I am celebrating this week with a fun new contest. I recently reached 250,000 hits and I so want to thank all of you for your support! Also, I am super excited to be a guest designer on Everyday Cricut and want to say welcome to new viewers.
If you’ve been following this blog, you know that the previous contests were favorite tip and favorite tool contests. The tips were outstanding and everyone had a great time sharing them. This time, we’re doing favorite organizational crafting tip.
Are you ready to play the organizational tip contest? To play, you need to be a subscriber/follower of my blog. You can sign up over on the left side of this blog (if you are not there already).
Please leave a comment on this post telling us what your favorite organizational crafting tip is. We would love to hear your tip on how you organize your crafting supplies or your crafting area. Please, one comment per person and remember the contest closes Sunday night at midnight. The winner will be picked at random using the random number generator and will be announced on Monday October 24th. The winner will receive the Just Because Cards cartridge, the Once Upon A Princess and the exclusive "My Cricut is My Therapist" Cricut Everyday cartridge. The winner gets all three! Yahoo!!
Here is my favorite organizing tip for storing my scrap papers. I can’t wait to read about your favorite organizing tip!
Above is a sneak peak of my post on Everyday Cricut. Please stop over to see the entire post! Wow! It is going to be a fun week!
Linda
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 639 Newer› Newest»So many great ideas here!!! Love the projects too! My organizational tip that I do has to do with my stamp storage. I use baskets to store my stamp collection. I have a basket for each theme...i.e. birthdays, sentiments, holidays, etc. This way, when I'm looking for a particular stamp...I know exactly where to find it! My baskets are all on shelving right above my scrap desk so they're all close by as well! Thanks!
hugs,
joni
Hi! My organization tip for paper is that I purchased 2 sets of drawers to store drafting drawings, from IKEA and I use the drawers to store my paper by colour, size and season. It is easy to open a drawer and see the colour array at a glance. As these units are on wheels, I can move them around easily. I have also dedicated one drawer just for my Spellbinders Dies and one for my Cricut cartridges as well as the relevant booklets. On top of one unit, I have my Cricut Expression and on the other is my Sizzix Big Kick. I can operate each tool right on that surface and do not have to take it out each time I need to use it. Having dedicated surfaces for bulky equipment is a very good thing!
Hi
What a fun contest, I am going to use several of the ideas.
My tip is I use clear bags for my embellishments. All Fall in one, snow in another, that way when I am working on a winter theme, I can go to the bags and grab snow/Christmas or whatever fits the project. No more searching for the tags/ribbons/brads I know I have that fit that theme.
I store my ribbon by lights and dark in Artbin storage containers I purchased at Joanns (on sale) and that way I don't have to remove them off a pole to get One specific roll. No rolls involved.
My tip is how I organize my stickers. I use large binders and place the stickers still on their sheet in a page protector or a sticky photo album page. I then place them in the binder by theme or subject such as flowers or sports. I have them on the top shelf of a short bookcase right by my desk.
To keep organized I love my rolling cart my husband purchased for me for my birthday. It has lots of drawers where I keep my paper(by company) and then it has a long shelf where I can store my big cricut mat flat. A cupboard below to store spray adhesive, and embillishment holder, & scrapbooks that I am working on. My cricut fits on top. I really want another one though it would really be helpful to have all those extra drawers for me to fill up :-)
My organizational tip is for wood mounted stamps. I remove the rubber and adhere it to cling foam from Sunday International. I store them in either clear CD cases or Stampin' Ups DVD storage cases. It has saved an immense amount of storage space!
~Tammy
tammy dot schmitt at mac dot com
Hi Linda! I am so excited about coming across your blog! I can't wait to sit down and watch your videos, I am your newest follower! I guess you could call this a tip:
I was about to throw some chip cans away and decided to recycle them instead, I took the label off the front added some cardstock,adhesive and bling and voila I had a new home for my memento markers!
divaof5.blogspot.com
Hi Linda! Love your blog. Very talented gal. My OT is for storing punches on the wall. The rods I originally saw on a blog was the Ikea gel rods, but I don't have an Ikea close by, so I just went to Walmart and bought small window curtain rods. They're kind of flimsy so I had to put a bracket in the middle for support, but they work great. I used to store them in a plastic bin with drawers, now I hang all my punches (Martha Stewart, etc.)on the wall where I can see them, and they look great too! TFS!
pdela-torre@wavecable.com
Visiting from Everyday Cricut...thanks for all your great ideas and how to videos. Could use refreshers and different takes on things. I myself clean as I go or finish projects in terms of organizing or I'll end up spending a whole weekend reorganizing my craft room which may not be too bad cause I end up always finding things I was looking for or didn't know I had! ;P
I actually love my Ace Parts Storage cabinet for all of my embellishments, and other small items. It only cost about 20.00 at the Ace Hardware Site below.
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2793690&kw=ace+parts+box+storage+cabinet&origkw=Ace+Parts+Box+Storage+Cabinet
My favorite organizational tip is to re-purpose. I love our small, local Salvation Army. My craft table is an oak table with drop sides. It was a bargain, sturdy, (one of the few things in my home that survived flooding from Hurricane Wilma, and its versatile and attractive. I also recently found a wooden shelf with colorful baskets. It's original purpose was for children's toys. I use it for scrap supplies. I love it.
You have Great information. Thanks for all the videos. I use a lot of baskets but most of all I have large stationary container on a turntable with easy access to tools.
I have lots of clear plastic drawer untis and containers in my craft room to store just about all of my supplies and embellishments. Some of my paper is stored in clear plastic paper containers and some is stored vertically in "magazine" holders of different sizes. Everything is separated by type and some things by color. It's not fancy but it works well for me.
Hi Linda...I am a follower of your blog!!..One of my favorite organizational tips is storing my embellishments/stickers is photo boxes and labeling them in the following order:
Christmas Only
Just for Fun
Other Holidays
Men Only
Babies Only
Just for Ladies
This way I know exactly where to look!!
Thanks for the great way to orgainze my scraps..
I've enjoyed reading all these tips, well . . I haven't gotten to them all yet. That will take a while ! I keep my stickers sorted in hanging files by subject. Makes it real easy to find and they don't get as wrinkled.
Thanks for this great chance to win ! I love your blog !
ann2236@juno.com
I am a new follower! What a great tip for paper scraps! I currently have a mess I dig thru! This is much better ( and more attractive :))
We moved not too long ago and I am looking for ideas for organizing all of the great things I have accumulated!
I like to use photo boxes for many items, when the cute colored ones that fit in my theme are on sale I buy some! I can store clear stamp pages in one... regular stamps in another.. glitter... etc. You get the idea! And they lend them selves to make super cute labels too! :)
Thanks again!
Hoping this is my "lucky" post! I could use some luck! and Cricut love :)
I love to organize my paper by size and color. when I first started it was time consuming because I had paper all over the place. I also organize my printed paper by seasons too.
Cecelia
larocquecj at comcast dot net
Well ive just starting to organize my craft room and the latest thing ive done is organize my paper i actually did my own shelft with the organize-it cubes and did a whole stand our of them i love it i also just finish doing some jars out of baby formula cans and wrap them up with some paper and ribbon for all my markers, sissors, punches and other stuff that can be put in cans...im loving my room so far hope i get the chance to win this cartridges due that i only owe 4 of them and would love to get more thanks a whole bunch i also just to say i love all ur posts and it is helping me to learn how to do fun projects thanks again;-)
love reading all the tips.
