Monday Make-It!

Hello, everybody!
Today I thought I would post a tutorial for a recent project that I made for my classroom.  Like most teachers, by the end of the first marking period of school, my desk drawers become over-run with supplies and junk.  After seeing all of the adorable "teacher toolboxes" floating around Pinterest, I decided to make one of my own with the help of Melissa M. from Common Core and So Much More.  She so graciously posted the adorable labels for each drawer on TPT for FREE!  She even made the document editable so that you can customize your drawers. Thanks, Melissa! Click here to download your labels...

OK, now- I can tell you from experience, this toolbox looks much bigger online than it is in person.  When I saw it in the store, I was surprised.  The box is somewhat shallow, but with that being said, it still holds all of the important stuff.  If you want to use it to hold pencils and ball point pens, they can't be full-sized.  You can put sharpened pencils and smaller sized pens in the drawers.  Sharpies and markers, however, will fit! :)

My box was purchased at Home Depot.  Here is what it looks like:

Just go to www.homedepot.com and type in your zip code to see if your local store carries it. You can order it online or pay for in-store pick up.  I felt that the price was pretty reasonable in order to save my sanity!  :)

Next you will need to gather your supplies:

• scissors
• white card stock
• clear double sided tape: 
  
  
  
  After I downloaded my labels from TPT, I added a text box to every one and filled in each drawer's description.  I printed them on card stock for durability and cut each one out.  I used the double sided tape on the FRONT of the label to adhere each one to the drawer.
  
  
  Here is my finished project:
  
  
  
  
  
  Can't wait to use it this year!  Let me know how yours turns out.  :)