The Birthday Bin

Every once in a while, I wonder what took me so long to put like things together in a place where I can access them easily when needed.  This week, I put together a birthday bin.  Before now, the items in this bin were spread out across different areas of the house and they were often forgotten.  This certainly isn't one of those genius organizing tips, but it made me happy to get it done.

Our birthday bin contains:

- our cake plate (it's by Lenox and when wound, it plays "Happy Birthday") - I forgot to use it for C's birthday and that inspired this bin!,

- a matching Lenox cake server
- a dessert plate with the words, "Happy Birthday to You" on it for the birthday person to use on his or her birthday (I couldn't find this online, but you can see it in one of the above photos.  I think it is from Home Goods)
- a box of birthday cards; I like to have cards on hand
- a Ziploc bag full of birthday candles
- gift bags and gift wrap
- leftover streamers

Instead of leaving our cake plate in the box it came in, I covered it with the styrofoam packaging and bubble wrap.  I cut up the box and used the decorative pieces to make the bin identifiable.

It's funny how happy this little project made me feel!