Creating an Office-in-a-Box {Get Organized}

This post is sponsored by Brother and Blueprint Social.  All ideas and opinions are my own.

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**You’ll find information on the exact supplies I used!

Over the years of selling on Etsy I’ve learned that no matter how much stuff I can organize and keep on my computer for business, I still need a spot for a few papers and such.  We travel a ton, so I like to keep my business information all in one spot that I can easily take with me on the road…my Office-in-a-Box.

This makes it easy for me to quickly find my supplier information with invoices, receipts, note cards, tags and so much more.  It moves easily from my office to the car, and I find myself carrying it around the house with me when I want to sit on the porch or have coffee in the living room.

I refresh it every year with new folders { I LOVE new office supplies and pretty paper} and move my old folders to a storage box.

Here’s a peek at how I set up my Office-in-a-Box…

This is my  file folder box that I’ve used for years.  My husband has a wooden one that looks amazing….but, back to me.   This box has hanging folders ready for my new pretty folders to join them.

I’ve found it works best when I jot down my ideas for the folders before I start printing.  I usually end up adding a couple before I print, but it helps me to see it on paper so I don’t miss something important.  A small business evolves and you need to keep your system relevant.  Make the folders work for you.

Some examples of folders…

• Business Cards
• Product Tags
• Note Cards
• Event Schedule
• Customer List
• Supplier Info
• Marketing
• In Stock
• Future Products
• Monthly Reports
• Receipts

The idea is to have a mini office with you wherever you work.  Most of the time I have this right by my desk at home, but I’m not stuck with trying to grab just the right folders I need when I travel.  You can make a folder for office supplies, your planner, fabric swatches…whatever you need on a regular basis for work.

I started by taking my brand new P-touch Easy-to-Use Label Maker and setting it up…this takes about 90 seconds {just 3 steps}!

Then I picked the font, font size, frames and so much more.  This is a label maker like I have never seen!  You can customize it and even store your favorite labels into its memory.

As you can see in the photo, I printed my label in the large size first, but then I decided the medium looked better.

What do you think about the frame around the words…cute, right?!

I quickly printed out all my labels.

I sorted my folders to line up nice and made sure I had enough for my labels.

I trimmed my labels, but you can customize your label size and save that step.  Next time I have to try that.

The backing peels off in two pieces so you can position your label and then pull off the second piece once you know it’s straight.  That saved me from a few really crooked and labels!

Let’s talk about fonts…I love, love, love them and you can actually choose from a variety of fonts for your labels with just a few clicks.  Just awesome!

There are actually 8 fonts, 97 frames and more than 600 symbols.  That makes it easy for you to let you creative side shine while organizing your world.

At first I didn’t think the frames would be that exciting, but I was so wrong.  I could hardly pick a frame to use on these labels, so I picked one for the front and one for all the folders.  Trust me…choosing a frame was the most time consuming part of making these labels.  I tested a few, looked at them from different angles…yes, I can get a little OCD with some of these things.  You can actually use the graphical display that lets your preview the labels right on the screen before you print.

There are tons of label colors to choose from…I’m trying some in a bright shade of lime for my next organization project.  Can you be too organized?  I think not!

This is a sponsored post, but I can honestly say that this label printer rocks!  For all my organization lovin’ friends, you want one of these.  Don’t hate me for having one…go out and get one today.  You’ll be labeling everything.  Visit Brother to choose the right label maker for you!

Brother is giving away a P-Touch label make every day in January as well as a Grand Prize Pack worth up to $2000!  Don’t miss your chance to win…enter the giveaway here.

Need to organize a bit more?  You’ll love this post…Organizing Your Pantry!

What’s you favorite way to organize with labels?  Do you organize your pantry, linen closet, schools supplies…do tell!  I can always use a few more ideas!

~Kim