I just want to tell you how much your happiness shows! I know you were going through a rough time last year and were doing your best, but now you just seem to be bursting with enthusiasm. Looks good on you💕
For my mom I used a 4x6 photo album to create a password notebook. I made a 4x6 template of the information she should write down and then she would put it in the photo sleeve. She stored this book in her safe so her passwords were safe but easy for her to access.
What a good idea. I have left over baseball card storage pages from my son's Scout blue cards and rank patches. My password file is creative chaos, I think I will adapt your idea for your mom and use what I have. 😊
Noreen, you seem so happy and I am so happy for you. You have been through some dark times over the last few years and it is wonderful to see you on the other side.
Hi Norrine! You gave us some wonderful storage ideas! I really like the idea of adding storage to the side of a dresser or the end of your kitchen counter! Looking forward to seeing the sign you made for your garden! Thanks for sharing! 💜
Are you reading my mind? I love these ideas, especially the binder clips (we use binder clips everywhere, ha ha)--I have used binder clips to store paperwork in files like that for decades and never thought to attach a label. What a great idea. The chair storage was amazing. I have been ready to donate or toss all but a few sizes of my plastic food containers. It was encouraging to hear that you did and it is working for you. For years I have collected a stockpile of reused glass jars that I use for food storage, between those and my trusty Pyrex I think I am going to purge most of the plastic. Enough of the clutter!
I bought a set of meal containers and got rid of every other storage container except for the very large or very small ones. They hold 28 oz; if we have a lot of something left over, we just use more than one. BUT the genius here is that when there are leftovers from a dinner, we go ahead and package them up like a tv dinner. It’s shocking how much more likely the family is to eat leftovers when they are already plated up with a variety so it’s just like a meal. Don’t get rid of your bigger ones, though…mine were in the donate box and I had to retrieve one when we were taking a large salad to a potluck. 😂
Hi, Norinne! So many good ideas! I will try some I liked. I saw a tip for paper towels for when you buy in bulk. They used a garment bag for seasonal clothes which I had two of in the basement. I had turned one of my closets into my cleaners and paper products in. I brought up the garment bag and hung it in the closet and put paper towels in it. Or you could put toilet paper in it. It zips up to keep the paper products clean and dry. Love it. It also lets you know when you have to buy more. Plus it saves space. Glad to see you back! Happy Mother’s Day.🌷🌷🌷💜🥰👍
I love your video!! ❤ I have watched off and on over the years. I was reading the comments and I am so sorry you have been through difficult times. I was not aware since I have just returned after a difficult time myself. Your videos offer such encouragement and hope! I am discovering in my late 50's and early 60's that I have ADHD and your videos are very helpful. I wish you God's best!
The dryer hack I use is a "non-dryer items" 3x5 card and a magnet. When I need it, I put it on the washer front. When I don't need it, I put it on the top of on the lost coins container. Love watching your videos!
I downsized my containers too. I have 3-three compartment containers for meal prep, and the s,m,l set up like you do Noreen. I also have a sm set that never sees anything that'll stain just cuz they're pretty. Lol
I just enjoy your videos so much. Some people just have “it”. And you have got it. Even when you were going through hard times you were still so nice to watch. So glad life has improved for you. .. Great friends who become partners in life make life so much better.
I especially love the idea of including notes on your washer, dryer, freezer etc. I have never thought of that before. Thank you for all the great ideas you provide us! :)
I love, love, love all your ideas. It is always so inspiring - Thanks Norrine! For those brushes that clean out bottle straws, I hung three small metal command hooks from Dollar Tree on the inside of my under sink cabinet. Not only is it easy to grab when I am washing them out, but they hang out of the way, don't get bent and hangs to dry. Since they are so small you can place them anywhere. I hung mine just below the command hook I use to store my rubber gloves on.
Hello i love all these ideas. I have an old dresser drawer in my garage just sitting in there with my material, but I like the idea to add those shelves from IKEA thank you for all you do, you are super awesome Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day!!!💐❤
Hi Norreen! Just wanted to let you know that your videos are so helpful and enjoyable, that I've been known to watch them two or three times! That's how good they are! So many great ideas! Thank you!!
