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May 6, 2013 by Doris Weeaks Leave a Comment

Craft Room: {scrappingklo}

Hello! Welcome to my latest craft room feature! This room has to be one of the most well-thought out, highly functional rooms I’ve come across! Scrapping Klo designed and had this room built to her specifications. I hope you’ll find it as inspiring as I do!

Closet-turned-AWESOME- storage!

What an awesome transformation here, making the very most from the inset that is the closet in this room! But just wait – it gets even more amazing!

Pull out drawers in cabinets make for concealed, yet handy, storage.

Those aren’t just cabinet doors, they are each carefully designed drawers, that accommodate everything imaginable! Check out the photos here for more details.

More storage

This is her storage adjacent to her computer work station. Once again, the use of slide out drawers and platforms makes using and storing her equipment and supplies quick and easy!

Wall mounted work station

More ingenious, space-saving ideas – the wall mounted work station. Not only does it provide a great space to actually work on, it doubles as wall storage for all her paints and glitters, etc. Be sure to check out her blog to find out how you could have one of these for your very own!

There are just too many amazing ideas in this one craft space – you need to check it out for yourself! Just follow this link for a really great “tour” of Scrappin Klo’s craft room.

See you next time! ~ Doris

Filed Under: All Craft Rooms Tagged With: cabinetry, craft room, craft rooms, craft storage, drawers, furniture, Mists / Sprays Storage, paper storage, scrapbook paper storage, scrapbook studio, studio

May 2, 2013 by Hazel Hamman 4 Comments

Storage Solution Roundup: Fabric storage

Hallo, Hazel from Sunny South Africa again and today I’m sharing fabric storage ideas. Now, I’m a hybrid crafter – for me it means that I buy the minimum, recycle, reuse and repurpose as much as possible and I craft in ANY medium. My mom used to make all our clothes and I do mine as well and therefore I can’t resist a beautiful piece of fabric.

They are quite bulky to store so I’ve made a deal with myself – with clothes I don’t store anything – I only buy once the previous item has been made. However, I do indulge in my little secret pleasure – a beautiful piece of fabric. My rule is – if it is not for clothes, I’m only allowed the minimum yardage they sell. It works very well – I always have beautiful fabrics to choose from for my hybrid fancies and I don’t go overboard and buy stock that will never be used.

Anyway, it still has to be stored and I went to my friends Google and Pinterest for some tips. Want to see what they came up with?

First up: Recycle, reuse and repurpose the furniture you’ve got.

A dresser:

A chest of drawers:

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CD Racks:

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Now that we have covered my favorite options, what about a few new ideas?

Gift wrap rack:

What a great idea that you can make yourself.

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Hangers:

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On Rolls:

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Wall mounted racks / hangers:

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And now for my favorite – storing scraps! If you only buy the minimum yardage I think that most of the time my fabric stash is categorized under scraps. This is what I found:

Wire baskets:

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If only we could find these in Sunny South Africa, this would be the one for me.

Plastic baskets:

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Look at the banner made out of vintage patterns. I love it!

Closed plastic containers:

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Now, this one is for me. Not the one that looks the best but at least I can see what is inside and don’t have to chase dust bunnies as I go.

And something I stumbled upon that I think is a GREAT idea:

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Why not tag your fabric? Name and yardage. I can’t tell you how many times I had to roll down an entire roll to re-measure and when I have to re-order ……………… well, I don’t because if you buy the minimum, you don’t get the print on the side with the name, repeat and color. Mark my words, in future I’ll write it down when I buy!! (and I’ll tag my fabric)

I hope you have enjoyed my extended tour around blogland to see what is out there for storing fabric. If you have a system that works for you or an excellent one you found online PLEASE send me a comment – I would love to look or hear from you.

That’s it from me. Have a great day and see u again soon.

Filed Under: Storage Solution Roundups! Tagged With: baskets, containers, craft rooms, drawers, fabric, fabric storage, sewing, storage, vintage

April 26, 2013 by Hazel Hamman 4 Comments

Product Highlight: PVC Drawer Organizers

Once again, I’m Hazel all the way from Sunny South Africa and I’m here to share with you my first product review.

I have to tell you – this assignment had me in a fit of giggles and I know my fellow South Africans will agree with me – we just don’t get “stuff” out here!! A week ago I read about someone complaining that they don’t have an IKEA in their state. Well, we don’t even have one in our country and to be truthful – I don’t think there is one on the whole continent!!

I do buy online but a lot of the stores don’t ship to Sunny SA and even if they do, the postage is HUGE – most of the time more than what the actual item costs.