I love little pearls, brads, bling, etc and need a handy way to store them. If I use a container too big, they get lost and mingled together ( I also like them separated by color) so I use small 12mm test tubes and keep them in a test tube rack full of tiny parts
I tend to use clear storage containers for my markers, inks stamps etc. I have a file cabinet that I use for paper and have a different folder for each color/theme. That way I can always find scraps when I need them. I love your duct tape book idea.
Hey Linda, thanks for having a great giveaway. My organizational tip is...for all my little card making supplies, buttons, stickers, etc. I go to our sports store and buy the clear tackle accessory containers for jigs and hooks and use them for my card making accessories. They have removable divider inside that you can adjust as needed. They work great.
I have one drawer dedicated for scrap card stock that I file in plastic folders with the snap flaps by color. And, if I have large size scraps that I want to keep with the original paper stacks I create a pocket on the back chipboard and file them there.
My best organizational tool is my baskets. It keeps things at close reach yet lets me put things away easily in between layout. My other best tip is clean up between projects! So much easier to do a little at a time than to let it build :)
My Favorite organizational tip is to organize my stamps by theme in baskets (I leave them in the stampin up containers). I then label each baskets and then I have a matching binder with the same themes in which I have tabbed and labeled by theme. I then stamp each stamp on white paper and place it in the corresponding tab, that way I know what stamps I have w/o having to open every case.
Really love to see your ideas! My best organizational tip is with my ribbons. I buy the stacks of plastic containers at the dollar store and roll my ribbons into each one. Then store them by colour in plastic boxes. makes it easy to find the right colour and style!
I put all of my stamps in a binder. I get the page protectors and put a white 11x8 1/2 paper in side of it and that way i can put a stamp set on either side. Also i do the same with my spellbinders and various dies. Also any downloaded instrutions for various projects. Also I store my 130 cartridges in a small container and labeled each with a number and the books that go with them has the same number on them. Made a list of all the cartridges with the coordinating numbers that way its easy to find which one i need. I have saved so much room with these space saving ideas. Also i am already a follower but today became a subscriber.
win_or_lose52@hotmail.com
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Thanks for the chance at winning. Also congrats on all the hits to your site. :)
I read the tips, and most of them I have used, am using . The great one that I would not be with out is the pegboard system, in fact I am planning to put up another one, this way you can hang things, if it does not have a way to hang put it in a sheet protector. I also have reused my Cricut boxes-cover them with paper to match my decor, labeled them and I have them sitting on a shelf-I store extra cuts in them by category and cartridge(several together). because of this I frequently do a lot of extra cuts, because i know where to find them
upnurse at aol dot com
I store all my cricut cartridges in long boxes made of chip board. I have white chip board I printed on my imagine and cut on my expression. Using my gypsy I created and welded basic shapes from my george cartridge to form a box 2 inches wide and 2 inches tall and 10 minches long. I store my cartridges in alphabetical order on a shelf just above my machines for easy access.
I store all my punches in a clear, over the door shoe organizer. Very handy to see what I have, although I tend to use a cricut cut before I reach for my punches. Thanks for the chance to win!
beckwhittyatyahoodotcom
Linda, I am so thankful I found your blog. Learned so much today. My favorite tip...I have a tote that I can have settig on my desk with my tools in it and then fold it up and put in my crop case. It is always ready to use and I don't have to search for any tools.
One of my favorite tips is to organize paper flowers, buttons,or any small embellishment that could fit using baby jar food containers, then i label them. Love your website!!
I love the caartridge giveaway. I can see myself making alot of different cards with them. I love using my cricut machine. It would be the best thing to win! It would make my day!
Just joined your blog, I love it from first sight.
My org tip is using the Ikea bar with buckets and the hooks and I display those "totally cute" products that I want to use so that way those products are in my sight. If I have items in my view, I will use them!
Thanks!Becki
I am very new and dont have a tip to offer but i am looooving all the witty and wonderful tips that are posted here....tyvm :) lindaplusthree at yahoo dot com
Thank you for the opportunity to win the 3 cartridges. That is so great. Your blog is fantastic. I organize my bling/gemstones in notebooks using clear plastic trading card sheets or photo sheets. I file them by color. It sure beats scratching through a basket.
Love your snowman card. Im excited about trying this technique. TFS! My organizational tip is using baby food jars! I use them for beads,buttons,rhinestones etc. I even can seperate colors and sizes.
I like the idea for your scrap paper. Way better than what I was doing. Congrats on having some many hits! I love your blog!
I take pictures galore. I print them and store them in photo albums with pockets. Then when I scrap I flip through the oddles and oddles of photos picking out the ones I will use on my pages. I have a small one album that looks like a purse that I like to put photos in when I shop for papers and such for those layouts. Another tip is I keep a card file by my computer that when I see something I like on blog or in a magazine I make out a card with a brief description, a sketch, and details such as where I found the idea, the date and such so I can give credit where credit is due.
I love to organize...sometimes more than the actual scrapbooking! I am a sucker for new organizational goodies. I really think my favorite organizational tool is my clip it up! I use my stuff so much more because I can see it!
Hi Linda, I was already following out your website and so glad you're being highlighted in Everyday Cricut. My favorite organizational tool is the Creative Memories power sort box. It allows me to sort my pictures and put them in individual boxes and then just grab the box I need with the pictures I want to scrap when going to a crop.
Great tips! My favorite tip is to every so often PURGE your supplies. I'm guilty of hoarding supplies and then finding I don't like that style anymore! I end up making cards from a lot of those older scraps, but I also give some to my daughter for her crafts, and to our Girl Scout troop, and to friends and our former day care center. I even sold a bunch of old scrap mags at a garage sale...
someone's old supplies mayt be new and fresh to another person!
I think it's important to use supplies that will inspire you and make you want to craft, so being able to PURGE your supplies is key to good organization!
My organizational tip is for Cricut Cartridges. I use a Plano tackle box for my cartridges, overlays and booklets. It fits nice and neat.
Congrats on being a guest designer for Everyday Cricut!
My organizational tip is.. I take the 12x12 clear plastic folders that you can get from Michael's and place all of my projects in them, pictures included. So for my neice, I have her name on a folder and any items that I purchase with her in mind, I place them in her folder. Nephew, pirates, 4x4, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween and so on and so on. So when I am ready to scrapbook the pages, I am not searching everywhere for that ribbon with the shock monkey on it or the sock monkey braid. They are in the "sock monkey" folder.
Thank you for the chance to win - would love to add those carts to my small library!! I hate throwing out scraps - they can be used for so many things! I use a cardboard bankers box, add hanging file folders marked with each color for ease of putting back the folder when I'm done. I also have lables for my assorted patterned paper. So much easier to find little scraps than what I did before. My email is: mr_conboy04@hotamil.com
My tip would be the shoe storage over the door storage units you can get at Walmart and other places. I use mine for a few things, my punches for one, another I use for storing my brayers, heat tool and things like that. It works great to keep my stuff organized and I know where it is at.
Thanks for the chance. This is one of my favorite blogs to come to and see what all is new and the projects can't be beat!
angel hugs
Debby
What a great idea! I have two tips this morning... the first is I store all my 8 1/2 x 11" colored cardstock in hanging file folders in a file box (or two!) under my craft table. I cut a small corner from a piece of each color and slid it into the little plastic tab on the top of the folder. This allows me to see what color is in the folder without having to have the expensive clear folders. I also store all my scraps from that paper back in the file folder so I can try to use the scraps first before using a new sheet. For my small embellishments such as buttons/brads/googly eyes/etc. I use clear plastic jewelry / embroidery floss cases with the 20 or so mini compartments in each to separate each pack of brads/buttons. The key is to buy enough cases (and a few extra for growth) so they are all the same size/style and will stack/store nicely.
