Create a gardening binder … with seed packets!
Do you have a green thumb? The key to successful gardening, as you know, is timing! A gardening binder is a great way to keep track of the seasons and what you have done over the past year. With a gardening binder, you can record the date you have planted seeds or plants or done transplants, which plots seeds were placed in and when you expect them to rise, trends in the weather, where you purchased seeds, harvest dates for specific vegetables, pests to watch out for, companion planting tactics, and more.
Over the year, you will tally up useful observations that will help you become a better gardener! You won't accidentally double-plant into the same plot, and you can use your notes to manage companion planting which will prevent pests. Place your old seed packets directly in the binder inside of sleeves so that you have all the detailed information on each plant available any time you need to reference it.
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Frugallysustainable
Hardware Binder – get those tangled cords in line!
This is another brilliant idea, this time from The Creativity Exchange. If you have a lot of technology in your home (and who doesn't these days), you know what a mess all those cords and peripherals can turn into. Most of us have a stash of extra cords and wires we don't want to get rid of, but don't necessarily need to use right now. Maybe you also have some backup USB devices that you don't use every day. Don't you wish there were a way you could get all those supplies organized and out of your way?
The Hardware Binder is a brilliant way to do just that! You are going to need a massive binder for this. Get some large plastic Ziploc bags and start cataloguing your extra supplies. Coil up those wires and store them with the extra peripherals they actually belong to. Throw in your user manuals too! That way you have everything in one place and don't have to hunt around later trying to figure out which wire goes with what. Punch holes through your bags and file them in the Hardware Binder. Genius!
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Thecreativityexchange
Manual Binder
Related to the idea above, maybe you just want a binder where you can store all of your user manuals. Instead of a pile of appliance manuals collecting dust in your hall closet (never to be seen again, especially when you actually need them), you can file them nicely in a manual binder. Small manuals can be punched through and fit inside like normal pages. Larger manuals can be stored in plastic bags, just like you can do with the Hardware Binder above. You can use the tabs to sort manuals according to their purpose or area of the house. Like you might want a tab that says "Kitchen" and has manuals for all kitchen appliances, and another that says "Cleaning," and so on. This is also a great way to store your warranties. You may want a separate binder for those, or you can throw them in with their respective manuals.
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Stayathomeista
DVD Binders
Are you a filmophile? These days it is pretty effortless to build a comprehensive film and television collection. When you can purchase used DVDs and Blu-Ray discs at incredible discounts, it is hard not to start piling up DVD cases. And let's face it—if you collect television series, your problem is even worse, because a lot of those sets are not packaged to conserve space. What do you do when your collection starts taking up more shelf space than you have?
One idea is to pitch the original containers out and replace them with a set of binders. Yes, there are DVD storage binders you can buy, but they are often bulky and actually can be hard to use. Standard binders with CD sleeves can be easier to deal with, and you can make them much prettier. You will save a ton of space with this solution, and you will also have a much easier time finding things since you can categorize the DVDs any way you want. You could do an alphabetical thing, or you could organize according to genre, or use a combination of these methods. After you make DVD binders, you will have so much free space in your home you won't know what to do with it.
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Thelovenerds
Organize your random ripped-out magazine pages.
If you have a lot of magazine subscriptions, odds are you tear out stuff you particularly like on a regular basis—cosmetic ideas, recipes, products you are interested in buying, articles you found particularly fascinating, etc. This allows you to throw out all the old magazines and retain the stuff you love—but you also probably have a pile of old magazine scraps that is out of control and incredibly hard and frustrating to search for to find what you want.
If that is the case, why not try putting them in a binder? You can set up tabs that help you find what you are looking for; the one in this photo is for holiday planning, and each tab is for a specific holiday. You could also have binders or tabs for beauty, recipes, products, simple home solutions, decorating, fashion, hardware, automotive tips, and more. While we're at it, this is also a great way to save newspaper clippings! Yet another cool idea from Make Life Lovely!
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Makelifelovely
Recipe binder
Recipe books are great, but a lot of the best recipes come from random places. Sometimes you find something amazing online and print it out—only to lose track of it later (and then you find the recipe has been deleted—oh no!). Or maybe you found a great recipe in a magazine and lost the clipping. And what about that amazing recipe that your friend wrote down for you, which has now completely disappeared?