Norrine, from your lips to my ears on getting rid of clutter! I always love your fantastic ideas! I have a sewing machine chair with hidden storage in seat! Why didn’t I think of that for my other chairs🤦♀️ you’re just amazing! We need you in our lives❤ binder clips with labels- oh my. We were just discussing how to make more room for our files! You rock! Will be saving this video to refer to for the other I credible ideas. Thanks for always being there for us. Happy Mother’s Day! 🌹👍❤️😊
Great ideas! I especially like the idea of putting labeled binder clips in file folders! I just put my papers in generic folders. Like: Med bills 2024 Then, if I don't need them 7 yes later, I can toss them without looking thru them. 😊❤
So many ideas! I'm going to have to go back and replay this a few times. I can probably use each one of your ideas in this house. I wish you were here. I know you could harness my 15 room home.
I use tension rods in my laundry room. I use binders to keep my appliances warranty and books. I started to purge my hobby room. I’m starting with getting all the garbage and what I want to get rid of first. I keep a notebook in the kitchen and list items that I use up. This way my husband always buys what we need and doesn’t make unnecessary trips to the grocery.
I love all these ideas. Can you show us some ideas for adding storage to lower areas. I’m in a wheelchair and I have floating shelves but can no longer reach anything. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you. 💝🥰
We used the space above our sink to hang pots and pans. We just put a sturdy rod over two cabinets on each side of the window above the sink, placed S hooks on the rod! All our pans fit perfectly! I also hang the lids on the handles and that saves a TON of space!
Thanks for all your insight. I have a challenge for you...I have inherited photos and letters, greeting cards, child drawings, school records and crafts, baby books, etc and so many other types of old family ephemera going back to late 1800s. How would you organize and store these types of items?
I use deli containers for food storage container, one size lid fits multiple container sizes. I purchase them at a food service supply store. I can freeze things in these but best of all I can send food to others and not have to worry about having my containers returned.
Hi Noreen! I've. been gone for a month and am just catching up with your videos. These are amazing ideas! Usually, I've already seen most organizing tips, but 90% of these are new to me. I'll have to watch again and take notes of what I can use where! (Still struggling to get my craft room perfect - it's getting close!) Thanks so much for all you do to help us hopeless craft hoarders. Hugs.
These are great ideas! I already use a few comparable ones. I have generations of inherited pieces of furniture so I have plenty storage. Just under utilized with clutter. I SO appreciate your videos! Blessings for a wonderful year❣️💕🙏
I love theses storage ideas. My craft room is so cluttered, I’ve used a lot of your ideas. I’m getting through it one day at a time. I did use your idea of using wire baskets from the dollar tree for my florals. I had about 6 bins of florals, noe they look so pretty hanging in the baskets, I and I can see what I have, and I can just go pick a flower that I need. I have flowers that I forgot I had. Now I’m on too my shelves. I’m hoping to have it all done by the end of the month. Thanks for sharing
I really like the kitchen ideas! 👍 The lid storage is genius! 💡 All of the tension rod ideas are so creative! 👏 The hanging area over the door was cool. I saw the library ladder with it, but was thinking the hooks that they use in garment stores might be safer as we get older. It would be helpful for out of season clothes! 🤗
I went on Amazon and ordered takeout containers like Chinese restaurants. They are great in microwave also. I bought the rectangle ( black bottom clear top). And the round. Round comes different heights, all use same size top. I have two plastic baskets one for rectangle. One for round. The difference is amazing. The rectangle take out also fit in my Alex drawers, or in the metal tool drawers for the garage. Way less expensive then most organizer baskets.bonus they stack in the refrigerator or freezer beautifully!
Lots of good ideas. I like the binder clips on the file folders. I have a small, but completely full portable file box I keep music in at church and it's hard to grasp some of the folders in the hanging files. I think just adding binder clips on the folders with the most pages will help a lot and make it easier to see where each letter actually is. I purged a lot of my kitchen containers a few years ago and got square or rectangular ones and keep the lids beside or stacked on top of the mates in a drawer. I got round ones just slightly smaller than my crockpot so I can put something frozen in it to slow cook. Thanks for all of the great ideas!
I loved my cubicle storage for all my scrapbooks, papers, and works in progress, so I bought new, white IKEA Kallax cubicles. I bought white photo boxes to group craft supplies. The cubicles are not the perfect size, and I wish I just had shelves. Too late. Too bad. Bins that fill the space are perfect for groups of large items. I am still trying to figure out how to make these cubicles practical for small items. In the kitchen, I maximize space by adding additional shelves. I use those white photo boxes above the cabinets for seldom used items (cookie cutters, cupcake papers, extra teabags, etc.). I am adding shelves behind (not on) doors to create pantry storage. Cans fit in boxes covered in Contac paper for a better look when the door is closed. Downsizing is HARD, so I am trying to maximize space!