~ JD ~
jdscricuteering{at}gmail{dot}com
Hi here! I just came over from Every Day Cricut and just love your site!
I'm big into upcycling my cricut and scrapbooking supplies so that I can save money for more paper and cartridges!
I use former diaper bags for storing large card stock and then use the outside pockets for storing glue and runners, my X-ron cartridges, my cricut zippered case with my cricut tools, and any embellishments. Everything has a place so when I am done, I just zipper closed for another session:)!
Thanks for the great blog and tips. I'll be coming back for sure!
I go through magazines, scrapbooking and others, to look for inspiration. When I find those inspirations, I cut them out and put them in sheet protectors and keep in a binder.
To organize my 12x12 paper, I bought square plastic "boxes" to store my paper. They are only 4-5 inches tall, but I can store a lot of paper in them and then stack them! I also have a file folder that will hold 12x12 paper. I sort it according to color.
I also have little plastic totes with drawers to organize ribbon, stamps, ink pads etc. They are clear, so it makes it supper easy to see what is inside!!!
~ Kim
I love clear stamps and use them to add interest to my Cricut projects. I organize them in the clear cd jewel cases (which are pretty cheap). I print each stamp on the blank side of the case liner and turn it face out, then place the stamps on the other inner surface (they stick very well). To further organize them I use a cd rack and categorize them by topic- easy to find exactly the stamp you need at a glance! Love the snowman and the paper scrap tip, which I will definitely use.
Linda,
I really enjoyed the video about the scrap papper. Thanks for a great tip. I have a button bank that I took the top off and use it to store Copic markers. Works great. I would be honored if you would visit my small blog.
Blog:http://lovethatexpressions.blogspot.com/
E-Mail: davidbayles@sprintmail.com
Thanks for the giveaway and good luck to everyone.
I am so glad to have found your blog! Love all the tips! I use two accordion style folders to store my paper scraps by color. One is for smaller scraps, and one is for larger ones. This really helps me find the right size scrap to use when I need it! Hope that helps someone. :)
I came over from Everyday Cricut. Love your video on using the duct tape and making little books of your scrap papers. Also your cards are adorable. Love the zebra one.
I really enjoyed reading everyone's organizational tips. My tip is that I store my punches in hanging shoe caddies I have over my storage cabinet doors. They have net pockets and I can see which punches are in each pocket and they are easy to find.
I do a lot of lettering with my cricut. Many times I use the negative (outside of a word) as a border and am left with individual letter die cuts. I took 26 snack size baggies and labeled them A-Z. All the leftover letters go into the appropriate labeled bag. I haven't had to purchase sticker letters for a year, I always have them ready and waiting.
My organizational tip: Don't spend big buck on organizational tools. Instead check your local Goodwill and other thrift shops. One of my best buys/finds was a rolling tool box that sold on an infomercial for $40 and picked it up for $3. This device has been great for storing brads, buttons and brackets. :)
I love my label maker. I label everything so if you look in your binder or cupboard you can see in an instant where everything is. Thanks for the chance to win.
Hi Linda! About a month ago I was at Walmart and saw this little girl looking at a Caboodles makeup boxes which she wanted to use for her Barbies dresses and shoes so an idea popped in mind to get one to store some of my crafting supplies. It took sometime to think about what to store in it. So finally I stored my wooden stamps and larger clear blocks for the clear stamps. I try to recycle and re-use containers that look promising for storing things I use for crafting. :)
Thanks for an opportunity to win.
Sending blessings your way!
Carolyn Irizarry
c.irizarry.1@gmail.com
I donate my leftover scrapes to the preschool so the always have a stock pile to cut glue and color
Some wonderful ideas here. What helps me stay organized is a quarterly purge. Every few months I search through my stash and redistribute them according to my current needs. I always find things I have forgotten about so it is really fun. When I get over run with extras, I donate them to a local nursing home or senior center.
I am loving all the tips!!! I haven't had time to go through all of them (wow....461 so far!), but I hope to this weekend. My tip is to use the Zig 2-Way Squeeze & Roll Fine Point for gluing the cupcake wrappers (Cricut cartridge). My daughter is getting married, and I've had to make 120 cupcake wrappers, and this glue has been invaluable to me.
I also LOVE the stamp set (All Around Christmas) that Emma is giving away. I can see using that on many things other than just cards.
An Organizational tip: "Clean up as you go". First, by having a 2 gallon "scrap bag" handy at crops, to put those leftover pcs. Also, Page protectors to put the los in, paper storage bin, etc. In your craftroom, organize cardstock by color, and patterned paper by theme and/or company depending on your desire. Prepare Layout "kits" with photos, sketches, journaling, and embellies, in order to not waste time later. Keep ribbon, and flowers stored in one place, all color themed. I keep mine in 4x6 zip bags linked together with Quilting rings. Display projects that will inspire you, but limit the clutter!
Great blog!! love new ideas. I store my punches on towel rods from Ikea. I also get photo boxes to put small stuff in (X-mas photo box for X-mas )then you know what holiday is in box. thanks pattyk--millierose651@aol.com
Love your blog and congrats for reaching all those hits. Your site is the best and the tips are fantastic. My tip is having all my cartridges stored in drawers in alphabetical order and marking the outside of the drawer so they are easy to grab. Also store my Spellbinders in cd cases with a magnet holding them inside.
Clear boxes here. I have shelves lined with clear boxes so it's easy to spot just what I'm looking for! Labels on the ends help too. :)
We're on an adventure. We've sold our 5 bedroom home, and are now RV-ing full time. That led me to think about how to save space and weight of my stamps so that I can still enjoy my passion. I've taken my stamps off of their wooden bases, and replaced the wood with a heavy duty clear plastic that is the size of the original wood base. I then organized the stamps by themes into 3 ring binders. I've customized plastic sheet protectors by sewing pockets that fit each stamp. My stamping friends that have seen this new system are all going through the work of making this system for themselves as they see the advantage of being able to better place their stamps when stamping. (You can see through the plastic base.)The second BIG advantage is that now I 'shop' in my themed notebooks, being able to pick the exact stamp I need, rather than trying to remember all the stamps in a collection.
Hi Linda! I really enjoy reading your blog. I have gotten some great ideas from it. I would really love to win. I never win anything. Please consider me to win. It would make my day.
Congrats on the 250,000 hits!!! I visit your site daily. I would say my organizational tip is lots of play organizers with the drawers. I categorize my stickers and I also do the same with my papers. I don't have as much paper as some of you all do so it is manageable right now. My dream would be to get a original scrapbox paper tower. I also store scraps by color in sheet protectors. Sheet protectors are pretty cheap and so you get a lot of use for the $$$. Thanks for the chance to win!!
Deb C
dsc105@live.com
If you can imagine a spool flattened, I've made that shape in heavy plastic and wrapped my ribbon around each. This has saved a LOT of space, and also is very portable. Sometimes I store these in clear plastic boxes, by color. At other times, I put a Christmas ornament hanger in the hole I created near the top, and hang them on a pressure rod. It's easy to arrange on this by color. I've tried many ways to organize ribbon. This is truly the most user-friendly.
I've really been enjoying your projects on Everyday Cricut this week!
I have a very small scrapping space, so I make sure I have everything well organized. All my embellishments in an organizer (brads, ribbons, little bits and pieces) all organized by colour or theme.
My paper is all in 2 storage bin/drawer towers... all organized by theme.
I have two door cupboards over my desk space and have the Cropper Hopper containers for splitting my cardstock by colour.
