Welcome to Day Seven of Organization Week! Links to all of the "Organization Week" posts are available by clicking on the "Organization Week" image in the far right column of my blog.
Has this been a whirlwind week or what? Today is our final day of the organization madness! We're wrapping up with some more specific solutions and a bit of parting advice.
I've got two storage solutions that I want to share with you today. Both are systems I came to after a lot of trial and error with a number of failed systems.
I keep all (well…most) of my pens in a drawer filled with plastic cups.
I keep them by type — all of my colored pencils, all of my Moonlight pens, all of my Sharpies, and so on. I like this system because I can take a whole cup (or two) out of the drawer and put it on my desk. Then when I'm done, clean up is simple and quick!
My alphabet stickers have been an ongoing nightmare. I've tried many, many, many systems and this is the one that I keep coming back to:
This is a rolling file folder cart. I like that it rolls because I can bring it inside of my primary work space and then push it out when I don't need it. (The drawers hold my adhesive and some secondary level tools.)
I have my alphas filed by color.
Each color gets its own folder (two for black). I do have a folder for "multi-colored" letter packs as well. I find that this system works for me because I can find what I'm looking for, put things away easily, often stumble upon a great coordinating solution, and the wheels make it super convenient!
And now Sally Lynn and Terrie are here to offer you some more storage suggestions!
Sally Lynn MacDonald is back with her alphabet storage solution!
No More Alphabet Soup
Letter-ary Mess
Do you feel overwhelmed by the alphabet? I did! I had so many chipboard alphabets, monogram stamps, grungeboard alphabets, letter charms, etc. but flung all over my studio. So one day, I decided to conquer the alphabet soup that was taking over my studio.
The first thing that struck me was the wealth of letters that I had. I had packages of this and that everywhere – but I don’t normally use my letters all in one style. For example, I made a piece the other day, and this was how I titled it.
So if this is my style, there is no reason for me to keep things in the packaging they came in. Instead I decided to abandon all of the original packaging and break everything apart into more usable single-letter bins.
Consonant Containment
Looking around my studio, I had one kitchen cabinet in a corner that was just filled with odds and ends catalogs, magazines and even books that I’d wanted to read at some point. But is this necessary to have in my studio? I normally read in the family room (while my husband is watching Ghost Hunters – shhhh!) So I purged a lot of that material and moved the rest into a shelving unit in my family room.
I measured the space and figured out what size I could accommodate for the full alphabet. Then off to the store! I verified the dimensions to make sure that my kitchen cabinet could hold enough boxes for each letter on the shelves and that my largest individual letters would fit in the containers I found. I ended up purchasing Kassett boxes from IKEA, for $3.99/pair. They are inexpensive, and roomy enough to hold a lot of pieces or varying sizes.
I took over the kitchen table and started sorting everything that was greater than an inch in size and put it into the boxes. I broke apart sets, discarded packaging and filled them with glee.
You wouldn’t believe how much great alphabet stuff gets overlooked when it’s kept in it’s original packaging. The adage, ‘out of sight, out of mind’ – is very true. Look at all this treasure…
…and it’s only the letter "V!" I began to have images of that vampire on Sesame Street who would say the alphabet letter of the day….
Metal, chipboard, cardstock stickers, even individually packaged monogram-sized alphabet stamps go into the boxes.
Shaped Up and Punctual
Once I started breaking up the alphabets, I found numbers, punctuation and generic shapes could also become a part of this new organization. Three more boxes were purchased and everything still fit nicely.
I stuck an identifying sticker onto the label holder on the front of the boxes and put them on the shelf.
Containers labeled and ready to use.
Little Letters
As I mentioned before, I use the boxes for anything about an inch or larger. I figured that really tiny letters would get lost in that cavernous space and be hard to see. So for the little things, such as scrabble tiles, letter beads and letter eyelets and brads I needed a different solution.
I chose to put these into my ScrapRack, using the embellishment storage pages.
Each letter occupies a little Ziploc bag inside of the pocket.
So I can easily see the tiny contents inside. In this scenario, I made a pocket not only for each letter, but each number got one as well.
And now I have an organized, and very usable collection. No more alphabet soup!
So the result is an inexpensive solution that is easy to reach, easy to access (and keep organized) and attractive.
So why not get on your crafting apron and shout out, “No Soup For You!” to your studio? You’ll be so happy you did.
Terrie Purkey shares her system for organizing paper.
What wasn’t working about my old system:
I only started collaging less than a year ago and wasn’t sure how I’d like it, so much of my paper accumulation was unorganized and ended up in stacks here and there in my workroom.
I quickly realized I wasn’t going to be able to find anything without a system, so purchased the pocket file folders thinking that they would hold all the little scraps and bits I was gathering. Since I have a bin for just about everything, I stacked the folders in a bin.
As they filled, they slid down and instead of being able to just drop in a new magazine clipping, I had to push and struggle to be able to file any of my clippings. If I wanted to save a whole page, it didn’t easily slide into or out of the pocket folder. I’d get frustrated trying to just access the papers I wanted. About the same time I dramatically increased my scrapbooking papers for card making and collage.