I love the tension rods that utilized the upper space under the sinks! This one I will be using soon. I also liked the idea of using the binder clips for filing. I have a major issue just picking up my mail because I know it's going to make me a mess. Because I get so much junk mail and papers I know I should keep. However knowing this, I always end up with a stack of trash on the floor a ND a pile of papers to be filed on the coffee table. Unfortunately, I have to do most everything sitting down because of health issues. I refuse to use the "d" word even if it's true. I can only stand or walk for short periods of time. So I need a system that accommodates my situation. If you have any handy ideas, I would be thrilled to see them. Thank you! And thank you for not having the usual content that everyone else just puts a different spin on. These were unique ideas and ones I hadn't seen before. Which is saying a lot because I just moved into a small apartment and have been watching everyone's storage ideas of late. So I really appreciated seeing something that I can utilize for an apartment and it's not just sip tying little baskets together! Now some of them could be useful, so I'm not saying they are all bad. It's just everyone doing the same thing.
Norrine, I need your help. In a previous video you mentioned a hand held vacuum cleaner that you use that has great suction (implication was that you could even pick up glitter!) but I can't find a link or any other information on it. I have one of those ladybug desk vacuums that works fine for some things but is lacking for things like glitter and other small particles that seem to follow me around. ***What vacuum is it that you love so much?*** I love your videos and enjoy finding that I have many of your tips already in place in our home. "Great minds think alike!" And yes, folding clothing and organizing them in drawers increases your storage space! We converted our master bedroom into my SECOND craft room (antique sewing machine conservation takes up a lot of room) and the small walk in closet now houses my fabric stash in file cabinets organized the same way. All my clothing except one dress and 4 skirts (those are squeezed into the end of the closet) are folded and in a 5 drawer dresser. I even have one drawer dedicated to miscellaneous storage! It has been a game changer. I sleep in one of my craft rooms, my hubby has his own bedroom, and now we both get plenty of quality rest. CPAP machines and different sleep cycles were keeping us trying to live on just a few hours of sleep a night. Life is better at 70 than it was for the past 10 years! Yes, I miss having him next to me, but I am less crabby from lack of sleep so we find other opportunities for "togetherness". Have a great day-week-life! You look amazing! Marriage agrees with you!
I got mine at Walmart - it was an open box, so it was marked down. I found it for the best price at Khols. But at least you can look at it and see if you can find it close to you. Here it is. So sorry for the long link: www.kohls.com/product/prd-4993229/tzumi-ion-vac-cordless-handheld-vacuum-cleaner.jsp?skuid=54719598&CID=shopping15&FLOOR%20CARE&CSE&CID=shopping30&SSC&CSE&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw0YGyBhByEiwAQmBEWsJyJJ6ZwvvIdWSDHWukmFo1YBbg_zR3TFBnnNYqXVSw7VAGtxB-7BoCKaYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Thank you for this. Brilliant ideas. I prefer to file things in lever arch files/ring binders. I prefer the tabs to be extra wide so that I can easily see them. I prefer to store plastic containers with the lids on. If you do store them with the lids off you could write underneath on each box a certain number & the same numbers on the lids, that way you know which belongs to which.
I'm so glad you mentioned numbering the container and lids. I used to do this with the cardboard puzzles my kids had. Numbered the back of the puzzle and all the pieces for that puzzle. Then they could be sure all pieces were there. Can't wait to get started with my containers and lids!!!
@@carolyorks6254 Great idea. I got this idea from 2 books by Denyse Schofield Creating an Organised Home & Creating an Organised Family & she numbered containers & puzzle pieces too. Her books really helped me to organise my kitchen etc.
I'm (once again) re-organizing my craft room & am looking for storage ideas to maximize space. This video was perfect timing! Thanks for so many good ideas. Question: For my coffee station, I want to fill a gallon glass jar with dried beans dyed brown to look like coffee beans. Any ideas on the best way to go about this?
I'd throw the beans in a large plastic bag and start putting drops of black/brown paint in the bag and squish it all around until they are covered. Then pour them out on a sheet of paper or cardboard to dry. This is how I've colored round beads before. :)
I love your ideas, have been following you for a while. But sometimes I want to know how well some crafts have held up. What happened to the upholstered chair you painted? Did the paint peel or is it still good?