I use photo boxes from M's to store my cartridge overlays and handbooks... and then my Gypsy to create (this way I have one box of all the cartridge boxes in my storage room).
That's just some of my goodie storage ideas!
Love your blog! I use sugar containers from Dollar Tree to store ribbon and threads. The holes in the top make it easy to pull out without everything getting tangled up. They look pretty on the shelf too.
Thanks for the great tips, it might just be easier to have you come to my house and organize my stuff!! My tip is use a empty Crystal Lite container to store my scissors, pens, Glue sticks and etc. this makes it easy to grab and go to crops. It can also be decorated with cute paper!
I haven't been able to read all the great ideas here yet so I hope this isn't a repeat idea. I put my small little dollar stamps into clear baseball card sheets (holds 9 stamps) then put them in a binder. I also try to keep them together by theme.
I bought a small tote that would hold legal size manilla folders. I colored the tab of each folder red, blue, silver etc. When I have scraps I just drop them into the appropriate folder for easy access when I need that color.
I craft in an unfinished basement and there are nails sticking out of things. I've started keeping supplies in theri package and hanging them from the nails so I can see what I have. SOmeday maybe the basement will be finished and I can use pegboard to hang my stuff.
Love all the cards and projects on this blog..look forward to it everyday for inspiration and ideas. Well my space is very limited as I live in a small apartment. I use every bit of space I can. I have a bakers rack next to my computer desk and stack the bottom to house all my paper in plastic 12 x 12 plastic storage cases. The top shelf of my closet is stacked with plastic bins to store all my flowers etc. Thanks for the opportunity. Mary..
MLongberry17@aol.com
I have two tips. I buy ribbon by the yard at my scrap store. I cut 5" x 7" cardboard. Using small piece of tape tape one end wrap ribbon around and using small piece of tape tape other end. This then goes into a plastic sleeve that holds 3-4 of them. This keeps it nice and flat. Other tip hubby took a 2"thick by 4" deep x 15" long. He drill 3/4 in holes on top this enables my to store my stickles up side down. The holes are bigger that the diameter of my glue pens but I store them also in a whole upside down. You could drill any size hole for bottle you have.
LindaB in WI
Hi Linda,
I am always downloading new patterns and I find that if I keep a basket on my desk and put new downloads in it....it saves me alot of mess on my desk.
Wow! What a great lot of fantastic tips! Being so late in the game, I'm not sure I have much to offer at this point. For my scraps, I have a box which I keep handy while I'm at work, and simply put my scraps in the box until I'm done my project(s). Pieces must be at least as large as the palm of my hand. Then, when I'm ready to tidy up, I sort the bits by colour and file them in a plastic 12x12 divided storage system. I also have a file for multi-patterned paper that does not have a single, prominent colour.
Thanks for these great tips! Now, I'm off to Everyday Cricut to see what you've been up to over there!
I just posted a photo on my facebook page (Crafty Queen) on how I organize my ribbons. I use gutters! I have been redoing my craftroom & want it completely organized ...love all the tips & will probably use a few.
Crafty Queen
aka Cindy B
HI Everyone, I use the shoe boxes you get at Michael's or AC Moore's to store my dies and embossing folders. There is a place on front of box to hold the label. I also use the small plastic bage you get from clothes with the snaps to keep y stamps in. They have little hangers on the so you can hang up.
Ok I just started using a new system...I use ziploc baggies to store my scraps. So high tech right? Well I was sick of trying to search through an unorganized drawer of scraps so now they are organized by color. Each baggy has a different color family in it and it sits on top of the the full sheets I have of that color. Also my husband is building me a shelf system for my papers that will have 20 different cubbies for my paper. I am very excited about that to be finished.
Organizing scrap paper in 3 ring binder with clear pockets and by colors has been the easiest way i have found easy to carry with you Creative memories has some folders that holds different size papers that works well.Pen and pencil boxes work great for pens scissors you can open them up and us both sides to be able to see what you have and close up for easy storage. Clear stamps same as scrap paper I have typed a list and kept it up to date and saved to my computer to update helps to keep a copy with you in your purse that way you don't buy the same one over and over. The new cricuit cartridge box is great for holding your cartridges and if you are like me I like to be able to see what is on them I printed a copy of the back of the box and made a book for those that way I don't have to pull out each book to look thru Love your blog all the ideas and directions are wonderful thanks for a chance to win some exciting cartridges to work with before christmas
Hi Linda, Love your snowman card and the watercolor pencil technique. Will be trying it later this month. I keep all of my craft items in totes separated in plastic storage boxes. I am in the process of turing my dh old office into my new craft room. Thanks for all the inspiration from your blog.
I have a large plastic drawer unit that I store my leftover papers. Every once in awhile, I challenge myself and I get it out and make cards and scrapbook pages using only the leftover papers. Thanks for the chance to win!
My favorite tip for organization that I have would be to use an old wire hanger or pants hanger for ribbon storage. Simply clip one side with wire cutters and slip spools of ribbon on to be hung anywhere around your craft space.
Hi Linda! Great blog and love the paper pads to organize scraps! My favorite organization idea is....I took an old lamp and lampshade and used it as a organizational piece for my acrylic stamps, cuttlebug folders and embellishments. I peeled off the fabric from the lampshade which left a frame with a small ring on top and bigger ring on the bottome with vertical supports. I spray painted the frame to match the lamp and used the wire christmas ornament hangers to hang up all the supplies I listed above.
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I have 3 of the MM embellishment centers and hated having to unscrew the ends to get the rods off to change my ribbon so I went to the lumber store and bought several lengths of 1/4 round moulding (this is the one that looks like a wedge with a scoop out of it), cut them to fit where the ribbon shelves and glued them down. This way I can pop my ribbon spools in there and remove them to either replace or take to my table for my project. Sometimes, I need several shades to see which one works the best. Using this method allowed me to have more than just the 2 shelves for ribbon - I have 10 on my 3 units. I also used rounds dowels for a couple of the shelves so that my larger spools of ribbon would have a place. Need to figure out how to store the small spools - working on it! LOL
to organize my ribbon i bought a cheap curtain rod and hung it on my wall so I am able to pull off how much I need and can see them all.
Hello Linda, that was an awesome tip to do with scrap paper. I aslo love you blog, i've only been following for a couple months, but I'm hooked now :) My organizing tip is: I saved some of my daughter's baby food jars and filled them, with beads, buttons, eyepins... all my loose items. I'm in the process of makeing a shelf for my tools and I'm going to nail the lids of the food jars on the bottom of the shelf so that way I'll never lose a lid. Hope you find this helpful and others can use it too :)
Not sure if I can do another tip or not, but I use 113x14 clear drawers sets that I got at J's. (It says 12x12 on the front but they hold 12x12 paper easily). I have 60 of these that I have stacked below a shelf that my neighbor built. These drawers house almost all of my papers, stamps, embellishments, etc. I love these drawers as you can have 1 (or more) for each theme (I have 5 for Christmas). I have one that holds all of Tim's ink pads, blending tools, etc. Even room for his new ones coming soon. I have 1 for my boy embellishments and 1 for boy paper. I love that I can go right to a drawer and everything I need is right there. I have 1 drawer full of white cs for next to my Imagine and the drawer below that is all my cricut tools.
Just getting into blogging and wow love yours this week. In my scrapbook room I have an awesome shelving unit that has 9 sections,3sections of drawers and 6 sections that fit 12 x 12 paper. Bought it at Canadian tire and just love it.
I store my scraps in an accordian file, by colours of the rainbow. The accordian file stretches and expands quite a bit and keeps everything very neat.