I purchased a pretty decorated box to store my papers and spent a fair amount of time sorting all the papers into color families since that’s how I tend to look for a paper.
I felt so satisfied and accomplished at both the pretty and, I thought, efficient storage method. Wrong. With all the papers stacked on top of each other, I couldn’t see what I had or find the color that I needed very easily at all. But, it WAS pretty.
I used numbered arrows to point out my particular areas that had issues:
- Hundreds of pages of scrapbook paper stacked flat so I couldn’t see what I had; roughly color sorted but a mess after each project.
- A bin to collect my random pieces of magazine clippings, junk mail, etc. for collages. I initially started with the pocket file folders but quickly discovered they didn’t fit my needs. They slumped over in the bin, and though they held the small pieces in place, they didn’t expand readily enough for easy access. Small watercolor experiments, random catalogs, everything ended up smushed in this bin and I couldn’t find anything.
- My junk mail collection box – overflowing.
- Stacks of catalogs and miscellaneous cardboard, etc. on the floor.
As others who work in paper crafts (collage, scrapbooking, card making, ATC/tag making, etc) can surely attest, if you can’t access the paper you want, the process of creating becomes tiresome, frustrating and time consuming. The other big discovery I made is that paper breeds exponentially! I had to exert some control!
The new system works:
As I contemplated my problem, I realized in dealing with paper, filing is the answer for me. I purchased a pair of cardboard banker storage boxes (to be decorated later) for only $6 (lots less than bins!). I already had the pendaflex folders so I was quickly on my way.
For the scrapbooking box, I determined the color family breakdowns I wanted and made a folder for each.
I love that they poke up over the top of the box so I can easily see the colors and prints available. The other box became my magazine/junk mail collection file. I already had some categories from the pocket folders, but found that some of the categories needed more definition. I started with color separations, again because that’s often how I work and some magazine pages I clip specifically because of their color.
When I keep a page or flyer because of a specific image, it’s filed by category. My categories are things like: text, numbers, people, animals, flowers, symbols/graphs, tickets, maps, architecture, etc. If you happen to like to add people into most of your collages your “people” category might be more defined by male, female, faces, etc.
How the new system helps:
Easy, easy, easy. I love that the papers are all more readily visible, much more easily accessible and because I can just drop a clipping into a file folder instead of having to pry open a pocket folder, keeping up with the filing is a breeze. Or it will be if I stay on top of it! This filing system is not particularly innovative and doesn’t use any revolutionary new products. But, you know, sometimes a basic system and supplies are all that’s needed to create a more efficient work space. For me, getting all this paper in a manageable and accessible place is freeing. Now I can focus on what I want to make instead of where the things are to make it!
Q: Once you get organized, what's next?
A: Maintenance, baby!
This is what my desk looks like today:
What a mess! Don't despair, it always looks like that when I'm in the midst of making things. The trick to keeping your studio organized and functional is to clean up after you're done with a particular project. I don't clean up every day, but I do clean up after every project. For instance, I'm currently working on CHA samples for The Crafter's Workshop. And my desk will remain at this level of disaster until (a) I've finished my samples or (b) I can't find anything — whichever comes FIRST.
Cleaning up after every project may sound like a pain, but it's important. And it's a great barometer for when it's time to purge again. For instance, on Monday I talked about the cardboard box that I keep on the floor of my studio. It's stuff that I want to give away. I have a personal rule for myself and that box: If I'm not willing to take the time to put an item where it goes, then it goes into the donation box. Because not being willing to take the time to put it away means that I don't care that much about it. That said, there's comes a time when I don't want to put things away because they don't fit. That means it's time to purge. And like I said, I purge 3-4 times a year. Remember: It's not the value of the the stuff, it's the value of the stuff to you.
I hope that you have enjoyed "Organization Week!" I want to thank all of my guests for imparting their wisdom! Here are my big "take aways" from the week:
- Throw it away: this is a studio, not a storage room.
- Put your stuff where you can see it. Neat and clean does not equal organized.
- Label it.
- Organize the way your brain works. Your systems should reflect who you are now and will evolve over time.
- Store finished artwork outside of your studio or on the wall.
- Keep your ten-must-have-supplies within arms reach.
- Find the "right" storage containers.
- Like-with-like.
- Make it easy to put away or the maintenance will never happen.
Finally, I wanted to share how I was inspired by Organization Week!
On Wednesday I shared a photo of my loaf pan where I stash all my tags and little bits:
At the time I mentioned that it was overstuffed and needed to be cleaned out. Well, I sat down to do it yesterday and as I was putting stuff back I heard my own advice echoing in my head and decided that the pan was becoming too much of a catch-all. So I customized it!
I threw away a bunch of stuff, removed finished art tags, and put away a number of items. Then I ran artists tape across my loaf pan (both ways) to create sections.
