Saturday, June 22, 2013

A Light Bulb Moment in Target!


A friend and I went on a road trip yesterday to the nearest JoAnne's and hit Target while we were in the neighborhood.  We weren't 20 feet inside the store when I noticed a display of picnic/cook-out items including this wire thing... the likes of which I've not seen before.


 It's a picnic or cookout caddy....  says so right on the tag!


The display had red, blue, and green caddies and I resisted....   until I made my way to the outdoor section of Target and saw the white version.   I had to have one..   you see, I already have a picnic caddy on the back of my cutting table, which I've been using to store stuff related to cutting fabrics.


However, the blue caddy is much smaller and the heavy scissors fall out when I bump the table... the back section (for napkins) is really too small for the templates I've accumulated.   The blue caddy has almost slid off the cutting table when I accidentally nudged it.  I clearly need a larger/ heavier one, yes?



The front and back sections, which are for napkins and plates, did not have the wire mesh bottoms like the utensil sections but I cut some white cardboard to fit....  and now, small stuff won't fall through.

I didn't have any small plastic "glasses".... the small ones that I used with my kids when they were learning to hold and drink from a glass for the first time...  that would fit in the napkin section to use as "pencil holders" but I did find two toilet paper rolls ready to go to the recycle bin.


I covered those with one of those nice bags you get at gift shops sometimes that are printed with old-fashioned florals.


The tubes are a bit small so I will look for small plastic "glasses" to take their place since they will be heavier and less likely to move around/tip over.


It was fun loading up my new cutting table caddy... so much room!   Stuff fits!  Stuff doesn't fall out!   Wooo hooo!



There's even a bit of room for a few more templates.... which is a good thing because there are a couple under piles of fabric on the cutting table that I need to find...










18 comments:

  1. Sounds like you are waaaay more organized now. I'll have to visit that store sometime soon. (I have avalanches occasionally. Thanks for sharing your idea!
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  2. Wow! I was just at Target a few hours ago! And you mentioned that they have a red one? I suspect I have a repeat visit to make. This is just brilliant and exactly what I need! Thanks for the thought!

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  3. Outstanding idea....clever and organized! I am adding it to my list for Target. Thanks!

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  4. this is a great idea. I should be in Target tomorrow and if not one day this week it will be on my lunch run. I'm thinking this would also work on my desk at work. Ok since you didn't find plastice glasses yet how about cutting down a water bottle? or maybe a paper towel tube.hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

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  5. Love this idea! Must make a trip to Target ASAP - I think I need a couple of these. Thanks for the inspiration and enabling - LOL!

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  6. Very clever! I love those caddies, but have never purchased one. I keep thinking it isn't a priority. I can see now that it should be! : )

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  7. That's brilliant, now I really want to go to Target and I've already filled mine in my head, thanks.

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  8. Unfortunately, we're not close to a Target, but that really is a good idea!

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  9. This is wonderful. I might have to visit Target, too.
    Lillian

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  10. What a great idea! Never can have too much organizers to corral the quilting stuff...

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  11. LOVE! My scissors and what not are in a baby wipes tub...not very effective, but I knew where they were ;-) Gonna hafta get me one! Hope you're doing good.

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  12. I just love finds like this... didn't see these at my Target yesterday but I'll look harder next trip. Yours looks great all filled up!

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  13. Oooh, I wonder if we have anything like that here? I can feel wee shopping trip coming on! :oD

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  14. thanks for showing this because 2 other people directed me here to thank you personally LOL great find and love that it holds the big stuff at the back. gotta go hunt for one myself now. . .

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  15. I will never 'out-create' you as much as I try.

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  16. Thank you for this wonderful idea! I bought a green one because it yelled "Pick me! Pick me!" when I saw them on the shelf.

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  17. That is a great caddy....and you put it to good use too!

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