[header] How to recycle shoe boxes [title] Organize pens and markers with a shoebox and cardboard tubes. [step] Fill an open shoe box with vertical toilet paper tubes or cut-down paper towel tubes. Put specific pens or pencils in each of the tubes to hold them upright in an easy-to-reach place on your desk. 
[substeps] If you're an artist, this is a great way to store and dry paint brushes! [title] Hang jewelry from the lid with push pins. [step] Wrap the lid of a shoe box with burlap or another material that matches the look of your bedroom.