Do you love organizing your craft supplies? Are you always on the search for new ideas and inspiration? Would you like to share with an audience of wonderful readers? Craft Storage Ideas is looking for contributors. Here’s how it works:

Expectations

We are asking for a commitment of approximately six months (April through September ) with approximately three blog posts per month (either links to found ideas or studio tours, with the option of editorial posts upon review). We’re looking for positive and excited team members who are as passionate about crafts and organizing as we are and who are willing to promote Craft Storage Ideas on their blog and message boards. This call is open to everyone, regardless of geographic location!

Benefits

Web exposure through direct links from the website to your personal blog, team announcements and special events, and the chance to interact with crafty “celebrities” to schedule studio tours and guest posts.

How to Apply

Send an email to craftstorageideas@yahoo.com by March 12th at 10 pm EST with the following information. All applicants will receive an email acknowledging that we’ve received your information. We’ll be contacting new team members no later than March 19th.

1. Your name, email address, telephone number and mailing address
2. A link to your personal blog, and any online galleries
3. A list of current design team obligations (design team experience is not required)
4. A short bio and why you think you’d be perfect for Craft Storage Ideas
5. If you were asked for a post the first week of being introduced as a contributor, what would it be about? Please include a link to the images you’d recommend to include (this does not have to be an idea that you have personally implemented nor do the photos need to be ones you have taken, but rather a unique and interesting idea you have found)

The last, but certainly not the least, two members of our contributor team!

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Noelle McAdams      Paper and Ice

Hi! I’m Noelle McAdams!  I have been a crafter and artist all my life and a paper crafter since 1998 when I discovered scrapbooking. When not playing with paper, I am busy being a freelance craft artist, blogging, driving my 3 sons to and from their respective schools, teaching theater to kids, walking our 2 Pomeranians, and DIY home decorating projects. To decompress I enjoy swimming laps, reading. and spending time with friends. I have a passion for organizing all areas of my world and am thrilled to get started sharing my favorite craft organization tips and tricks with you! I have a passion for affordable, attractive, clever storage solutions. Can’t wait to get started!

Doris Weeaks      DJ Scrappiness

Hi, I’m Doris Weeaks and I live near Fort Worth, Texas, with my husband Randy, and our two dogs, Sammy and Gidget. We also have 2 college-aged sons, Aaron and Tyler. I’ve always loved everything craft-related, and my husband says I’m addicted to storage, so this group is a perfect fit for me!

My Favorite Organizational Tip: My favorite organizing tip is to sort by color. Even if I group something by type (like buttons or ribbon), I still try to keep the color families together.

Here are two more members of our contributor team!

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Valerie Mangan        Paper and Cookies

Hi -I’m Valerie Mangan, a working mom & wife living in coastal New Jersey. By day I work as an interior designer – a job I take a tremendous amount of inspiration from. I have a love for all things design-related, with a special interest in how crafters design and organize their spaces. I’m always looking for new and creative ways to store the huge amount of supplies we collect! When I’ve got a little spare time, you can find me studying or doing homework (I recently went back to school), baking or just hanging out with my family.

My Favorite Organizational Tip:  Get rid of the bulky packaging – I know it can be hard because it’s usually pretty, but you can really conserve space if you lose all the plastic and cardboard.

Sarah White      www.sarahwhite.com

I’m a freelance writer, editor and mom based in Arkansas. I’m the author of The Guide to Knitting for About.com and the Knitting Editor for CraftGossip.com, but I also write about crafting for and with kids and my quest for the perfect homemade playdough at sarahewhite.com. I’m at work on her second book about knitting and definitely need to stay organized with all that and a three-year old, too!
My Favorite Organizational Tip: My favorite organizational tip is to try to keep a clear desk. When I’m having trouble focusing on a project it always helps if I move extraneous stuff off my desk and out of view. I say “try to” because that’s an ideal, not a daily reality, but I always feel more organized and better able to face the day when my desk is cleared off.

Thank you to everyone who applied for our contributor team – you are all truly special and I can’t begin to express how much I appreciate your willingness to send in your application and be as excited for Craft Storage Ideas as I am!

And now for the big announcement!  We are happy to invite these six ladies to join us in our quest for beautiful, organized and inspiring craft spaces!

Valerie Mangan        Paper and Cookies

Sarah White      www.sarahwhite.com

Noelle McAdams      Paper and Ice

 Doris Weeaks      DJ Scrappiness

Deirdre Smith      Glittered Roses

Anita Scroggins      The Flamingo Chronicals

We’ll be introducing each of these ladies more next week.  Until then – prepare yourself for all of the wonderful craft room tours, organizational ideas and storage solutions you’ll soon be seeing!  Have a wonderful weekend!

We’re having our first ever contributor call!  Please take a second to check out the details below and submit!  I can’t wait to hear from you!

Do you love organizing your craft supplies? Are you always on the search for new ideas and inspiration? Would you like to share with an audience of wonderful readers? Craft Storage Ideas is looking for contributors. Here’s how it works:

Expectations

We are asking for a commitment of approximately six months (mid-September through March) with approximately three blog posts per month (either links to found ideas or studio tours, with the option of editorial posts upon review). We’re looking for positive and excited team members who are as passionate about crafts and organizing as we are and who are willing to gently promote Craft Storage Ideas on their blog and message boards. This call is open to everyone, regardless of geographic location!

Benefits

Web exposure through direct links from the website to your personal blog, team announcements and special events, and the chance to interact with crafty “celebrities” to schedule studio tours and guest posts.

How to Apply

Send an email to craftstorageideas@yahoo.com by September 1^st at 10 pm EST. All applicants will receive an email acknowledging that we’ve received your information. We’ll be contacting new team members no later than September 7^th.

1. Your name, email address, telephone number and mailing address

2. A link to your personal blog, and any online galleries

3. A list of current design team obligations (design team experience is not required)

4. A short bio and why you think you’d be perfect for Craft Storage Ideas

5. If you were asked for a post the first week of being introduced as a contributor, what would it be about? Please include a link to the images you’d recommend to include (this does not have to be an idea that you have personally implemented nor do the photos need to be ones you have taken, but rather a unique and interesting idea you have found)

Do you follow Layout a Day with Lain Ehmann?  I think you’ll enjoy her two most recent videos.

31 Days #22: How Do I Decorate a Scrapbook Room on a Budget?

31 Days #24: How to Organize Scrapbooking Embellishments

Simple, but perfect advice and the video’s are very short!

Craft Storage Ideas is headed to CHA, so posts will be slim this week. But, we’ll be back next week with our CHA finds and another full craft room tour!  See you on the flip side!

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