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Organize
Topic Started: Jul 17 2007, 09:57 PM (242 Views)
Cshell	Jul 17 2007, 09:57 PM Post #1
Junior Member Posts: 12 Group: Members Member #703 Joined: July 15, 2007	I have folders all over my craft room. When i see something I think I might like to make I put it in a folder. How do you all get your stuff where you know where it is at. My room is one big mess. I can't find anything.I need help!!!!



justjen	Jul 17 2007, 11:49 PM Post #2
Cosmic Member Posts: 4,153 Group: Advanced Members Member #260 Joined: February 26, 2006	Hi there , I have a little box room which I laughingly call my studio!! I bought shelving and a 4` desk with drawers, I have a cupboard and a table with drawers , also a set of drawers and several plastic boxes and an ottoman, (blanket box), also wall shelves !! I get as many pictures on the walls as poss and have a couple of portfolio cases with them in !! In my guest room I have stuff in 2 wardrobes including my sewing machine, material , needles and cottons etc!! Hope this helps! Happy sorting, Jenx



Sally	Jul 18 2007, 06:26 AM Post #3
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,875 Group: Advanced Members Member #339 Joined: May 29, 2006	Hi Cshell Since crafting just over a year ago, my back room/studio has filled up so much I have piles of stuff everywhere, and to be quite honest I used to try and keep it organised but quickly gave up, craft rooms are supposed to be messy and if I need anything I know that it will be in the back room somewhere The only thing I do like to keep organised are my wax blocks and paintbrushes Sally



twinthing	Jul 18 2007, 07:38 AM Post #4
Stardust Member Posts: 2,910 Group: Advanced Members Member #112 Joined: October 24, 2005	I try to keep my crafty stuff in order, in plastic storage boxes on a set of shelves but my stash of yarn is creeping around the side of the sofa onto the living room floor! I find that organize and craf dont mix!



justjen	Jul 18 2007, 08:05 AM Post #5
Cosmic Member Posts: 4,153 Group: Advanced Members Member #260 Joined: February 26, 2006	@ Catherine, Jenx



Sally	Jul 18 2007, 08:35 AM Post #6
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,875 Group: Advanced Members Member #339 Joined: May 29, 2006	Organise - craft - chores - dont mix



waxingsteve	Jul 18 2007, 10:26 AM Post #7
Administrator Posts: 13,394 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 16, 2005 Twitter ID craftman57 Facebook ID Steve Smy	Well, Jenny has a box room too, bulging at the seams with boxes, shelves, a desk, drawers, a bookcase and table and chair She's also expanding into another, larger ex-bedroom For myself, I have a corner of our living room I don't take up much space Steve



Sharon	Jul 18 2007, 02:04 PM Post #8
Saffron Member Posts: 1,801 Group: Posted Member Member #6 Joined: August 16, 2005	I am definitely not the person to answer this, my craft stuff is on shelves on the landing, in cupboards in the dining room and has now started creeping into the living room My son moved out last year and I was overjoyed that I had a craft room but he moved back after 2 months and ruined my plans



VirginiaS	Jul 18 2007, 06:32 PM Post #9
Cosmic Member Posts: 4,717 Group: Moderators Member #9 Joined: August 16, 2005	I love organizing, almost as much as I love crafting, it's a sickness really. Actually I'm a reformed unorganized pack rat. Then I married a military man and had a house fire. Between having to sort out all of my stuff that wasn't burned up and having to move constantly sometimes with as little as three weeks notice, I've learned to be very organized. I find when people (I mean my darling friends and sisters who knowing my sickness take advantage of me and make me come look at their messy houses) try to organize sometimes they over organize and they can't realistically keep it up. It's best to sort things simply (these are Virginia's rules of organization..WARNING not for the faint of heart!!) Papers, instead of sorting into, card stock, wc paper, pastel paper, sketch paper, instead use three main categories ~new unused papers ~usable scraps (those that can be used for punches or for paint palettes or test strips) but if you can't use it, toss it. ~reference papers (ideas you've jotted down, magazine articles, or instructions, things, you've printed off the Internet etc) Paints, pastels, crayons etc. I sort these into the main categories (oil, wc, acrylic, pastel, pencils etc) but keep all the tools (brushes, erasers rulers etc) together. NOTE: if you have little people guys around since paints especially oils and watercolours, contain chemicals, it's best to keep them out of reach, I collect pretty tins and keep them on shelves where the little darlings can't get to them. For kid's crafts, only use kid-friendly non toxic products and clean brushes (in case they chew the ends) which should be kept separately. Material stuff Keep wools, material, embroidery yarns together, I keep those in my laundry room with my sewing machine and a basket full of the tools (needles hoops etc). I also keep all my crochet hooks and knitting needles in a tin made from an old coffee tin. Etc's (Beads, wires, glue stickers and everything else we use). This I keep a three drawer limit, the first drawer has all the sticky stuff, tapes, glues, stickers, anything that sticks to anything else. the second drawer has tools, embossing stuff, punches, scissors, razors, etc. Some of these tools are interchangeable and can be used for the painting or material crafts, if I need a tool though, it's always in one of the places. the third is a free for all ribbons, beads, whatever takes my fancy Now here's the hard part... Are you ready for it.... It's coming,... Take a seat because it's shocking... THROW IT OUT! Limit your space...if you are getting too much stuff, sort it out and if you've had it for a long time without using it...THROW IT OUT!! (or give it away). Realistically, ribbons fade, papers fade, glue and stickers lose their tackiness, wires tarnish, paints dry up, things get dusty musty fusty..if you're not going to use it there is always someone who may need it or can't afford to buy it. And unless your tetanus shots are up to date, get rid of dull scissors or razors or broken rulers, protractors, dull needles, etc. I'll get off my soapbox, now.. Just remember keep it simple, keep it clean, keep it organized...or invite me over, I'll fix it.



