This is a guide about organizing a sewing room. Whether you are using a spare bedroom, office or a corner of your garage, space in your sewing or craft room can be a premium.
My Frugal Life: The Great Room Swap of 2011
As you all know, I am a crafter. I also live in what some would consider, me included, a very small apartment. It's less than 620 square feet, which is my daughter's living room and kitchen!
This is a guide about organizing kids art supplies. Keeping your kids' art supplies organized will make it easy to find the right items when they want to be creative. If everything has a place then clean up will also be easier.
This is a guide about organizing craft supplies. Materials for crafts can take up a lot of room, it is best to have an organized system so you can find what you want when you want it.
I need a solution for organizing thread and keeping it untangled.
Making a Wall Mounted Ribbon Holder for Sewing Room
I am curious about getting some ideas for a ribbon holder for the wall of my sewing room.
Because I am a crafter, I am always needing hangers. But, even with a 6 by 6 foot walk in closet, my clothes take up one side and the vests half made take up the other. So, I got a $.97 curtain rod and nailed one side to the wall, hanging the other side on the shower rod.
I have several large 3 drawer plastic organizers that I purchased from Walmart to hold everything. I have divided each of my drawers. I divided one in half. The others into thirds, quarters and eighths.
This is a guide about organizing needlework thread. Whether you embroider, cross stitch, do needlepoint, or crochet, keeping your thread supplies organized is important. If well organized, you will know what you have on hand for that next project.
This is a guide about organizing sewing thread. Organizing your sewing thread can reduce the clutter in your craft area, help you keep track of the colors and types you have, and help you prepare for your next project.
This is a guide about organizing sewing supplies. Keeping all of your sewing supplies well organized makes working on each project easier.
This is a guide about organizing craft paper. Keeping your craft paper organized will save time when working on a project. It will also help prevent you from buying paper that you already have.
I am a crochet patternaholic. I am constantly printing out patterns and buying pattern books and was having trouble organizing the stacks. I bought a couple of magazine racks and now I keep my patterns in the slots.
This is a guide to organizing your fabric. Whether you are a seamstress or an avid quilter you probably have tons of fabric. Organizing your fabric will make it easier to see what you already have and allow you to find what you are looking for faster.
This is a guide to organizing ribbon. Even a few spools of ribbon can easily become a tangled mess if they aren't kept organized. Keep your ribbons organized and easy to access for your next craft or project.
Store Seed Beads in Spice Rack
Sometimes I embellish my knitting with small glass seed beads. I keep them tidy and easy to find by storing them in an old spinning spice rack with glass bottles that I bought at the second hand thrift shop for 50 cents :)
Store Jewelery Supplies in Tackle Box
I make handmade jewelry. Whenever I am doing a show, I will carry my tools, extra findings, and some beads with me. I found the perfect carryall. I use a fishing tackle box. I brought the large one to fit my needs.
I previously submitted an idea about using oversized shoe bags from thrift shops to store yarn. You can get the kind that are for shoes that are upright and usually clear plastic.
This is a guide about organizing yarn. It's great to stock up on yarn when it's on sale, but it does take up quite a bit of space. Keeping yarn organized can save you time when working on a project and space in your craft area.
It may not be the time of year for knitting and crocheting gifts, but if you're like me, you are currently working on projects to get ahead for the holidays and cold weather.
I'm recycling my old eye glass cases. This one, I have found, is just the right size for three pairs of my craft paper scissors. I can turn back the flap and sew on a soda can tab/ring to hang it up. Handy Dandy!GG Vi
Yarn Keepers From Recycled Soda Bottles
I learned this tip from my mother many years ago. Store your skeins of yarn in 2 liter soda bottles. Cut the bottom off, thread the yarn through the top, and tape the bottle back together. No more tangled yarn!
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Craft Project: Paper Edging Or Scissor Holder
I wanted a way to organize and store the specialty scissors used for trimming paper for scrap booking and other projects. I came up with the idea presented here.
Craft Project: Hair Bow Organizer
Any young girl would be proud to display her hair bows on this personalized bow holder. It's so quick and easy to make too!
Craft Project: Recycled Crayon Holder
An easy inexpensive way to hold crayons, scissors, markers, colored pencils etc. Take the 7 water bottles, wash and remove paper labels.
Craft Project: Storage Box For Pressed Flowers
I found this to be a great place to store and organize all my pressed flowers. When I was doing a project I would just pull the whole drawer out, place it on the table and it's all right at my fingertips. On smaller projects I'd just pull the drawers out partially.
