Yarn Organizer

I have been searching for a yarn organizer that is portable and will keep my kids from destroying the yarn and the project attached to it! I found one on ebay that holds 6 skeins of yarn with holes in the lid to pull the yarn through. It was really neat but it was also $26! Too much! So I searched some more and found a tutorial on how to make your own. Here is my Yarn Organizer!

First I bought a 5 gallon bucket at walmart, I would have liked to find a smaller bucket but this will do. I then picked 2 colors of scrapbooking paper, Mod Podge ( I used the gloss finish not the matte) and sponge brushes. Phil drilled 9 holes in the lid of the bucket for me. I cut two different sizes of circles and squares from the paper. I put the Mod Podge on the backs of the paper and stuck them where I wanted them on the bucket. Then I spread a thin layer of Mod Podge over the entire bucket.

I hung it up and let it dry for about 30 minutes or so.


I made a cardboad insert (temporary until I can make one that really fits) I put the four colors I use the most right now inside. This bucket is capable of holding up to 9 skeins of yarn.

Threaded the yarn through four of the wholes on the lid and closed it!


Voila! Now I have somewhere to put my yarn and when I am not using the yarn it can go back in the bucket and still be safe from curious hands! I can also use it as an end table! There are many uses for this.

I hope you enjoyed my little tutorial!