5 Tips for Organizing Your Craft Room || Craft Room Organization

[@amyfouts9781]

Thank u Elisa. 1. My favorite tip that I have heard over & over & over is 2 set a timer for 10 minutes - 30 minutes. That way u don't feel overwhelmed . 2. I reward myself with crafting after I have spent sometime organizing, cleaning, etc my craft room. That gives me something 2 look 4ward 2 doing. Have a great, blessed day.

[@ScrappyWife]

Yes, the timer tip is fabulous!

[@gaylefarmer5946]

I find that straightening my work area each time I stop either fir tge day or if I have finished a project makes the world of difference. It energizes my creativity to walk back in a neat room if not totally clean it is organized to begin again. It has really helped me!

[@ScrappyWife]

Great tip!

[@andrealavigne7824]

One tip I've heard is to put likes with likes. I don't necessarily do that myself, at least with everything. For instance, I have stamp sets in my craft room in a few different places, mostly because I have too many to store easily all in one location. But I've left them in those places for so long that I know where to go to find a particular set. And the ARE all in my craft room, out in the open so I don't forget about them. :) I also keep inventories of certain supplies. I have a few databases in Airtable for stamps, dies, stencils, & digital images I own. I keep lists in OneNote of what colors of alcohol inks, Distress inks, Distress Oxide inks (& their reinkers), & Nuvo drops I have. Those OneNote lists are especially important, so if I am in Michael's or a scrapbook store (or shopping online even), I can quickly look up on my computer or phone (OneNote syncs among my devices) if I have a certain ink/Nuvo color already, so I don't purchase a duplicate. That may not be an organizing tip per se, but it does keep me from bringing in unnecessary purchases, so I don't have to find a place to keep them then :) Anyway, thank you for these tips, Elisa. I plan to share the tip about starting in one location & cleaning that first with my mom. She's currently cleaning/decluttering her room, & I think is a bit overwhelmed by the process right now. Hopefully that will help her. Take care, & have a fantastic day! :)

[@KellyRVaden]

Wait, stop buying stuff?!? I don't need this negativity in my life. 😂😂😂 Thank you for these tips!

[@ScrappyWife]

Right?!

[@rachelodom6799]

That is a hobby all on its own 😂😂😂

[@Glamdeb1167]

😂😂😂

[@jeannietrapnell2226]

I needed this video so much! I have put up with a "crowded" workspace for months and so need to follow these suggestions! Thank you! I have been de-stashing for a while now. I found a friend at church who is an avid - and talented - card maker (which I a neither) and have been passing on to her tons of paper and kits that I had been holding on to for several years. Now when I get a new kit or come across something in my stash that I know practically I won't use I pass it on to her along with permission to pass it on to someone else if she can't use it. It's been wonderful! And she is using some of it in her work in various groups and charities! I have tons more to go through, but now when something new comes in - I have a "subscription" that doesn't end until the end of the year (and I haven't renewed it!!!) so I can't stop that flow, but I can certainly not buy anything else!

[@ScrappyWife]

So fabulous to have found a person to hand off unused supplies to!

[@barbarap6851]

Hi Elisa! I really like when you put these videos up. Especially since I will be giving my art/craft room a tidy and clean this weekend. I store items by season (scrapbook paper, planner stickers, washi, embellishments and painting projects). When I get ready to turn over a season, I go through my papers, stickers, etc and destash the current season. Then I put that season away, and pull out the next. It really helps!

[@ScrappyWife]

I love that idea of sorting and destashing by season.

[@audreymcgill3529]

I personally struggle with getting rid of things. There are some things I have gotten rid of previously that I deeply regret getting rid of. I also go through phases of doing different crafts. So, I am not able to get rid of stuff just because I haven't used it in a while. I have had to re-buy materials and tools I have tossed thinking I don't need it anymore. I do understand the idea of getting rid of stuff so people aren't overwhelmed. However, I never feel overwhelmed. I do like the idea of cleaning one section or area of the craft space. That does allow for you to feel a sense of progress. Great tips!!

