everything in its place.  

When everything's in place it makes working on your project easier too. 

Read Anita's full post here.

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Holiday Hostess Gift Idea

The Holiday Season is here which means two things: gift-giving and parties!

If you're struggling for ideas, design team member Lorrie came up with the perfect solution for a practical gift that any hostess is sure to love. 

Lorrie created a Coffee Station using the Deflecto 3 drawer Organizer.

It's an easy gift to put together that is sure to please even the pickiest party host. The drawers in this unit are just the right size for K-Cups and all the things a coffee lover needs. Lorrie filled the top drawer with assorted K-cups, the second drawer with single-serve creamers and the bottom drawer with sweetener and disposable spoons. The host can set this out at the party next to her single-serve coffee maker and let guests help themselves.  

Read Lorrie's full post here.

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