I have really enjoyed getting all the organizationals tips. I have a very small scrap area and all the help I can get is very much appreciated. I need a separate room but that is not a possibility at this time. Plus you have done so many cute cards and boxes this week, I just don't know where to begin. Thanks for the giveaway.msconway2010
I have two storage methods and use both of them all the time. 1. For my large scraps--some that have a least one 12" side to them,- I store those in one of the transparent folders with the string tie. These are filed in that folder in ROYGBIV order. This way when I'm looking for a large piece to mat a photo or make a border I'm not wasting time looking through tons of tiny pieces. 2. For my small I use a plastic bill file. I also file the scraps in the ROYGBIV order with each color in their own divided section. These small scraps are the ones I use in my Cricut so I'm not wasting a full sheet of paper for a small cut. Jan G TGJGJGJGatAOLdotCOM
Hi there!! I am really excited about this contest!! My organizational tip is for storing clear stamps. I use CD cases (the regular thick kind, not the slim ones)The stamps stick to the case just like they stick to the acrylic blocks and you can label them on the spine and see what you have much easier. I then store the CD cases in a CD rack.
My org. tip is not to get too caught up in the details of sorting everything but keep most things within reach so I actually use my supplies.
My tip is to purchase a plastic storage bin - the kind your husband would use to store nails and screws, washers, and such. They usually have 12 to 16 little pull out drawers. I label each drawer and store like colored brads and "bling stones". Works great because it sits on my work table out of the way and yet is easily accessible when I need a certain color brad or fancy pearl or stone.
With all these hints you will never see mine! I am in the praocess of moving from Nebraska to Arizona, so that meams organizing all my craft things so I can find them. I have taken all my Cricut cartridges and put them in a large duffle bag. The cricut and Your Story will go in their original boxes. I bought some clear totes and have my cuttlebug and all the dies and embossing folders in one totl. When I get to AZ it should be easy to unpack. Still have all the paper to organize yet. Seen an ideas for using the shipping boxes from the Post Office to hold paper.
I painted a piece of peg board and Hung on my wall to hang tools and supplies. I also really love The Scrappin Easel
I make photo copies of my stamps/examples/ideas and put them in binders and label them (birthday, Christmas, etc.). When I'm ready to make something (and I can't remember all the stamps I have) I go to the binder for the event I want to make something for and not only know what stamps I have to use, but also have the ideas and examples right there.
I am probably the last person to ask about organizing my craft space. But i find that Staples is my favorite place to get paper organizers like stackable paper trays. I find it less expensive than the craft organizers.
What a cute idea for scraps, might have to try it for my next crop. Right now I store my large scraps in file folders and my smaller scraps in the clear plastic photo organizer boxes. I use empty tic tac boxes to store my eyelets and brads, it works great!!! Thanks for a great giveaway.
Valeri
yletedrThis is my first day joining. Already I love your blog. Great ideas and since I am a Cricut "nut" a chance to win some cartridges is fabulous, thank you. ekciampo@yahoo.com
I really only have a drawers, one for patterned paper and one for plain paper, this is what I keep my scraps in. My father made me cubes to keep my regular paper in.
I love all the great tips. I need to get organized I can see that. I use the fishing tackle boxes for my small beads and such.
Tip for storing Stickle bottles. (I'm borrowing this idea from my friend!) I use a Snapware plastic storage box w/ lid. Cut plastic mesh to fit in the box horizontally and vertically creating little squares for each bottle to fit in. Store bottles upside down. It's perfect!
Hi Linda! My organizational tip is when I use a paper stack for a project, I will use a large zipper bag to keep the smaller "scraps" together! I simply label the zipper bag and store the bag with the stack!
Can't waite to try to make a shaped card! Thanks
I'm a recycler and hate to throw things away, so when my husband got rid of his k-cup coffee maker I thought there had to be a use for the carousel that stored the coffee in... there was...it's perfect for holding my embossing powder jars! So now I can easily grab the color I need!
I am a recycler and hate to throw things away, so when my husband got rid of his k-cup coffee maker, I thought there had to be a use for the storage carousel for the coffees... there was... it's the perfect size to store my embossing powders in and I can easily access any of the colors without it having a big "footprint" on my crafting desk.
Hi - my favorite tip is to make sure that I put everything in its place when I am through so that I am ready to scrap for the next time. I hate a cluttered desk. I also have all of my scrap paper in a bin that I have sorted by color. It is so handy when I want to pull out a color. Thanks
I store my brads and fastners in the hangup organizers for closets. They have clear pockets on them in various sizes. I sort my brads by colors and store them in the original packaging in the pockets.
THANKS everyone for such great organizational tips! I purchased a clear 'notions' box at Joanns that I use to hold all the small brads and embellishments. The box is about 10" x13" and has 24 little compartments with 48 total as the box has a lid on both sides (the box is deep enough to be divided in half). I hope I've described it well enough. It's been awhile since I purchased it and don't remember the 'name'. The whole box and compartment sides are clear lucite so very easy to see all the contents.
I just joined your blog, congrats on so many members. My organizational tip is - remember the older stamps before the clear stamps, well I line mine up so I can see what I have (not just tossed in a box) in a vent, yes a vent, I purchased a vent that is used on the wall for your heating/cooling duct and put it in the open position and turned it over and they sit there all in neat rows. Works great! Thanks for all the wonderful tips everyone!
I save the clear plastic storage containers strawberries, grapes, blueberries, etc. come in wash them out and keep all of my scrap stuff in them ....labeled of course. I like them because you can see through them to know exactly whats inside.
hi there, so many great ideas and so many different ways of organising.
I have plastic A4 Boxes and divide my paper and card by colour or type.
Deeper boxes for punches etc. Main thing for me is label everything.
I love your cards, ideas and help,
thanks for the chance to win,
Thanks, Agnes
Hi there! I like to use clear plastic bins of different kinds. I have flat ones for all my paper, drawers for my cut outs and ribbons and various other smll supplies and bigger snap top boxes for everything else. It makes it easy to find what you need because you can see eight through the
Thank you for the chance to win!
-Robyn Chaffee
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I turned my home office into a scrap room! I love it! I have one small drawer dedicated to "scraps" When I use my cricut and need a small piece, I can always find something in this drawer!
Hi Linda, I came over from Everyday Cricut and loved all your projects this week, so subscribed to your blog. My favorite org tip is using ikea storage boxes (one size bigger than CD box) to store my cricut carts. I made folders from the Fabulous Finds cart and sorted them alphabetically. I can fit 15 carts per box. I then covered the old cart boxes in decorative paper and use them to store pens, small tools and embellishments. It was so much fun re-purposing the boxes 'cuz I got to use my cricut! (I also made folders for my cuttlebug emboss plates, with a sample of the embossing on the front of the folder).
It's fun reading how others organize their crafting supplies. I took plastic canvas and made a series of divided sections that sits in the bottom of a plastic storage box (sort of like a dish pack unit for moving). I then put a Cricut cartridge (alphabetically) in each section. The manuals I keep alphabetically in a plastic storage box with a handle. Takes up very little space and if I want to take them with me they're ready to go.
Hi,I couldn't afford to purchase a clip it up. So I saw a youtube video where the lady purchased a shoe rack that stands on the floor and spins because she couldn't afford the clip it up. It works so well I love how I can group stickers and letters to hang and choose from. You can even buy the flower pot plastic holders to put it the spin part to use for extra storage of punches or odd and end items.
I love to use photo boxes (the $3.99 cardboard kind that you can often get for half off or less) and label each box for a category of embelishments-like one box for ocean theme, one for pets, one for Christmas, one for red ribbon, one for green fibers, and on and on my stacks go. I use the black ones, so when they stack on my book shelves they look very complementary and neat. As a counselor, I think I really NEED "My cricut is my therapist" cartridge!! Thanks for the offer!
