I've been having a great time organizing my new elfa cart << click there for details on the Container Store site! Since I can't do anything downstairs, I have been having fun in my loft!
Here is my new cart:
I filled it with my punches, sponges and all my Stampin' Spots. It's TERRIFIC!
and say.... don't ya just LOVE our new dining room set?? LOL!!! Gotta find humor in all this reconstruction!
2 more days of drywall contractors.. then on to painting!
Not much stampin' happening here due to all the construction (I think I should say DEstruction) ... but you have just GOT to see Fran's stamp room HERE... it's totally amazing... I think you'll really enjoy it!
I'll be back to stamping and blogging as soon as I can.. stay tuned.. stick with me.. I promise "I'll be back".
~ Patty
I finally did it.. took the plunge... what better thing to do when you are trying to stay quiet and recover from a migraine!? Organize your Chipboard shapes of course!
I popped all the On Board Chipboard images OUT of the 12x12 sheets:
and sorted them into containers:
then labeled them and put them on my shelf!
The BIG ADVANTAGE for me is that I know what I have now.. I really didn't like looking through those packages trying to figure out if I had enough flowers or stars, etc., for a class or a swap... now I KNOW I have ENOUGH !! LOL
I haven't sorted the new On Board Blossoms packs yet... not sure if I will. And I think I'll leave all the alphabet chipboard sheets in their packs too. Anyone have a good solution for organizing the alphabet pieces, other than A's in a bag, B's in a bag, etc. ?
Maria asked what I do with all my scraps... well, I do know one thing is for sure.. they MULTIPLY AT NIGHT. Do yours? ack! What is up with that?!
Anyway.. They are not really "organized", but more like "stuffed" into 3 boxes. The box in the front of the photo has any scrap smaller than 6x6, the middle box is mostly 6x6 or 5x7-ish pieces and the box in the back has "strips". I also have a separate box for Whisper White scraps of all sizes.
And yes, you are right.. I don't use that paper cutter.. I have a Carl Cutter next to it that I use most of the time.
Here are a couple more views in my little loft... storage on the shelves.. old set of markers, old SU! Portfolios (idea books), my 6x6 Technique Books from classes I've taught,, Pretties Kits, Hodgepodge Hardware, In Colors and other assorted junk. Guess I need to clean out more.
And here is how I store my wheels and small items like glitter, brayers, googlie eyes, pinbacks, craft reinkers, etc.
OK, so now that you've seen most of my junk.. anyone wanna come over and help me clean out more? It's really funny, because after looking at all these photos, I can see other/better ways to organize some of my stuff... guess I'll be doing that today!
And speaking of organizing: After reading Maggie's comment to my previous post, I took a look at her blog, and I found this great stamp room from Nancy Riley referenced on Maggie's site... check it out for some really great ideas!! She has some close-ups of her pegboard organization here.. again.. great ideas!
I really enjoy looking at other crafters stamping and scrapping rooms... so thought I'd take a few pix of mine. Not that it's anything spectacular, but I know how fun it is to get organizing tips from other stampers, so maybe you'll see a tip or 2 here that you like.
By the way.. it must be a holiday weekend {wink}.. our house just filled with the delightful smell of BBQ LIGHTER FLUID (ugh!!). I'll have to go thank the neighbors later.
So... back to my stamping loft... I only have 2 walls and the other 2 "walls" are open railings.. it's a loft, not a room.. so I don't have a lot of wall space to hang things... but the upside is that it makes it nice and light and airy and open and I can kinda keep an eye on the rest of the house from here.
Here is where I do all my creating:
Here is how I organize my paper and Simply Scrappin' Kits (think I have enough STUFF?) - the white paper shelves are from the Container Store and the wood one was from Costco about 10 years ago:
I keep my stamps handy on open shelves organized by categories (flowers, sayings, Christmas, alphabets, etc.):
and I like to keep my most used accessories handy in drawers to my left and right:
and I got this drawer unit at the Container Store which works well to organize my punches, ink cartridges and all my Stampin' Spots:
Sponges and Sponge Daubers are together in a drawer (they multiply at night), and I found this "drawer organizer" at the Cont. Store years ago, and use it to keep the 4 color families of reinkers organized:
The Stack & Store Caddy (from Stampin' Up!) is a must in my book for organizing brads, eyelets, buttons, etc., and who doesn't have 25 packs of SNAIL on hand at all times?? LOL!! We go thru this quickly in all my classes!
Well, hope you've enjoyed the tour. If you have pix of your craft room on your blog, post a comment in my comment section... I'd love to take a peek!
Have a great, safe and fun Holiday Weekend!
~Patty
