18×24 stretched canvas {I used stretched linen; Michaels also has stretched denim}
Scissors
Out of the packaging, the denim pocket garland looks like this… with a cute striped ribbon that holds them all together.
I laid them out on my linen canvas, and decided I would like the look better if the pockets were not attached to one another.
I cut between each pocket, and then trimmed off the excess ribbon.
After cutting the garland apart, I laid out nine denim pockets in three rows, and used Fabri-Tac to glue each pocket to the linen canvas. I applied a solid line of glue around the back edge of each pocket, then “scribbled” the glue back and forth across the center for added adhesion.
The Fabri-Tac dries quite quickly, so you have to work pretty fast. Press down around the edges of each pocket while the glue is still tacky to help smooth out any wrinkles and ensure that it sticks well.
I’ll show you pictures of the pockets all filled up at the end of this post, but first, the tutorial my second organizer.
18×24 stretched canvas {I used stretched linen; Michaels also has stretched denim}
Denim clothes pins {1 package, from Michaels}
Next, I buckled the belt, and then cut it just past the end of point where the belt overlaps itself.
I specifically chose to position the belt so that the hooks would all be on the right half of the canvas. This left open space on the left side of the canvas for more storage. I thought about simply adding a few more denim pockets down the side of the canvas, but instead, I ended up purchasing a package of small, denim covered clothes pins and I glued six of them to the left side of the canvas.
The denim pockets of the lower organizer will be able to store all sorts of small accessories over time, but right now, the pockets are filled with his sunglasses, watches, and and bow ties. I also tucked a couple of clip on ties in to the pockets, as well as an extra pair of shoe laces for Chucks.
I love the look and the function of all those denim pockets, but I think the books through the leather belt holes might be my favorite aspect of these two DIY organizers. I hung from the hooks Beckett’s belt, his suspenders, a tie, and the bow tie he wore as the ring bearer in his Uncle’s wedding.
Beckett loves greeting cards {he calls them “little books,” and he’s insisted on keeping our family Christmas card and his birthday cards on his dresser since December. The denim covered clothes pins now provide the perfect spot to display these cards!
I just love how these two back of door organizers provide a place to store all of Beckett’s small, gentlemanly accessories and create storage in a spot that was previously unused. I also LOVE the way the linen canvases, denim pockets, and the leather belt tie in perfectly with the menswear inspired design of his bedroom.
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