"Hi my name is Rene' and I shove stuff in drawers"

How many of you have closets and drawers filled with "things" that need to go? We all have those places where we shove stuff. I'll be the first to stand up and say, "Hi, my name is René and I shove stuff in drawers." Spring is that time of year for me when I can purge, organize, and donate without the guilt.

Just the other day I was on the phone and needed a pen. I couldn't even get the drawer open where I kept the pens because of all the junk (pencils, loose change, paper, rulers, phone chargers, etc.). Well one hour later and a trip to Pier 1, I have a beautiful junk drawer (sounds like an oxymoron). Here are a few good ones that I found on Martha Stewart. If you have any good ideas I would love to hear from you.

In the Bath:


I already have the roll-out drawers but what caught my eye is the hooks on the cabinet door for your hair styling equipment.

In the Kitchen:

Here are tension rods used as dividers for cookie pans, servers, etc. Not a bad idea for less than $2 a rod.



I already do this with my recipes. I actually have three (main meals, desserts, tabletop decorating).

For the closet:


If you do not have the cash right now for custom closet storage this is a great idea to get your boots off the floor and out of their boxes. It is wooden boot shapers with coffee cup rings screwed into the tops.

Happy Birthday

We have three birthdays in January and here are a couple of the cakes to celebrate the occassion.

This one was my daughter's request for a purse cake. We took a couple of ideas from a Juicy Couture purse and made it our own. She had a sleep over and this was a huge hit and a huge cake!


Three celebrations on one cake. For each person I made a musical design representing their favorite artist. My husband's was Johnny Cash, my daughter's was Justin Bieber (where did this kid come from?), and my sister-in-law's was the Rolling Stones.

I'm Bored

Two posts in five minutes, be still my heart! I'm going to see a client tomorrow about making panels for her children's playroom. I designed two options; option 1 is tab top panels and option 2 is a rod pocket. Wish me luck!