I rewatch your videos like this every few months, just to be encouraged again. My favorite quote of you is,,, It's the one that works for you. That always sets me to thinking about 'what is it’ that actually works for ME? Once I wrap my head around that I can get moving forward. I enjoy your soft-spoken way of imparting your knowledge. Thanks
I love the sticky note idea! Thanks so much! I use the plastic trays that come inside Oreo cookie packages to hold washi tape rolls. Perfect size for most washi, fits nicely in a drawer, free item, AND you get to eat the Oreos!
I just found you and your channel and I've just watched like 4 of your videos and I can't wait to dig into more. Wow, so much good stuff. Thank you for sharing cheap or free options and options that don't take up a lot of room. I just love what you're doing. I used to work in schools, and there was a teacher who helped her students make home-made (school-made?) magazine holders, and then the kids used them for organizing homework, etc. What was cool was she just used the largest cereal boxes. She left the base and sides intact, and then traced and cut out the two longer sides to mimmic the shape of a magazine holder.
What a cool idea!! How did she stabilize the cereal box? Wouldn't it fall over easily? This sounds like a great idea, though. 💜 Thanks for watching and commenting 😉
Love the magazine holder for stencils idea! Much better than the sheet protector in a binder or in a drawer ❤❤ you're a joy to watch! Thank you 😊- Monica
Thank you Margarete 😊Organizing videos are fun! I love all aspects of “crafting”, including going through my art supplies and reorganizing and changing things up ! 💕 especially love pretty boxes and tins
I think it's important to be looking over your space and reassessing your spacing needs on a regular basis. And there are always new ideas to play with, right? 😉❣️👏🏼
Great video! I have limited space. I'm currently using a medium sized pencil case to hold most of my supplies, it even fits my A6 size glue book. I also have a clear plastic envelope to hold my rubber stamps. I keep a few other things in my desk drawers. It's working well for now.
What a TERRIFIC video on organizing! This is exactly what I needed to see! And, as usual, Margarete, you did a terrific job of explaining and showing the actual supplies and methods for organizing. Thank you SO much!
After every project I put all the items back to their places before starting the new one. I love the stencil storage idea as well as the sticky note one and will try those. I have my different kind of paper ephemera in plastic folders with labels (like animals, botanical, movie etc.). My buttons are all in marmelade jars by color and that work well. Thank you for an other great video Margarete and Happy Easter !
I scour second hand stores for old photo albums with plastic inserts that have pockets originally used for photos. I really like how this works for me.
I use cardboard trays from canned cat food and cut down different sized boxes to use that fit in the trays. I keep the tray and boxes at 2 inches that way I can stack the trays on top of one an other. I use painters tape for labels, because I change what is in the trays, all the time, so I can easily remove the labels and add a new one. I could make them all look nice by covering them with matching paper, but I don’t have the time and I want to make journals more than I want a “cute” organizing system. 😁. I use wax paper in binders for stickers. I have all my stamps off wooden blocks and the clear stamps out of the packaging and put them in binders. I attach all my brads to clear plastic sheets. I just take my awl and punch holes and put the brads on. I store them in binders. I use plastic gutters for my rolls of ribbon. I put my paper napkins in photo pouches and that way I can flip through and find what I want. I use repositioning tape for some paper items, but I am going to switch to post-it notes. That is much cheaper. Thanks for the ideas. 0:15
Awesome video! I envy your deep drawers. I find that I need big boxes with lids so they can stack in a cupboard. Clear plastic is always good, and smaller clear plastic pockets or zip-locks inside the boxes can help to section groupings of things. Only problem with boxes- the papers are not sitting upright like yours! Clear plastic drawers like yours are great for good visibility/accessibility of little pieces.
Many great ideas! Thanks! 🤗🕊️ I find display cartons in supermarkets for free (when the items are sold out of course 😅) They have sturdy backs and slanted sides. Perfect for the desk. I also bought a thingy for holding jewellery (charity shop find) It is double sided with small see through pockets and it has a hanger which makes it very convenient to hang in your creative space. Perfect for ephemera and other small things. Holds a lot and easy to see every item.