[@ScrappyWife]

It might be a good idea to pack up things that you are not currently using (for a hobby that is not interesting you at the moment), and then just label that box and move it out. Simplifies your space without getting rid of things you think you will need again one day.

[@lisaloiselle4562]

Your video popped up in my suggestions and I'm so glad it did! My favorite organization tip is to keep the things I use frequently close at hand. I'm a card maker so my adhesives and cleaning tools are within reach because I use them every time I craft. I also "zone" supplies so like items (ink pads, ink cubes, cardstock, patterned paper, stamps, dies, pastes and gels) are all stored in the same places.

[@ScrappyWife]

Fabulous tips - thanks for sharing!

[@pattimyers1779]

My favorite craft room organizer is my pegboard. I used your board as inspiration. The way my space is organized I have 2 pegboards. My husband made them for me. They are easily accessible from either of my work surfaces. Thank you for the inspiration. I love having the bulk of my supplies out where I can see them and easily access them. My next goal is to find an ephemera storage system that works for me.

[@ScrappyWife]

Pegboards are the best!

[@ljbj4]

i’m glad for your video of tips! i’m the overwhelmed crafter and i’m encouraged to just start with throwing out the trash!!🥴 thank you for attainable tips!😊

[@ScrappyWife]

You can do it!

[@sandrahayes9578]

Thanks for the tips! You described my room perfectly and you know what I'm going through!

[@ScrappyWife]

You got this!

[@ArleneAdkinsZell]

Thank you, your organization videos are always inspiring. I tell people that I am blessed with a lack of space, I absolutely have to clean and put away as I go, so usually when it feels cluttered it is bits that I pushed aside and can be thrown in the trash.

[@ScrappyWife]

What a fabulous way to look at limited space!

[@bairbrehickey1407]

These are really good practical tips. I always found you need to stop buying while you organize or you just cant catch up. Great video.

[@ScrappyWife]

Yes, that one is such an important rule to follow!

[@alexandraklijn5406]

Hi, today I am cleaning out my craftroom. Some things were at the wrong place and to get to it made me not use it. Now I am changing lots of shelfs to reorganize it al. And make it ready for Christmas. Now I am ready to craft again. It is all clean and smells great. Love it and a found as a bonus some things I totally forgot I had.

[@ScrappyWife]

Wonderful!

[@reneasmith1588]

I put a note above my desk to remind me... "FINISH WHAT'S ON YOUR DESK TODAY!" It might have helped a little. 😂

[@ScrappyWife]

Good reminder!

[@kerrywalker3005]

Great tips! Here's something I've learned from Karen Brown of Just Get It Done Quilts on KZbin for getting your sewing space organized: USE A TIMER! Re-organizing your space can be a daunting task, and you can literally just stand there for a long time staring at your stuff and NOT getting anything done. Set your timer for 10 or 15 minutes and get started. When the time is up, if you are getting "in the groove," keep going. If you're still standing there and staring, stop for the day. This can be applied to ANY area in your home you are trying to work through: closets, basements, garages, etc. It works because there really is such a thing as "Decision Fatigue." Thanks for another great video, Elisa! You always give us outstanding tips for getting organized! 🥰

[@ScrappyWife]

Love the timer tip!

[@rebecarod1475]

Excellent content. The not buying storage containers is difficult but true, especially if you’re just getting started.

[@ScrappyWife]

Yes! A trap we all fall into sometimes.

[@marianaesterhuyse720]

Thank you

[@ScrappyWife]

You're welcome

[@lisak2575]

Thank you! I like your tips. I need to purge but find it difficult. I am trying to part with a little at a time.

[@ScrappyWife]

You can do it!

[@lesliewells-ig5dl]

I really needed this! My art table is a mess. Thank ypu !!

[@ScrappyWife]

You are so welcome!

[@junkjournalgirl]

I love your videos thankyou. I destashed and cleaned up part of my space this morning, as I want to move my desk and sewing machine. I find keeping like things together is a great idea and cleaning up after I have crafted helps inspire me. Thank you 🙂

[@ScrappyWife]

Wonderful!

[@vernadinestroud7715]

I'm a seamstress with too many unfinished craft projects! All of these tips work for me too. I plan to try #2- X out and #4 - works very well. That's what I do first.

