...of your lovely craft supplies. Everyone has their own method of doing this. A lot of it depends on what space you have to store your supplies and what supplies you have. I've seen pictures and been to some craft spaces that would make you swoon. I've also seen or read about people who have a little corner or two to three foot space of their bedroom or living space. I myself have a chaotic little two to three foot space that's at time fit to burst, but I make it work.
I do have a desk/table that I work at, but the above picture is not mine. I do however have a container holding my brushes and palette knives. As I've gone along with my art, I've discovered a couple things about organization: it's necessary and it's quite personal.
Necessary because even when, or perhaps especially if you have a small space, knowing where your supplies are means you spend more time creating art and less time searching for things. When inspiration strikes, you don't want to spend lots of time tracking down the supply needed to achieve whatever look you're going for.
And organization is personal because everyone's head works differently and it depends on what supplies you have. Even a single product for organization, whether it's a shelving unit or handled container, four different artists will use those same products in very different ways.
This is not meant to overwhelm, but to have you look at the space you have to craft in and how your bring works. For instance, markers. You may work by color, so organizing your markers by color regardless of the brand, might work well for you. Others prefer working with certain products at different times. So similar products, such as tags, cards, and markers would be grouped together by how or hen they get used.
The same can be said for the products used to organize supplies. I've seen everything from custom built wooden shelves, carts, and trays in a large, separate craft room all its own to a desk with drawers on top and maybe a woven bag to hold some extra items.
I myself do not have a craft room, but don't think it's not on my crafty wishlist. My space has morphed and seems to have a few different methods. Different methods can also be used at different stages. You may try one method and find it doesn't work for you.
One things for me is seeing my supplies. I love pretty boxes as much as the next gal, and I still have several because of their look, but also their crafty use. One crafty organization method I have seen many an individual use is rolling carts. And I finally got one for myself several years ago. It's a lovely 3 tier rolling cart, similar to this one. I'm not quite using all the little pieces that go along with it, but that is, again, a space issue. But it has 3 levels, wheels, and it's a lovely aqua green color. Many come in different shades, and can literally hold anything. Even craft wise, shelves can hold anything from knitting and crochet supplies to using one shelf for a kit subscription so you can see everything to use it all. Another item I got early on for organization is a plastic, three drawer rolling cart like this. Mine is all purple, but the drawers are still translucent to you can see what's inside. And that's changed too. In trying to use the space wisely, one drawer has morphed several times to hold a bunch of supplies that also fit in each drawer. One holds tools such as gluesticks for my glue gun, sandpaper, and decorative scissors.
There's lots of options, and it's all about finding what's right for you. I'll revisit, but something to chew on for now. Thanks for visiting! Bye for now!
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