Declutter Your Craft Space!

It's a brand-new year and time to clean out the craft room (or closet or table or area).  I found this wonderful article on doing just that and wanted to share it with you.  (I would use my own craft room as an example but unfortunately, right now I could only give you the "before" shots, but I hope to get my re-organization done soon).

For the entire article, click HERE.  There are lots more pictures, too.

Before:

It's a pretty long article, but here are some of my favorite parts:

This was a HUGE purge – and it wasn’t easy. I had to pry a few things out of my own hands. I held each piece in my hand and asked myself – have I used it lately? Do I love it? How much would it cost to replace? Do I love it? Do I really, really, I’m-not-even-kidding, this-is-insane, REALLY love it? If not, gone. (I still think I kept too many candles, but you should have seen what I had before.) On a quick side note – I’ve used these plastic shelves for years and luuurve em! They hold a ton of weight, it takes about five minutes to put them together, and they’re cheap! I’ve gotten them from both Target and Lowe’s. . . . . I’ll tell you right now – I don’t purge tools. :) Tools (usually) aren’t cheap, and if I buy something – I know I’ll use it. It stays. Back away from the tools peeps! . . . . . The table is really a large, (nasty), metal folding table. I covered the top in fabric and then hot glued a “skirt” around it (with cheap muslin). Talk about a transformation! It’s so dang cute, I can’t even stand it!! . . . . . I like decluttering and it was still a monster. But I’m SO glad I got this done, and in January? I’m ready to tackle the rest of the house! Maybe next week. ;)

And here is the "after" shot:

I got some great ideas reading this article.  Some things that I plan on doing are getting rid of things that I have not used in years, putting crafting supplies in well-labeled boxes so I can find them easier, and organizing the tools of my trade in a better way.

Be sure to read the whole article - I bet you will get some great ideas, too!

 

Comments

[Gail]

Good luck with your project! Let us know how it goes!

[MP Erdmann]

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has to be satisfied with a corner of an unfinished basement! I'm going to read the article and see how it can help me fix up my space!