Then I put like-with-like: tags, journaling cards, small embellishments, and for my tiniest tags and embellishments…well, they were always getting lost, even in this little loaf pan. So I grouped them into two clear bags. One for loose tags and bits and one for tags and journaling spots in packaging. In order to make the "putting away" easier, I marked the bags with tape…
…so that I could see the edges of the bags more easily. Because they're clear, it's easy to stick something in the wrong bag. But with my taped edges (white with gold letter and orange with text) I can clearly see where each bag starts and stops.
It's the little things that make such a difference in whether or not an organizational system works, don't you think? And I hope my loaf pan is a good reminder to you that you don't have to do a huge room overhaul to be inspired by "Organization Week." My little loaf pan has already made me a happier creator!
If you've been inspired by "Organization Week" in any way at all, I hope you'll blog about it and leave a link so that we can all be inspired by your inspiration!
Thanks for stopping by!
About the Contributors:
Sally Lynn MacDonald has been an avid mixed-media artist since 1998, when her first child was born. Subsequently, after the birth of twins, she quit her high-tech career at IBM to be home with her growing family. "This is when random acts of creativity became a survival skill!" she says.
She has been a professional instructor for several years, specializing in techniques and multi-surface applications. She travels extensively, teaching workshops at stores and events throughout the United States and Canada.
Her most recent assignment was with the C-Thru Ruler company, makers of the brands Déjà Views, Little Yellow Bicycle and ART-C Mixed Media products as the Creative Director for the Art-C brand.
She is a member of the Copic Marker Design Team and was on the certification instructor team for the past two years. She does sample and catalog work for several companies, including Faber Castell. In addition she has been a certified and/or endorsed instructor for 7 Gypsies, Art-C, Clear Scraps, Graphic 45, Little Yellow Bicycle, Prima, Ranger, Tattered Angels and US Art Quest.
Her prior design team and guest blogger experiences include such wonderful companies as Cosmo Cricket, Hero Arts, Prima, Spellbinders and Tattered Angels.
You may have seen her on a couple of nationally televised segments on HGTV’s popular craft series, ‘That’s Clever!’.
She is developing self-paced, video and instructor-led workshops online, to be live in 2012.
Sally Lynn and her husband Neil have been married for nearly twenty-five years and live in Connecticut
with their three children, Brianna and the "Twinkies," Cameron and Courtney.
Keep up with her colorful adventures on her blog and on Facebook.
Terrie Purkey
I am a long-time crafter and have tried many avenues of creativity over the years. Currently living in Seattle and stretching my artistic wings, I’m exploring collage and mixed media, love working in an art journal for the first time in my life and am exploring the world of Zentangles. I find so much inspiration and support in the art blogging community that I’m encouraged to try new techniques and styles all the time. You can follow my exploratory journey at www.creative-explorer.blogspot.com. I also am a photographer and my ETSY store has some great inspirational photos.
Love it! Sally, I think that the count counted numbers but I’m sure he would like to spread out to letters as well. LOL
Great ideas and now I just need to continue what I started about 4 years ago and organize beyond my paper and small embellies.
Thanks Julie and contributors for this week of inspiration and ideas.
Love it! Sally, I think that the count counted numbers but I’m sure he would like to spread out to letters as well. LOL
Great ideas and now I just need to continue what I started about 4 years ago and organize beyond my paper and small embellies.
Thanks Julie and contributors for this week of inspiration and ideas.
Love it! Sally, I think that the count counted numbers but I’m sure he would like to spread out to letters as well. LOL
Great ideas and now I just need to continue what I started about 4 years ago and organize beyond my paper and small embellies.
Thanks Julie and contributors for this week of inspiration and ideas.
Love it! Sally, I think that the count counted numbers but I’m sure he would like to spread out to letters as well. LOL
Great ideas and now I just need to continue what I started about 4 years ago and organize beyond my paper and small embellies.
Thanks Julie and contributors for this week of inspiration and ideas.
Love it! Sally, I think that the count counted numbers but I’m sure he would like to spread out to letters as well. LOL
Great ideas and now I just need to continue what I started about 4 years ago and organize beyond my paper and small embellies.
Thanks Julie and contributors for this week of inspiration and ideas.
Thanks Julie for al the organizing inspiration. I’m in the midst of a complete studio move and your words “working studio” over “storage” area rang loud and clear! And as I go I’ve been referring to all the other tips as I go through the process.
Hope to catch you at CHA and thanks again!
Thanks Julie for al the organizing inspiration. I’m in the midst of a complete studio move and your words “working studio” over “storage” area rang loud and clear! And as I go I’ve been referring to all the other tips as I go through the process.
Hope to catch you at CHA and thanks again!
Thanks Julie for al the organizing inspiration. I’m in the midst of a complete studio move and your words “working studio” over “storage” area rang loud and clear! And as I go I’ve been referring to all the other tips as I go through the process.
Hope to catch you at CHA and thanks again!
Thanks Julie for al the organizing inspiration. I’m in the midst of a complete studio move and your words “working studio” over “storage” area rang loud and clear! And as I go I’ve been referring to all the other tips as I go through the process.
