Declutter your craft cupboard - Better Homes & Gardens Magazine. Are your ribbons in a tangle, your tools all over the place and goodness only knows what has happened to the sticky tape?
Craft supplies tend to multiply like a population of rabbits, and in next to no time you can end up with an unholy mess – but it doesn’t have to be like that. Take one old cupboard, a coat of paint, and a few quick and clever storage solutions and you just won’t believe how organised you’ve become. With a place for everything and everything in its place, it almost seems a pity to close the doors! Transform an old cupboard into a deluxe craft boxYou can give almost any type of old cupboard a makeover. But a smaller, lowboy cupboard is probably the most suitable style, as it’s less likely to overpower the space you put it in.
Use a magnetic strip to hold all sorts of things. Keep ribbons untangled with this nifty dispenser. Attach a spice rack to the inside of one door. Sort your fabrics into drawers that fit on the cupboard shelves. How To: Organize Fabric Scraps. I picked up this lovely old cassette tape tray at a thrift shop a month or so ago for $3.
All buttoned up.: Sewing Projects. I have a long list of quilts I want to make-- some from patterns in books or online, and some that I have yet to realize on paper.
When I saw Anna Maria Horner's free Feather Quilt pattern for Field Study I put it at the top of the list. I had a stack of fat quarters from the Japanese company Hokkoh purchased at Quilt Market in Salt Lake almost two years ago just sitting there waiting. That saved me a boatload of time, since I tend to think a little too hard when matching fabric to a pattern. I originally wanted to applique the feathers across the quilt, but decided that this one was 1. probably going to see the inside of washing machine a lot thanks to three little people, and 2. I had not left myself enough time. I split the stack into three different colour stories and made up 23 feathers.
This is 64" by 64" ish and was a gift for Sharalee, who is also one of my sisters. Quick Sew Clear Vinyl Organizers. I made a bunch of these easy, quick sew vinyl organizers to hold Boo’s games and puzzles.
These could be used for almost anything: makeup, puzzles, coupons etc. I used clear tablecloth vinyl and foldover elastic in a variety of colors to make them fun. You could use bias tape but I prefer the elastic because the loop that closes the pouch needs to be slightly stretchy to really hold the organizer closed. Step 1: I cut a large rectangle of vinyl and folded it in half: Step 2: I folded elastic over one of the top edges and stitched all the way along making sure the stitch went through all three layers: elastic, vinyl and elastic. Repurposing Vinyl Packaging into aPocket Organizer. I promised some vinyl packaging upcycling and here is just one idea - I have more, stay tuned!
This post first appeared on Whip Up a couple days ago. I am reproducing it here basically because I can. If you aren't familiar with Whip Up, do pop over and check it out. They have lots of great stuff and links. Hey, do you have too much of this? Zen Garden Desk Organizer. Tin Can Organizers. What can I do with old glass jars laying around the house? Five Upcycled Fabric Storage Solutions – Crafting a Green World. Fabrics Published on October 3rd, 2011 | by Julie Finn Do you love a certain piece of fabric so much that you want to use up every single scrap?
You can show off even the tiniest leftover scraps of your most beloved fabric using this quick tip from Prudent Baby–fabric scraps folded neatly and layered in a vintage glass jar. Wouldn’t it be cute to do this with the extra fabric that you used to make nursery bedding, stored up on a high shelf in the nursery itself? That leaves room for more fabric in the sewing studio! [Image by Prudent Baby, used with attribution] Tags: cardboard record album cover fabric storage, CD rack fabric storage, upcycled fabric storage, vintage glass jar fabric storage, wine rack fabric storage About the Author Julie Finn I'm a writer, crafter, Zombie Preparedness Planner, and homeschooling momma of two kids who will hopefully someday transition into using their genius for good, not the evil machinations and mess-making in which they currently indulge.