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DIY craft supply organizing shelf with a Cricut Explore Air 2.
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How to Make a Simple Craft Organizer: Step by Step

This craft organizer is such an easy project! You can use this organizer in your craft room, kitchen, or bathroom for endless organization possibilities.
Keyword cricut crafts, diy craft
Active Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours
Author Angie Holden

Equipment

  • Cricut Explore Air 2
  • Printer

What You Will Need

  • Unfinished wood shelf
  • 4 Unfinished wood boxes
  • White chalk paint
  • Natalie Malan Patterned Vinyl in Belle Citron
  • Cricut Printable Vinyl comes in the Cricut Explore Air 2 Wild Rose Bundle
  • Cricut cut file
  • Paintbrush
  • Cricut Scraper
  • Cricut Trimmer

Instructions

Step 1: Painting Your Shelf and Boxes

  • First, you will need to paint the shelf and the boxes with white paint. The boxes actually come with lids but I set those aside for another project and just used the open-topped boxes as four of them fit perfectly on the shelf.
  • You will then need to give both the shelf and the boxes a couple of coats of paint.
  • Be sure to paint all visible surfaces including the insides of your boxes and the bottom of the shelf.
  • Allow to dry in between coats as well. I used two coats over all surfaces for my project.

Step 2: Making Custom Printable Sticker Labels

  • While everything dries, you can start on your printable labels. You can access the cut file by clicking here. I have four labels already made for you but I also have a fifth one that you can use to customize this project. Just pick all three elements on the fifth label and duplicate them.
  • You will then have something that you can edit.
  • Pick just the layer with the text and customize to say whatever you would like. You may have to move the boxes to make it easier to select. You could also change the font here if you wanted.
  • Then put all three layers back together. Pick them all and click align.
  • Click "center" and you will have a gorgeous label once again but this time it says whatever you want it to say!
  • Click flatten in the lower right-hand corner to make this a print then cut label and it is ready for your machine! Be sure to delete any labels you don't want to use before continuing.

Step 3: Making Printable Decorative Labels with Print Then Cut

  • Now it is time to use print then cut to actually make our printable labels. I am using the Cricut printable vinyl for my labels.
  • Click "make it" in design space and you will be prompted to print your design. It will look like the image below once printed. That box around the outer edge is for your Cricut machine to locate itself. Just put the design face up on your mat.
  • Then put it in your Cricut Explore Air 2 once prompted. Be sure to turn your dial to custom and pick printable vinyl from the custom materials list.
  • The machine will first find the edge then it will cut each of your labels.
  • You are left with perfectly cut labels that can be used on any project!

Step 4: Covering Boxes in Vinyl

  • Like I said, I was inspired to add some of the gorgeous Natalie Malan florals to my craft room so I picked my favorite roll of patterned vinyl. It was hard choosing! You will also need something to trim the vinyl to size. I am actually going to use a trimmer for this but you could use a knife and self-healing mat as well or even lay it out in Design Space and use your Cricut machine.
  • Then just measure and mark for length and cut to size.
  • Peel back the liner and stick right on your painted wood box.
  • Use the scraper to help smooth out the vinyl and get out any bubbles.
  • The vinyl will not wrap all the way around these boxes so I did add a second piece to completely cover them.

Step 5: Finishing Your Organizer with Printable Labels

  • Then just peel off your printable labels and add them to the front of each of the boxes to complete your organizer.
  • Your craft supply organizer will look great with your Cricut Explore Air 2 in Wild Rose.
  • You can also decorate your craft room with these custom DIY letter board accessories that are made using some of the Natalie Malan materials as well. I told you I couldn't get enough of them! You can also watch the video on making those here.
  • Add in whatever craft supplies you want to the organizer. Again, you can use this same idea for making printable sticker labels for any room of your home. So, make the same organizer for the kitchen or the bathroom.

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