Last year, we strategically purchased items at the end of the holiday season at 70% off or more off to use for our caddy. This way, we could keep cost down and spread the wealth! Interested in how we made it and what's exactly in it? Ok, here we go, below is a picture of everything we put inside (some of the caddies we added gift tags, it was omitted from this pic somehow, but use your imagination).
So the container we used is actually a beverage container from In-N-Out, for those of you out of state in a state that does not have an In-N-Out, first off, I'm really sorry, but you can grab a beverage holder from another fast food restaurant.
Next up, we added some embellishments for the sides to jazz it up and make it festive. You could use stickers or even wrapping paper. I used cut outs from my Silhouette Cameo. We used a color scheme that went with the other items in the holder.
Next, tie ribbon to the handle part. This again just makes it festive and whimsical.
Now you can start filling your holder. We placed items in the holder strategically so you can see all the items, using adhesive or double sided tape to hold things in place. The scissors being so heavy, kept flopping forward so we actually tied them to the handle of the holder with some twine.
Our last step was to tie on our snarky tag, "Wrap Your Crap Christmas Caddy". My BFF and I thought long and hard to find a good name, something unique but yet identified what it was... figures we came up with something snarky! I don't know about you, but this time of year, I really need to lighten things up and laugh!
Our final cost of the caddy came to about $10, with most items being $1. The most expensive item was the scissors at $3, but the holiday themed ones we used from Lowes I'm sure will be getting cleared out at the end of the season, so look out and grab some up for next years gifts and caddies.
We gave these caddies to some of our friends that we thought would get some good use out of them. I gave one of mine to a friend who had been sick and knew was probably behind in her wrapping. What a great gift to have all your items in one convenient location!
I can see so many different uses for a beverage holder such as this. Present a baby gift, transport meeting items ... the possibilities are endless. Leave a comment and let me know what some of your other ideas are!
Happy crafting! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you liked my latest confession!
