Craft clutter❓ Reclaim your creative space 

« Sometimes it feels like you are the curator of all of your things (...) It’s almost a hobby just to have the supplies themselves. » So so true... 😉 Thank you very much for this video. I’m a cricket (maybe scared to use my so well organized supplies ?😂).

I'm a butterfly. I knew I liked to see everything, but didn't really think about it. I love how she says, "If everything's visual, then nothing's visual.... it all looks like a mess." That is so true because if everything is out and it's hard to find something in all that mess and/or clutter.

I'm a bee. It really does describe me, which I found surprising. I really am attached to all my stuff, unecessarily 😂 Has given me the inspiration I needed to get decluttering. Thank you! 😊

Visual clutter is TOXIC. Hoarding is an illness. The best decision I ever made was to declutter, had cupboards installed with doors, invested in 3 Michaels white drawer units, 7 clear 3 drawer units from Micheals. I organized based on “everything in its place and a place for everything”. I also have a “now” project clear box that has a permanent spot and clean up every time I use my space. The only thing on my table is the cutting mat. I use wire baskets (7x9) in the cupboards no more endless stacking of bins. You can’t stack wire baskets and that is declutter 101. The drawers all have Dollar store bins in them to keep things organized. I got rid of everything off the walls like the peg boards, stamp/ink holders, and marker/pen holders. In the end I got rid of 19 large totes to local schools and 9 green garbage bags. I no longer make ephemera for the sake of making it, I make it on a per project basis and have a idea binder to stimulate creative thinking. I no longer have two boxes of card bases made up, I make them as I need them. I no longer have endless reams of scraps, one 7x9 wire basket(emptied every 3 months) and one 12x12 scrapbook page holder per paper pad. If you haven’t seen it or used it in a year get rid of it. This includes punches, stamps, stencils and dies. This is hard, trust me, but it is important. It is amazing how many doubles and triples of things you have in this area, thinking but they are just slightly different. You do not need 15 different sunflower stamps/dies or 6 sizes of circles. Think of your pantry do you have every producer of Rosemary in your cupboard? So why do you have 15 different sunflower stamps/dies pick one or 6 sizes of circles, just get a circle cutter and move on. You don’t need several die cut machines, pick one and give the others away. If you have a scan n cut etc… pass on your dies to others. Hoarding is an illness and based on a sense of lack. The belief that we can not give things away because of the money spent is part of a hoarding illness. Get rid of the mindset everything needs to be visual and within hands reach, no it doesn’t. If everything has a place and you return it there every time you use it, you know where it is.

Looking toward the next video

I also spend as much time on keeping track of supplies as I do creating. My interests change over time.

Bzzzzzz- I am definitely a BEE!🐝 Thanks Margarete!!

Great iformation thanks Margarete. I hopped on over to have a peek and I am definately a Butterfly. I am purging and destashing my space atm :)

So many things I recognise is effecting me negatively, thank you for the video!

I’m a bee. I’m still trying to figure out the best way to organize and keep my stuff visible enough to find it yet organized enough to not go crazy! I really do hate putting things away when I know I’m not finished but I don’t like the mess when I’m ready to work. I spend more time finding what I’ve put away than I do actually crafting!! 😂😂

Oh, my, goodness! I took the quiz and the girl nailed me totally. My craft room is organized like she says for a "bee" but I just now have to purge some more! These are great suggestions. Thank you so much for your help.

I’m a ladybug. Look forward to some ideas related to us paper crafters!

I create most times. Rearrange my stuff find new forgotten about stuff. Like my typewriter! Back to trying to merge my own words on my cards

Many, many thanks, Margarete! I discovered that I am a butterfly. I’m so looking forward to your next video!💕

I am a Ladybug...... no surprise there! Thx for the links, info, and your tips. This series will be good for me.

Butterfly here, I will need to go back and learn what that means. I'm in the process of prioritizing my interests after moving to a small one-room apartment. No more three-dimensional projects like doll making, only paper crafts now. But I still have a LOT of sorting out to do.

Thank you for this smart video! So true that I have to learn myself before I start to organize anything 🤣Update: "... Butterflies are visual organizers who can easily forget about items when they are stored out-of-sight. ... " that's me!

I’m a bee. Oh lord I’m never going to be organized!

Thank you so much! I need help...& the quiz said I'm a butterfly...