It never peeled... but the way I applied it was wrong, so it didn't stay with me. LOL You have to stir the paint and fabric softenter - not shake it. I can't wait to try it again though!!!
I just want to tell you how much your happiness shows! I know you were going through a rough time last year and were doing your best, but now you just seem to be bursting with enthusiasm. Looks good on you💕
Thank you so much!! Yes, last year was TOUGH! But this year has been wonderful. Thanks for being a part of it with me!
I so agree you are just glowing so happy for you ❤
For my mom I used a 4x6 photo album to create a password notebook. I made a 4x6 template of the information she should write down and then she would put it in the photo sleeve. She stored this book in her safe so her passwords were safe but easy for her to access.
Awesome idea!!!
What a good idea. I have left over baseball card storage pages from my son's Scout blue cards and rank patches. My password file is creative chaos, I think I will adapt your idea for your mom and use what I have. 😊
Love the labeled binder clips idea.
Glad you liked them! Thanks for watching 😊
Glad you liked them! Thanks for watching 😊
I love the binder clips idea!
Yay! Glad you liked it.
Me too! I just showed it to my hubby!
Noreen, you seem so happy and I am so happy for you. You have been through some dark times over the last few years and it is wonderful to see you on the other side.
Thank you so much! I gotta admit, it feels really good too. 💐😘
I love all of your ideas but I especially love the one for the dining room chairs. Thats 6 more storage spaces for tablecloths or napkins.
me too.
That's what I thought too!!!!! Glad you liked it.
@@TheCraftyOrganizer ❤
Thank you
Thank YOU for sharing!!!!!
Great ideas!
I love your channel! You always have the best ideas, now on to de cluttering!!! ❤
You are super sweet. Thanks for being here with me!
Hi Norrine! You gave us some wonderful storage ideas! I really like the idea of adding storage to the side of a dresser or the end of your kitchen counter! Looking forward to seeing the sign you made for your garden! Thanks for sharing! 💜
Storage is storage, right??? So glad you found them helpful.
I loved the double storage “spice” rack idea! Great job Dawn! Love it!!
Didn't she do great! Thanks for watching!
Are you reading my mind? I love these ideas, especially the binder clips (we use binder clips everywhere, ha ha)--I have used binder clips to store paperwork in files like that for decades and never thought to attach a label. What a great idea. The chair storage was amazing.
I have been ready to donate or toss all but a few sizes of my plastic food containers. It was encouraging to hear that you did and it is working for you. For years I have collected a stockpile of reused glass jars that I use for food storage, between those and my trusty Pyrex I think I am going to purge most of the plastic. Enough of the clutter!
I can never seem to let go of glass jars! LOL Too good for so many things. Thanks for watching!
I bought a set of meal containers and got rid of every other storage container except for the very large or very small ones. They hold 28 oz; if we have a lot of something left over, we just use more than one. BUT the genius here is that when there are leftovers from a dinner, we go ahead and package them up like a tv dinner. It’s shocking how much more likely the family is to eat leftovers when they are already plated up with a variety so it’s just like a meal.
Don’t get rid of your bigger ones, though…mine were in the donate box and I had to retrieve one when we were taking a large salad to a potluck. 😂
Love these!!! I use the tension rod in my pantry for my paper towels.
Nice!!!!! I love that one.
Hi, Norinne! So many good ideas! I will try some I liked. I saw a tip for paper towels for when you buy in bulk. They used a garment bag for seasonal clothes which I had two of in the basement. I had turned one of my closets into my cleaners and paper products in. I brought up the garment bag and hung it in the closet and put paper towels in it. Or you could put toilet paper in it. It zips up to keep the paper products clean and dry. Love it. It also lets you know when you have to buy more. Plus it saves space. Glad to see you back! Happy Mother’s Day.🌷🌷🌷💜🥰👍
Girlfriend, you are SO good!! Love you, Mini!! 🤗❤️🌵❤️🤗
How many days left??? Are you excited - or overwhelmed?!?!
@@TheCraftyOrganizer ....excited or overwhelmed? YES!! LOL. Three weeks from this morning!
Awesome ideas. The binder clips with the side labels was a bullseye for me. You are most appreciated.
amasing!
👏👏👏🎯🎹🎼 to my 👂🏻💡💓💯‼️✅📣 and now🥂it’s time enjoy your hard work. 🥰❤️😀
Yes! Thank you!
Absolutely great ideas. ❤
Yes, I’ve been asking about the lighting! Can’t wait to see!