I sat down to review my options and couldn’t find any official craft storage products that I own that has not been reviewed by Craft Storage Ideas. So I decided to review something that I bought locally, not specifically intended to be used as craft storage but that I use a lot all over my house to store stuff.

Here it is:

They are PVC drawer organizers and I buy them from a local home ware store. I store my stamps, paint, dies, left over paper strips, kitchen utensils and clothes in them. You get different sizes and mostly I fit a smaller into a bigger one – this prevents the stamps / dies from falling over if you take one out.

Some more things that I love about them:

Interlockable – makes carrying much easier.

Clear – makes labeling unnecessary.

Very, very cheap.

A standard stock item in homeware stores which means that you can always fill up on stock.

Folds flat – if you don’t use it, fold flat and it doesn’t take up any space.

Long enough to fit 12’ paper scraps.

Easy to clean – just wipe with a damp cloth.

Easy to assemble – just fold on the crease lines and lock tags into slots.

Next time you need a storage solution, first “think out of the box” – you might just find the product that works well at a fraction of the price.

That’s it from me. I hope you have enjoyed my take on a product review. Please come back to Craft Storage Ideas as my “ teammates” and I have a lot more to share with you right here.

*For our US readers, here’s a link to a similar product – drawer organizers.

Filed Under: Product Highlight Tagged With: containers, craft storage, drawers, organizer, storage

April 8, 2013 by Hazel Hamman 5 Comments

The Playhouse Craft Sanctuary

Hallo, I’m Hazel all the way from Sunny South Africa. I live in the beautiful university town of Stellenbosch with my husband, Wynand. Both my boys are grown-up and I hope to extend my family to daughters-in-law and grandchildren soon.

I call myself a hybrid crafter – the only thing I can’t do is knit but don’t get me wrong, I try that as well. My husband says it’s only an excuse to own more stuff but I do use everything I buy and keep it organized most of the time.

This is my first blog post for Craft Storage Ideas and I’m here to share my favourite craft room with you. When I initially ventured out on Pinterest, this was one of my first pins and to this day, still one of my best.

I have a mini book with the title “I love …………” and one of the things on my list is log cabins – actually I love little houses – fabric, wood, real ones, even house stamps!

So, without further ado ………………………. THE PLAYHOUSE:

Darnell J Knauss used to craft in her husband’s garage (without windows and insulation!) but when this 10 x 12 (120 square feet) “shed” in her backyard became available, she converted it into craft heaven. I love the calm and serene feel of the room as well as the way that Darnell used ordinary items in extraordinary ways. Just look at this chest of drawers:

And a peek inside:

All the stamps arranged by theme. Have a look at the birthday drawer:

That’s a lot of birthday stamps isn’t it? What I love is that you can see them all in one glance.

Another “ordinary item” – the filing cabinets:

Darnell got them inexpensively from Office Max and I just love how she divided her stash by colour – each cabinet houses a different colour.

Here it is the “green” cabinet opened up:

Pens, ink pads, ribbon and paper all in its own cabinet!

That’s it! I hope you have enjoyed my tour of Darnell’s PLAYHOUSE. Please hop over to her blog, djkardkreations and see for yourself – there are a lot more pictures, ideas and detail of her craft storage system. I promise you, you won’t be disappointed!

To Darnell, thanks for the inspiration and to all of you, thanks for stopping by. Please check back as we have a lot more to share with you right here on Craft Storage Ideas. Have a great day!

Filed Under: All Craft Rooms Tagged With: craft room, drawers, furniture, repurposed furniture, stamps storage

April 3, 2013 by Doris Weeaks 1 Comment

All About the Furniture: ScrapNcube

When I came across the site for ScrapNcube Simply Creative Furniture, I knew it would be a great product to feature to kick off our new “All About the Furniture” category. Especially when their description starts out like this: “Our scrapbook storage furniture is craft furniture you can believe in; it’s functional, practical and, most importantly it’ll grow with you.”

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From their Wall Studios,

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to their Craft Studio Stations,

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to their Cubes and Drawers, these products have all kinds of potential for just about anyone’s craft room!

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It should be noted that the ScrapNcube products are quite a bit more expensive than, say, what you can get at Michael’s Stores or IKEA. However, the quality of material and workmanship, along with the personalized services offered, make the money you spend on their products more of a long-term investment – one that comes with a lifetime guarantee!

