I was at the craft store last Tuesday and overheard a lady telling her friend 'just glue the rocks in, they'll stay put.' That got me thinking about how I kept killing my desk plants because the pots kept tipping over. So I went home and glued a layer of small pebbles into the bottom of a thrifted teacup I found for $1.50. Now my little succulent sits steady as a rock and I don't have dirt all over my keyboard anymore. Has anyone else tried gluing things into their pots to make them more stable?
I was at the Dollar Tree last month grabbing random stuff and saw a 12x12 cork sheet for $3. Cut it into a coaster shape with scissors, took maybe 2 minutes. Has anyone else found cheap random stuff that works better than the fancy desk organizers?
I thought I'd whip up a quick cactus-shaped pen holder for my desk. But I spent 3 hours just trying to get the clay to not crack and then it slumped over before baking. Has anyone else had a simple project turn into a whole day thing?
So my desk was looking super cluttered with sticky notes everywhere and I finally decided I needed one main board to organize stuff. I went back and forth for like a week between a cork board and a magnetic board because both have their pros. Cork is great for pinning stuff but I hate how it gets all holey and ratty looking after a while. Magnetic boards look cleaner but you need those little magnets and stuff can slide off. I ended up going with a magnetic board from the dollar store just to try it out. Honestly it's been a game changer for my little reminders and my kid's drawings stay put way better than I expected. Has anyone else tried switching from cork to magnetic and regretted it?
My friend Mark told me hot glue would hold a tiny succulent pot together just fine. I built this whole 4-inch pot from popsicle sticks for my desk, and the glue gave out within 3 days. Soil and rocks went everywhere across my keyboard. Has anyone found a better way to seal small planters without buying a whole potting kit?
I spent an hour debating between felt pads and rubber feet for the bottom of my new pen holder so it wouldn't slide around. Went with felt because they were 3 bucks at the hardware store, but now the holder drifts every time I reach for a pen. Should I just switch to rubber or is there a way to make felt stick better?
I was stuck deciding between a cork board and a pegboard for hanging little notes and tools above my desk. Picked a 24x36 inch cork board from the hardware store for $15 instead of a pegboard setup that would've cost me over $40 with hooks and bins. The cork is way easier to pin stuff onto like reminders, polaroids, and small doodles without needing special accessories. Only downside is I can't hang heavier stuff like a small clock or a cup of pens without extra shelves. Anyone else run into limits with cork and switch to something sturdier?
I was at Lowe's last week grabbing cedar for a desk planter box, but the clerk pointed out that softwood dings up fast near keyboards. Now i'm stuck debating if i should switch to walnut or just seal the cedar harder. Anyone else run into this choice between looks and durability on a small desk project?
I used to shove all my pens into a chipped mug from college, but after I stuck a little succulent in a 3 inch pot on my desk it looks way cleaner and I actually reach for my favorite pen now, anyone else ditch the mug for a planter?
My friend told me hot glue is the only way to hold moss to a small terrarium pot. After 3 days it all peeled off and I had to redo it with super glue. Has anyone else had hot glue fail on porous stuff like that?
It wasn't until my coworker asked why my desk smelled like a litter box that I finally caught on, has anyone else grabbed the wrong bag from the garage for a project?
I always thought washi tape was just for scrapbookers and bullet journal people, not for functional desk stuff. But my IKEA pen holder was looking super boring so I grabbed a $3 roll with little gears on it from Hobby Lobby on a whim. Wrapped it around the holder in like 4 minutes flat and now my whole desk area actually has some personality without me having to paint anything. Anyone else stubbornly avoid a certain material then eat their words after trying it once?
I bought a cute acrylic pen holder off Etsy but it kept tipping over every time I grabbed a pen, so I ended up just tossing it after a week. Has anyone else had luck making a sturdier one from something like clay or a jar?
I was looking up ways to keep my desk cool (my little office gets brutal in the afternoon, like a greenhouse) and stumbled onto a fact that said a single 24 inch monitor can raise the temp in a small room by 2-3 degrees. I thought it was an exaggeration until I put a thermometer next to mine after an hour. It was reading 87 degrees, and my room was at 78. That honestly explains why my desk plants (succulents, mostly) always seemed droopy on the right side. Has anyone else noticed their desk stuff getting cooked by their screen?
I tried making a simple wooden pencil holder for my desk. Thought it would be a quick sand and glue job. But I couldn't get the holes straight no matter what. I ended up drilling 12 holes into scrap wood before I got one that didn't wobble. Six hours later I had a block with five crooked slots. At least my pens don't roll off the desk anymore. Anyone else have a small project that turned into a whole afternoon?
I was rearranging my desk last weekend and counted up all the tiny pots and terrariums I've made over the last two years. Turns out I've got 14 different plants crammed into a 3 foot by 2 foot space, which seems wild but they're all small stuff like succulents and air plants. My pothos alone has 8 cuttings that I rooted in a mason jar on the corner, and it's been growing for about 18 months now. How many tiny plants do you guys usually keep on your desk before it feels like too much?
So I've had this little desk succulent on my workspace for about 8 months now. It's this cute aloe-looking thing I picked up at a farmers market for $12. Last week I got curious and actually looked up the species. Turns out it's a Euphorbia, not an aloe at all. And these things have this milky sap that's actually toxic. Can cause skin irritation and eye problems if you mess with it. I've been repotting it with bare hands like an idiot! The article I found said some varieties even cause temporary blindness if the sap gets in your eyes. I checked my hands and sure enough I've had this weird rash for weeks that I thought was dry skin. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do with it. Has anyone else accidentally brought a toxic plant into their workspace?