Hope to catch you at CHA and thanks again!
Thanks Julie for al the organizing inspiration. I’m in the midst of a complete studio move and your words “working studio” over “storage” area rang loud and clear! And as I go I’ve been referring to all the other tips as I go through the process.
Hope to catch you at CHA and thanks again!
What a great series on organization. So many ideas and the photos and descriptions are so helpful.
You are such an inspiration!
What a great series on organization. So many ideas and the photos and descriptions are so helpful.
You are such an inspiration!
What a great series on organization. So many ideas and the photos and descriptions are so helpful.
You are such an inspiration!
What a great series on organization. So many ideas and the photos and descriptions are so helpful.
You are such an inspiration!
What a great series on organization. So many ideas and the photos and descriptions are so helpful.
You are such an inspiration!
Julie, Thank You So Much for doing this Organization week and thank you to the ladies that also contributed. This has made a big difference to me and how I have crafted this week. I am not into resolutions at all so I didn’t want to say ‘this year I will be more organized…etc…’ Never gets me anywhere. I love your advice that it doesn’t have to be pretty to work. I also liked (well I loved everything but I am picking the ones that gave me permission to let things go) how you did your alphabet stickers and how you said you kept going back to the system that worked for you. I’ve often fought something that worked for me because I didn’t think it should be that way. I am also going to print your ‘take aways’ and keep them posted in my craft area as words of wisdom!! I am so grateful and thankful for you and how you’ve helped me actually be more productive and I feel more creative.
Julie, Thank You So Much for doing this Organization week and thank you to the ladies that also contributed. This has made a big difference to me and how I have crafted this week. I am not into resolutions at all so I didn’t want to say ‘this year I will be more organized…etc…’ Never gets me anywhere. I love your advice that it doesn’t have to be pretty to work. I also liked (well I loved everything but I am picking the ones that gave me permission to let things go) how you did your alphabet stickers and how you said you kept going back to the system that worked for you. I’ve often fought something that worked for me because I didn’t think it should be that way. I am also going to print your ‘take aways’ and keep them posted in my craft area as words of wisdom!! I am so grateful and thankful for you and how you’ve helped me actually be more productive and I feel more creative.
Julie, Thank You So Much for doing this Organization week and thank you to the ladies that also contributed. This has made a big difference to me and how I have crafted this week. I am not into resolutions at all so I didn’t want to say ‘this year I will be more organized…etc…’ Never gets me anywhere. I love your advice that it doesn’t have to be pretty to work. I also liked (well I loved everything but I am picking the ones that gave me permission to let things go) how you did your alphabet stickers and how you said you kept going back to the system that worked for you. I’ve often fought something that worked for me because I didn’t think it should be that way. I am also going to print your ‘take aways’ and keep them posted in my craft area as words of wisdom!! I am so grateful and thankful for you and how you’ve helped me actually be more productive and I feel more creative.
Julie, Thank You So Much for doing this Organization week and thank you to the ladies that also contributed. This has made a big difference to me and how I have crafted this week. I am not into resolutions at all so I didn’t want to say ‘this year I will be more organized…etc…’ Never gets me anywhere. I love your advice that it doesn’t have to be pretty to work. I also liked (well I loved everything but I am picking the ones that gave me permission to let things go) how you did your alphabet stickers and how you said you kept going back to the system that worked for you. I’ve often fought something that worked for me because I didn’t think it should be that way. I am also going to print your ‘take aways’ and keep them posted in my craft area as words of wisdom!! I am so grateful and thankful for you and how you’ve helped me actually be more productive and I feel more creative.
Julie, Thank You So Much for doing this Organization week and thank you to the ladies that also contributed. This has made a big difference to me and how I have crafted this week. I am not into resolutions at all so I didn’t want to say ‘this year I will be more organized…etc…’ Never gets me anywhere. I love your advice that it doesn’t have to be pretty to work. I also liked (well I loved everything but I am picking the ones that gave me permission to let things go) how you did your alphabet stickers and how you said you kept going back to the system that worked for you. I’ve often fought something that worked for me because I didn’t think it should be that way. I am also going to print your ‘take aways’ and keep them posted in my craft area as words of wisdom!! I am so grateful and thankful for you and how you’ve helped me actually be more productive and I feel more creative.
These articles on Organization were absolutely wonderful and a joy to read! Thank you so much!
These articles on Organization were absolutely wonderful and a joy to read! Thank you so much!
These articles on Organization were absolutely wonderful and a joy to read! Thank you so much!
These articles on Organization were absolutely wonderful and a joy to read! Thank you so much!
These articles on Organization were absolutely wonderful and a joy to read! Thank you so much!
I thoroughly enjoyed this, Julie, thank you! It came on the heels of your “30 Days in Your Journal” class, so now I feel like I got 2 classes for the price of one. Love your personality and style!
I thoroughly enjoyed this, Julie, thank you! It came on the heels of your “30 Days in Your Journal” class, so now I feel like I got 2 classes for the price of one. Love your personality and style!
