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13 DIY Craft Storage Ideas. I’m taking the opportunity to rethink how I organize my craft supplies as part of my craft room/guest room remodel.

13 DIY Craft Storage Ideas

When I bought our house my main hobby was sewing and costume design. All of my other craft supplies fit into my vintage wood crate storage drawers. Don’t worry. I am not giving these beauties up! They will get a tweak in the new room. Soda Six Pack Organizers kept all six of my craft paints organized. Well, OK. Nine years and two blogs later, I have more paint, craft tools, and hobby genres than the current craft room organizers can hold.

Organize: Sewing Supplies

Craft Stamp Storage. And again with the stamp theme... :)(see T-Shirt Tuesday - Eat, Sleep, Stamp and HOT New Stamps!)

Craft Stamp Storage

Stamps come in all shapes and sizes: wood mounted, foam, foam mounted to plastic, acrylic, unmounted rubber... you get the idea! So let's talk about how to store them. Most of the stamps I have are acrylic with a growing number of unmounted rubber stamps. I found it difficult to keep the acrylic stamps in the original packaging and was showed by a friend how to store them in clear cd cases. Craft Room Storage Ideas. Mixed-Media Storage Ideas. If you're looking to change things up in your studio, or maybe just looking for some new storage ideas, take a look.

Mixed-Media Storage Ideas

Our Facebook friends definitely had some great ideas! Here are some more fun ideas from our readers: Kathleen Dallara stores lots of her supplies in crystal vases so they sparkle in her sunlit creative space.Jamie Fingal uses a revolving spice rack to store small items like safety pins.Gen Lane Helms uses an antique Coke bottle crate to store thread.Cathy Ellen McAlister uses a wine rack fitted with plastic cups to store her favorite pens.Julie Larpent uses a 100-year-old wooden suitcase made by one of her ancestors for storing supplies.Lisa Cousineau stores many supplies in metal lunch boxes that she collects.

Next time you walk around a flea market or yard sale; or clean that attic, garage, or kids room; take another look at the things you put aside to toss. DIY Craft Room Storage Table. Workspace Makeover. Look at what our clever friends Matt and Bonnie, formerly Lone Moose, did with their workspace/bedroom/storage area.

Workspace Makeover

So multifunctional, and now uncluttered: Preparing the drawers before going on the wall, and painting the new pulley rack. They followed our Pulley Rack Project instructions from World Sweet World Magazine issue #8 – you can check out the whole project here. Thanks, Bonnie, Matt and Theo! -Thomas Tags: Drawers, issue #6, makeover, pulley rack, recycling, upcycling. 6 Simple Ways To Organize Craft Supplies. Craft studio is a place where we spend a lot of our free time for preparing new and fresh projects.

6 Simple Ways To Organize Craft Supplies

But also this is a place where all the materials, fabrics and supplies are creating a complete mess. Sometimes, in that creative jungle it can be really hard to find what you need at a certain moment. That’s the main reason why you should try to keep your workspace well organized and arranged in a systematic way. Creative Ribbon Organization. Upcycled Toner Box Into Ribbon Holder. Ribbon Storage. Ribbons, Where To Store You? Back on track with Organizing our Notions!

Ribbons, Where To Store You?

Hoping everyone is still on board and chugging along! So, carrying one, we are going to feature Ribbon Storage.... I keep my ribbons in a conventional Sterilite drawer system, boring, not very pretty but it's functional. After doing a sweep on the web, I found some super cute, decorative and nifty ideas for ribbon storage and waned to share. Organize Ribbons. Art Caddy From Cardboard (Toilet Paper) Rolls. Organize Your Scrapbook Supplies. For me, this is the really fun part about organizing – organizational products!

Organize Your Scrapbook Supplies

I love all the wonderful products out there created just for the purpose of organizing. And probably just as much, I love to repurpose items from around the house to organize my supplies. Let’s take a look at some of the options that are out there, or perhaps right there – already in your home! When selecting organizational products it is best to think about your own taste as well as how you work.

5 Ways To Store Scrapbook Paper. 5.

5 Ways To Store Scrapbook Paper

File cabinet drawers The number one suggestion about finding supplies to store your scrapbook paper is to measure your space and amount of paper you need to store. Searching for a solution to store letter sized cardstock, I headed to a local thrift store. I found this two-drawer file cabinet for $10. It had a lot of scratches on the surface. Sparkly, artful inspirations by artist and author, Kathy Cano-Murillo. I’ve been needing to organize my yarn habit for a while now.

Sparkly, artful inspirations by artist and author, Kathy Cano-Murillo.

I had two tubs, an ottoman and two tote bag stuffed with skeins. Yarn Storage: Neat Ideas & Solutions For Storing Yarn. Sewing/Craft Room Ideas & Updates... Hello everyone!

Sewing/Craft Room Ideas & Updates...

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