I rewatch your videos like this every few months, just to be encouraged again. My favorite quote of you is,,, It's the one that works for you. That always sets me to thinking about 'what is it’ that actually works for ME? Once I wrap my head around that I can get moving forward. I enjoy your soft-spoken way of imparting your knowledge. Thanks
I love the sticky note idea! Thanks so much! I use the plastic trays that come inside Oreo cookie packages to hold washi tape rolls. Perfect size for most washi, fits nicely in a drawer, free item, AND you get to eat the Oreos!
I use cardboard trays from canned cat food and cut down different sized boxes to use that fit in the trays. I keep the tray and boxes at 2 inches that way I can stack the trays on top of one an other. I use painters tape for labels, because I change what is in the trays, all the time, so I can easily remove the labels and add a new one. I could make them all look nice by covering them with matching paper, but I don’t have the time and I want to make journals more than I want a “cute” organizing system. 😁. I use wax paper in binders for stickers. I have all my stamps off wooden blocks and the clear stamps out of the packaging and put them in binders. I attach all my brads to clear plastic sheets. I just take my awl and punch holes and put the brads on. I store them in binders. I use plastic gutters for my rolls of ribbon. I put my paper napkins in photo pouches and that way I can flip through and find what I want. I use repositioning tape for some paper items, but I am going to switch to post-it notes. That is much cheaper. Thanks for the ideas. 0:15
I just found you and your channel and I've just watched like 4 of your videos and I can't wait to dig into more. Wow, so much good stuff. Thank you for sharing cheap or free options and options that don't take up a lot of room. I just love what you're doing. I used to work in schools, and there was a teacher who helped her students make home-made (school-made?) magazine holders, and then the kids used them for organizing homework, etc. What was cool was she just used the largest cereal boxes. She left the base and sides intact, and then traced and cut out the two longer sides to mimmic the shape of a magazine holder.
What a cool idea!! How did she stabilize the cereal box? Wouldn't it fall over easily? This sounds like a great idea, though. 💜 Thanks for watching and commenting 😉
Love the magazine holder for stencils idea! Much better than the sheet protector in a binder or in a drawer ❤❤ you're a joy to watch! Thank you 😊- Monica
Thank you Margarete 😊Organizing videos are fun! I love all aspects of “crafting”, including going through my art supplies and reorganizing and changing things up ! 💕 especially love pretty boxes and tins
I think it's important to be looking over your space and reassessing your spacing needs on a regular basis. And there are always new ideas to play with, right? 😉❣️👏🏼
I scour second hand stores for old photo albums with plastic inserts that have pockets originally used for photos. I really like how this works for me.
What a TERRIFIC video on organizing! This is exactly what I needed to see! And, as usual, Margarete, you did a terrific job of explaining and showing the actual supplies and methods for organizing. Thank you SO much!
Many great ideas! Thanks! 🤗🕊️ I find display cartons in supermarkets for free (when the items are sold out of course 😅) They have sturdy backs and slanted sides. Perfect for the desk. I also bought a thingy for holding jewellery (charity shop find) It is double sided with small see through pockets and it has a hanger which makes it very convenient to hang in your creative space. Perfect for ephemera and other small things. Holds a lot and easy to see every item.
After every project I put all the items back to their places before starting the new one. I love the stencil storage idea as well as the sticky note one and will try those. I have my different kind of paper ephemera in plastic folders with labels (like animals, botanical, movie etc.). My buttons are all in marmelade jars by color and that work well. Thank you for an other great video Margarete and Happy Easter !
This video was just on time for me. I live in a tiny cottage with very little space. I have storage bins I have to store in my closet. My only craft space is in my kitchen on my table. Yesterday was so frustrating trying to craft and searching through containers to find supplies. I found your idea of using binders or sketch pads to be of great value to me. This will allow me to store papers and use my book shelf which is easily accessible. Thank you for your useful ideas. ❤❤😊
Great shares Margarete. I saw those boxes at Target in the past and didn't think to stand papers up in it. My share is that I use vintage office metal dividers that are long with big space between tall dividers. I put larger similar papers inside and some in large baggies, upright. I hope you know what I'm talking about. 😊❤
Great video! I have limited space. I'm currently using a medium sized pencil case to hold most of my supplies, it even fits my A6 size glue book. I also have a clear plastic envelope to hold my rubber stamps. I keep a few other things in my desk drawers. It's working well for now.
Margarette: great video, especially that idea with the sketch book and sticky notes. Very clever. Excellent tutorial, as usual. Thank you. Carol from California
I found a 6’ cubby at a thrift store that fit perfectly on my craft table. Gave it a quick scrub and a touch of paint and I was loaded with options! Great video, thanks!
Perfect timing for me....I am spring cleaning my art studio and sort of overwhelmed with all the stuff I have. Papers are always on my search and rescue list!
As always, this is very helpful. Thank you!! I still use the old fashion method of storing my paper in hanging folders. But I always struggle with what to do with smaller pieces of paper, so your ideas are very useful to me.
Thank you so much Margarete for sharing your great tips for storage of your paper! I am in the midst of trying to get more and better order in my craft room. Happy Easter 🐣 🐥🐣🐥❤️❤️
Great ideas Margarete! Thank you. I really like your shorter hair too, you look and sound lovely, as always 🙂 Being organized/having my supplies ready to go is a must, otherwise, I end up organizing! haha Thanks again.
@@MargareteMiller That's for sure, took me a long time to figure that out, a lot of frustration along the way but then one day it dawned on me, the same way I prefer to "prep" ingredients when I'm cooking (to save time, etc) I could have my artsy supplies "prepped" in a similar way-at least by knowing where things are-lol
I have a paper organizer shelf (the one that fits into the kallax from ikea) and what I like to do with it is I have trays that are loaded with different types of papers in various sizes. Some trays are drawer organizers with compartments for small things and in those I have stuff like postage stamps, stickers, little fussy cuts etc. other trays are for holding larger pieces of paper - gel prints, cardstock, coffee dyes, book pages… I change it up all the time based on what I’m working at the time. I like having the open trays available all the time so I can just use them as I go but I do change them out when I have a large project with specific stuff I want to use. I also use clear plastic poly envelopes and clear plastic project cases (I like the 9”x12” sizes) I organize and label them by type. I use this for “finished” gel prints and paper dyeing etc that are waiting to be used. I am a gelli printer too, and I find that those papers are a process that sometimes takes a long time because I produce such a high volume of papers when I gel print. It can quickly get overwhelming so I came up with an easy solution. I got some of those desk top hanging file organizers and created a system for my work in progress gelli prints. I created 3 categories by size and then subdivided them further into warm colours and cool colours. I’ve played with other categories but this is what I’m using right now. The problem I struggle with most is that I’m a nerd for organizing stuff but if I drill it down too far, I end up with endless containers of stuff and it becomes a real chore to search through and in my creative flow I actually prefer to have a mixed up bunch of stuff to rifle through. I have to strike a balance of putting things away to make it easy to find again later, and easy to work with when I’m in the middle of a project.
Check all your playlists created. When you hit save it should give you the option of which list to save it in. If not it automatically saves under list named “watch later”, hope you find it.
Curious -- I implemented your suggestion to find that 1/2 hour to organize ephemera. Did that the other day and labelled every bag. Much easier to locate what I'm looking for. The collaging material has to be compatible with all my bins on a shelf in my closet which contain my fabric, threads and other sewing implements.