Wow ...exactly what I need right now. I'm a butterfly...lol

Wow you have me. Cluttered cluttered is my way. Don't want to use them because if i use and mess it up then i have wasted my time and money

I am a bee. I agree with this for most part. I do however prefer vintage, old, primitive, not so much bright. I am very sentimental I have many pcs of the past thru out my house as far back as 2nd great grandma. I've tagged them all too. I won't part with any of it. However my craft stuff, and household gets weeded every 3 months. I have 6 month rule, haven't used it it goes. If it has to be in boxes in attic it goes, I have no idea I have it nor do I use it so boxes are no no here. Except holiday decorations. My house tends to be cluttered but clean and neat. My craft room is down to scrapbooking and paper crafts. I said no more I had every craft known to man. When I decided to start scrapbooking I said I was not aloud unless I got rid of 3 room craft basement full of stuff. I donated every single thing to a nursing home. If I get urge to make a wreath I buy only what is needed not a thing more, I plan entire wreath before going shopping.

Great video! I'm a Bee, and in reading the description, it fits me to a tee!! 🐝

That’s me I’m having a hard time creating because of clutter

Your content came with such great timing..as I am currently on the cusp of de-cluttering and streamlining my stationery. Looking forward to part 2! TYFS!!❣️✨

Oh the clutter bug link😢. I’m a buttery. I just wish I wasn’t ha ha but really enjoy her video. Makes sense!

Took the quiz…I’m a ladybug. Stressed out about surface clutter?…Yup that’s me! My boys would call me the container lady. Can you be neat but never feel organized?! Thank you for this fun, informative video…looking forward to more!

I have been trying to merge two fully equipped studios for over two years. I am a “butterfly” (thank you so much for that link!!) and have been completely overwhelmed and now understand why. Such a relief to know I can do this! I’m really looking forward to part 2 of this series! Hope it is soon! 😊

Oh I'm a Bee!! Yikes!

You should get your therapy degree if you don't already have it. You could do craft therapy for those of us who struggle with getting our spaces organized. Thanks!

I remember this "clutterbug" gal having a few shows on HGTV several years ago and I really enjoyed watching them. I can't remember which type I thought I was back then, but it looks like I may be a butterfly now. After losing my job during the pandemic I used the time off to organize my two biggest problem areas: clothing and paper/craft supplies. But I didn't get to everything and haven't kept up with it. Maybe your prompting will motivate me to "get back on the stick." 😅

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, ideas, and experience. Happy Crafting! 😊

Margarete, thanks for putting this series together. I just moved an 8-drawer vintage store fixture into my space & am still deciding what to store in it. I definitely need to take the Clutterbug quiz. Suspect I'm the 'visual' sort who really wishes she was the 'hidden' sort. Hazel

This is such a timely video as I rebuild my studio after the cyclone and flooding here in NZ. I am almost done but still feel that it needs more decluttering and/ or organisation. Off to do the test now ❤😅

Thank you Margarete! When you said you are the curator of all of all the things , it’s almost a hobby ……😂I love creating and also going through it all and organizing. Great series and looking forward to part 2 😊

Took the quiz I’m a bee that’s definitely me, like to see things but have them organized

I'm fortunate as I have a room just for my art. It has a large north window. I have lots of watercolor supplies, that take up my shelfs and drawers. Now that I'm doing Collage,, my system for my collage materials is shoe boxes in a stack. They are labeled as to what's in each box. But I don't always put things back where they go. So the top of my craft table tends to get clutterd.

So I took the quiz...and subscribed to Clutterbug ---very interesting and it has been determined---and I agree 100% that I'm a ladybug!!

I'm a bee 🐝. Now I need to go buzz around my craft space and see how I can make it more bee friendly!

I'm a butterfly. It's so true to me😂

Butterfly, I guess. Some of the options to answer the questions weren't quite right for me, so I just chose something. I would like to explore this more. The explanation was close to how I function.

I’m a butterfly for sure when it comes to my crafts. I like having my supplies right at my fingertips. I like having finished examples of my work on the walls. If I had floor to ceiling shelving on one wall, I’d be set! But I don’t. 😂 My desk top does get cluttered. I also make quilts, so my sewing machine is a permanent fixture. A lot happens in my creative space! 🦋 I’m looking forward to this series of videos, Margarete!

Great video!! I'm a cricket 🦗. I love my things organized but out of sight. I know where everything is and goes. For me, time is money. If I'm wasting time looking for supplies, I'm not being productive or making money. As I'm aging, 72 now, I'm being a bit more forgetful. I know I have it, but remembering where I put it, is a bit harder. I need to adjust things to help me with this. Can't wait for part 2. Hugs * L

I'm in!!

This series is just what I need. As I change what I’m working on I just start to work on top of what I was doing previously. It’s not a good practice. I’m a bee, and I was amazed that I really do have the characteristics that she said I did.