Filed Under: All About the Furniture Tagged With: craft storage, drawers, furniture, paper storage, scrapbook paper storage, scrapbook studio, scrapncube

April 1, 2013 by Noelle McAdams - Contributor 4 Comments

Clean and Pretty Craft Room {Kelsey from Poofy Cheeks}

Hi all! Great to “see” you and I hope you will join me in welcoming our new Contributors this month! You are all stuck with me for another term, I just love writing for this blog too much. It’s also helping keep me organized in my own space too, which is AWESOME! Today I have a fab room to show you! And it’s not even blue, aren’t you proud of me for branching out into other colors? Ok, ok… there is *some* blue in Kelsey’s room.

I love that Kelsey struggles with something I do as well, which is a craft room in plain sight! No door to shut when we get messy (which for me, is quite often!) She turned her dining room into a craft area, and it is really lovely. Want to see? Here we go….

I love that the room already has a tile floor as tile is so user friendly for crafters, easy to clean!

The soft beige on the walls marries well with the elegant columns on the perimeter of the room, I love that Kelsey has a few pops of color with the blue base on her worktable, and the blue scissors on the wall, but she’s kept everything very elegant feeling, like the frame around the magnetic board. Plus, this girl even knows how to make a pegboard look classy!

I don’t know if Kelsey built her desk, but it looks as if she did, and it’s just lovely to boot.

Kelsey uses a vintage look trunk under her tabletop for some storage, she also uses a coat closet adjacent to the room to store other items. She doesn’t appear to have nearly as much stuff as many crafters (including me!), however, with those big walls and closet nearby, she could always expand if she finds herself venturing into the land of “too much!”

She uses simple jars for storing smaller items. I just love the rustic elegance that all of Kelsey’s room exhibits. hope you enjoyed it, too! Have a wonderful day!

Noelle

Filed Under: All Craft Rooms Tagged With: dining room craft space, drawers, scrapbook paper storage, scrapbook studio, storage

March 29, 2013 by Doris Weeaks 1 Comment

Product Highlight: Sterlite Storage Products

Although I am obsessed with all things storage, a quick look at my craft room will tell you that a lot of what I use are Sterlite Storage Products. Among my favorites are the 3-drawer and 5-drawer smaller units and the 3-drawer units that accommodate 8 1/2 x 11″ and 12 x 12″ papers.

Source: Sterlite Storage

If you look inside the closet in my craft room, you will find several of these 5-drawer and 7-drawer Basic Drawer Carts, which hold my ribbons, embellishments and scrap papers, filed by color families.

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Not only are the products from Sterlite versatile, but they’re reasonably priced and sold in many stores; Walmart and Target, to name a couple. And, best of all, they’re made in the USA! Can’t get any better than that!!!

One last tip: if the simplicity of the design of the Sterlite storage containers isn’t to your liking, you can always add your own personal style to them. Decorative labels, patterned papers and shelf liner can dress up the containers/drawers to coordinate with your craft area, like I did in the photo below. I took some cute self-adhesive drawer liner I found at TJMaxx, stuck it to some poster board, and cut it to fit in the front of the drawer. Voila! Instant makeover!

Do you have any of these awesome containers? We’d love to see all the ways you’re utilizing them!

Doris

Filed Under: Product Highlight Tagged With: craft storage, drawers, paper scraps storage, paper storage, ribbon, scrapbook paper storage, storage

March 25, 2013 by Deirdre Smith 1 Comment

Craft Room: Snapshots Of A Good Life{Karen Russell}

As I prepared my last post for CSI it made me a little sad. But this has been a great opportunity to search and post for so many people who follow Craft Storage Ideas for useful tips and ideas in this great hobby. I would like to thank my team leader Rebecca Boyer for this opportunity to be a contributor and I would like to thank my team for your support and friendship. May you all continue to follow CSI and welcome and support the new team members and you will soon meet and have new ideas to try. Without any further delay here is my post, a breath taking craft space that Karen Russell has designed with the feel of comfort in mind:

“When you walk up the stairs and turn to your left, you’re directly in my scrapbook room/office. It’s about 15×13 and is the only room in the house with the original wood floors”. What more could you ask for from a home? This space is naturally beautiful.

Most of the storage items were items that she already had or bought from Ebay.

How neat is this, a surgical tray!!!

There is so much character to Karen’s craft space. This old Dewey Decimal Index card catalog holds a ton of stuff. Most of the jars/canisters on top hold lace and ribbon. The stand on top was from the post office out in Jacksonville, Oregon – and even has several of old postal stamps hanging on it.

Karen used the charm of her room and filled it with items that fit the room’s character. Visit her blog for a more photos and inspiration.

Thank you all for your support and continue to craft and follow Craft Storage Ideas for even more inspiration!

Deirdre Smith

Filed Under: All Craft Rooms Tagged With: craft punches storage, craft storage, drawers, embellishments, vintage

March 21, 2013 by Anita Scroggins 2 Comments

Die Storage – keeping it all together!

