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After spending about 30 minutes looking for stickers
for my latest scrapbook page, I decided it was time to reorganize. I had
plenty of drawers to put stuff in, but they were filled to the rim with just
that…stuff. Nothing was where it should be, and I was getting really
frustrated with my lack of crafting (I was spending more time searching than
I was crafting). Here’s what I did to get everything in order.
Five Simple Steps to
Craft Organization - by Tracie Rollins
1.
Identify – The type of organization product you use is as
important as what you put in it. Do you need drawers, shelves, bins, or all
of the above? For small items, drawers work great, but for bigger items,
consider large bins or shelves.
2.
Sort - Begin sorting your crafting items into relevant
piles/categories and sub piles/subcategories. You should have one pile for
every drawer or bin available. For example – my categories were
scrapbooking, quilting, card making, stamping, and sewing. Because I had
more drawers available, I took my scrapbooking pile and created little
subcategories labeled “paper”, “embellishments”, and “stickers”. I even
took the sticker subcategory and broke it smaller subcategories labeled
“baby/kids”, “wedding/adult”, etc. You get the idea.
3.
Label - After my piles were identified, I used a label maker
to print out labels for each drawer. You can also use stickers, write on
labels, masking tape, or permanent markers to label yours. If you are
really creative, you can stick samples of the categories to the outside of
the bin. Labeling your bins is key to organization. If you don’t label,
you’ll end up opening up way to many drawers looking for what you want.
4.
Fill - Place each pile in its relevant drawer. If you have
deep drawers, you can use a cereal box, folder, or similar item to split the
drawer into two spaces so that you can put another category of crafts in
with the current pile.
5.
Maintain - Keep them organized. Nothing goes in these drawers
that isn’t relevant. If you get a new craft category, then either get rid
of one that you already have, or get another bin.
Copyright © 2006 Fun and Easy Crafts, LLC.. d.b.a. KraftyKid.com.
If you would like to reprint this article, please contact the author at:
Tracie@kraftykid.com
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