Let’s get organized!  Whenever I organize and update my craft room I end up finding lots of beautiful supplies that I forgot about can’t wait to try.  I feel much more creative working in a clean area and all those long lost supplies inspire me to get CRAFTY!

 This is the second post with tips to organize your craft room, so if you missed the first one just click here!

Ready to be inspired???

12.  Take a look at these beautiful canvas storage bins I found at Holly’s Street.  I use baskets for storage, but this looks so much better. Don’t you love how pretty the colors look popping out of the top? I could have some fun with this little collection of fabric!

13.  Great shelves rock!  Can you have too many shelves??  I think not!  I could use a different section for each project I’m working on these days!  It seems like I never have enough time to complete something all at one time.  I know I’m not alone with that!

Visit Vana’s blog to see more photos of her studio and check out all her work at  Le Papier Studio.  You’ll love it!

14.  Decorate paint or soup cans with wallpaper or scrapbook paper for an simple and sweet way to add a touch of beauty to your room. {bhg.com}

What a great way to recycle and save money…love it!

15.   Don’t hide your beautiful ribbon in a box! Here’s a creative way to hang rolls of ribbon…a towel holder! You could put this anywhere and it’s bound to look great! {Creating Keepsakes}

16.  Cubbies make great storage…I’ll take a wall of them!  You can mix and match yard sale finds and create your own unique cabinet like this one from Debee at Art as Life .  I love the drawer pulls!

I’ve also seen stacked shoe organizers used to create a bunch of cubbies in small areas.  Try a couple for your craft room or closet.

17.  The Sometimes Crafter will show you how to make these cute fabric scrap baskets. I hate to throw away pieces I might be able to use later. They’re a great way to store some of those fabric scraps you’re saving!

18.  Visit Mamie Jane’s to see the booth display she’s working on.  These are paint sticks with ribbon and trim wound around and pinned.  It’s so creative and a great way to keep them organized!

19.  Use vintage finds for unique storage containers!  Hang an old lunch box and use it for little supplies.  This is a great creative space!  I love the three-tier basket that’s perfect for ribbon or stamps…I seriously need one!  {bhg.com}

20.  Low on space?  You can take a small bookcase and turn it into a craft cabinet.  Check out the details at MarthaStewart.com.

21.  I’d love this collection of colorful ribbon!  This is one craft supply that can be really hard to control.  Learn how to make this awesome ribbon organizer at Craftzine!

22.  Got closet space??  Use a selection of pretty storage boxes and containers to keep supplies separated.  This will keep everything easy to find when creativity strikes…that’s a good thing! {bhg.com}

Still need more inspiration to get your craft space organized???  Check out these…

• Craft Room Inspiration
• 7 Great Craft Spaces
• Scrapbooking Storage Closet
• Ribbon Collection Inspirations {Get Organized}

I’d love to see pictures of your space! You can post photos of your work or your work area on our Facebook Page. Just write on our wall and attach a photo!

~Kim

 This is the second post with tips to organize your craft room, so if you missed the first one just click here!

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These tin cans look like a million bucks! The details make all the difference when you’re decorating a craft space.  Why have a room where you do crafty stuff when you can have a super duper WOW creative space?  I know we all want that!

Details don’t need to be expensive at all…the cans above are a great example of that.  They help organize and look beautiful doing it, don’t you think?

Simple clips can help in so many ways and the can be placed just about anywhere.  I love the idea of using them as a type of inspiration board.

A rake can even be included in your craft room…how about that?  That’s thinking outside the box and it adds a bit of personality while helping to keep everything nice and tidy.

Use a cookie pan with a bit of paper or fabric for a magnetic board for your desk.  What a fast and easy project!

A bit of thread and a corkboard can add a beautiful touch to any space.

A table, chair and sewing machine do not make a craft room that inspires creativity. It’s really the details that make it rock!

Have a super day filled with lots creative juju {Is that really a word?}.

~Kim

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It’s that time of year again! You know, when you start to think all of your craft supplies could use a little organization.

It seems like all the hustle and bustle of summer fun can leave ribbon bunched together, scrapbook paper on the table, and scissors on the other side of the house.

Well, here are a few ideas to get your craft goodies back where you can find them again!

This lovely craft area above has taken that wasted space on the inside of the cabinet doors and made it useful!  Pegboard and metal attached to the inside of the doors is an awesome trick!

I adore this vintage ribbon holder I found at Holly Doodle Designs.  It’s organization & beautiful craft room decor all rolled into one!

Don’t waste that wall space! I love how this beautiful {BEAUTIFUL!!!} craft area uses the space above the desk.