Loving reading all the organizational tips. Love this site!!!!!!
My tip I have tried a number of ways to organize my paper and now I think I have it. I bought 13 X 13 white hanging files from Oriental Trading and my husband made me wooden boxes to hold the files. I put the paper in alphabetical order. Each color has 3 files one for plain, one for patterned and one for scraps. They are tabbed so it is easy to find what I am looking for. Now I look in the scrap file before cutting on a full size sheet.
Linda in Stanwood
Love your blog, one of my favorite storage tips is using the travel jewelery organizers/cases for my stamps and acrylic blocks. The case I have has so many different sized pockets and folds up for ease of transporting (to crops)
My tip is for organizing embellishments. I have 12x12 clear Iris storage boxes, labeled by theme (Christmas/Winter, Fall/Halloween, vintage, school, etc.) and I keep all embellishments (stickers, chipboard, tags, etc)together that fit that theme. I also have separate clear storage boxes for "bling", journaling boxes/tags, alphabet stickers, and Thickers. These boxes fit on the shelves of an Expedit unit from Ikea.
My tip is for organizing embellishments. I have 12x12 clear Iris storage boxes, labeled by theme (Christmas/Winter, Fall/Halloween, vintage, school, etc.) and I keep all embellishments (stickers, chipboard, tags, etc)together that fit that theme. I also have separate clear storage boxes for "bling", journaling boxes/tags, alphabet stickers, and Thickers. These boxes fit on the shelves of an Expedit unit from Ikea.
brenda(dot)becknell(at)cinci.rr.com
Wow, so many great tips! I will have to bookmark this post so I can read them all! :) I like to store my A2 size Cuttlebug folders in the recipe boxes from Michael's dollar bin.... they are the PERFECT size. You can leave the boxes as they are, or you can personalize them any way you want. Thanks for the great post and the chance to win some super cool cartridges! :)
Lori
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To store your brads, use clear fish tackle boxes. Easy to separate and see.
God Bless
So many great tips. I'm definitely going to put some of them to use. I'm very disorganized lately. I usually like to place all my paper in slots according to color. I need to get back to doing that bc I don't know what all I have. Thanks for a chance to win.
He Linda, just found your blog and WOW!!!!! How did you get so smart? I love all the ideas I found and will definately be using some of them. I was shopping on-line yesterday and found binders for my clear stamps,15.00 each with full size page protectors. My idea instead is to use photo abums, with the protectors made for 4x6 photos. They won't all be sliding to the bottom and will be easier to sort and find the sstamp I want.
WOW - your blog is AMAZING, soooo many great tips. I am new to all of this so I am thrilled to see all of the SUPER organizing ideas. LOVE the video for the scrap-booklets, terrific idea! I have been using photo boxes bought CHEAP at big lots to file my paper scraps - color coded and separated by file cards. I also have been storing my "extra" Cricut pieces this way. But your idea makes them so much more portable. Thanks!
One of the things I've done is to organize all my embellishments into clear plastic shoe boxes by color. I have one for every color of the rainbow plus blacks/browns, whites, sparkles and pearls and metals. This has helped me SO much in finding just the right accessory plus I'm using way more embellishments now!
There are really some great organizational tips out there and some others that I even use. I just found a little notebook (5 x 8 or so). It has little folders that fit into it and they perfectly hold my cuttlebug embossing folders and then sits neatly on a shelf.
I found a new use for my old VHS TAPE spinning tower and all my cricut cartridges are stored there with just a spin I have what I need right at my fingertips--and found this was the best way to organize for me as I am disabled and hate to move tubs, boxes etc of things Hope everyone is having a great day
I have all my project print outs (pictures, diagrams, svg pictures)in one large notebook so I don't have to serch on my computer. It is like my own personal craft magazine!
My husband drilled two holes in my bookshelf and put hooks in them and then set a dowel into the hooks. I now can store lots of ribbons there. Does not disturb anything on the bookshelf and I have my ribbon in plain sight.
I came over from Everyday Cricut and just subscribed. Great video! My only organizational tip is to remember to clean up your crafting area each time you finish or have to leave the area. It helps me to be more creative and find my supplies easier the next time I am ready to craft again.
I am new to this blog and love the ideas that you share. I love the idea about making your own scrap pads using duct tape...will definitely be using and sharing that idea. When I first started paper crafting, there was no such thing as a Cricut so I purchased a lot of punches. I still love using them for quick projects. To cut down on storage space, I have purchased the kind of fabric shoe holder that has 20 slots and hangs from the back of the door in my craft room. I put the punches in the slots and by theme/design so I have easy access to them. This also works well for storing cricut cartridges. Thanks for all your inspiration
I try to stay as organized as I can...lol hard with a little one that likes to help. I use A LOT of creative memories storage items to store my paper, stickers and punches. I am trying to find a good way to store my new small but growing Cricut cardridges collection.
Francis
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I like to keep a notebook with all of the Cuttlebug folders, and dies I have purchased. I also do this for all Cricut cartridges, inks, Spellbinders, stamps etc. This prevents me from purchasing something I already have previously purchased. I arranged them according to the way I have them written in the notebook to keep everything in order.
The way I organize my scrap papers is in a binder (for the big pieces) and for the small pieces, I have all separated by solids from the brown family, greens/reds/yellow and patterns in clear small containers by my desk. When I start working on a card, I look into my binder and clear bins for the scraps :)
Great idea!! Thanks for sharing. I just throw scraps in a drawer or a bin that goes on a shelf. I do have all my stamp sets (wooden) stored in milk crates that are laying on their sides. That way I can keep them organized by crate. It helps that my son moved out and I have closet space to put all these crates!!
This is my second day and I have learned so much!!!! Ya'll are awesome!!!!! The only rule to organisation I have is to clean as I go.... Thank you for the chance to win, I'm going to keep reading and learning!!!!!!!
I have a great craft room ,I have big utility shelves with different size baskets to organize all my craft things.I have 2 6 foot tables for my cricut machines,yudo and your story.The second table I use for my layouts!Then I have a small bookcase for all of my cricut cartridges it is so much nicer to be organized.
I use hanging folders to sort paper by color. So easy to find scraps. Also have all pens, scissors, glue pens etc in a spinning organizer on the desk top and all ribbons are sorted by color in clear boxes. Need to find a good way to store punches. I'm sure I will find one if I read all of the entries.
My favorite tool is Scraponzier...I was the one that always left them in the package inside the bag I got them from the store in. When I went to find something I couldn't and just went and bought it again. So when I discovered Scraponizers at the expo, I had to buy them. I put like things in each one sorted by color for shapes and by letter for alphabets. It's so easy to grab what I need off my shelf and I can take them along on crops with me.
I came over from everyday cricut and just love your site. I really don't have a orginizational tip as my stuff is usually all over the place. My 5 year old niece likes to come to my house and use all my stamps and cricut machines so everything is all over the place. I suess the one I use the most is for clear stamps I found stamp holders and attached them in a large 3 ring binder. Thanks Linda
My tip is for storing my Cricut books,cartridges and overlays. And best part is I found the answer at the Dollar Tree! They are called "over-the-door storage organizer" by storage essentials. 44" long x 9.5" wide. (2 pockets wide) Pocket is exact size for book and overlay. 8 pockets each. Can be hung over door. I hang mine,6 deep, on prongs on peg board. Easy to look at, easy to use.