[@ScrappyWife]

Sounds great!

[@AngelaJonesQuilts]

Everything needs to have a home or else I just pile it up. I have a box for "homeless" items and as im going thru things, if I dont have a dedicated place for it, it goes in the homeless box. Also new items that I need to put away go in the homeless box. I also have a box for stuff that belongs in another room. Both of these methods keep me from getting distracted when I'm organizing. My last tip is to allow 10 or so min at the end of a craft session to cleanup. I dont want to start my next session with a mess.

[@ScrappyWife]

Fabulous tips!

[@liliana1lfr]

I am going to re-watch this, write things down, and also revisit it thru the transcript. Great tips!! 🎉 Thanks.

[@ScrappyWife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ginalombardi2507]

I have hundreds of stamps on wood blocks. I m going to take them off the blocks and use acrylic blocks to use them on clay and resin.

[@ScrappyWife]

Very cool idea!

[@dbathabasca]

I had the same idea to unmount my red rubber stamps from their wood blocks. It took awhile, ok a long while but I listened to a show or music in the background and got into a groove. It was so worth it! Not only are the stamps easier to use with a stamp platform, but they only take up about 20% of the space they used to so it went a long way in also helping me to declutter and organize.

[@ginalombardi2507]

@@dbathabasca Indeed, I have huge trash bags of them, starting from around 1991. It will indeed take a while, and then of course to sort them into categories!!!

[@dbathabasca]

You know I became really inspired by the stamps I already had as I unmounted them. I got so many ideas! I hope you do too. After going through the stamps, as well as my papers and embellishments I have finally lost the urge to go and buy new items. I was able to declutter and that was important bc I had felt overwhelmed before. It was amazing getting my room organized and better functioning for my own process. But the best outcome for me was getting the inspiration from what I had already. It has been close to a year and I haven't even felt the urge to buy more.

[@rachelhayes6246]

​@@dbathabascahow did you remove them from the blocks?

[@kadderkatch-vl3hh]

I’ve just been declutering, reorganizing and getting rid of on my craft room. I have cleaned by zones. That helped. Then had a box for things that belonged elsewhere. Also, trash and things to donate. Many wooden blocked stamps I’m not using so took pictures and offered to crafting friends first then I’ll put them on Facebook marketplace place. I have a few bins of odds and ends to go through but it feels so much better to have things organized. I’m ok when just crafting for myself. But when I’ve been making kits and putting things together to take to a craft group or have a large project, that’s when things get out of control. As you said, it’s much easier if you can keep on top of it. One thing I will implement is to turn my stamp sets around when I use them, so I know what’s being used and after some time, I can sell the others. Thanks.

[@ScrappyWife]

A refresh always feels so good - sounds like you have your craft room all ready for creating!

[@cindycoleman5196]

I normally take my tablet with my and put on something uplifting as I organize. That way it helps the time on my timer fly by, and I benefit from listening to something helpful. Times I might not want info Iisten to my preferred playlist.

[@ScrappyWife]

Great tip!

[@DallasLadyPlanner]

I love tip one! I keep buying things. I just got my floors redone in my space. and now I am trying to add things back. Man you are right pick a spot and work your way around

[@ScrappyWife]

You got this!

[@StephPlansInTheOC]

I just moved a ton of sticker books into the garage. At first I felt like I was being “forced” to give up my creative endeavors, but now I know I’ll see what I actually use.

[@ScrappyWife]

Yes to this! Once you can actually see and access the supplies you love, you will use them more!

[@rachelhayes6246]

If you plan to use them, I would be concerned about the stickers being in the heat.

[@LilyLightOne]

Great video, new subscriber 🎉

[@ScrappyWife]

Welcome!

[@marymatthews8912]

Put like with like, adhesives together, paper together, buttons together.

[@ScrappyWife]

Good tips!

[@clarisahernandez5280]

I'm really discouraged. I thought I had done all the organizing only to pack it away to have my floor redone. In the days before it became pack it wherever. Now I have to unpack it all.

[@ScrappyWife]

Oh man, that stinks!

