Do you keep your craft supplies organized or are they scattered about?

My supplies are definitely not organized. My painting stuff is shoved behind a chair at a friends house, my knitting needles are at the bottom of a bag somewhere. My yarn is everywhere but my pants... Even the tackle box I have that was to have my beads stay organized tumbled off the bed and it looks like a unicorn pooped in a box.

Sorry I am so far behind in responding to your discussion. Hope the ankle is mending well. My completed craft projects and craft supplies are scattered all over in a bedroom, garage and the family room closet. Everything is marked and I have samples with the original patterns. I work with plastic canvas and do some knitting. In order to keep my yarn in one room I decided to put the skeins in plastic bins. The photo below will give you some idea of what it looks like although it looks unkept I do know where everything is located. The flat, plastic containers are kept under a spare bed in another room with labeling right on the front so I can see exactly what's in each container. I try real hard to keep my crafts in order but once in awhile things get away from me and I get sloppy.

I've tried to orgainize a few times, but it never lasts... organization and I are like oil and water!

I'd like to say that even though my supplies (which now encompass two rooms)look to be a huge mess... I know where everything is. But I'd be fibbing. I sort of know where everything is. I spent over 3 hours organizing my supplies, just a few weeks ago. That didn't last much more than a week. Now I have boxes of supplies stacked in a corner of my dining room and I can't even get near my totes to put them away. My crafting has moved from my little crafting room to the dining room, as my crafting table has been over-run with supplies and displays for shows. I think it would take me twice as long to clean my craft room, as it would to clean the house...

When not working and being stored, I am pretty organized. Howver, while working...Clean House would have a blast in my room or area! I figure, why waste time cleaning as I go, just throw it on the floor and vaccum it later all at once! Works out pretty good! And why put things away as I use them.. I know in a few minutes later I will need that again, so why waste the time gettin gup and putting it away just to do it again later! Seems also easy enough to pick up when done too!

Right now I am just starting out with crocheting. I hope I don't get too bad where I need a lot of space, I hope just a container will do, but then where would I put the container. There's no under to our bed since the boxspring is in a box.. oh well. I like your organization skills though.

I do and I don't. I know where things are and can get to them but at the same time some of it isn't very organized. I just have way too many crafts I like to do...cross stitch, plastic canvas, crocheting, quilting, ect. I really need to pick 2 and clear out the rest. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

I do have most of them organized..but there is so much stuff! I have my rubber stamps in containers according to holiday etc....I have a whole room dedicated to my crafting things.....so most of it is in containers and marked....I just did a craft sale however and toward the end of getting ready some things do get misplaced. Hopefully tonight I can go in and finish reorganizing so I can start all of my own Christmas crafts.....if I just don't get company I'll be able to at least start!

I am so anxious to get my craft supplies organized, but I have to put it off a bit longer. I am doing a lot of remodeling and redecorating that the supplies have been stored in Rubber Maid bins. I love them as they keep the stuff clean and in one spot. All my knitting supplies are in the containers. My bear making supplies are scattered. I have used a bunch of Altoids tins for organizing the smaller items. That way they can be sorted and I can make a note on the top of the tin what is inside. My BF uses Altoids so I have a huge supply of the tins. I don't use sacks as the cats love them...and cardboard is out because Khuay (one of the two flame point Siamese that own me) is a reincarnated CIA agent and no cardboard box, paper bag, envelope, or piece of paper doesn't go unchecked. He will shred anything paper with abandon...leaving little pieces on the floor like a multicolored snow fall. He also is a terror with paper towels...He can shred a full roll in less than 30 seconds flat. Yet, he can look so cute and innocent... When I get my Christmas break from college (Yep, I'm 56 years old and going to college...it may take me a while but I do get back to things eventually) I am going to tear out the kitchen and redo the walls and put in new cupboards. The bathroom is second on the list with a new vanity, toilet, refinishing the tub and new walls. Then the carpet gets torn out and replaced in the work room, office, and the master bedroom. When it is done then I will set up the work room again and I am buying a bunch of shelving from Ikea to store the fur for the bears and the other crafting supplies. Then of course the kitchen and family room will have laminate flooring installed. I am sooo looking forward to getting the whole house organized, especially the crafts room.

Unfortunately mine are scattered about. I have a bag for each project and now there are bags all over the place.

Hi PearlGrace, I do not do much crafting so I have a basket that fits perfectly between my dressing table and wardrobe in my bedroom and I keep everything in there. Huggles. Ellie :D

Hello Back when I still lived with my parents I used to make handmade soaps . I had so many oils, herbs, wraps,molds, and ribbons . I used to keep them in 2 big plastic tubes in the basement . I also used to have a smaller kit with things i was just working with then .

I am a scatterer. It's pretty bad too. My "stash" is totally NOT stashed, it is all over! :) I lie to console myself with the old saying that a messy desk is a sign of a creative mind... except mine isn't confined to just my desk.