Whether
you have a craft room or an area in your home designated for creating
your masterpieces, it can easily go from being neat and organized to
a creative mess in no time. The next thing you know, touches of
glitter can be found on your bathroom floor and cabinet handles. If
this describes your crafting experience, here are useful
organizational tips that will help you get your mess in control and
creative talent flowing:
It's
hard to store and organize spools of ribbon and rolls of colorful
washi tape that so many crafters use for a variety of neat projects.
Paint a wood bracelet holder in a vibrant color, and store your
spools of ribbon and tape on the dowels of it for a pretty yet
functional storage option.
Shower
Caddy
Transform
a wall-mount shower caddy into a craft storage center. You can store
instructional books, sewing patterns, cards and envelopes on the
shelves, and hang scissors, ribbon and other tools down below.
Embroidery
Floss
For
those who use embroidery floss for crafting, know how easily it can
become a tangled mess resembling a bird's nest. Wrap each strand of
embroidery floss around a clothespin, and put the end of it securely
under the bottom part of the clothespin that automatically snaps
closed.
Printer
Trays
You
can often find printer trays at flea markets and thrift stores.
Printer trays are ideal for organizing craft supplies including
ribbon, scrap booking supplies and beads. You can place your trays
across your crafting table or on shelves next to your working area
for easy access.
Color
Block Pegboards
Brighten
up your work space with a couple of pieces of pegboard painted in bold
colors that can also be used as storage. Hang them side by side on
one of the walls in your crafting area. You can hang small storage
racks, scissors and a variety of craft supplies from hooks placed in
the holes of the pegboard pieces.
Standing
Shoe Cubby
Paint
a standing shoe cubby in a vibrant color that coordinates with your
crafting area. In some of the compartments, you can also place
decorative baskets and boxes. You can store a sewing machine or other
crafting devices on top of your standing shoe unit. You can store
everything from scrapbook paper to fabric and a glue gun to other
crafting necessities in the baskets and compartments of the standing
shoe organizer.
Bathroom
Accessories
Turn
lovely bathroom accessories into crafty storage. Use a pretty
toothbrush holder for storing markers, small paint brushes and
pencils and a soap dish for little things like buttons, beads and
business cards. Vintage
Teacups
Teacups
make unique and pretty little storage solutions for jewelry makers or
any crafter who uses small parts to make their creations. Tape your
vintage teacups to the bottom of a shelf or drawer to keep them from
tipping over or sliding around.
These
helpful and creative organizing tips will help you keep your crafting
area organized, pretty and supplies easily accessible for the utmost
productivity.
Bio
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This
guest post contribution is courtesy of The Ribbon Retreat, a crafting
site dedicated to all things ribbon and more such as elastic
ribbon,
sequin
ribbon
and chevron
ribbon.
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