Sharon	Jul 18 2007, 06:57 PM Post #10
Saffron Member Posts: 1,801 Group: Posted Member Member #6 Joined: August 16, 2005	When can you get here? That's great, I'll print it out if you don't mind and then I can keep looking at it



VirginiaS	Jul 18 2007, 07:27 PM Post #11
Cosmic Member Posts: 4,717 Group: Moderators Member #9 Joined: August 16, 2005	Should be there when M comes home from the war, I'm not going to tell you guys when, I'm just going to show up and insist on sleeping in your spare rooms while you try to explain to your neighbours who the crazy American/Canadian sorting out all of your stuff is. Feel free to print it out, just remember to file it in the "reference" section.



Sally	Jul 18 2007, 07:30 PM Post #12
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,875 Group: Advanced Members Member #339 Joined: May 29, 2006	When you've finished organising Sharon can you call over to mine please Virginia No really I am quite organised, I used to be a cleanaholic for many years, as soon as anyone got up I plumped the cushions, I was washing pots before even finishing my dinner, I would have a cloth in my hand first thing in the morning, and I was always quite stressed out - What Happened I hear you all say................... Blow the cleaning, it will still be there tomorrow, I dont live in a dump but I dont live in a show home now either Sally



justjen	Jul 18 2007, 10:51 PM Post #13
Cosmic Member Posts: 4,153 Group: Advanced Members Member #260 Joined: February 26, 2006	Nice one V... You are welcome to come to me too !! Sally I used to be house proud then thought one day .. what the heck , who cares anyway!! Dont get too much time for dust bunnies stuff!! I am the same as you Sally , house isnt that bad , essentials get done and blow the rest until I feel like it!! Jenx



Sally	Jul 19 2007, 07:19 AM Post #14
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,875 Group: Advanced Members Member #339 Joined: May 29, 2006	Quote: I am the same as you Sally , house isnt that bad , essentials get done and blow the rest until I feel like it!! It must be as we get older eh?, as long as its tidy thats all that matters Sally



justjen	Jul 19 2007, 07:52 AM Post #15
Cosmic Member Posts: 4,153 Group: Advanced Members Member #260 Joined: February 26, 2006	Yep , think you could be right Sally. Off out from 9 til 6 all on me own to 2 gardens and nurseries in Hampshire on a coach trip with my garden association and it looks like rain , drat!!! Jenx



Sally	Jul 19 2007, 07:57 AM Post #16
Cosmic Member Posts: 6,875 Group: Advanced Members Member #339 Joined: May 29, 2006	Jen I hope the weather keeps clear and dry for you, have a fab time, dont forget your camera and see you later to hear all about it Sally



magz	Jul 19 2007, 01:08 PM Post #17
Saffron Member Posts: 1,257 Group: Posted Member Member #114 Joined: October 25, 2005	hi all, Quote: THROW IT OUT! Limit your space...if you are getting too much stuff, sort it out and if you've had it for a long time without using it...THROW IT OUT!! (or give it away). I am off to lie down in a dark room........... cant........... throw.............anything................away..................aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh nope, I cant do it virginia, you will have to become a life coach and sort us all out......hord.....hord.. and hord some more......... :ph43r: :ph43r: :ph43r: :ph43r: :ph43r: :ph43r: :ph43r: :ph43r: magz



krisleon	Jul 19 2007, 02:47 PM Post #18
Diamond Member Posts: 889 Group: Members Member #74 Joined: September 19, 2005	I have my knitting wool in a big box under the stairs my knitting patterns are in folders in a box under the stairs.



sparkles	Jul 19 2007, 07:31 PM Post #19
Diamond Member Posts: 752 Group: Posted Member Member #98 Joined: October 12, 2005	I have folders that hold patterns for my glass plates that I paint in my filing drawer. My paints are all stored in a plastic container that has drawers. Then I use an old dish drainer that holds things such as tape, glue sticks, glue gun, etc and the thingy that holds the knives, forks and spoons holds my brushes, paint pens, markers, pencils, scissors and other things such as that. All my material that I sew is stored in a large plastic storage container and in a cedar chest. All my ribbon, lace and bags of buttons are put into a picnic basket. All my elastic is in a huge box. All my thread is kept in my grandmothers sewing basket that was handed down to me when she passed away years ago. I have tons of clear storage bags that has rub on transfers, carbon paper, construction paper, craft books and other things like that inside of those. And marked on the outside of the plastic bag what it contains that way I don't have to go thru the bag to see what is inside. All this stuff is piled into a corner of my computer/craft room. Sort of an eye sore to look at but storage is limited in my home to hide anything.



VirginiaS	Jul 22 2007, 05:01 AM Post #20
Cosmic Member Posts: 4,717 Group: Moderators Member #9 Joined: August 16, 2005	I'm so sorry I shocked you all. It's funny I can't relax unless everything is tidy tidy tidy. Fortunatley M and T are worst then I am so it's always a group effort!



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