Take an old table, cut some holes in the top for cups, paint, add some wheels….and you have a fabulous rolling craft station!  You could even roll it right into a closet when you’re not using it!

Need more craft storage ideas???

• Simple ideas for those little embellishments and other small craft supplies can be found in one of our most popular craft storage posts from last year.
• Get organized with beautiful vintage storage ideas from this post.
• Got baskets?  Here are some great ideas on how to use those baskets to organize and control the chaos!
• Check out these great scrapbook supply storage solutions!

I’m sure you’ll find a new idea you can use in these links!  I’ll be posting more craft storage tips soon.

Care to share one of your favorite craft storage solutions with us? I’d love to hear how you keep your supplies under control!

~Kim

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I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the super organized person I’d like to be {sigh}, but it doesn’t stop me from striving to improve each year.  The more organized I become, the more I seem to accomplish each day.  Days like that makes me a Happy Mama!

Clean Mama Printables is a fabulous Etsy shop full of all the help you’ll ever need…well, short of having a personal assistant. Ha!

It’s loaded with help from Thank You note checklists to Menu Planning Kits! You can also find free downloads on her blog…Becky is a super smarty pants when it comes to getting you organized!

Want to get started on a homekeeping binder, or just looking for some guidance in the homekeeping and organizing of your home?

The Clean Mama Printables Starter Kit includes 39 different documents!  It includes the BRAND NEW Cleaning Kit, the ALL NEW Menu Planning Kit, the Weekly Docket, the Christmas Planning Kit AND the Busy Mama Homekeeping Kit.

I know it’s hard to keep your house in order while trying to run an Etsy shop and blog, Twitter, Facebook, feed your family and keep you house clean…Whoa!

Becky from Clean Mama Printables has been sweet enough to offer TWO Everything Etsy readers a $50 gift certificate to purchase whatever organization printables you might need! Isn’t that awesome?!

Here’s how to enter…

• Visit Clean Mama Printables and leave me a comment about a printable you would like to try. {1 entry}
• Spread the word of this giveaway by Twitter, Facebook or blog post {1 entry each}
• Keep up with the latest new styles by joining Clean Mama Printables on Facebook or Twitter. {1 entry each}
• If you subscribe to Everything Etsy by email or reader, follow me on Twitter or Facebook…thanks!  {1 extra entry each}

This giveaway ends August 1st at midnight.  Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

Good luck!!!

***This giveaway has ended…Congratulations to Patty and Janie!!!!!

~Kim

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A Little Organization Inspiration

I’m always searching for great ways to organize my craft supplies.  I could have a tad too much for my space so I need to keep it organized!  {Well, maybe I shouldn’t say I have too much…I don’t really think I can ever have too many supplies!}

I thought I’d share a few of the inspirational ideas I found…like the cupcake holder above.  PRETTY!

How about this super smart twine keeper made from a sugar dispenser?  I heart twine!!!

I can’t stop looking at ways to use old pallets!  I love the idea of building this to display your work in your craft room. It’s so functional and cool at the same time.

While your at it, make this fun little rolling cabinet to hold supplies, packaging material or your paperwork from all those sales.  Just slide it under your desk when you’re done for the day!

This vintage tart pan idea from Paisley Wallpaper makes my heart flutter…beautiful!

I love baskets of all shapes and sizes! Try wire baskets with chalkboard tags like this one.  You know you need a few of these pretty things!  I sure do!

As you’re doing your Spring cleaning you might be able to use a few of this ideas.  Care to share an idea or two?? I’d love to hear about one of your favorite organization tips!

~Kim

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How do you stay organized? How do you keep from forgetting to pick up something you’ll need tomorrow while your out running errands?  I know some of you are naturally organized…what an awesome trait.

Let me just say that organization does not come easily for me! A few years ago my husband bought this book…

It was intended to be for organizing his office.  Well, it turned out that this book was so helpful that I got my own copy! {We don’t share that well…lol!}

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity, by David Allenis a great book on how to organize your life.

The more you have going on, the more you’ll love this book. It promises early on that it IS possible to have amazing, incredible (enough for fifty people, I want to jump off a bridge!) amounts of work to do and still feel great, and calm, and soothed. (as I calmly relieve the force on the keyboard buttons). Shhhhhh…it’s okay.

Anyway, this is a great book and I would recommend it.

I know many of you have Etsy shops, take care of your children, make cupcakes and wash clothes daily…you might need a bit of help so I thought I would share this with you.

