Never throw away toilet paper rolls!

After my last project making color pencil organizers, I contemplated the importance of collecting rolls from toilet paper and paper towels.  Yep, I'm a crafter.  And as any crafter knows, you may not need it now, but in the long term, you'll be sorry if you toss out the *trash*!

 With 3 various junk drawers filled with tangled cords and god only knows what else, having a place where I can find a charger without a 30 minute search is such a relief!  So where does one find such a thing?

I did what any craft whore would do:  I jumped on Pinterest. There were a range of solutions, most of which involved going to the hobby store.  Normally I'm all for it, but having felt under the weather all day, I needed something I could find around the house.  And sure enough, some clever connoisseur of craftiliciousness had developed just the remedy I sought!

Armed with a shoebox, black scrapbooking paper (my kitchen appliances are all black), and toilet paper rolls, I jumped right in.

Tip:  use regular tape on the outside of the toilet paper rolls and fold the top over like you might with giftwrap.  In fact, a lovely wrapping paper would have been a much easier and decorative alternative.

Voila:

Tip #2:  when you fold up cords, make sure to put them in so the tip is showing.  This way you know what the cord is supposed to charge!