I love Cassandra!!! The problem with my craft room is that it's not only a craft room! It's also my laundry room and the "catch all" room...

Margarete - you have just described me and my space perfectly!! Food for thought - thank you so much ❤️. Janine x

So much great content in this video! I have a lot to "unpack" - thought I was a Bee, turns out I'm a Butterfly. And I am so looking forward to sitting down with your printouts and doing some deep thinking. There are a lot of different arts that I'm interested in, and organizing it all so that I can use it all is a huge challenge (watercolors, pastels, collage, rubber stamping etc!). And I went through a period in my life where I was constantly writing articles for magazines and companies that required me to use only the newest-greatest-thing - and now I have a ton of stuff that is not necessarily "me" but it's "perfectly good" - Ugh. Time to let go. I am so grateful for this video series, Margarete. Looking forward to the next one!

Thank you For re-Addressing this very issue! I had taken the clutterbug quiz before, but of course I put it away somewhere... Anyway,1 of my Mid year goals Is to declutter and rearrange , and of course organization, Plus follow the process ! So I took the quiz, And I am a butterfly.

thank you so much for your video!!! from today you have a new follower! Waaaves from Italy!!!!!! hugsssssssssssssssssss😃

fabulous video, thank you !

5:08 Margarete switches into "Mom voice" hahaha! :) This is such a great and insightful video and it applies to other hobbies as well... are you collecting things for the hobby or are you actually doing the hobby? I'm new to collage so I don't have this problem yet but I can see how it could happen.

Apparently I'm a Butterfly! I've signed up for the Masterclass. This is timely as I'm overhauling and purging my studio because I can't take it anymore!😮

I took the test and result was Ladybug! I do have enough time for crafting but organization of the supplies takes too much time. Thanks for this interesting video Margarete. Looking forward to see more. Hugs xx

So interesting!

There’s an organizer on RU-vid that talked about this yearsss ago

I really needed to hear this! Thank you for your wisdom, Margaret. Going to tackle my space to get back to do what I love ❤

I took the quiz and had no idea what the outcome would be. Turns out I'm a bee! I didn't really believe it until I read the bee characteristics and sure enough....that is SO me, lol! Looking forward to putting this bee stuff and the next video to productive and efficient use. Thank you, Margarete, and Clutterbug!!!😛

Loved your comment about getting something else you might need it someday or keeping something because you might need it someday I tend to do that and of course it never gets used maybe this will help as I had to move recently in my craft room is a mess cause I’m not sure how I want to set it up.😊

Thank you so much for this series on organizing your creative space! It’s what is holding me back. I love Cassandra, she is awesome and hilarious…so real. I’m going to go take the quiz again to remind myself how I should be organizing. 😊

This is a great series, thank you. ❤

I'm a Bee..

Thank you, loved this.

I am an organizing nut. Love this, I'll definitely be following and doing homework:) I may still learn something

Butterfly

Great info! You touched on so many clutter questions I need to deal with👍

Can't wait for the second one! I was so desperate to organize my room(not only rooms.but everything , to be honest) Thank you very much Margaret. It was soso helpful and I believe it will be too!

I'm a cricket. Tell me more!!!😂

From now on, if anyone asks me what my career is, I’m just going to simply answer, “I am a craft supply curator“, doesn’t that make me sound important! 🤪🤪. Sometimes I think I am not so much of a crafter, but a craft supply collector!

Let's see what type of organiser I am. Off I go

Just discovered your channel. Enjoyed this video,I am a ladybug. I would love to be part of a future art exchange. Do you have any plans for a next one? Tk you.

Question: How do you deal with unfinished projects? Sometimes I start a project and lose interest or become excited about something new that distracts me, then set the project aside with good intentions to come back to it later. I currently have one taking up space on my crafting table that’s been there for six months. Now it’s taking up mental space in the form of guilt when I’m off to the next shiny object (so to speak). What do you suggest I do to resolve this type of situation?

Bee!

I'm a bee!

I am a Bee - mostly

I am a cricket!

I am a butterfly

Has anyone come across organizing for MultiUse space that is also Tiny? My 'creative space' is also my bedroom & my office, that is, a 10x10 room? I don't have a craft room, I have a craft desk literally in the middle of my room with clear drawers and baskets on bookshelves. For the most part I'm ok with this but there are times I feel like I never leave this room and it might be getting smaller [some kind of wrinkle in space & time? who knows] and lately, that feeling is smushing all creativity. I put pretty window clings up that cut the UV but not the light and that sorta helped, just wondering if there are other ideas out there for the miniscule but multiUse space issue...?

I am a butterfly 😂. My problem is my sons are not 🫤