DIY: School Locker

school, locker, diy, do it yourself, organize three open lockers with stuff inside HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR LOCKER\r\n1. Add a press light at the top of your locker with double-sided tape so you can actually see all of your stuff.\r\n2. Label storage boxes and containers so you\'ll know at a glance what\'s inside each of them.\r\n3. Cut corrugated cardboard to fit in the back, sides, and inside door of your locker, then wrap the cardboard in fabric or a collage. It\'s an easy way to decorate. Plus, you can tack pushpins into it and use it as a bulletin board.\r\n4. Keep a few mini-cups or cubes on the shelves to store extra pens and pencils, makeup for between-class touch-ups, and any small, loose items that might get lost.\r\n5. Color-coordinate your book covers, notebooks, and folders for each class (blue for bio, pink for algebra, etc.) so it\'s easy to find them if your locker gets messy.\r\n 6. Print out calendar pages and hang them up-mark down all your tests, reports, after-school activities, and events so you have a constant reminder in front of you.\r\nSUPPLIES\r\n1. Clear plastic \"Amac\" boxes, The Container Store, $.50-$3, containerstore.com.\r\n2. Sushi (on Art Star) and handbag (on Social Director) magnets, Blue Q, $11/set, fridgedoor.com.\r\n3. Stowaway storage box, The Container Store, $5, containerstore.com.\r\n4. Mini disco ball, EpartyUnlimited, $15, 800-726-6698.5. Garbini mini-can, Karim Rashid for Umbra, $2, containerstore.com.\r\n5. Inspirational journal, Quotable, $13, fridgedoor.com. \"Bee Fresh\" air freshener, Blue Q, $3, sesto-senso.com.\r\n6. Shower caddy, The Container Store, $30, containerstore.com.

DIY: Extra Shelf

extra shelf, diy, do it yourself, table tall pink shelf EXTRA SHELF\r\nSupplies: 3 pieces of 1/2-inch-thick plywood-see below for how to measure ($15/sheet, at hardware stores), 1 pint brightly colored paint, assorted rhinestones or beads, eight 1 1/2-inch nails, 2-inch-wide paintbrush, hot glue gun\r\n1. Measure the width and depth of your locker. Subtract ? inch from both and have a hardware store cut a piece of wood to those dimensions. Then have two panels cut 18 inches high and the same depth.\r\n2. Nail the top piece to the two side panels.\r\n3. Paint top, two inner sides, and front edges of shelf. Let dry.\r\n4. Hot-glue beads or rhinestones to the front of the shelf. Slide it into the bottom of your locker.

DIY: Guy Magnets

magnet, guy, diy, do it yourself, photo magnets with photos of guys GUY MAGNETS\r\nSupplies: adhesive-backed magnet paper ($11/5 sheets, at Staples), pictures of hot guys, scissors.\r\n\r\n1. Peel off the protective backing from a sheet of magnet paper. Neatly press down a picture of a cute guy (use models or celebs from magazines or photos of your friends!) face up on the sticky side of the magnet paper.\r\n2. Neatly cut out the photo or cut around the entire silhouette of the person\'s body or face.\r\n3. Repeat with more guys or anything else you like (maybe a picture of your pet or something random and funny, like your favorite food!) and stick them up in your locker.\r\nCG! TIP: Make a bunch of magnets and hand them out as a welcome-back-to-school surprise for all your friends!

DIY: Personalized Mirror

personalized mirror, frame, name, diy, do it yourself mirror with plaid frame and name written on it PERSONALIZED MIRROR\r\n\r\nSupplies: one 9-by-12-inch frameless mirror, a swatch of printed fabric, a 9-by-12-inch square of heavy-duty cardboard, Scotch tape, scissors, glitter pen ($3, at art supply stores), double-sided tape\r\n\r\n 1. Cut a 5-by-8-inch rectangle out of the center of cardboard.\r\n 2. Make an 11-by-17-inch color copy of the fabric swatch. (Make extras to line the inside of your locker!) Wrap cardboard in the print paper, taping edges down in back. Hot-glue edges of frame on top of mirror.\r\n 3. Write your name in glitter on the mirror. Let dry 3 hours. Hang the mirror up in your locker with double-sided tape.\r\n\r\n\r\n*Prices for all supplies are approximate.