Gotta Love Some Organization

My son LOVES to draw. When he grows up he says he wants to be an Illustrator and an Animator. Impressive for a 4 year old right? We have art supplies all over the place and I wanted to give him his own art station next to his little table.
This is what I came up with...
I started with a larger scrap piece that I had...

Then I figured out the sizes I needed and cut. Then I made stencils and used fabric paint to label the pockets...

Then I did all my sewing. If you can see in the pictures to finish the edges off I just used a zig zag stitch...I was going for a little funky look.



So hanging this bad boy was a little bit of trial and error...mostly error. I wanted to use what I had, which was sticky velcro. It worked great for five minutes then it unstuck from the fabric...duh. So I just thought, oh ok I'll sew it on then. BIG mistake. Sticky things and sewing needles are not compatible. I should have known better. Actually, I did know better I just did it anyway. I don't recommend this method but if you do I found that if you run a piece of paper through the machine every now and then it helps to de-stickify the needle.
Anyways, now the art supplies have a handy place to go and my son was really excited about the finished piece which means mission accomplished.
After looking at these pictures I can tell it needs a good ironing...it doesn't look that wrinkled in person...I promise :)