Wow! So many great ideas! To be honest with you, I've been in a scrapbooking slump for about a year - no time. I am working full-time for the 1st time in 17 years, busy with kids, have a husband with health issues, etc. BUT, have recently gotten the "itch" to get my hands in some pictures, paper & adhesive! My scrapping area is in total chaos, so I've really enjoyed reading all the tips. I hope they will inspire me to get my area organized and actually put some pages together!
Contratulations on 250,000 hits! I came over from Everyday Cricut, and have just joined your list. Thanks for the chance to win.
I'm working om getting organized too. One thing I found at HomeDepot was 15" plactic sections of pegboard to create a 30"x45" area. I have three rows of ribbon across the top in ribbon racks I purchased from a store going out of busness. I can hang tools on the remaining space and I found the cutest jars to but buttons in by color that hang on peg board also. I love reading all the other tips too!
Love your shaped cards on Everyday Cricut and your colouring with the watercolour pencils and oms is brilliant.
I don't really have any great tips I just make sure I clear away after each project before starting a new one and I also store all em embellishments in colour families so that when I need them I know exactly where to find them. Thanks for the chance to win.
Kim xXx
Hi! Just been your new follower recently through everyday cricut and thinking I should have found you long time ago. You are amazing! I love your videos... Very straight forward and inspiring.
Thanks for sharing ur talent.
Anyways, im not so lucky with random drawings, but still want to participate; my very favorite organizational tip to give that really change my craftIng is having a 12 x 12 box you can carry around and that can hold a hanging folders tO store all scraps of paper by cOlors, its neat looking and very efficient!
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My absolute favorite scrapbooking organizer is my Artbin cricut cartridge/booklet storage case. It holds 16 cartridges, keypad overlay sheets & booklets. It snaps closed and keep things neat and tidy. Easy to take to scrap crops. A good buy for myself :)
I just became a follower, I will have to spend some time here reading all the great ideas.
I have 2 organiztion tips to share.
I had 12x14 filing cabinetes built and I write on top of each of my pads, the names and company of my paper pads. Now I can easy find my papers without haveng to rummage through stacks of pads. I have one of these drawers for just my Christmas pads.
My second organiational tip is that I create a pocket on all of my paper pads and store the bits and pieces of scrap paper in then for that pad. Now I have all my cordinating papers in with their correct pad and this saves me from cutting a full sheet a lot of the time.
I posted a photo of this on my blog
http://trailsofpaper.blogspot.com/2011/10/moon-dreamer.html
I hang all my Peachy Keen Stamps in the packages they come in on 3M Command Hooks. They stay flat & save a lot of room as I hang them on the back of the door to my craft room. No holes or damage to the door.
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Hi, Sorry if this is a repeat. I thought I had submitted and didn't see it listed. Well anyway....I take squares of heavy card stock and punch my punches, one per card onto them. I hand the card stock on a ring and can easily flip through them when looking for a particular shape. Works great too if you are trying to determine if a phrase will fit within a punched hole. Nice to also see if different shapes will stack on top of each other to form an interesting opening. Great ideas everyone!!!! Joan JSMK426@yahoo.com
Thank you for the chance to win! How fun! My organizing tip is I photocopy all my clear stamps, put the copy into a binder, organized by type of stamp set (seasonal, Xmas, birthday, thank you's etc). Then I organize my stamp sets by their item # in my closet in clear cases. I find that when I am working on cards or a layout and I want a flower, having these photocopies is easier to flip through than hauling out my buckets of stamps and rifling through them that way. It has cut down on my "time wasting".
I've picked up so many organizing ideas from just reading your blog. Thank you! I don't have a lot of space, so I use my ELFA baskets. Then I use small baskets for like categories. Thank you again to all who are sharing!
I am not very organized at the moment. I need help. I try to keep my cartridges alphabetized but that doesn't last very long.
I keep my paper in folders. That works pretty well.
diane at weismanfamily dot net
Linda, thanks so much for offering up such a fabulous prize.
I like to organize my embellishments in photo boxes then label the boxes by theme so they are easy to find on my shelf when needed.
Love your blog and especially your videos.
My organizational tip is for those who want to store their cricut cartridges while they are still in the boxes. I dont want to take them out of the boxes because I share them with between friends and I want everything together. Plus I live in a small house with no storage areas or office. I store the carts alphabetically in the rubbermaid tubs that fit underneath the bed. That way when I am ready to scrap I can pull the clear box out and find the carts that I want to use easily just by looking through the lid.
Hello! I am a new subscriber and super excited to find you! My organizational tip is to organize your embellishments by theme into large ziplock bags. I have all of my bags in a basket and when I do a Christmas card or a Birthday tag I just look for those themed embellishment bags. It saves me a lot of time!
WOW! 250,000! I can't remember to update my blog let alone get that many hits! Congrats!!
OOPS! I forgot to leave my tip. I have 3 fancy shoeboxes I keep my scraps in. They are marked "neutral", "pink, red, orange and yellow" and "blue, green, purple, brown and black". When you open the box, it's a color explosion!!!
Hello! I am new here and I like what I see so far!! I am a craft supply hoarder, its bad. One thing I do to save time and space. I use the pages that go into a binder that are meant for protecting cards and thats where i keep my acrylic stamps and if i dont have the image from the package to slid in the pocket i stamp some scrap paper and slid it in the slot so i know what stamp is in each pocket or multiple stamps in that pocket depending on the size.
I organize my clear stamps in a tote with diveders between the subjects...you can easily flip thru to see what you have and pick up the one you need and they take up little space :)
I love your blog! I came over from everyday cricut.. but this isn't my first stop ! my favorite storage tip - I use the artbin type containers with dividers to sort picture, paper and embellishments to take to a crop. Also I devote an entire bin/container to one album such as a vacation trip, children's school activity,embelishments, paper & pictures as I acquire them to stay coordinated (which sometimes helps prevent duplicate purchases)Thanks for the contest opportunities!
If you craft at home, using spice jars in a spice holder to store your buttons or brads works great. You can pick up this type of thing new, or at thrift stores.
Thanks for this great opportunity. My tip is organizing your scraps. I do it by color families (red, pink, brown-blk-tan, purple, blue, green, yellow). I have 7 small plastic containers (for shoes) I picked up for a $1 each at the Dollar Store. I have each labeled with coordinating color. I have another container I keep by my desk that I put all scraps in. When it gets full- I file them in the correct color bin. That makes it so easy to use my scraps instead of using a new sheet of paper for a project.
Hi there, I am a follower and I also "Like" you on Facebook.
My favourite organisation idea is using yoghurt containers. They are sturdy for putting pens, pencils, scissors, chalks etc in. Easily dressed up on the outside with pretty designs. Loving all these tips on here! WOW!!
Sandra
nz.sandra@gmail.com
Congrats! My tip is I put my brads, skittles, small embellishments in a Jewelry containers! Easy to bring to crops.
I went through a phase earlier this year where I accumalted a rather large amount of brads so I needed a storage solution. I have all my brads and eyelets stored in Craftmate 3XL(14) containers. I sorted them by theme (i.e.: holidays, metals, bling, flowers, etc...). I love these containers because there are 14 compartments but you can open each one separately and they lock; which is really important when you're as clumsy as me! Thanks for the chance to win some awesome carts!
Tip would be to put supplies in baskets to organize tools. thanks for chance to win. Eacosta@dc.rr.com
I use baseball card protectors that go into notebooks to put my small $1.00 stamps I get from AC MOORE in. Each page is for a theme. Before I was digging through a plastic scrapcase and was getting so frustrated. Now I open the notebook and there they are at my fingertips. I also put the bigger sheets of stamps in the full sheet protectors. Then they go on my bookshelf all clean for the next project.
