Day 330: Organizing Ribbon Scraps

I spent this evening organizing a lot of my ribbon scraps.  I wrapped them around embroidery thread holders by Yarnology, available at Hobby Lobby.  It took a while, but I got more than 75 ribbons on the holders and organized them by color and put them in a nice storage container, also by Yarnology.

Day 310: Organizing Big Shot Supplies

Tonight I organized my Big Shot dies, cutting plates, extra die cuts, embossing folders, etc.  At first I kept everything together in one big container, but as I have accumulated more supplies, it was not working.  Tonight I put my 12" dies and cutting plates in a big basket.  I put all of my regular size dies in a storage container with the names of each die facing up so it is easier for me to find what I am looking for.  I put all of my extra die cut shapes in another storage container, but separated them by type of die cut (i.e., circles, or label, etc.). Often I have the negative image of a die remaining, or maybe I cut something out in one color and decide it doesn't look right for whatever I am working on; then I have a die that I need to save to use on something different.

Working on getting these tools better organized will definitely help me to work more effectively the next time I want to make something with them, so I feel like it was time well spent to organize this area of my scrapbook and card-making room.

Day 292: Sorting and Organizing

My daughter wanted to make some extra money, so I told her she could help me organize my scrapbook paper.  I am a paper addict and buy it constantly! We worked for about an hour and got my room a lot more organized. We sorted by color, design, or occasion. I had tried sorting by themes like "girl", "boy", "vintage", etc., but then I often overlooked some papers because I didn't look in a certain category.  Hopefully this re-organization will lead to me using up more of my papers when I create cards and scrapbook pages. Thanks for all the help, my girl!

Day 118: Creating An Organized Work Area

Well, it is kind of hard to create something when your work area (including almost all of the floor!!) is covered in materials. On Day 70 I won a basket filled with stamping items, and most of it ended up living on my craft room floor until today.  I finally sorted into categories all the stamps I won on Day 70 and the stamps that I mounted on Days 105 & 106, got them into appropriately sized cases, and put them away on my shelf. I have also begun sorting my papers by color, as I generally try to coordinate with people's clothes when I scrapbook.So, while I did not create a scrapbook page or a card today, I did create a more organized stamp and scrapbook craft room!

Day 12: Getting Organized

Today I spent a couple of hours just organizing my craft area. It seems like my desk is always buried! I have bought baskets, etc., with the best of intentions to corral my tools while I am crafting, but I never seem to use them when in the process. I just pile stuff. So, I got busy and put things back where they belong. I also sorted through some of my embellishments and found things I did not even know I had! I know I can be more satisfied with my crafting if I know what items I have to use.

I also planned out two more pages for my daughter's scrapbook album. I selected papers that match the clothes/setting, found flowers to embellish the pages with, and selected coordinating ribbons. I am using the Tea Party Designer Paper from Stampin' Up! and the matching ribbon. It will be fun to put it all together tomorrow!