This video was just on time for me. I live in a tiny cottage with very little space. I have storage bins I have to store in my closet. My only craft space is in my kitchen on my table. Yesterday was so frustrating trying to craft and searching through containers to find supplies. I found your idea of using binders or sketch pads to be of great value to me. This will allow me to store papers and use my book shelf which is easily accessible. Thank you for your useful ideas. ❤❤😊
I found a 6’ cubby at a thrift store that fit perfectly on my craft table. Gave it a quick scrub and a touch of paint and I was loaded with options! Great video, thanks!
Margarette: great video, especially that idea with the sketch book and sticky notes. Very clever. Excellent tutorial, as usual. Thank you. Carol from California
Perfect timing for me....I am spring cleaning my art studio and sort of overwhelmed with all the stuff I have. Papers are always on my search and rescue list!
Great ideas Margarete! Thank you. I really like your shorter hair too, you look and sound lovely, as always 🙂 Being organized/having my supplies ready to go is a must, otherwise, I end up organizing! haha Thanks again.
@@MargareteMiller That's for sure, took me a long time to figure that out, a lot of frustration along the way but then one day it dawned on me, the same way I prefer to "prep" ingredients when I'm cooking (to save time, etc) I could have my artsy supplies "prepped" in a similar way-at least by knowing where things are-lol
As always, this is very helpful. Thank you!! I still use the old fashion method of storing my paper in hanging folders. But I always struggle with what to do with smaller pieces of paper, so your ideas are very useful to me.
Thank you so much Margarete for sharing your great tips for storage of your paper! I am in the midst of trying to get more and better order in my craft room. Happy Easter 🐣 🐥🐣🐥❤️❤️
Great shares Margarete. I saw those boxes at Target in the past and didn't think to stand papers up in it. My share is that I use vintage office metal dividers that are long with big space between tall dividers. I put larger similar papers inside and some in large baggies, upright. I hope you know what I'm talking about. 😊❤
I have a paper organizer shelf (the one that fits into the kallax from ikea) and what I like to do with it is I have trays that are loaded with different types of papers in various sizes. Some trays are drawer organizers with compartments for small things and in those I have stuff like postage stamps, stickers, little fussy cuts etc. other trays are for holding larger pieces of paper - gel prints, cardstock, coffee dyes, book pages… I change it up all the time based on what I’m working at the time. I like having the open trays available all the time so I can just use them as I go but I do change them out when I have a large project with specific stuff I want to use. I also use clear plastic poly envelopes and clear plastic project cases (I like the 9”x12” sizes) I organize and label them by type. I use this for “finished” gel prints and paper dyeing etc that are waiting to be used. I am a gelli printer too, and I find that those papers are a process that sometimes takes a long time because I produce such a high volume of papers when I gel print. It can quickly get overwhelming so I came up with an easy solution. I got some of those desk top hanging file organizers and created a system for my work in progress gelli prints. I created 3 categories by size and then subdivided them further into warm colours and cool colours. I’ve played with other categories but this is what I’m using right now. The problem I struggle with most is that I’m a nerd for organizing stuff but if I drill it down too far, I end up with endless containers of stuff and it becomes a real chore to search through and in my creative flow I actually prefer to have a mixed up bunch of stuff to rifle through. I have to strike a balance of putting things away to make it easy to find again later, and easy to work with when I’m in the middle of a project.
Curious -- I implemented your suggestion to find that 1/2 hour to organize ephemera. Did that the other day and labelled every bag. Much easier to locate what I'm looking for. The collaging material has to be compatible with all my bins on a shelf in my closet which contain my fabric, threads and other sewing implements.
Check all your playlists created. When you hit save it should give you the option of which list to save it in. If not it automatically saves under list named “watch later”, hope you find it.
That sticky note ideas is genius! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! I didn’t come up with the idea. Just sharing 😉
I rewatch your videos like this every few months, just to be encouraged again. My favorite quote of you is,,, It's the one that works for you. That always sets me to thinking about 'what is it’ that actually works for ME? Once I wrap my head around that I can get moving forward. I enjoy your soft-spoken way of imparting your knowledge. Thanks
What lovely comments❣️ Thank you so much 😘 And I’m glad my videos are useful 👍🏼
I love the sticky note idea! Thanks so much! I use the plastic trays that come inside Oreo cookie packages to hold washi tape rolls. Perfect size for most washi, fits nicely in a drawer, free item, AND you get to eat the Oreos!
Nice idea for washi trays. I never would have thought of that 👍🏼❣️🌟
omg that sticky note tip……..BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!