In a word, IKEA! I have their shelving, bins, and Alex drawer units.
I can't say I have the greatest organizational skills (and not much room either), which means I don't have many tips, but I organize my paper with these cool plastic bins I got from Wal-mart. They are just the right width for the 12x12 paper stacks, and I stand them up so I can just skim through to find what I'm looking for. I keep all my paper in one and my cardstock in another.
I store my cricut carts, overlays and books in a C-Gull travel bag that holds 72 carts but I don't throw out the original boxes they came in.
I cover the boxes all in the same pattern of paper that is a beige background with a delicate bamboo pattern over it. I measure and ATG tape it to the box to cover it completely.
Then I make a small loop out of the thinnest ribbon to use as a handle to open the boxes but that is not necessary.
In these boxes I store for example my fabric brads in one then I glue a fabric brad on the ribbon to see what is inside.
The boxes can be used to store small items like a series of Halloween stamps and sayings, small punches, cat's eye stamps, etc. with labels or the items to identify them. You'll soon remember where they are when you need them.
I stack them not vertically like a book but horizontally like little jewelry boxes on my shelf. Having them papered all the same pattern makes them cohesive and not mish-moshy. I think it's a great way to re-purpose these sturdy little boxes!
Just found your blog and subscribed! Woohoo! I mount dowels on square pieces of wood and stack my ribbon spools. I put a cute finial on the end and thats where I keep my most used ribbon.
Great idea! To organize my Cricut carts (I only have a handful) I used an old VHS video stand and hung it horizontally over my craft table. This way I can see the names of the carts and it keeps my space clean!
Tinalala
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My favorite tip is for those of us who have unmounted our rubber stamps. Don't throw the wooden blocks away. They are great for making a distress inker pad. I take a smaller block and place velcro on the block and then on the foam piece that you can buy from Ranger. I keep them all in a basket with each one labeled with the color. I'd never be able to buy the Tim Holtz handled one for each one of the ink, so this is even better. It is easy to hold as most of the block have "finger holds" on them. It is cheap and even cheaper if you use another type of foam bought in bulk. Then you could just cut the size you need. Hope this helps some! Love your blog Linda. Brenda
I have several of the 12 x 12 clear plastic containers and I use these to keep supplies and papers in for each of the holidays so that way I can work on what ever holiday I like without looking through all my supplies Of course Christmas take up much more room, just the stamps fill a wooden crate! New subscriber, but I will be back!
I have a ton of punches and the best way I've found to store them within reach is to use these small shelves from Jetmax. They are easy to install and the punches fit perfectly on them. The shelves make the punches within reach for a quick grab and keep them organized.
My tip is that I store my cuttlebug folders, spellbinder dies and older sizzix dies in really cute boxes that I got from Joanns. They come in all different sizes and are very decorative to stack. They have a magnetic hinge to keep them closed and mine have bows on the front to match. They kind of look like the old type hat boxes, but they are rectangle. I love your blog and am already a follower.
Laura
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The only tip I could add is to use magnetic self adhesive strips to the Spellbinder folders to hold the dies in place.
I have gotten some really cool new tips! - - My tips: I keep my papers in the clear 12x12 plastic cases sorted by color families. I label all my cricut books by Joy's method, so I can easily find what I want to cut. My new favorite organization thing is my 10 draw cart on wheels. I don't have a designated room for my crafts, so it makes organization and clean up so easy and it rolls!
I always enjoy your blog tips and can't wait to get them via email each day! Thanks for all the inspiration!
I really dont have an organization tip. I just separate my pattern paper from my plain paper. Enjoy reading all the tips. Maybe I will pick some up.
I like to use an expanding file folder box with a carry handle for scrap pieces. It has plenty of slots for each color or pattern type, label tabs,and I can take it along to crops without having to use up big sheets of paper. I can just drop some large sheets in it and go.
If you have room in your crafting room, buy a super large mirror front medicine cabinet at an odd lots or other similar seconds type store(garage sale even). I put one of these up in my basement scraproom on the wall of a dark corner and boy does it brighten the room. Inside I store all my punches stacked on the shelves with the design showing. My hubby even added some more horizontal shelving for the smaller punches. You could also use this for wooden stamps or maybe even Cricut Carts if it is deep enough.
Also, some one at a garage sale bought from under me a VHS video spinning tower storage rack. I so wanted it for my Cricut Carts. But whoosh, it was gone. I've been searching since.
Linda love your blog and work. you do fabulous projects. my org. tip is for my scraps i have a plastic container that 8 1/2X 11 hanging file folder will fit it and label file folders with each color. just basic browns, reds etc. pattern papers have a special file separting each line of papers.
What's funny is the only things in my scraproom that are organized are my Cricut Cartridges and my scrap paper! My cartridges are in 4 storage boxes in alphabetical order. I won a Scrap'n Tote a few months ago so I put all of my Lite and LE cartridges in there (alphabetically of course). My scraps are in 3 3-drawer stackable 12x12 boxes (9 drawers total) and are in color order: Black & White, Brown & Cream, Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple. I actually want to get a 4th set so I can separate the Black, White, Brown and Cream and have an extra drawer for those truly "Multi-Colored" papers!
What a cool idea! I'm going to have to go buy some duct tape. One of my favorite ways to organize my supplies is by using the extra large plastic portfolios and sorting out my supplies by themes. This way all of my "Christmas", "Pets", "Birthday", "Fishing", etc. supplies are in one portfolio and I can just grab it and put it in my tote when I go to a crop. I also love to use the organizing totes from 31 Gifts to store supplies.
I love your idea of how to place all your scrap pieces of paper in the lil booklets. What a great idea. Thanks for sharing. My orginization tip and favorite one is my rubber stamps 3 ring binder. I place my stamps on a plastic sheet. Then place the sheet in a plastic cover that has the 3-hole punches already in them. Place the stamps in a large 3-ring binder. Thanks - Michelle L./Iowa
Thank you Linda, I just recieved my imagine and your blog& videos have helped me so so much . My organizational tip is to clean up my work space as I work on a project so I can locate my tools , tape ect. I keep all scrap paper in an accordian folder color coded
Hi Linda, I just recieved my Imagine Your Blog & videos have helped me soso much. My organizational tip for cardstock is to use a accordian plastic folder to keep like colors together
Paper scraps are a nightmare for me but now with the tip, I may organize them better. I'll be using the paper scraps organizing tip to "bundle" colors together for a specific project. Since I usually make several cards of the same design at the same time, bundling the colors makes sense to me. As for a tip of my own to share, the tools I use the most are kept in a square desk holder. I can transport the holder filled with my favorite tools, paint brushes, small cutting tools, hand punches, gel pens, bottles of glue, etc. all in one handy and portable place.
Wow, I can't believe I just read all those tips. Almost 3 hrs of them! I learned alot and realized I have great organizational skills. Yipee!
I organize most of my stuff just like the "ScrapRack" teaches but I can't afford that system, so use cheap 88c Walmart notebooks to divide the themes and colors. Have 37 of them on a bookcase behind my desk! Also have sterlite drawers set up with colors for everything I own (which is a lot after 10+ years) of that color in it. Small embellishments are in small jewelry bags with the manufacture written on it in their color drawer. I leave hardly anything in their original packaging, as it takes up less space.
Love your blog and great cards, am new subscriber!
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I plan to use your idea to make "scrap" paper books! My tip is how I store my Creative Memories Shapemaker containers. I took the cardboard bottom of a 2 lb Velveeta box & covered it with Contac Paper! It's the perfect size to hold 9 containers.
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