Editing it right now!!!! :)
Glues, Glitters & Paints OH My❣️❣️
I need that on a T-shirt! LOL
So many great ideas, thank you!
Thanks for watching!!!
Noreen, You have been an inspiration to me in so many ways over the years. I'm so glad to see you happier these days. Always keeping you in my heart.🎉
Thank you so much!!!!
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I love the idea of using the tension rods and the spice shelf at the side of cupboards
Fantastic organizational ideas Noreen! I can see myself creating more space with the curtain rods! Thanks for sharing! ❤
You are so welcome!
thank you so much! Love from New Zealand
Thank you for checking in and being here with me!
I love your video!! ❤ I have watched off and on over the years. I was reading the comments and I am so sorry you have been through difficult times. I was not aware since I have just returned after a difficult time myself. Your videos offer such encouragement and hope! I am discovering in my late 50's and early 60's that I have ADHD and your videos are very helpful. I wish you God's best!
I like to use the drawer front storage tray (for the kitchen sink) in the bathroom. Usually there is a false drawer front just waiting to be used.
Great suggestion!!!
My cabinet maker who built and installed all the cabinets in my kitchen and bath included these tilt out shelves.
The dryer hack I use is a "non-dryer items" 3x5 card and a magnet. When I need it, I put it on the washer front. When I don't need it, I put it on the top of on the lost coins container. Love watching your videos!
Love that trick!!!!! Thanks for sharing!
A tip about container lids. What I've done is slide my lids onto a CD rack. It's neat, tidy and always accessible.
I store the lids on the containers. It was easy to reduce the number of containers as I learned that I had so many I wasn't using.
I love that idea!!
I downsized my containers too. I have 3-three compartment containers for meal prep, and the s,m,l set up like you do Noreen. I also have a sm set that never sees anything that'll stain just cuz they're pretty. Lol
The chair seat storage is a great idea.
Very useful for paper plates and plastic utensils Thanks for sharing 😀
I can’t build that, so I’ll just tape the items to the underside of the chairs! 🤣
Absolutely!!! Thanks for watching ❤
Good bye clutter 😊
I just enjoy your videos so much. Some people just have “it”. And you have got it. Even when you were going through hard times you were still so nice to watch. So glad life has improved for you. .. Great friends who become partners in life make life so much better.
Awww! Thank you so much - and I agree..... It's pretty amazing being with my best friend. ❤
Love all these ideas
Glad you liked them!
I especially love the idea of including notes on your washer, dryer, freezer etc. I have never thought of that before. Thank you for all the great ideas you provide us! :)
Yay! Glad I could bring something new to you. :)
I did the exact same thing with three sizes of dollar tree storage containers. Lids on the bottom, containers above, three neat stacks. Done.
I love that!!!
Thanks for sharing, have a great rest of your week! 🙂🙃😘💗
Thank you! You too!
Brilliant ideas! Thank you.
You are so welcome!
I love, love, love all your ideas. It is always so inspiring - Thanks Norrine! For those brushes that clean out bottle straws, I hung three small metal command hooks from Dollar Tree on the inside of my under sink cabinet. Not only is it easy to grab when I am washing them out, but they hang out of the way, don't get bent and hangs to dry. Since they are so small you can place them anywhere. I hung mine just below the command hook I use to store my rubber gloves on.
Love those command hook ideas!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Amazing video, great ideas!!❤
Thanks, Rachel!
Oh Norrine! You KNOW you're my favorite!
xoxoxo You are so kind.
Hello i love all these ideas. I have an old dresser drawer in my garage just sitting in there with my material, but I like the idea to add those shelves from IKEA thank you for all you do, you are super awesome Hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day!!!💐❤
Thank you so much! Glad you liked them!!!
Hi Norreen! Just wanted to let you know that your videos are so helpful and enjoyable, that I've been known to watch them two or three times! That's how good they are! So many great ideas! Thank you!!
Wow! Thank you so much!!!! I appreciate you being here with me.
Thanks👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🌹
Thanks for watching!
Love these organizational ideas! Thank you.
Hi Norrine. Enjoy your content.😊
Thank you! This one was really helpful.
So glad you liked them. 💐
What great ideas!!
Thank you, Michael!!!! Loved your last Dollar Tree Haul video!!!!
Love these ideas.. the chair seat storage is genius. Love all the ones with the tension rods and of course the over the door hangers.
