Wrap it up…I’ll take it! I love this craft cabinet!

You can turn a plain old cabinet into something useful and pretty!

The color is so cheerful that it makes me happy just looking at it. It can be customized to work for your favorite crafts and closed up when your done. This will keep all those little hands off your scissors!

This is one smart storage idea for small houses! I love it! What do you think?

~Kim


photo by bhg.com

Storing all your scrapbooking supplies can be a challenge. Here’s a few simple ideas to help you store your scrapbooking goodies in some pretty handy ways!

Don’t you love this ribbon on the roll? Just hang a small rod and add you ribbon! You can even sort by color or pattern…whatever makes you happy.

Store colorful pieces of ribbons and embellishments in glass jars. It’s easy and pretty, without spending a ton of money. You can reuse jars from baby food or spaghetti sauce jars!

It’s all about paper in this area. An inspiration board on the wall and stacked cubes filled with your favorite paper and card stock. You can purchase these cubes at craft store everywhere…so get stacking!

Line a drawer with this nonslip drawer liner and keep punches in one spot and easy to find.

Don’t waste that space under your cabinets! Install rolling drawers to help you organize and store more supplies within your reach.

Display your stamps on the wall where you can see them. They look great and you’ll always know what you have within seconds.  Small tins help keep your tiny supplies in order.

Turn your supplies into great craft room decor! Don’t you love this fun and useful retro-inspired scale?

These storage ideas can help you keep you scrapbooking goodies under control and looking great at the same time.

It’s easy to be creative in a beautifully organized space!

~Kim

photos by bhg.com

I love to find great new ways to organize all my craft supplies. Having an Etsy shop keeps me busy, and I like to have everything where I can find it. Why not organize it in a pretty way? Here’s some great ideas that I ran across the other day. I know there are some scrapbooking fanatics out there that this might help!

Give your space a creative feel by displaying some of your stamps on small, shallow shelves. These can be found in so many stores, and they’re easy to hang up. If you need help…just ask the Remodeling Guy!

Do you remember what a Rolodex is? You can reuse an old one to hold your metal dies. Just slip them into clear card protectors and organize them by letter. Now that’s organized!

Store your digital images so they’re easy to find, and they don’t end up lost forever on your computer. {Not that I would know anything about that.}

Make an index of the images on the discs and place them in jewel cases for easy access! This is a major time saving idea here!  I’m always searching for photos.

Do you have trouble storing all your stamps? Keep all the unmounted stamps in an inexpensive three-ring binder. This will keep them all in one spot and easy to find. You could even put tabs to keep them sorted into catagories.

Here’s an inexpensive way to organize your ribbon…a floss container. This is great for the tiny pieces that you have leftover from other projects. Wrap them around paper spools and sort them by color or patterns. Now they won’t be lost or damaged when you need them.

Oh, how pretty! I love the idea of storing small buttons and embellishments in clear jars on a spice rack. Pretty, pretty, pretty!

I always love ribbons and buttons displayed in glass jars. I found some like these for less than a dollar each at a thrift store the other day. Why buy something new when these olders ones have so much character? Using glass containers makes your “pretty things” easy to find, and turns them into beautiful craft room decor.

I hope you found something you can use to help you organize you supplies. Keep your crafting fun by storing your supplies in creative ways.

How do you organize your “craft stuff?”

We need to rid ourselves of Craft Supply Clutter!

Have you ever noticed the way you feel when you’re sitting in a clean, clutter free area. I know I feel more inspired and ready to make something pretty. When there’s a mess it can affect the way you feel, and it hurts you’re creativity! You know I’m right.

We need to sell or giveaway our stockpile of crafting materials…let’s destash! Hmmmm. I think that might be the best idea for organizing a craft area yet. Sometimes there’s just too much stuff!!!

When the boxes are overflowing and the baskets are bulging…it’s time!

I must admit I have been know to hoard fabrics and craft supplies until they won’t fit in the cabinet anymore. It can be so hard to let go of something you bought and still might need {or think you need} one day. But will you find it when you need it? Will you even remember that you have it?

In an earlier post I asked about your organizational challenges and tips. Here’s a couple of the comments:

A challenge…

Having too much stuff is our main problem.
Its hard to separate and organize everything when there is so much of it in our craft room. I walk in to clean it, get overwhelmed and leave.{clarkmurdock}

Can you relate to this?

And some great advice…

Yup, craft supply organization is on my list. The biggest things I need to do {and these aren’t really organization, but lowering the number of items to put away helps with organization} :

1. 1. Donate uninspiring supplies to kids’ art programs, retirement centers, etc.
2. 2. Only buy what I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE…instead of getting sucked into deals, trends, etc. {http://CatherineMarissa.etsy.com}

I love the advice about only buying what you love! Ask yourself that the next time you find an awesome sale at the craft store…you could just be adding to your clutter!

If you are having a hard time organizing, you might have too much!

• One way to curb your clutter is to sell the unwanted supplies on Etsy. Bundle up similar items and sell them to your fellow crafters. It’s a great way to make a little money and thin out your supplies at the same time!
• Give away supplies to friends or neighbors. You might have collected some of your supplies this way…well pass it on!
• Donate to art programs or schools. Kids could have a blast with the stamp set you no longer need!

If you notice one thing about pretty photos of craft areas…they aren’t packed with supplies!

Let’s clear the clutter!

Please share any tips you use to keep your clutter under control…I can always use help in this area!

~Kim

Photos: Hello Craft Lovers, hgtv.com,Crafty Intentions

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!

photos by bhg.com

Don’t you love taking a peek inside other people’s craft studios? I sure do! I found Ali Edwards the other day, and I had to share what she did with a spare bedroom. What a beautiful space to sit and create!

If you need a large chalkboard, check out my Etsy shop…Pink Palm Studio. 

She has these great bucket style wood units and an old type drawer from an antique store to hold her stamps. It looks great, don’t you think?

Oh, and what about these old lockers…love it!

This is a kitchen island that is the perfect height for standing while you work.  You really need to stop by Ali Edwards for yourself and see all the details. Have some coffee or tea ready, and a comfortable chair because you are going to need it. I could spend hours browsing around her blog!