I do have some exciting posts to come though. I've discovered Pinterest. It's created some domestic joy in my life.
(Un)Domestic Goddess
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Kitchen: Canisters and Labels
I got very sick of there being food in opened packets in the pantry, spilling everywhere as we dig through them when looking for something else. I would love a super organised pantry like some of those freakishly beautiful looking ones I drool over. But I'm not swimming in money right now following Christmas.
So I went down to Woolworths and bought a bunch of their basics range of containers.
I wanted pretty labels, so I went to The Container Store Website where they have free printable labels. I figured that I would never ever be happy with my handwriting if I filled in the labels myself, and couldn't figure out how to get them written on as the file comes in .pdf form.
This is how I did it, I'm sure there's an easier way, but this is how it happened for me (I have a Mac, so instructions are for my machine).
So I went down to Woolworths and bought a bunch of their basics range of containers.
I wanted pretty labels, so I went to The Container Store Website where they have free printable labels. I figured that I would never ever be happy with my handwriting if I filled in the labels myself, and couldn't figure out how to get them written on as the file comes in .pdf form.
This is how I did it, I'm sure there's an easier way, but this is how it happened for me (I have a Mac, so instructions are for my machine).
- Open up the pdf file, save the file as a JEPG.
- Open up Pages (which is like Microsoft Word).
- Place the .jpg file on a new Landscape document to the size I want the labels.
- Place a text box in each label, making sure they are aligned and centred (Pages helps with this).
- Find the right font and font size.
- Type out each item you are wanting to name.
- Set font opacity to 60% (or change colours).
Here is the result.
About the Domestically Challenged......
I am a neat freak. No, not in reality, in my dreams!
I in actuality am a disorganised wannabe.
Clothes pile up - I feel like I am always am washing clothing, but there's always a pile of clothes somewhere in some form - dirty, wet, dry, folded, messed back up, folded, in a bedroom ready to put away.
I'm sick of it.
This blog is for me. To motivate me. To keep me going ahead to organise and beautify my world.
I in actuality am a disorganised wannabe.
Clothes pile up - I feel like I am always am washing clothing, but there's always a pile of clothes somewhere in some form - dirty, wet, dry, folded, messed back up, folded, in a bedroom ready to put away.
I'm sick of it.
This blog is for me. To motivate me. To keep me going ahead to organise and beautify my world.
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