I thoroughly enjoyed this, Julie, thank you! It came on the heels of your “30 Days in Your Journal” class, so now I feel like I got 2 classes for the price of one. Love your personality and style!
I thoroughly enjoyed this, Julie, thank you! It came on the heels of your “30 Days in Your Journal” class, so now I feel like I got 2 classes for the price of one. Love your personality and style!
I thoroughly enjoyed this, Julie, thank you! It came on the heels of your “30 Days in Your Journal” class, so now I feel like I got 2 classes for the price of one. Love your personality and style!
Makes me want to jump in with a chorus of ‘Red Solo Cup’. Thanks for letting me join you this week, Julie. It was awesome!
SL
Makes me want to jump in with a chorus of ‘Red Solo Cup’. Thanks for letting me join you this week, Julie. It was awesome!
SL
Makes me want to jump in with a chorus of ‘Red Solo Cup’. Thanks for letting me join you this week, Julie. It was awesome!
SL
Makes me want to jump in with a chorus of ‘Red Solo Cup’. Thanks for letting me join you this week, Julie. It was awesome!
SL
Makes me want to jump in with a chorus of ‘Red Solo Cup’. Thanks for letting me join you this week, Julie. It was awesome!
SL
Great posts today!! I organize my alphabet stickers like you do in a rolling cart. I should just use them more! I like what you did with the loaf pan! I have three rectangular pans like that from Target $1 aisle and they are out of control after making Christmas cards!
Great posts today!! I organize my alphabet stickers like you do in a rolling cart. I should just use them more! I like what you did with the loaf pan! I have three rectangular pans like that from Target $1 aisle and they are out of control after making Christmas cards!
Great posts today!! I organize my alphabet stickers like you do in a rolling cart. I should just use them more! I like what you did with the loaf pan! I have three rectangular pans like that from Target $1 aisle and they are out of control after making Christmas cards!
Great posts today!! I organize my alphabet stickers like you do in a rolling cart. I should just use them more! I like what you did with the loaf pan! I have three rectangular pans like that from Target $1 aisle and they are out of control after making Christmas cards!
Great posts today!! I organize my alphabet stickers like you do in a rolling cart. I should just use them more! I like what you did with the loaf pan! I have three rectangular pans like that from Target $1 aisle and they are out of control after making Christmas cards!
I’m glad to have read Org Week because for once, it validated a whole lot of my present organization! I noticed in this post that I do exactly what Sally does with her letters, except that I use one of those screw and nail garage drawer organizers (AND I put my tiny letters with them, just in tiny plastic bags). I do what Julie does with pens and markers, my cups are just old glass jars. I do what Julie does with her alpha stickers, just that I put them in those cardboard magazine holders. I have arthritis in my hands, so I have to break down the volume and weight of what I have to grab or hold onto. Anyway, good to know that I’m either not nuts…or we all are. (Don’t answer that! teehee) xoxo
I’m glad to have read Org Week because for once, it validated a whole lot of my present organization! I noticed in this post that I do exactly what Sally does with her letters, except that I use one of those screw and nail garage drawer organizers (AND I put my tiny letters with them, just in tiny plastic bags). I do what Julie does with pens and markers, my cups are just old glass jars. I do what Julie does with her alpha stickers, just that I put them in those cardboard magazine holders. I have arthritis in my hands, so I have to break down the volume and weight of what I have to grab or hold onto. Anyway, good to know that I’m either not nuts…or we all are. (Don’t answer that! teehee) xoxo
I’m glad to have read Org Week because for once, it validated a whole lot of my present organization! I noticed in this post that I do exactly what Sally does with her letters, except that I use one of those screw and nail garage drawer organizers (AND I put my tiny letters with them, just in tiny plastic bags). I do what Julie does with pens and markers, my cups are just old glass jars. I do what Julie does with her alpha stickers, just that I put them in those cardboard magazine holders. I have arthritis in my hands, so I have to break down the volume and weight of what I have to grab or hold onto. Anyway, good to know that I’m either not nuts…or we all are. (Don’t answer that! teehee) xoxo
I’m glad to have read Org Week because for once, it validated a whole lot of my present organization! I noticed in this post that I do exactly what Sally does with her letters, except that I use one of those screw and nail garage drawer organizers (AND I put my tiny letters with them, just in tiny plastic bags). I do what Julie does with pens and markers, my cups are just old glass jars. I do what Julie does with her alpha stickers, just that I put them in those cardboard magazine holders. I have arthritis in my hands, so I have to break down the volume and weight of what I have to grab or hold onto. Anyway, good to know that I’m either not nuts…or we all are. (Don’t answer that! teehee) xoxo
I’m glad to have read Org Week because for once, it validated a whole lot of my present organization! I noticed in this post that I do exactly what Sally does with her letters, except that I use one of those screw and nail garage drawer organizers (AND I put my tiny letters with them, just in tiny plastic bags). I do what Julie does with pens and markers, my cups are just old glass jars. I do what Julie does with her alpha stickers, just that I put them in those cardboard magazine holders. I have arthritis in my hands, so I have to break down the volume and weight of what I have to grab or hold onto. Anyway, good to know that I’m either not nuts…or we all are. (Don’t answer that! teehee) xoxo
At first I thought “huh”…a whole week of blogging dedicated to “organization”??? And NOW…I’m WOW 🙂 These posts were fantastic, Julie. I sooooo needed your help! Thank you thank you thank you !!
