Words to live by!!

 I went to a friends house and saw this plaque sitting on her kitchen counter.  

I fell in love with the saying....

 This was so easy to recreate.  I plaque from a craft store, some paint, stamps or stencil letters and there you have it!  I can't wait to make one for my home!

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More Craft Room Organization

So I am thinking about collecting all of my Hobby Lobby and Walmart bags filled with craft stuff and finally organizing them in an unfinished room in my basement. I did some reasearch and found some really awesome craft organization ideas! Since I dabble in a lot of different kinds of crafts, (scrapbooking, sewing, painting, kids craft supplies, etc) I am looking for a way to store it all effectively. I don't have $1,000 to drop on a hutch or big shelving system so here are some of my favorite ideas that are realistic for me that I have found so far:

From Better Homes and Gardens, these jars would be great for storing buttons, small embellishments like eyelets or charms, etc. A great deal: IKEA sells similar jars like these, 3 for $4.00! You could also use old baby food jars.

From One Little Word- I LOVE the idea of hanging your extra fabric scraps on clothes pins. Ronda says: "Above that hangs a clothes line of fabric pieces.  I got this little idea from Better Homes & Garden.  Totally love it hanging up there, again in RAINBOW order.  It is like functional art.  I used some picture hanging hooks and picture frame wiring to make the clothes line.  The fabric hangs from clothes pins but you could use Binder clips as well."

 

How clever to use a peg board to hang all of your tools, ribbons, necklaces, etc. The picture above is from Craft Addict, and the pictures below are from Better Homes and Gardens:

If I ever put anything together I will post an update picture. Do any of you have a craft room? If so I would love to hear how you have organized your craft items.

  
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Project Happiness

As the new year rolls in, everyone dusts off their resolutions and gives them another go. This year, I decided I am only going to do things that make me happy or bring happiness to others. Like giving gifts and having more parties and making attitude adjustments like deciding that Monday is the new Friday. I know that I am happier and everything runs more smoothly when my house is clean and organized, but with four children, cats, dog, etc. it seems like an unobtainable dream. So I thought about it, and realized that I spend half my life cleaning up the high traffic areas, and letting the rest sort of fester. So each day, I am picking a non- high traffic area to clean, polish and organize- and to make it more fun, me and my sister Lisa are doing it together, over the phone. Today, we decided to clean out the space under our kitchen sinks.  It may seem like a small goal, and easily executed, but the results make me very happy. What are you resolving to do in the new year? What makes you happiest?

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Craft Storage Ideas Using Unexpected Items

 It's January!  Time to put Christmas away and organize for the new year.  In my business, I organize many, many things.  My favorite thing to organize is craft supplies.  I have a great craft room and very little money to use in organization, so I have found different unexpected ways to organize all my supplies.  These ideas that I found at Better Homes and Gardens website are great for doing just that.  If you have any organizing questions, email me and I'll do my best to help.  For now, Happy New Year and happy organizing!

Before: Shoe Cubbies                      

After: Cutting Station

 














 

Before: Binders and Clear Protectors

 

After: Flat Embellishment Sorter

Before: Toiletry Cabinet

 

After: Paint and Accent Storage

Before: Portable File Storage

 

After: Scrap Storage

More to come!!!

 



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Clipboard Notepad Organizer

I found this great organizational idea.  Especially at this time of year I could really use it!  It is from Michelle Wooderson and you can check out her other ideas at www.papertreyink.com.

Clipboard Notepad Organizer

During the holidays, I need all the help with organization I can get. Who am I kidding, I need help with organization all year long! We can talk about those New Year's goals later but let's have a little fun for the holidays, shall we? I have created something so fun for you today that you'll want to drop everything and head straight to your stamps! Go ahead and call work...tell them you're calling in *crafty* today and won't be able to make it.

I have created something that I think will help me with my holiday organization....you know, all the lists for gifts, and crafting, and baked goods, etc. It seems I start a list, and then another and then another. Before I know it, I have lists and notepads everywhere but I can never seem to find what I'm looking for. Follow along with me as I show you my Clipboard Notepad Organizer! I'm saving the final photos for the end so don't peek. Okay, I know you just peeked!
I started out with a simple clipboard, another one of those nifty inventions that I love so much. You can leave yours plain, but I painted mine with a tan (think kraft) colored acrylic craft paint. My paint was from Michael's but you can find this at Walmart, Hobby Lobby or any craft store. I think red would have been fabulous too! Paint two coats with a sponge brush, allowing each coat to dry in between.

Here's the painted clipboard. Not much difference in the color but I was going for that Kraft color. Next, take a piece of Kraft cardstock and cut it to 6" x 11". Adhere two 1/2" wide strips of Scor-Tape down the 6" sides.

Place the cardstock horizontally over the clipboard and turn the clipboard over as shown below. Fold the edges of the cardstock around the clipboard sides with your fingers. Remove the backing from the adhesive and adhere the little flaps to the back of the clipboard.

Turn the clipboard over and it looks like this. Set aside. This piece of cardstock wrapped around the clipboard is going to act as a sleeve for notebooks to slide in and out of. Think refills....you can use it over and over again.

Next up is the covered notepads. I love these notepads. You get a set of ten in Vintage Cream or White for $6 bucks. So perfect, I will never be without a stash of them. These notepads are covered a little differently than my regular notepads. These flip open from the top, making them super easy to cover. Simply cut patterned paper...I'm using Pine's Rustic Snowflakes......to fit the notepad fronts. I'm using three coordinating papers from the pad to make three separate notepads.

I then made toppers for the notepads using Kraft cardstock. Just use scraps that are cut the width of the notepads and wrap around the front to back....like 4" maybe....and use Scor-Tape to adhere. I stamped mine with Fresh Snow ink using Polka Dot Basics II. I finished the edges off with a Martha Stewart punch.

Next, you just slip the cardboard backing of the three finished notepads into clipboard sleeve.

Of course I had to embellish my notepads and clipboard:

For the clipboard itself, I tied some Pure Poppy Swiss Dot ribbon around the entire clipboard, adding a glittery holly leaf I snipped off a sprig. The chipboard NOEL accent is from K & Company and is attached to the clipboard with pop dots.

For my three notepads, I used sentiments and circle borders from Take Note. I stamped *menu* and *gifts* with a separate alphabet set. I then punched the images out with a circle punch and backed them with Pure Poppy scalloped punched circles.

I add final embellishments of Pure Poppy Twill Ribbon and Vintage Buttons tied with Martha Stewart striped twine.

I love how my clipboard organizer turned out! All of my holiday stuff in one spot. Love. I'm displaying it front and center on my recipe easel.

But I know you've got it in you to try out my clipboard organizer. And stay tuned, I want to make one for every day use after the holidays are over. Hope you enjoy!!

Posted by Michelle Wooderson at 12/03/2009 11:00:00 PM

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