I’d love to hear how you manage everything?  Care to share your organizing tips?

~Kim

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Do you have limited space and scrapbooking supplies taking over your house?

Maybe you could turn a spare closet into something like this one. Having everything so neat and organized will make scrapbooking even more fun. Here are a few of my favorite features, and they’re all so easy to do on your own.

Using pegboard can really make the most out a space that’s usually forgotten. Adjustable shelves make things so much easier when you want to change it around a bit later on.

Put every inch of the closet to good use with cork trivets from a kitchen and bath store. They make a fun llittle bulletin board that’s perfect for inspiring ideas. Trivets are thick and can easily be mounted with foam tape.

Hanging folders are a great use of space. Organizing paper by season or color can make it easy to see what you have before you run off to the store to buy more. Hey, this is a money saving idea here! Now you can explain to your husband how this closet will save money and he should help you do it this weekend!

Have fun!

~Kim

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Do you have and endless supply of fabric scraps?  I sure do, but I love to make things with them.  Here are 8 more ideas for your fabric scraps…

There’s a fun Scrap Covered Clipboard Tutorial at dear fii.  It will make you want to save even the smallest pieces of fabric.

Kayte from Craftstylish.com shows you how to make these cute little hair pins…what a great gift idea!

Vickie Howell made these light switch covers from her leftover designer fabric.  That sure beats my plain ones!

No Sew Wall Art from Sew, Mama, Sew!  Very cool, don’t you think?!

One Forty Three made this dog pillow that looks like her dog…that’s a creative use of scraps!

Fabric Covered Buttons from craftleftovers.com…these are always a great choice for those tiny scraps.

No Sew Flowers by Made are beautiful!  They would make anyone’s day a little brighter!

This Scrap Fabric Apron on FaveCrafts.com is reversible!  I love the bright fabrics she used for this one.

Can you ever have too many ideas for fabric scraps? I think not!

Other posts you might like…

• 7 more fabric scrap ideas
• Decorating With Fabric Scraps
• Fabric Storage Inspiration – Part One

I’m always looking for fresh new ways to use fabric scraps!  Any ideas?  What’s your favorite way to use fabric scraps?

~Kim

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Ribbons, stamps, and glitter…oh my! All it takes is one look at this craft room photo and I know I would love to work in it…all the time.  Do you have room for me, Jamie?

Jamie always uses a lot of color, so I always love what she does…simple as that!  She’s very talented and I enjoy reading her blog.

Here’s a peek into her fabulous creative space…

I have a troll doll just like this one! How funny!  I need to dig that out of the box and use it for inspiration.

Jamie sells lots of goodies on Etsy!  That’s a great excuse to buy more supplies, right?  You can find sweet banners, handmade tags, and other glittery things in her Etsy shop.  I even have a cute little wallet from A Forest Frolic!

Couldn’t you have fun with this?  Pretty, pretty stuff!

I love these wire baskets!

What a great cabinet!  I love how the shelves are open and you can see all the pretty supplies.  I hate stashing them away and not knowing what I have.  That causes me to buy them same thing twice sometimes.

You can see more photos at A Forest Frolic…Jamie’s wonderful blog…check them out!

Thanks for sharing you beautiful space with us and I can’t wait to see more photos!

~Kim

*If you can’t get enough of creative spaces, check out our Art Studio Inspiration Section!  {But get comfortable first…there’s a lot there!}

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Looking for a beautifully creative work space?

Here it is…

The colors, fabrics, and those awesome letters on the wall make this craft studio stunning!  It’s all so organized, but in a relaxed way.

Take a look at the whole room…

The large table in the center is great for standing or sitting while working.  That’s brilliant! There are so many times when I find myself in the kitchen with my glue gun working on a craft project of some sort.  Doesn’t it just seem easier to stand sometimes?  Well, it might have something to do with it being time to cook dinner and I don’t want to stop what I’m doing. Am I the only one that multi-tasks this way?

I do love storing stuff in jars!  These are regular canning jars with handwritten labels…love it!  Need it!

A three-tiered wire basket holds all the pretty stamps keeping them easy to find.  Having things where you can see them might help you be more creative.  Keeping it all together in such a decorative way can’t hurt either.

Look what’s on the wall! There are little shells glued right to the shelf. Ribbon, seam binding, and thread get to have this little area all to themselves.  Lucky!

Maybe you saw something in this studio that you could use in your home…I know I have!  Your studio needs to work for you!  Don’t feel like it has to be all boxed up or everything in a basket.  Your way is the right way!

What’s your favorite part of this amazing craft studio?

~Kim

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