At first I thought “huh”…a whole week of blogging dedicated to “organization”??? And NOW…I’m WOW 🙂 These posts were fantastic, Julie. I sooooo needed your help! Thank you thank you thank you !!
At first I thought “huh”…a whole week of blogging dedicated to “organization”??? And NOW…I’m WOW 🙂 These posts were fantastic, Julie. I sooooo needed your help! Thank you thank you thank you !!
At first I thought “huh”…a whole week of blogging dedicated to “organization”??? And NOW…I’m WOW 🙂 These posts were fantastic, Julie. I sooooo needed your help! Thank you thank you thank you !!
At first I thought “huh”…a whole week of blogging dedicated to “organization”??? And NOW…I’m WOW 🙂 These posts were fantastic, Julie. I sooooo needed your help! Thank you thank you thank you !!
So you don’t worry about standing your gel pens up, huh? Some say they’ll last longer laying down… any idea if that’s true or not? Cause it sure would be more convenient to have them in mugs/cups/cans.
Shall I throw caution to the winds and put mine on end???
YES!!!
So you don’t worry about standing your gel pens up, huh? Some say they’ll last longer laying down… any idea if that’s true or not? Cause it sure would be more convenient to have them in mugs/cups/cans.
Shall I throw caution to the winds and put mine on end???
YES!!!
So you don’t worry about standing your gel pens up, huh? Some say they’ll last longer laying down… any idea if that’s true or not? Cause it sure would be more convenient to have them in mugs/cups/cans.
Shall I throw caution to the winds and put mine on end???
YES!!!
So you don’t worry about standing your gel pens up, huh? Some say they’ll last longer laying down… any idea if that’s true or not? Cause it sure would be more convenient to have them in mugs/cups/cans.
Shall I throw caution to the winds and put mine on end???
YES!!!
So you don’t worry about standing your gel pens up, huh? Some say they’ll last longer laying down… any idea if that’s true or not? Cause it sure would be more convenient to have them in mugs/cups/cans.
Shall I throw caution to the winds and put mine on end???
YES!!!
Ha! Red Solo Cup… great song. Gotta love Toby.
Now I’ve seen you in blue and I’ve seen you in yellow
But only you in red will do for this fellow
Cuz you are the Abbot to my Costello
And you are the fruit to my loom
Ha! Red Solo Cup… great song. Gotta love Toby.
Now I’ve seen you in blue and I’ve seen you in yellow
But only you in red will do for this fellow
Cuz you are the Abbot to my Costello
And you are the fruit to my loom
Ha! Red Solo Cup… great song. Gotta love Toby.
Now I’ve seen you in blue and I’ve seen you in yellow
But only you in red will do for this fellow
Cuz you are the Abbot to my Costello
And you are the fruit to my loom
Ha! Red Solo Cup… great song. Gotta love Toby.
Now I’ve seen you in blue and I’ve seen you in yellow
But only you in red will do for this fellow
Cuz you are the Abbot to my Costello
And you are the fruit to my loom
Ha! Red Solo Cup… great song. Gotta love Toby.
Now I’ve seen you in blue and I’ve seen you in yellow
But only you in red will do for this fellow
Cuz you are the Abbot to my Costello
And you are the fruit to my loom
I dont have the setup for horizontal storage and so since I would rather use my pens, I throw caution to the wind and figure I can always buy new pens. 🙂
I dont have the setup for horizontal storage and so since I would rather use my pens, I throw caution to the wind and figure I can always buy new pens. 🙂
I dont have the setup for horizontal storage and so since I would rather use my pens, I throw caution to the wind and figure I can always buy new pens. 🙂
I dont have the setup for horizontal storage and so since I would rather use my pens, I throw caution to the wind and figure I can always buy new pens. 🙂
I dont have the setup for horizontal storage and so since I would rather use my pens, I throw caution to the wind and figure I can always buy new pens. 🙂
I got so inspired by all your wonderful organization tips that I have spent the last 2 days working on organizing my studio room — good thing I have tomorrow off too cause it is turning into a monumental job! Boy do I have a lot of STUFF!! I think it will actually take me another few months to finish it all but you sure set a fire under my feet to get it started! Thanks so much!!
I got so inspired by all your wonderful organization tips that I have spent the last 2 days working on organizing my studio room — good thing I have tomorrow off too cause it is turning into a monumental job! Boy do I have a lot of STUFF!! I think it will actually take me another few months to finish it all but you sure set a fire under my feet to get it started! Thanks so much!!
I got so inspired by all your wonderful organization tips that I have spent the last 2 days working on organizing my studio room — good thing I have tomorrow off too cause it is turning into a monumental job! Boy do I have a lot of STUFF!! I think it will actually take me another few months to finish it all but you sure set a fire under my feet to get it started! Thanks so much!!
