Homemade Desk Organizer

by DorH in Workshop > Woodworking

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Homemade Desk Organizer

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A great way to keep pens, pencils and, erasers on a desk.

Supplies

  • hot glue gun
  • rope
  • ruler/measuring tape
  • hinge
  • paper
  • drill
  • pencil
  • scissors
  • wood

Measure You Wood

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you need to measure your wood so you have two 11" by 7" rectangles drawn out

Cut Your Wood

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you need to cut out your rectangles, i'm using a scroll saw but you can you what ever you want. make sure you wear safety glasses. sand it at the end.

Putting on the Hinge

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flip your two pieces so that the ends are together. your hinges will go right where they meet. you need to mark the holes and then drill the holes. make sure you wear your googles. now line up the hinge again so you can screw it in.

Add the Rope

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warm up the hot glue gun. you need to cut two pieces of rope that are 6" each. unfold it and line up the ropes. put a big glob of glue. do the same to the other side

Make Your Pouches

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take a square piece of paper and fold it into a triangle, next fold the two corners up. unfold and fold on layer of the top down, fold one corner back up and fold the top of it into the pocket do the same to the other side. repeat 5 more times

Putting the Poches On

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put a dot of hot glue on the top and push it on the top left corner repeat for all of the poches

(optional) Clip

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take any clip and glue it on the back

Your Done

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