Thank you so much, Laura!!!!
Norrine, from your lips to my ears on getting rid of clutter! I always love your fantastic ideas! I have a sewing machine chair with hidden storage in seat! Why didn’t I think of that for my other chairs🤦♀️ you’re just amazing! We need you in our lives❤ binder clips with labels- oh my. We were just discussing how to make more room for our files! You rock! Will be saving this video to refer to for the other I credible ideas. Thanks for always being there for us. Happy Mother’s Day! 🌹👍❤️😊
So glad they were helpful!!!! And, Happy Mother's Day to you!
I love these ideas! I also love saving money by being creative. You do look very happy!
Thank you so much xoxoxo
Thank you for sharing ❤️
Thanks for watching! ☺️
Great ideas! I especially like the idea of putting labeled binder clips in file folders! I just put my papers in generic folders. Like: Med bills 2024 Then, if I don't need them 7 yes later, I can toss them without looking thru them. 😊❤
That's what I liked about that idea! You can quickly see what it is at a glance. :)
So many ideas! I'm going to have to go back and replay this a few times. I can probably use each one of your ideas in this house. I wish you were here. I know you could harness my 15 room home.
How much fun would that be!!!!!! Where do you live??
@@TheCraftyOrganizer in the Southern Tier of NYS.
I use tension rods in my laundry room. I use binders to keep my appliances warranty and books. I started to purge my hobby room. I’m starting with getting all the garbage and what I want to get rid of first. I keep a notebook in the kitchen and list items that I use up. This way my husband always buys what we need and doesn’t make unnecessary trips to the grocery.
I love that you and your husband are using that system for groceries!!!!
I love all these ideas. Can you show us some ideas for adding storage to lower areas. I’m in a wheelchair and I have floating shelves but can no longer reach anything. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you. 💝🥰
Yes!!! I did one specifically for mobility access: ua-cam.com/video/qmm5tuOcCuQ/v-deo.html
Love the dry erase notes on the washer!
It really helps!
Thanks! Lots of new ideas
That's amazing - you've been with me for a few years now!!! So excited that I could still bring something new to you. ❤ Thanks for being here with me.
Genius ❤Todays Quote: "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." Huge hugs. Namesta 🐞🐞🐞
Where do you get all of these amazing quotes! I love them ❤
So many great ideas. Thanks for putting the together. 😀
Glad you liked them!
We used the space above our sink to hang pots and pans. We just put a sturdy rod over two cabinets on each side of the window above the sink, placed S hooks on the rod! All our pans fit perfectly! I also hang the lids on the handles and that saves a TON of space!
Genius! Thanks for sharing!
It is so nice to see you so happy!! This was very helpful!! Thanks so much!!
It feels pretty good too. xoxoxo
You always have such good ideas
Love your video I always learned so much, DIY are beautiful thanks for sharing lots of blessings
Yay!!! So glad - thanks for being here with me.
Wishing you wonderful memories to be made in your new home!!
Thanks for all your insight. I have a challenge for you...I have inherited photos and letters, greeting cards, child drawings, school records and crafts, baby books, etc and so many other types of old family ephemera going back to late 1800s. How would you organize and store these types of items?
I think this system would be the best: ua-cam.com/video/X5Vb919_Tlw/v-deo.html
You could break it down by size, color, or subject matter!
Thank you for the organization inspiration! Ive used so many of your ideas
Oh, yay!!!! I am so glad you like them!
The chair solution is brilliant!
I did too!!!! So smart!
Hi! Great ideals. Tfs
I agree you seem so happy. I always enjoy your videos.
Thank you so much!!!!
Hi 👋 😊 from ENGLAND UK🇬🇧 !
Hello, Patricia!!!!
Hello, I have been looking for your video on the grid with tension rods and I’ve had no luck. Can you please share it 😊 thank you!
I absolutely LOVE the dry erase idea! That will come in very handy for me! Thank you!!!
Yay! Glad I could bring something new to you. :)
I use deli containers for food storage container, one size lid fits multiple container sizes. I purchase them at a food service supply store. I can freeze things in these but best of all I can send food to others and not have to worry about having my containers returned.
We have a few of those - they are the best!!!!
Hi Noreen! I've. been gone for a month and am just catching up with your videos. These are amazing ideas! Usually, I've already seen most organizing tips, but 90% of these are new to me. I'll have to watch again and take notes of what I can use where! (Still struggling to get my craft room perfect - it's getting close!) Thanks so much for all you do to help us hopeless craft hoarders. Hugs.