I got so inspired by all your wonderful organization tips that I have spent the last 2 days working on organizing my studio room — good thing I have tomorrow off too cause it is turning into a monumental job! Boy do I have a lot of STUFF!! I think it will actually take me another few months to finish it all but you sure set a fire under my feet to get it started! Thanks so much!!
I got so inspired by all your wonderful organization tips that I have spent the last 2 days working on organizing my studio room — good thing I have tomorrow off too cause it is turning into a monumental job! Boy do I have a lot of STUFF!! I think it will actually take me another few months to finish it all but you sure set a fire under my feet to get it started! Thanks so much!!
Julie, thank you so much for this Organization Week! You’ve inspired me to get myself whittled down to a Craft Space, rather than a storage room. And then, Maintenance, Baby, Maintenance.
Julie, thank you so much for this Organization Week! You’ve inspired me to get myself whittled down to a Craft Space, rather than a storage room. And then, Maintenance, Baby, Maintenance.
Julie, thank you so much for this Organization Week! You’ve inspired me to get myself whittled down to a Craft Space, rather than a storage room. And then, Maintenance, Baby, Maintenance.
Julie, thank you so much for this Organization Week! You’ve inspired me to get myself whittled down to a Craft Space, rather than a storage room. And then, Maintenance, Baby, Maintenance.
Julie, thank you so much for this Organization Week! You’ve inspired me to get myself whittled down to a Craft Space, rather than a storage room. And then, Maintenance, Baby, Maintenance.
I’m addicted to die cuts, in particular the thin metal ones by spellbinders or life style crafts. I didn’t see any solutions for those in your posts, so I thought I would share my idea. I made a series with little books with pocket pages. Each page holds a magnet sheet with the dies, and a description of them. I have a tutorial on my blog:
http://liftbridge.blogspot.com/2010/11/organization-tip-4-spellbinders-storage.html
Thanks for a great series! I love your ideas, and agree that maintenance is extremely important. I try to clean after each major project and re-evaluate what I’m storing and what I’m keeping.
I’m addicted to die cuts, in particular the thin metal ones by spellbinders or life style crafts. I didn’t see any solutions for those in your posts, so I thought I would share my idea. I made a series with little books with pocket pages. Each page holds a magnet sheet with the dies, and a description of them. I have a tutorial on my blog:
http://liftbridge.blogspot.com/2010/11/organization-tip-4-spellbinders-storage.html
Thanks for a great series! I love your ideas, and agree that maintenance is extremely important. I try to clean after each major project and re-evaluate what I’m storing and what I’m keeping.
I’m addicted to die cuts, in particular the thin metal ones by spellbinders or life style crafts. I didn’t see any solutions for those in your posts, so I thought I would share my idea. I made a series with little books with pocket pages. Each page holds a magnet sheet with the dies, and a description of them. I have a tutorial on my blog:
http://liftbridge.blogspot.com/2010/11/organization-tip-4-spellbinders-storage.html
Thanks for a great series! I love your ideas, and agree that maintenance is extremely important. I try to clean after each major project and re-evaluate what I’m storing and what I’m keeping.
I’m addicted to die cuts, in particular the thin metal ones by spellbinders or life style crafts. I didn’t see any solutions for those in your posts, so I thought I would share my idea. I made a series with little books with pocket pages. Each page holds a magnet sheet with the dies, and a description of them. I have a tutorial on my blog:
http://liftbridge.blogspot.com/2010/11/organization-tip-4-spellbinders-storage.html
Thanks for a great series! I love your ideas, and agree that maintenance is extremely important. I try to clean after each major project and re-evaluate what I’m storing and what I’m keeping.
I’m addicted to die cuts, in particular the thin metal ones by spellbinders or life style crafts. I didn’t see any solutions for those in your posts, so I thought I would share my idea. I made a series with little books with pocket pages. Each page holds a magnet sheet with the dies, and a description of them. I have a tutorial on my blog:
http://liftbridge.blogspot.com/2010/11/organization-tip-4-spellbinders-storage.html
Thanks for a great series! I love your ideas, and agree that maintenance is extremely important. I try to clean after each major project and re-evaluate what I’m storing and what I’m keeping.