Hi everyone, Anita here today and it is my turn to share a storage solution. I have quite a selection of dies for a variety of machines. Even though I don’t use the dies as often as I once did, I still can’t part with them. I use electronic means to cut most of my papers now, but dies do still have their uses, so keep them I must.

However, since they are different brands, they are all different sizes. So I have never been able to come up with a way to store them in a manner that is pleasing to my eye and easy to reach and use. I have some over on one shelf, a few in a drawer, some over there in notebooks…you get the drift. I would really like some method that puts ALL of my dies in one place, stores them neatly and makes them easy to access. Mmmmmm…no small order. So of course I hit Pinterest, my favorite place on the web right now. This is what I came up with.

This idea I really liked, the boxes would be fairly inexpensive and could be stacked either on a shelf or counter and labeled easily. Also, I could decorate these if I ever got into the mood, although I am very much a plain box kinda girl so it is doubtful that would ever happen. So far, so good. The drawback – I am not sure if my larger steel ruled dies would fit in these boxes. I will have to see. Also, I know myself and I am pretty sure that all my dies would have to be alphabetized within the boxes. That just might make me crazy when I added new dies and had to shift things around.

Now, this little library tray idea I liked in theory. Look how cute it is!! I mean really, who wouldn’t want that in their craft room? My concern is again, my large, thick dies, and dust. Yes, dust. Yes, I am that kind of person. I would have to vacuum this little bugger every other day to keep my sanity. Two dogs and at the moment 4 cats. (my daughter came home from college with one, which we told her NOT to get, and we are fostering a stray with a broken pelvis, so we are temporarily up to 4. sigh) Maybe I could sew a cover for it. Because, again, it is so dang cute!!!!!

Ok, next up…

I actually have clear envelopes AND the clips from my old Clip It Up to make this idea a reality. And a curtain rod. It’s a possibility.

I have many sets of Sizzlets and in order to save space I took them out of their original package and put them into small, clear plastic bins. But those are no where near as cute or as stackable as these are! I am sure I saw some just like these are Office Depot not long ago. I may have to go and see how much they are As for the notebooks, I have my QuicKutz and my AccuCuts dies in notebooks, but they are small notebooks made just for each brand. I want symmetry. I want it to look neat on the shelf. Even though there are two types of storage going on here, it still looks neat.

Last, but not least, we have an Alex Drawer Unit from IKEA (and we all know that I love those!) with the dies stored in the drawers. I am not sure that I like how these dies are loose in the drawers. However, I know that IKEA makes Alex units with deeper drawers and maybe some of the storage I have shown above would fit into the deeper drawers? Interesting, very, interesting. Maybe two Alex units side by side with my dies in the drawers and my machine on top??

I obviously need to do some shopping! So that is it for me today! This is also my last post as a contributor here at Craft Storage Ideas. I have had a wonderful time with Rebecca and the whole team and am sad to move on. However, my schedule has gotten a little crazy and I had to let a couple of things go

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Anita

Filed Under: Storage Solution Roundups! Tagged With: alex, containers, craft storage, drawers, ikea, scrapbook studio, storage

March 11, 2013 by Valerie Mangan 2 Comments

Craft Space: Darcy Miller

When I imagine my dream craft space, it definitely looks something like this. I’ve been a huge fan of Darcy Miller for a long time. She currently serves as the Editorial Director at Martha Stewart Weddings but she’s also an illustrator & crafter. Her amazing scrapboxes have been featured in Martha Stewart Living magazine. It’s no surprise her craft space is amazingly organized and well designed.

I love the repetition of the black binders mixed with the collection of wedding cake toppers and artwork. Craft spaces are great places to show off a personal collection, including your own creations. The display of pens is functional and beautiful:

This is how she stores party-related ephemera and materials. Grouping items by theme or season is a great way to streamline the process of crafting:

I love the interior of this drawer with all that gorgeous color on display:

The closet holds collections of inspiring items, like tear sheets from magazines and ephemera for future projects:

Here is the photo storage area. The custom ‘wallpaper’ is simply enlarged black and white photos printed on matte paper and collaged on the wall. Brilliant and simple:

The corkboard walls are home to more enlarged photos and a collection of ephemera:

There are so many innovative ideas in this craft space that could be easily adapted to any space. I hope they’ve inspired you, too! To view more photos of Darcy’s blog, you can view them here on the Martha Stewart website.

Valerie

Filed Under: All Craft Rooms Tagged With: binders, collections, craft room, craft storage, drawers, inspiration board, labels, Mists / Sprays Storage, photos, shelving

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