For the past couple of years, I've been storing 12 x 12 paper in the Crop In Style paper trays on my table top. I used to store this paper in 12 x 12 file boxes and an hanging file cart until my collection out grew the space. You'll see that the cart has been re-purposed in a few minutes. The paper is sorted by color with a very few exceptions. When I purchase a new paper collection, I keep that separate for a while. Some of the Stampin' Up collections as well as the Basic Grey and Chatter Box
Stamps
As we transition from paper to stamps, let me show you something that used to hold paper and now is the home for my clear stamps and large punches. You can see in the smaller picture below was in a former life. There in the closet floor? Yup, it is a hanging file folder cart.

It was purchased at an office supply store and adjusted by me to fit the 12 x 12 hanging folders. It hadn't held those folders in two year and was bound for the trash pile when one day I saw on a blog or a gallery that someone was using a larger shelf like this to hold her punches. I rescued it and made it work for me. I went back to Lowes to the shelving isle of the lumber section. I bought one pine board and had them cut it down into two that would fit on this cart. Another note about this section of Lowes. They have stain grade and paint grade boards. Paint grade is a lot cheaper and that is what I usually buy for my craft space. Even for the bridge over my desk in part one, I bought the best paint grade one I could find and stained it.
And while I'm talking about shelving, notice the white 'bridge' I have above the paper table.
And while I'm talking about shelving, notice the white 'bridge' I have above the paper table.
The two small shelving units were purchased in Target on clearance. The White shelving material was purchased that way at Lowes too. I went in there with the intention of buying and unfinished board to paint white. I was so excited when I found this. I'm pretty sure it was even less expensive than the pine boards. I love a good hardware/home improvement store.
This is my tulips drawer... well one of them anyway.
As for the other supplies, I keep them close to where I use them or easy to get to.
That's all I have for you unless you have any specific questions. If you do, go ahead and leave a comment or send me an email.
7 comments:
Great ideas, Jacki!! I have a *very* small space so I need all the ideas I can get. I do have a *bridge* - it's a laminated shelf board. I purchased it at Home Depot in the odd cuts/left overs section. I use it atop two very tall, 6-drawer Iris carts. I use it for my Cuttlebug because, for me, it's more comfortable to use standing up. I think Dawn's idea is super, too. Thanks Dawn :)
I LOVE organizing and seeing how other people organize! The Card Castle looks fabulous! I do agree - it's much easier to work when you have things within easy reach or know where they are.
I did have to "gasp", however, at the fact that you don't keep your stamps in sets! But I won't hold that against you! :)
No I don't keep them in sets, but I know which set each on belongs to. Thanks for not holding it against me.
Will you just come and do mine for me?
Great creative space! I love it.
Bye from Italy.
Giulia
Now I feel really bad, Jackie (LOL!) - I have been procrastinating from tidying my dining room (AKA craft room) for the last 4 hours at least (make that about 3 months...can't recall when we last ate in there!) and have resorted (in the very nicest of ways) to catching up on my favourites blogs - and find 2 posts of your fab craft room organisation! I say to myself 'in your dreams...' Not only is your organisation really practical, it is so pretty at the same time. So - now it is nearly the end of the day and I must go and tidy (it's so bad I cannot find anything!) I think I'll have to print out a photo of your craft room and put it on my fridge, to keep me inspired!
Su
Love your crafting space, Jacki! It gives me ideas, & more importantly, will give my HUBBY ideas to reconfigure space (gonna be needed pretty soon!) in my craft room--which was formerly the master bedroom in our apartment! LOL.
~~Bron
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