Creative DIY Styrofoam Desk Organizer

Help Dad stay organized with this clever mail station complete with pen and business card holders. Mail slots are created using recycled junk mail CDs. Cool!

Completion time – 1-2 hours

Materials

STYROFOAM Brand Foam

Ball, 3"Block, 12" x 6" x 1"

Other Materials

Acrylic paint, color of choice

Recycled compact discs, three or four

Recycled marker cap

Coordinating print fabric "fat quarter" (from quil

Tools

Serrated knife

Candle stub or paraffin

Pencil

Ruler

Paintbrushes: medium flat; stiff-bristled round

Disposable palette

Water basin

Paper towels

Scissors

Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks

Thick, white craft glue

Instructions

(Note: Adults only should handle the serrated knife.)

1. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin; cut foam

ball in half. Use knife to cut 9" x 5" x 1" base from foam block.

2. Use pencil to poke hole into center top of one half-ball.

Glue and press marker cap into hole to create pen holder. Glue

holder to one end of foam base.

3. For card holder, carefully cut slit across center top of

remaining half-ball; do not cut completely through foam. Glue

holder to opposite end of base as shown; slit should be

parallel to front of organizer. Note: Card holder works for photos, too.

4. To make inserting discs easier, first cut 3/8"-deep,

equally-spaced parallel grooves into top of foam base between

half-ball holders. Cut straight down, not at an angle.

5. Use stiff brush to scrub paint onto top of foam base; let

dry. Cut two 1-1/2" x 15" strips from fabric. Glue fabric

strips around edge of base, overlapping as needed. Clip

corners and fold excess fabric to bottom; glue to secure.

6. Cut three or four 5-1/2" squares from fabric. For each CD,

spread thin layer of white glue over label side and smooth a

fabric square over glue; let dry and trim excess.

7. Apply thin line of white glue along each CD slit cut in

Step 4 and press discs 1/2" to 3/4" deep into slit.

8. Insert pen and photo into holders.

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