[@marianaesterhuyse720]

Thank you for all your tips. How can I sell things I do not use. Like pattern for making clothes...how do you get you money?

[@ScrappyWife]

It is possible to sell on platforms like Facebook Marketplace, but if I am being honest, I do not think that it is really worth the hassle. We'd all ideally *love* to get some money back for our supplies, but they are not the easiest to sell.

[@dinahowell1429]

Great tips! What can I do about “ orphaned/widowed” stickers in sticker books I will never use or don’t like? I bought the HP sticker book to try to organize these and stickers I do like that are not HP ones or those that have come loose from the book. However, I am at a loss how to organize them in this sticker storage book. Would you consider doing a video on that?

[@ScrappyWife]

Hmmmm, I’ll have to think on that one!

[@jessicacoley8745]

omg #4 is me. i def. need to clean my table to make room for my supplies. its a mess. i want to make room for journaling and planning.

[@ScrappyWife]

Yes, gotta have space to do the work!

[@fphandmade]

I clean up as I craft. Once I use something I put right back where it goes.

[@ScrappyWife]

That is a great way to keep on track with the organizing.

[@angeliqueadrian8396]

Omg how organized, my room is so messed up but then again, small European house, I just have the attic space sharing with washing machine and spare bed, leaving me with 2 square meters 🥴

[@ScrappyWife]

Cozy crafting!

[@Ninjamom4]

❤️❤️❤️

[@ScrappyWife]

Thanks for watching!

[@heatherhuang6404]

I find limiting purchases to what space I have keeps me using what I have. Craft Roulette keeps me using items and makes me sort thru things which keeps me finding items I forgot I had and then I go back and use them.

[@ScrappyWife]

Awesome!

[@lynnstone6998]

❤

[@ScrappyWife]

Thanks for watching!

[@lyndablankfeld5155]

How did you know I had trash on my desk?

[@ScrappyWife]

😂😂😂 Happens to all of us!

[@reneasmith1588]

Lol. She's psychic.

[@dakielty]

My problem is not so much buying stuff but receiving things in swaps. People are way too generous, so I have stopped participating in swaps

[@ScrappyWife]

Yup, that makes sense. If you don't "need" anything new, it's probably best to not participate.

[@robinstinger5517]

As I just purchased a Cricut for $25!

[@sama.scraps]

I got bored and a shopped today. At least it was only dies (Echo Park sale $5)

[@ScrappyWife]

Nice deal!

[@wendihaikugrl2651]

Destashing old hobby supplies is my downfall. I’m not sure where to destash to…do I sell & where or how? I can’t just throw away!!!

[@ScrappyWife]

You may have to end up just throwing away....

[@michellewilliams6707]

Stop... buying... stuff????

[@ScrappyWife]

You can do it!

[@karleenmathieson3822]

😂

[@evafreeman4752]

So glad I watched your video. I can't even walk into my craft room because I just let it go. I don't go in it because I don't want my dogs in that room. I cringe when I watch a video and an animal walks in the space. I quickly stop watching. I am going to start with trash. Good tips you have here. Thanks.

[@ScrappyWife]

Hmmm, I always loved when my dog would cuddle up o a chair in my craft space with me.

[@theresamarvin1220]

My craft room is so full that I call it my crap room!

[@ScrappyWife]

Aw, that would make it hard for me to create, but everyone likes to work in different types of spaces.

[@annsmith5625]

⚾️

[@ScrappyWife]

Thanks Ann!

[@PTL1-yh9tj]

who wants to get up on a ladder to get the stuff way up the durn wall?? I just CANT see buying EVERYTHING..DECIDE ON 1-2 HOBBIES AND THATS IT! NO ONE NEEDS EVERY CRAFT KNOWN TO MAN

[@ScrappyWife]

I think plenty of people like to dabble in lots of different creative hobbies. It's always a good idea to not judge other people's choices 👍🏻

[@floraandfauna128]

@@ScrappyWifeyes I love to do EVERYTHING. I’m the type of crafter that gets bored easily, so I go through “cycles” of different hobbies. It keeps things fresh for me and makes me happy 😊