Jacalyn Stewart: Craft Room Spring Cleaning

ORGANIZING!!!

I have a deep appreciation for organizing! Luckily, my daughters do, too! We cleared out the craft room and created nothing short of a disaster! When I organize (redo a room, in this case), I find it necessary to empty the room as much as possible. I then am able to rearrange furniture, begin cleaning, and fill all the spaces again! Everything seems new and exciting when positioned in its new place. Also, projects and oodles of ideas pop into my head while sorting through all the stuff!!!!

The partially empty room:

When my organizing juices get going there is no stopping me,
which usually results in a late night and tired, but ever so fulfilling morning.

My girls are tremendous helpers.

We wound skeins of yarn into balls while watching old "Brady Bunch" reruns!
The beauty of all these colors and textures!

Sophia sorted and rolled ribbons!

Julia labeled

The DYMO LetraTag is great for making labels.

Miscellaneous supplies were labeled, thrown into boxes,
and now rest on a closet shelf.

Who said cleaning out the fabric scraps couldn't be fun?!

It feels more inviting already!

I find baskets, cans, buckets, jars, pitchers - you name it, around my home and repurpose them.
It is sort of like a treasure hunt, seeking the perfect container!

Old, galvanized buckets, baskets, suitcases, jars, tins are my favorites.

Their beauty and usefulness makes me smile.
Jars