10 Cost-Effective Crafts to Organize your Job Search

Is your work desk a mess?  Are you always wasting time searching for items?  Do you wish that you could be more organized but just don't have the money to purchase items that you might need to help with that organization?  Try some of these crafty ideas and items found around the house to help keep you organized while hunting for a new job.

Cereal box file bins 

• Cut the lid and one corner off the top of a cereal box.
• Cover the box with decorative paper or fabric.
• Sort paperwork into different boxes.

Better Binder

• Cut out motivational images, words and phrases.
• Glue to the outside of a 3 ring binder.
• Cover in contact paper.

Corkboard

• Ask a local bar to save wine corks or accrue your own collection.
• Slice corks into ¼ inch circles.
• Superglue circles into an old picture frame.

Baby food jar storage

• Decorate and/or clean used baby food jars.
• Nail, screw, staple or glue lids underneath a shelf or cabinet.
• Fill jars with small supplies like staples or paperclips and screw into lids.

Dish Dryer Sorter

• Decorate a dish drying rack to taste.
• Use to hold office supplies and paperwork.

Metal TV tray message board

• Glue a picture frame hook to the back of a metal TV tray.
• Hang on the wall to post important messages.

Magnets

• Collect costume jewelry, toy cars, or small trinkets.
• Glue magnets to the back.
• Use to post important messages on metal surfaces.

Shoebox cord keeper

• Cover a shoebox in fabric or decorative paper.
• Cut multiple holes in one side of the box and one hole on the opposite side.
• Streamline computer cables through the box.

Heirloom file 

• Remove the pages from an old book or photo album.
• Glue cover to an accordion file folder.

Clock

• Bore a hole in the middle of an old book.
• Use a clock kit to make it tell time.

Lots of items that you need to buy to keep yourself organized can be made at home. Do it yourself and save some money.