Don't let this happen to you!I tend to get messy as I work (see above photo), so every once in a while I just have to stop and re-organize everything. Divided plastic boxes on shallow shelves, storage rings full of findings, and stacking screw-top containers are lifesavers for me. If you're sprucing up your space this week, I'd love to see your before and after photos or learn your storage secrets. Please leave them in the comments!
Here are some of my favorite new products for getting organized:
Storganizer from Consumer Crafts
Desktop Stacker from Fire Mountain Gems & Beads
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Those are great. I especialy like the Beadalon Workbench.
As much as I am a collector of projects, I'm starting to become a collector of storage too!
I know what you mean! I keep trying different things and suddenly I have a collection :)
Hey there!
I began my new year just this way!
I am NOT going to take a picture of what my space looks like, but suffice to say, yours looks pretty tidy compared to mine! hahah
And you know I am afflicted with CONTANEROSIS......so I have to start putting things IN the containers!
Hope your new year was wonderful!
Pam
Hi, Pam! Thanks for your note. Go on with the picture already! You know we want to see the havoc. Happy New Year to you, too!
OK OK.......I shall post on my blog about the TRANSFORMATION of my office.........so check it out and each day I will update it until it is where I can be tremondously effective and happy in that space! hahah (sounded good huh?)
http://phawkinsbead.blogspot.com/
(I cringed when I took the picture! hahahahah
I couldn't help noticing the "ball chair" that's by your work table. Is there a link to provide information about the chair?
Thank God I'm not the only one working under these conditions!!! :-)
With all the chaos that surrounds Christmas, it is going to be great to get things in order again! I am liking that Beadlon Workbench... Pretty sweet way to get those beading wire rolls under control!
Linda, I have the Gaiam ball chair and really like it. Here's a link:
http://www.amazon.com/Gaiam-Balance-Ball-Chair-Black/dp/B0007VB4NE/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1231119421&sr=8-1
Cindy, I have a sign in my studio that says, "I'm not messy, I'm creative." Sounds like you need one, too!
i actually keep my beads in tool boxes.. and they still seem disorganized...
OMG i thought i was looking at MY craft room...lol. I definately need to organize. You just gave me motivation!
wow. what a work space you have!! i'd love to play in there!! don't feel bad. my LIVING ROOM, which is now my work space since my mom moved in with us, looks way worse and i can't close the door on it!! eeek! great ideas for organizing. very cool. thanks for sharing. happy new year! xoxoxo
This is really cool! I just started my own online shop and was looking for something that would house all my beads...
Thanks!!
LOVED the photo! I share my bead workspace with my cousin and my sister - we HAD to clean and organize in January because piles of beads were starting to slide off the tables. We were relieved to see we aren't the only ones!
A cheapskate storage strategy is to save the plastic boxes that diaper wet wipes come in. Rinse them out, pop the tops off, use a Sharpie marker to write on the side, and you've got a free/recycled storage bin that stacks nicely.
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