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Thursday, August 7, 2014

A Charming Desk Organizer {Bo Bunny ~ Enchanted Garden}



Who says organized has to be boring?  I used the beautiful and whimsical Enchanted Garden collection to add some 'pretty' to a desktop organizer.  I began with a bare/simple cardboard magazine/file holder and covered it with some of my favorite Enchanted Garden papers (Periodical).  I trimmed the edges with some lace trim from the Natural Earth Lace package.


I then created a tray for it all to sit in using some cardboard boxes I had in my stash.  I lined the tray with some Island Mist Double Dot paper.  I also made another tiered tray and covered this with the 'Spellbound' paper.  I added some stamping with the Distressted Textures and 'It is Written' stamp sets.


I wanted to stick with the 'nature' elements you see in the Enchanted Garden papers, to embellish this project, so on the spine of the magazine holder I fussy cut one of the frame designs from the 'Pixies' paper and then made a little nest design with some Spanish moss and added an egg I made from some air dry clay.


For the pencil cup I chose to use the striped paper from the coordination 6x6 paper pack so that I would get a thinner strip design on the cup.  I added a little Dusty Attic chipboard frame and I continued with the nature theme and made another small egg/nest design with some more Spanish moss and some little eggs that I made from air dry clay.

This was such a fun project to make and I think it would make a wonderful teacher's gift....or you might, like me, decide it looks just perfect on your own desk :)

Bo Bunny products used on this project:
Patterned Papers:  Periodical, Pixies, Spellbound, Moonlight/Enchanted Garden, Timeless/Somewhere In Time (backside of the magazine holder)
Cardstock: Island Mist Double Dot
6x6 Paper Pad:  Enchanted Garden
Lace: Bo Bunny Natural Earth Lace pack
Blossoms: Clover Bouquet package
Stamps:  It is Written, Distressed Textures
Jewels: Powder Mountain
Jewel Flourishes: Frosting

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and for all the kind comments and feedback you all are sweet enough to give me.....they make my day! xo xo

32 comments:

  1. Очень стильно, красиво и оригинально!

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  2. Wow!!! This is so gorgeous Gabrielle!! Love the papers you've used and those little birds nests and eggs are sooo cute!!! Absolutely brilliant design and totally stunning work!! ox

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  3. This is the prettiest storage I've ever seen!

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  4. This project blew me away. This is so gorgeous. All the details are fabulous!

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  5. This is so pretty...am inspired to try one like this. I just love upcycling projects and this is perfect!

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  6. Un vrai trésor! Bravo, c'est magnifique!

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  7. Габриэль, очень красиво, я восхищаюсь вашими работами!

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  8. Any chance that you might do a tutorial? .

    It is beautiful. ..

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  9. One of the prettiest storage units I've ever seen!

    I ended up using a mini-chest of drawers from the craft shop to store all my Prima Chalk Edgers in because I bought the whole series, and they wouldn't fit in just one drawer or tray or shelf.

    But I'm going to pull out my stash and make something inspired by your treasure!

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  10. How nice that something so useful can also be so beautiful. Lovely project!

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  11. Uh, yeah, I'd wanna keep it too! What a gorgoeus piece you've created. Out of the park :)

    Paula xoxo

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  12. Gosh, this will definitely brighten up any desk! Such a stunning piece of art!

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  13. This looks so pretty. Thanks for inspiring me Anneke.

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  14. Yes, very charming. I also enjoy your tutorials, You are so innovative.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  15. Love this Gabrielle, so pretty.
    Julie x

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  16. Gosh... Such a beautie !!! The prettiest desk organizer I've ever seen !! Just love your creativity and love that you share your talents with us so we can soak inspiration !!!! Thanks a lot Gabrielle. You are so talented and smart !!!
    Hugs from SPAIN

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  17. woow so lovely design. Congrats u are an artist. God Bless U

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  18. Hi Gabby this is gorjuss, I feel inspired! x

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  19. I love it when useful things are made pretty! :) This is such a great idea - love it!

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  20. This is beautiful and practical. Love it

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  21. This is amazing. I'd love for you to share it on our challenge! It's perfect! http://gloriadesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2014/08/challenge-13-lets-cycleup-cycle-that-is.html

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  22. This is delightful and would inspire me to put things back where they belong :) Great design, beautiful papers, and I love those eggs and nests...sweet! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  23. Never boring always beautiful.. love your desk organizer!

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  24. wow. This is amazing and so stunning.

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  25. Beautiful creation Gabrielle - and I love how useable and useful it is too! Nicola x

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  26. Que trabalho mais lindo!!!
    Gosto de todos que você faz.
    Parabéns

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  27. Wow hunny your creativity is amazing!!!, love this, your nests are fab!!!! hugs Liz xx

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  28. Your work is so beautiful and inspiring,

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  29. gorgeous and I love the little nest!!

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