Stop losing your recipes with a recipe binder. You can organize this any way you want with the tabs. You might go with types of foods, foods with certain ingredients as their main elements, or foods from different countries. You may want to have a section for "fast and easy" as well, and maybe even one for "budget meals." Another cool idea is a tab for recipes that you haven't yet tried, but want to make. That way you'll be sure to never miss out on an amazing recipe that could become your new favorite thing to make. The sky is the limit here; you can do so many great things with a recipe binder!
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Iheartorganizing
Make a teacher binder.
Do you mold young mind for a living? Binders are not only your students' best friends, but yours as well. A teacher binder can help you to stay organized and sane, which is even harder for you than it is for them! For a teacher binder, you will need a heavy duty binder that will hold up to plenty of use, and pick dividers with pockets that you can write on and erase. Come up with a smart system for organizing and include sections like "Calendar," "Student Info," and so forth. A "Quick Reference" tab listing school policies, computer logins, schedules and more can be a huge help!
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Luckeyfrogslilypad
Make a great student binder for college.
What if you are a student and not a teacher? You already know how challenging it is to keep up with your work and remember everything you need to do! Well-organized school binders can help you out. Buy some divider sheets and make them pretty! You will have an easier time staying organized if you love your class binders. Just look at this gorgeous class divider page for sociology. You can also see some of the sections, including Notes, Handouts and To Do. These sections help you quickly jump to exactly what you need. Never waste time digging through disorganized school supplies again! The less time you waste trying to find what you need, the more quickly you will get your homework done, and the higher your scores will be!
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Theholladaylife
School binders are perfect for younger students too!
Parents! Do you have kids who absolutely cannot seem to keep their school stuff in order? Do you lament at the sight of their endless clutter? Do you worry they will lose their assignments? You can help them to stay organized by going a step further than just purchasing them a binder. You can take the time to set up the dividers and divider pages just like the college binder we talked about a moment ago. Those same sections work great for elementary and secondary school students! You can also buy them in bright colors and make them super cute and personalized so your kids will love them, like in the photo!
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Thirtyhandmadedays
Easy baby book
If you're the parent of a newborn (or you have a little bundle of joy on the way!), you know how important it is to capture all those special memories when they happen. The years go by so fast, and before you know it, your little sweetheart will be all grown up and heading for college.
One of the easiest ways to capture the memories is with a baby book binder like this one. As you can see, this is an easy way to journal about your baby and include photographs, mementos, and other keepsakes. The brown envelope you see in the photograph has the baby's hospital bracelets! Very cute, easy to make, and perfect for preserving the memories of a special time that will never come twice.
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Newlywoodwards
School year keepsakes binder
As your child gets older, the artwork, schoolwork, awards, and other assorted memorabilia will start piling up fast! A lot of parents struggle to know where to put all of that stuff and wonder how much of it they can really hold onto. One great way to stay organized and save space is by using a keepsake binder like this one. You can keep awards, school papers that your child is particular proud of, artwork, photographs, and more! Each year you can start a new school year binder!
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Heidiswapp
The family binder
Household binders are very popular tools nowadays, and online you will find a ton of great examples, and even free printables on many websites that you can use to make your own home binder. Pick a cute cover sheet, and then add tabs like Finance, Notes for Traveling, Home Maintenance, Calendar, Meal Planning, Coupons, and more! This is a wonderful way to keep all of your family organization paperwork in one place. Sometimes you need to cross reference sections (like maybe you want to look at Finance and Coupons before you plan next week's meals). The binder makes it easy, and helps you to save time and money!
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Iheartorganizing
A binder just for your budget
On a related note, what if your finances are especially complicated, or you just like to go more in-depth with your accounting than other people typically do? You may want to skip the Finance section in your family binder and make an entire binder just for budgeting instead. The binder you see here is tabbed according to months in the year, but you could also break down categories with tabs like Coupons, Budgeting, Receipts, Tax Documentation, and so forth. Use a sealable pocket (even a Ziploc bag will do) for your receipts. The website that gave us this idea, A Cultivated Nest, has a ton of free home accounting printables. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and check them out!
DIY Instructions and Project Credit – Acultivatednest
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