If I could remember where I learned that I’d tell you. 🙃
I just found you and your channel and I've just watched like 4 of your videos and I can't wait to dig into more. Wow, so much good stuff. Thank you for sharing cheap or free options and options that don't take up a lot of room. I just love what you're doing.
I used to work in schools, and there was a teacher who helped her students make home-made (school-made?) magazine holders, and then the kids used them for organizing homework, etc. What was cool was she just used the largest cereal boxes. She left the base and sides intact, and then traced and cut out the two longer sides to mimmic the shape of a magazine holder.
What a cool idea!! How did she stabilize the cereal box? Wouldn't it fall over easily? This sounds like a great idea, though. 💜 Thanks for watching and commenting 😉
They would fall over if anything too heavy, so, yeah, limited options for that idea, depending on your storage space and materials. Thank you. :)
Love the magazine holder for stencils idea! Much better than the sheet protector in a binder or in a drawer ❤❤ you're a joy to watch! Thank you 😊- Monica
Thanks for watching, Monica ❣️I was just in the Michels craft store last week and they’ve got nice magazine bins out 👍🏼💜🌟
Thank you Margarete 😊Organizing videos are fun! I love all aspects of “crafting”, including going through my art supplies and reorganizing and changing things up ! 💕 especially love pretty boxes and tins
I think it's important to be looking over your space and reassessing your spacing needs on a regular basis. And there are always new ideas to play with, right? 😉❣️👏🏼
Love all the ideas especially the nesting trays or baskets. And don't forget thrift stores they're loaded with great options. TFS Hugs * L
Yes! You can make so many things work from thrift shops 👏🏼💙🌟
Great video! I have limited space. I'm currently using a medium sized pencil case to hold most of my supplies, it even fits my A6 size glue book. I also have a clear plastic envelope to hold my rubber stamps. I keep a few other things in my desk drawers. It's working well for now.
It sounds like you are thoughtful with your organization. You keep good track of things 👍🏼💜🌟
What a TERRIFIC video on organizing! This is exactly what I needed to see! And, as usual, Margarete, you did a terrific job of explaining and showing the actual supplies and methods for organizing. Thank you SO much!
Glad it was helpful, Lois❣️
Love your new hairstyle! And I really like the post-it note idea…I’m going to give it a try!😁👍🏻
Thank you! 💜
Thanks, this gave me the idea to use food boxes as storage for papers. I cut them to size and that's an easy desk tidy. Collaged they look lovely.
Awesome! So glad you got some new ideas to play with. 👍🏻
After every project I put all the items back to their places before starting the new one. I love the stencil storage idea as well as the sticky note one and will try those. I have my different kind of paper ephemera in plastic folders with labels (like animals, botanical, movie etc.). My buttons are all in marmelade jars by color and that work well. Thank you for an other great video Margarete and Happy Easter !
Buttons in jars... I need to do that. Thanks, Pirjo 😉❣️👏🏼
I scour second hand stores for old photo albums with plastic inserts that have pockets originally used for photos. I really like how this works for me.
Yep. Sounds like a good system 👍🏼💜🌟
What types of things do you store in photo albums?
Love your sticky note hack
Post It notes - genius! Thanks for another informative video.
Glad it was helpful! ❤️
I'd never thought of that sticky note paper hack; gotta try that! Thank you for always sharing your fabulous ideas.☺
I use cardboard trays from canned cat food and cut down different sized boxes to use that fit in the trays. I keep the tray and boxes at 2 inches that way I can stack the trays on top of one an other. I use painters tape for labels, because I change what is in the trays, all the time, so I can easily remove the labels and add a new one.
I could make them all look nice by covering them with matching paper, but I don’t have the time and I want to make journals more than I want a “cute” organizing system. 😁.
I use wax paper in binders for stickers. I have all my stamps off wooden blocks and the clear stamps out of the packaging and put them in binders. I attach all my brads to clear plastic sheets. I just take my awl and punch holes and put the brads on. I store them in binders. I use plastic gutters for my rolls of ribbon. I put my paper napkins in photo pouches and that way I can flip through and find what I want. I use repositioning tape for some paper items, but I am going to switch to post-it notes. That is much cheaper. Thanks for the ideas. 0:15
Great ideas. Thank you ❣️
Awesome video!