These are great ideas! I already use a few comparable ones. I have generations of inherited pieces of furniture so I have plenty storage. Just under utilized with clutter. I SO appreciate your videos! Blessings for a wonderful year❣️💕🙏
Sometimes it's hard to look at what we have with fresh eyes. Especially if we've had it for a while! Thanks for being here with me.
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I love theses storage ideas. My craft room is so cluttered, I’ve used a lot of your ideas. I’m getting through it one day at a time. I did use your idea of using wire baskets from the dollar tree for my florals. I had about 6 bins of florals, noe they look so pretty hanging in the baskets, I and I can see what I have, and I can just go pick a flower that I need. I have flowers that I forgot I had. Now I’m on too my shelves. I’m hoping to have it all done by the end of the month. Thanks for sharing
Woohoo!!!! I'm here rooting for you!
These really are genius ideas, Noreen. Thank you!
So glad you liked them. :)
Such great ideas! Thanks, Norrine. 😊
You are so welcome!
Thank you for sharing all these GREAT space savings no ideas!
Glad it was helpful!
These are all wonderful ideas. Thank you for sharing them, love it!
Thanks for watching!
What GREAT IDEAS! 👏👏👏👏👏
Glad you liked them!
2:07 I’ve also did this using an old door on top. I used it as a desk and another a dinner table
Nice!
Thank you so much. I love your videos
Thanks for watching!
I really like the kitchen ideas! 👍 The lid storage is genius! 💡 All of the tension rod ideas are so creative! 👏 The hanging area over the door was cool. I saw the library ladder with it, but was thinking the hooks that they use in garment stores might be safer as we get older. It would be helpful for out of season clothes! 🤗
I really liked that one too! Thanks for watching!
@@TheCraftyOrganizer You're very welcome! 🤗😍
Thank you for great ideas !
You are so welcome!
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Noreen....I appreciate all your great ideas....
Take care❤️
xoxoxox Thank you, friend!
Love all of these great ideas !!!Thanks for gathering them in one nice little tidy space !! irissavedbygrace
Thank you for watching!
I love your creative, practical life solutions! Can you share a link for the bag pouches for board games? Thanks so much! 😊
I went on Amazon and ordered takeout containers like Chinese restaurants. They are great in microwave also. I bought the rectangle ( black bottom clear top). And the round. Round comes different heights, all use same size top. I have two plastic baskets one for rectangle. One for round. The difference is amazing. The rectangle take out also fit in my Alex drawers, or in the metal tool drawers for the garage. Way less expensive then most organizer baskets.bonus they stack in the refrigerator or freezer beautifully!
That is so smart!!!! Glad you found sizes and shapes that work for you!
Lots of good ideas. I like the binder clips on the file folders. I have a small, but completely full portable file box I keep music in at church and it's hard to grasp some of the folders in the hanging files. I think just adding binder clips on the folders with the most pages will help a lot and make it easier to see where each letter actually is. I purged a lot of my kitchen containers a few years ago and got square or rectangular ones and keep the lids beside or stacked on top of the mates in a drawer. I got round ones just slightly smaller than my crockpot so I can put something frozen in it to slow cook. Thanks for all of the great ideas!
The binder clips would be PERFECT for music! So quick to glance and grab. :) Let me know if you try it!
So many cool ideas!
Thank you!!
I loved my cubicle storage for all my scrapbooks, papers, and works in progress, so I bought new, white IKEA Kallax cubicles. I bought white photo boxes to group craft supplies. The cubicles are not the perfect size, and I wish I just had shelves. Too late. Too bad. Bins that fill the space are perfect for groups of large items. I am still trying to figure out how to make these cubicles practical for small items.
In the kitchen, I maximize space by adding additional shelves. I use those white photo boxes above the cabinets for seldom used items (cookie cutters, cupcake papers, extra teabags, etc.). I am adding shelves behind (not on) doors to create pantry storage. Cans fit in boxes covered in Contac paper for a better look when the door is closed.
Downsizing is HARD, so I am trying to maximize space!