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I am facing the fact that I am going to do my first everscraproom purge. It needs to become a combined office and scrap room, so I am holding my breath and letting go, bit by bit. Organization will come with this too. So, thanks for all the incredible inspiration last week. I have grabbed some bits of stuff that didn’t get put away, and wrote down my new mantra: http://instagr.am/p/iTY_Y/
I am facing the fact that I am going to do my first everscraproom purge. It needs to become a combined office and scrap room, so I am holding my breath and letting go, bit by bit. Organization will come with this too. So, thanks for all the incredible inspiration last week. I have grabbed some bits of stuff that didn’t get put away, and wrote down my new mantra: http://instagr.am/p/iTY_Y/
I am facing the fact that I am going to do my first everscraproom purge. It needs to become a combined office and scrap room, so I am holding my breath and letting go, bit by bit. Organization will come with this too. So, thanks for all the incredible inspiration last week. I have grabbed some bits of stuff that didn’t get put away, and wrote down my new mantra: http://instagr.am/p/iTY_Y/
I am facing the fact that I am going to do my first everscraproom purge. It needs to become a combined office and scrap room, so I am holding my breath and letting go, bit by bit. Organization will come with this too. So, thanks for all the incredible inspiration last week. I have grabbed some bits of stuff that didn’t get put away, and wrote down my new mantra: http://instagr.am/p/iTY_Y/
I am facing the fact that I am going to do my first everscraproom purge. It needs to become a combined office and scrap room, so I am holding my breath and letting go, bit by bit. Organization will come with this too. So, thanks for all the incredible inspiration last week. I have grabbed some bits of stuff that didn’t get put away, and wrote down my new mantra: http://instagr.am/p/iTY_Y/
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This is great ! I got inspired by your organizing tips. i”m looking forward to read more tips from you.
This is great ! I got inspired by your organizing tips. i”m looking forward to read more tips from you.
This is great ! I got inspired by your organizing tips. i”m looking forward to read more tips from you.
This is great ! I got inspired by your organizing tips. i”m looking forward to read more tips from you.
This is great ! I got inspired by your organizing tips. i”m looking forward to read more tips from you.
This series is great. I have lots of problems with organising and finding things and this will be great. I have pinned it so I can keep coming back to it as I have several projects that just have to be finished and then I can start. Do you have any suggestions for the travelling crafter? I teach as well as craft at friend’s regularly and although I am good about taking projects sometimes I have to take lots with me. And at this stage they stay in baskets as they have no permanment home in the studio.
This series is great. I have lots of problems with organising and finding things and this will be great. I have pinned it so I can keep coming back to it as I have several projects that just have to be finished and then I can start. Do you have any suggestions for the travelling crafter? I teach as well as craft at friend’s regularly and although I am good about taking projects sometimes I have to take lots with me. And at this stage they stay in baskets as they have no permanment home in the studio.
This series is great. I have lots of problems with organising and finding things and this will be great. I have pinned it so I can keep coming back to it as I have several projects that just have to be finished and then I can start. Do you have any suggestions for the travelling crafter? I teach as well as craft at friend’s regularly and although I am good about taking projects sometimes I have to take lots with me. And at this stage they stay in baskets as they have no permanment home in the studio.
This series is great. I have lots of problems with organising and finding things and this will be great. I have pinned it so I can keep coming back to it as I have several projects that just have to be finished and then I can start. Do you have any suggestions for the travelling crafter? I teach as well as craft at friend’s regularly and although I am good about taking projects sometimes I have to take lots with me. And at this stage they stay in baskets as they have no permanment home in the studio.
This series is great. I have lots of problems with organising and finding things and this will be great. I have pinned it so I can keep coming back to it as I have several projects that just have to be finished and then I can start. Do you have any suggestions for the travelling crafter? I teach as well as craft at friend’s regularly and although I am good about taking projects sometimes I have to take lots with me. And at this stage they stay in baskets as they have no permanment home in the studio.
I have two pieces of advice: (1) buy a second set of basic supplies that are travel only and leave them in your travel bag, stored outside of your craft space. (2) pack for setup — both at home and on the go. See what I mean here: http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2009/02/packing-for-a-crop.html
I have two pieces of advice: (1) buy a second set of basic supplies that are travel only and leave them in your travel bag, stored outside of your craft space. (2) pack for setup — both at home and on the go. See what I mean here: http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2009/02/packing-for-a-crop.html
I have two pieces of advice: (1) buy a second set of basic supplies that are travel only and leave them in your travel bag, stored outside of your craft space. (2) pack for setup — both at home and on the go. See what I mean here: http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2009/02/packing-for-a-crop.html
I have two pieces of advice: (1) buy a second set of basic supplies that are travel only and leave them in your travel bag, stored outside of your craft space. (2) pack for setup — both at home and on the go. See what I mean here: http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2009/02/packing-for-a-crop.html
I have two pieces of advice: (1) buy a second set of basic supplies that are travel only and leave them in your travel bag, stored outside of your craft space. (2) pack for setup — both at home and on the go. See what I mean here: http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/balzer_designs/2009/02/packing-for-a-crop.html
I like the idea of how you organized your pens ! It’s unique and very creative. And I like the fact that it looks cute how they are labelled and organized.
I like the idea of how you organized your pens ! It’s unique and very creative. And I like the fact that it looks cute how they are labelled and organized.
I like the idea of how you organized your pens ! It’s unique and very creative. And I like the fact that it looks cute how they are labelled and organized.
I like the idea of how you organized your pens ! It’s unique and very creative. And I like the fact that it looks cute how they are labelled and organized.
I like the idea of how you organized your pens ! It’s unique and very creative. And I like the fact that it looks cute how they are labelled and organized.