I envy your deep drawers. I find that I need big boxes with lids so they can stack in a cupboard. Clear plastic is always good, and smaller clear plastic pockets or zip-locks inside the boxes can help to section groupings of things. Only problem with boxes- the papers are not sitting upright like yours! Clear plastic drawers like yours are great for good visibility/accessibility of little pieces.
Yes, clear plastic bins with lids are good 👍🏼. I would have gone with that set up but I already had another system going 🤷🏻♀️
Lots of great ideas, it was very helpful, thank you! 8:48
Many great ideas! Thanks! 🤗🕊️
I find display cartons in supermarkets for free (when the items are sold out of course 😅) They have sturdy backs and slanted sides. Perfect for the desk. I also bought a thingy for holding jewellery (charity shop find) It is double sided with small see through pockets and it has a hanger which makes it very convenient to hang in your creative space. Perfect for ephemera and other small things. Holds a lot and easy to see every item.
Thanks so much for sharing these suggestions. Great ideas!! 👏🏼
Love your ideas...using alot of them already! Stencils in a magazine holder...adding to my list! 😘
Oh good! Glad it was helpful 😉❣️👏🏼
I love the sticky note in a sketchbook solution so much!
Great! Try it out and see if it’s a good solution for you 👍🏼
Good examples. I use wooden cigar boxes.
They must look really nice when you have them out n your work space 👍🏼❣️🌟
This video was just on time for me. I live in a tiny cottage with very little space. I have storage bins I have to store in my closet. My only craft space is in my kitchen on my table. Yesterday was so frustrating trying to craft and searching through containers to find supplies. I found your idea of using binders or sketch pads to be of great value to me. This will allow me to store papers and use my book shelf which is easily accessible. Thank you for your useful ideas. ❤❤😊
Wonderful! I truly believe you need to try things to see what’s best for YOU. And you’re going to have the best ideas because it’s your space ❣️
Great ideas!
I cannot wait to use the post idea!!
Good! I hope it works well for you 👍🏼
I think the sketchbook and sticky note idea is brilliant! Thank you :)
So glad it was helpful 💜
I found a 6’ cubby at a thrift store that fit perfectly on my craft table. Gave it a quick scrub and a touch of paint and I was loaded with options! Great video, thanks!
Perfect!! I'm so glad you found something that works for you in your space. 💜
Great video! The sticky note thing is brilliant.
I use old plastic pill box organizers for small items like eyes, lips and so on.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing. 💙
TFS your ideas!! I’m very messy and I just add more. 😂💙💙💙
Love the sketchbook idea! 😊
Awesome ideas.I like the sticky note idea😀
Thank you! 😊
Margarette: great video, especially that idea with the sketch book and sticky notes. Very clever. Excellent tutorial, as usual. Thank you. Carol from California
As always, Carol, thanks so much for the encouragement and kind comments. You’re a dear 😘
Such great ideas!!! Love the sticky note idea!! I've seen tutorials to make paper holders out of cereal boxes. I used this and it works!
Perfect timing for me....I am spring cleaning my art studio and sort of overwhelmed with all the stuff I have. Papers are always on my search and rescue list!
Good! I’m wishing you luck and perseverance to getting things to the way you like them 👍🏼❣️🌟
Great ideas Margarete! Thank you. I really like your shorter hair too, you look and sound lovely, as always 🙂
Being organized/having my supplies ready to go is a must, otherwise, I end up organizing! haha Thanks again.
Thanks, Jenny❣️ And way to go for being organized. You get more done 👍🏼💜🌟
@@MargareteMiller That's for sure, took me a long time to figure that out, a lot of frustration along the way but then one day it dawned on me, the same way I prefer to "prep" ingredients when I'm cooking (to save time, etc) I could have my artsy supplies "prepped" in a similar way-at least by knowing where things are-lol
Love the ideas. I'm in the process of organizing my art studio so I can use all the ideas possible. New subdue.
Awesome! Thank you! Good luck on your reorganizing. 👍🏻
Hi Margarete
These are all fabulous ideas and I really like the sticky note one. Thank you for sharing! 🤗
Glad you like them! 😉❣️👏🏼
Great ideas, Margarete! I was looking for simple storage and now i found them. Thank you so much for sharing!
Glad it was helpful! 💙
Great video. I especially liked the sticky note idea.