You can make diy shelves for your Kallax!!! Try this out: ua-cam.com/video/C4NN6PjUMGY/v-deo.html
I love the tension rods that utilized the upper space under the sinks! This one I will be using soon. I also liked the idea of using the binder clips for filing. I have a major issue just picking up my mail because I know it's going to make me a mess. Because I get so much junk mail and papers I know I should keep. However knowing this, I always end up with a stack of trash on the floor a ND a pile of papers to be filed on the coffee table. Unfortunately, I have to do most everything sitting down because of health issues. I refuse to use the "d" word even if it's true. I can only stand or walk for short periods of time. So I need a system that accommodates my situation. If you have any handy ideas, I would be thrilled to see them.
Thank you! And thank you for not having the usual content that everyone else just puts a different spin on. These were unique ideas and ones I hadn't seen before. Which is saying a lot because I just moved into a small apartment and have been watching everyone's storage ideas of late.
So I really appreciated seeing something that I can utilize for an apartment and it's not just sip tying little baskets together! Now some of them could be useful, so I'm not saying they are all bad. It's just everyone doing the same thing.
Norrine, I need your help. In a previous video you mentioned a hand held vacuum cleaner that you use that has great suction (implication was that you could even pick up glitter!) but I can't find a link or any other information on it. I have one of those ladybug desk vacuums that works fine for some things but is lacking for things like glitter and other small particles that seem to follow me around.
***What vacuum is it that you love so much?*** I love your videos and enjoy finding that I have many of your tips already in place in our home. "Great minds think alike!" And yes, folding clothing and organizing them in drawers increases your storage space! We converted our master bedroom into my SECOND craft room (antique sewing machine conservation takes up a lot of room) and the small walk in closet now houses my fabric stash in file cabinets organized the same way. All my clothing except one dress and 4 skirts (those are squeezed into the end of the closet) are folded and in a 5 drawer dresser. I even have one drawer dedicated to miscellaneous storage! It has been a game changer. I sleep in one of my craft rooms, my hubby has his own bedroom, and now we both get plenty of quality rest. CPAP machines and different sleep cycles were keeping us trying to live on just a few hours of sleep a night. Life is better at 70 than it was for the past 10 years! Yes, I miss having him next to me, but I am less crabby from lack of sleep so we find other opportunities for "togetherness". Have a great day-week-life! You look amazing! Marriage agrees with you!
I got mine at Walmart - it was an open box, so it was marked down. I found it for the best price at Khols. But at least you can look at it and see if you can find it close to you.
Here it is.
So sorry for the long link: www.kohls.com/product/prd-4993229/tzumi-ion-vac-cordless-handheld-vacuum-cleaner.jsp?skuid=54719598&CID=shopping15&FLOOR%20CARE&CSE&CID=shopping30&SSC&CSE&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw0YGyBhByEiwAQmBEWsJyJJ6ZwvvIdWSDHWukmFo1YBbg_zR3TFBnnNYqXVSw7VAGtxB-7BoCKaYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Thank you for this. Brilliant ideas.
I prefer to file things in lever arch files/ring binders. I prefer the tabs to be extra wide so that I can easily see them.
I prefer to store plastic containers with the lids on. If you do store them with the lids off you could write underneath on each box a certain number & the same numbers on the lids, that way you know which belongs to which.
I like the idea of numbering containers and their lids. Thanks for sharing
That's a great system for containers and lids! Thanks for sharing. :)
Whoops, I didn’t realise that I’d put prefer so many times. 😀
I'm so glad you mentioned numbering the container and lids. I used to do this with the cardboard puzzles my kids had. Numbered the back of the puzzle and all the pieces for that puzzle. Then they could be sure all pieces were there. Can't wait to get started with my containers and lids!!!
@@carolyorks6254 Great idea. I got this idea from 2 books by Denyse Schofield Creating an Organised Home & Creating an Organised Family & she numbered containers & puzzle pieces too.
Her books really helped me to organise my kitchen etc.
I'm (once again) re-organizing my craft room & am looking for storage ideas to maximize space. This video was perfect timing! Thanks for so many good ideas.
Question: For my coffee station, I want to fill a gallon glass jar with dried beans dyed brown to look like coffee beans. Any ideas on the best way to go about this?
I'd throw the beans in a large plastic bag and start putting drops of black/brown paint in the bag and squish it all around until they are covered. Then pour them out on a sheet of paper or cardboard to dry. This is how I've colored round beads before. :)
I love your ideas, have been following you for a while. But sometimes I want to know how well some crafts have held up. What happened to the upholstered chair you painted? Did the paint peel or is it still good?
It never peeled... but the way I applied it was wrong, so it didn't stay with me. LOL You have to stir the paint and fabric softenter - not shake it. I can't wait to try it again though!!!