Wednesday, January 23, 2013

{try this} organize iPhone chargers with washi tape

I'm not sure about your house, but around our place we have a ba-zillion chargers for all things Apple.  Two iPhones, my old iPhone that Kaleb uses for apps and music, Chris' iPod and an iTouch (passed down from a friend) ... we are constantly shuffling around cords and chargers!  Needless to say, "Guys!  Who has my charger?!" is a frequently used phrase in the Bassett household.  Until now ... behold:  organize iPhone chargers with washi tape!



Though they are pretty much interchangeable, the boys are a little rougher on things than I, so I wanted a way to keep all of our chargers organized and easy to find.  So, I had a flash of brilliance (I do have them every now and again, ha ha!), let the boys pick out their favorite washi tape patterns and got to taping!!  I wrapped washi tape around all three parts of the charger and used a small piece of clear scotch tape to cover the ends of the washi tape - especially since we'll be handling them often.


Now, it is easy to track down whose plug goes with which charger cord and what device!  And I totally love my red and white polka dot charger!!


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  1. So cute! I'm pretty sure they don't sell washi tape in Canada. For real. I've never seen it in craft stores or anything. I would probably buy some if I saw it just in case I had a little flash of brilliance too, but alas, I'm still tape-less. Your chargers look amazing!

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  3. Cute idea to personalize everyones charger!!! I have so many rolls of washi and I'm always looking for more ideas to use it!!!

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  4. Very clever, I am always grabbing the wrong cord!

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  5. Oh! You smart thing you! I am so doing this...I just bought a big bunch of washi tape from PYP the other day!

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  6. Great idea.. Might have to do with our android.stuff.

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  8. This is really cute! It will also help me not to lose mine. :)

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  11. What a cute and simple idea! I love it! I am pinning!
    Jaime from crafty scrappy happy

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  12. Brilliant! I think this would help us keep up with the chargers too! Thanks for a great idea!

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  13. Too funny - I blogged about my washi tape charger on the same exact day - and just realized that I shared it at the same party too! =) I like your choices of washi tape!! I'm a new follower!

    Danielle
    SewMuchCrafting.com

    Here's my post...
    http://www.sewmuchcrafting.com/2013/01/washi-charger.html

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  15. Brilliant!! ...Sure makes the cords cuter too! ;*)
    Thanks for sharing! :)

    ~Brenda @ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com

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  16. They definitely look much nicer now!
    So simple and cute!
    Found you via linky party at Miss Information

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  17. These are all so cute. I'm doing this today and also pinning. I have a link party called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Blog Hop and would love to have you share this and any other posts with everyone. It runs from Tuesday night through midnight Sunday. Here is the link to the party.
    http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2013/01/wednesdays-adorned-from-above-blog-hop_22.html
    Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above

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  18. Smart idea! Thanks for linking up at Friday Fun party. :)
    Have a nice weekend!

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  19. How smart is this?! I love it. And now my husband can't tell me that I buy all my Washi tape for no reason... Thanks for sharing!

    I'd love for you to share these with my readers at my link party this weekend! They are just too cute! Hope to see you there!

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  20. Brilliant! We have 4 iphones in our house, a mac and a ipad in our house and there is always a fight over whose charger is whose! Love it! Have a lovely weekend! Angie xo

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  21. Very cute and a great idea! My kids keep stealing mine!

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  22. I beyond love this! I just picked up my first set of washi tape - with no idea what on earth I needed it for. Um, this, clearly I needed it for this! :)

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  23. Oh my!! I am so doing this.....we always either loose the chargers and don't know who's is who's.....LOL
    http://atozebracelebrations.com/2013/01/link-party-4.html

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  24. WOw so cute idea for the washi tape, love it! Thank you for sharing and have a a beautiful weekend!!!

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  26. Ahhh! I just love this idea... so doing this tonight with our 2 iphone chargers and ipad charger! Love your little blog... your newest follower.
    Abbytdevine.blogspot.com

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  27. Love this idea - my college kids manage to leave a cord or two behind each time they come home. This way I'll know whose it is right away! Love the idea. Thanks for linking up last week at Finding the Pretty & Delicious! Hope you'll come back this week.

    http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/finding-the-pretty-delicious-linky-party-2/

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  28. Ah, great idea! Thanks for sharing it at Silver Pennies Sundays! x

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  30. What a clever idea! I just need to get myself some washi tape now. Thanks!

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  31. Brilliant idea, with my teenage boys, cords are always g oing walkabout, love this

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  32. Sweet idea! I love it. I will be pinning this as well as sharing it on my Facebook page. Thanks for sharing on Marvelous Mondays!

    Julie @ This Gal Cooks

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  33. Very good idea! I love simple solutions like this that don't take a ton of time but add a touch of creativity!! Great job!

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  34. ADORABLE! Thanks for sharing. Visiting you from Craft o Maniac Monday. www.thememoryenst.blogspot.com

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  35. Keri, this is my favorite kind of idea, clever, easy and adorable! Just did it for my kids' chargers! Thanks for the idea. (visiting from i should be mopping the floor)

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  36. This is so brilliant. We have 3 iPods, 2 iPads, and 1 iPhone in our house, and we are always arguing whose cord is whose. This would cut down on our disagreements!

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  37. This is such a pretty and fun idea! Thanks for sharing it at the Monday Funday party!
    --Katie

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  38. Hi newest follower here and I'm loving it! You can share this with my new organization series on Tuesdays. If you'd like!

    http://shorthistoryofnow.blogspot.com/2013/01/ill-breathe-again-shame-files.html

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  39. Great Idea! I am going to wrap my smart phone charger with pink tape. ;o)

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  40. Yep, I need to do this for sure. Now to find some washi tape....

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  41. Um, this is perfect. I'm always mixing up mine with my husband's (and he mixes up his with mine). Genius!! I want to do this asap. They had some washi tape on Very Jane this morning - I might have to go back and buy it if the deal is still around.

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  42. Cute idea! I will try, for sure!

    I'm visiting you from http://www.highheelsandgrills.com/ :-)


    Catarina
    http://nolugarquechamocasa.blogspot.com

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  43. What a fantastic idea! I need to do this ASAP!

    I hope you'll link up at Off the Hook!

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  46. Another great idea! I have to have the Mr. do this with all our cords & his too!
    Thanks for linking up @ DearCreatives.com Inspiration Spotlight! Hope to see you soon!

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  48. Very cute! I need to do this to mine and also fix the cord where it is breaking! I just started a new link party and would love for you to come over and share your post or any social media sites. Talkin’ About Thursday - http://designeddecor.com/talkin-about-thursday-link-party-5/
    DeDe@DesignedDecor

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  49. I love this idea!! I am a new follower and I would love it if you followed me at oneofakind-kikistok.blogspot.com :)

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  50. This is such a great idea! Even my husband looked and said it was cool. So there you go! I have a link party going on right now that I would love for you to link up to! Hope to see you soon! http://weliketolearnaswego.blogspot.com/2013/02/what-i-learned-wednesday-43.html

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