So glad! 💜
As always, this is very helpful. Thank you!! I still use the old fashion method of storing my paper in hanging folders. But I always struggle with what to do with smaller pieces of paper, so your ideas are very useful to me.
I'm so glad you've got some new ideas to play with 😉❣️👏🏼
Thank you for all the tips! Everything helps! Love the post it note idea! 💖
Good! So glad you enjoyed it💙
Thank you so much Margarete for sharing your great tips for storage of your paper! I am in the midst of trying to get more and better order in my craft room.
Happy Easter 🐣 🐥🐣🐥❤️❤️
Happy Easter, Anne 🌷🌷🌷
Thank you! You gave me some great ideas to try.
More great tips!
Great ideas.
LOVE your ideas!!!!!!!!
Yay! Thank you, Betty❣️
Wow! Was that ever helpful! Thank you.
So glad! 😉❣️👏🏼
Hi Margarete, I use for smaller pieces an old postage stamp album. Greetings from Easter holidays in Spain, Martina
Great idea, Martina. I have to explore using an old album. I have some that are not in use. 🌟 Enjoy your time in Spain 🌸
Really useful storage id3as, thank you 😊❤
great ideas
Great shares Margarete. I saw those boxes at Target in the past and didn't think to stand papers up in it. My share is that I use vintage office metal dividers that are long with big space between tall dividers. I put larger similar papers inside and some in large baggies, upright. I hope you know what I'm talking about. 😊❤
I do know what you're talking about! I just saw some at the re use center. I may need to go back and get some 😉❣️👏🏼
Thank you for sharing ❤
Great ideas. I am having a craft space remodel done so I can use these ideas. ❤❤❤
Wonderful! 😉❣️👏🏼
Thank you very useful 👍
I have a paper organizer shelf (the one that fits into the kallax from ikea) and what I like to do with it is I have trays that are loaded with different types of papers in various sizes. Some trays are drawer organizers with compartments for small things and in those I have stuff like postage stamps, stickers, little fussy cuts etc. other trays are for holding larger pieces of paper - gel prints, cardstock, coffee dyes, book pages… I change it up all the time based on what I’m working at the time. I like having the open trays available all the time so I can just use them as I go but I do change them out when I have a large project with specific stuff I want to use. I also use clear plastic poly envelopes and clear plastic project cases (I like the 9”x12” sizes) I organize and label them by type. I use this for “finished” gel prints and paper dyeing etc that are waiting to be used. I am a gelli printer too, and I find that those papers are a process that sometimes takes a long time because I produce such a high volume of papers when I gel print. It can quickly get overwhelming so I came up with an easy solution. I got some of those desk top hanging file organizers and created a system for my work in progress gelli prints. I created 3 categories by size and then subdivided them further into warm colours and cool colours. I’ve played with other categories but this is what I’m using right now. The problem I struggle with most is that I’m a nerd for organizing stuff but if I drill it down too far, I end up with endless containers of stuff and it becomes a real chore to search through and in my creative flow I actually prefer to have a mixed up bunch of stuff to rifle through. I have to strike a balance of putting things away to make it easy to find again later, and easy to work with when I’m in the middle of a project.
"Sticky note" best tip
Glad it was helpful👍🏼
Lots of great ideas. I am nowhere near this point!
Love these ideas ❤
So glad! 💜
fanatstic video
Thank you ❣️
Curious -- I implemented your suggestion to find that 1/2 hour to organize ephemera. Did that the other day and labelled every bag. Much easier to locate what I'm looking for. The collaging material has to be compatible with all my bins on a shelf in my closet which contain my fabric, threads and other sewing implements.
Great! I’m glad you’ve got a solution that’s working for you. 👍🏼💙🌟
Fantastic presentation of this concept but I can’t find likebutton
I love all your ideas, but came here to especially see what you made in the thumbnail.
Yeah, that was a disappointment. 😕
Where did you get that particular binder and the photo holders inside? Thanks! 🌻
I found them used at a second hand store. The binder you can get at Target or an office supply store. The photo pages you can look for online.
💜💜💜
I tried to save this video. It’s so good and somehow I can’t find my saved videos on UA-cam.
Check all your playlists created. When you hit save it should give you the option of which list to save it in. If not it automatically saves under list named “watch later”, hope you find it.
Great ideas!
Thank you! 😊