I've made some significant progress on the first two. :-) ( I imagine I'll be working on the last two for eternity. As we all should be, really.)
My jewelry drawer has been a source of constant frustration for a long time. I wandered into an aisle in the grocery store the other day and came home with some inexpensive ceramic dishes.
I cut into some leftover felt that I made (from the Scrappy Afghan that is no longer such - more on that another time...) to line them and prevent scratches.
Et voila!
Little tip I picked up from Martha: Use spare buttons to keep pairs of earrings together. Thread them through the holes and they don't get lost. OR if you lose one, you lose both - out of sight, out of mind. :-)
And after seeing many organized fabric stashes around the interwebs, I finally bought some comic book boards. Mini bolts. Love them.
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Yeah, this isn't all of it. There are more mini bolts behind this stack and in the bin to the left... |
And now that I once again know what I have, I used a big chunk to sew a spring top. (Coming soon to a blog that might be this one. :-)
I love your idea for the jewelry. I saw on a blog about this book http://www.amazon.ca/Organized-Simplicity-Clutter-Free-Approach-Intentional/dp/1440302634 so I got it out of the library but have not read it yet. Sorry to hear about the afghan. I will be waiting to hear about the story.
ReplyDeleteI tried the comic book board thing a few years ago only to discover they don't fit my bookshelf. SIGH. But I love your jewelry idea. Very pretty and handy! Your scrappy solution might solve a little problem of mine. I'll keep you posted!
ReplyDeleteI love havin my fabrics out where I can see them. It's more inspiring that way : ) Your stash looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteThe button trick? Brilliant. That Martha...I'm going to have to implement that one in my house. I'm an earring fiend, so I constantly dig through a messy drawer for them.
ReplyDeleteOh, organization, how I love thee!
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