My Notes on Organizing Craft Supplies

One day I was waiting to meet someone, I took out a little notebook and made notes – just based on my memory and thoughts about what things I would be dealing with.

Initially I spent time thinking about what I needed to be kept in the closet and room –  I knew I wanted to make room for my business stuff, then there was the paperwork for the volunteering I do, and of course all the craft items.  For me this included the completed photo albums, scrapbooks, old journals, as well as all the supplies for projects to come. From here, I decided to break it down – remember this is still just notes I am jotting down, brain storming.

Categories

Business

Health/CCFA

 

Memorabilia – yearbooks, photo albums, scrapbooks, containers, pen pal notebooks

“Kid” – piano music, “diaries”

 

To read

To type

To fix/repair

To finish

 

After this one of the first things was I thought about was the supplies I had to deal with and get organized.  I began with just a list, things like the following:

Supplies – re-done with groups

Bookbinding

Candle making

Cross-stitch & knitting

Paper

Color- chalk, pens, pencils, paint

Punches

QuicKutz

Stamps

Coins

Embellishments

Beads

General – cutting, glues, wire

Stickers

Books

Empty containers

Templates

Memorabilia (to do something with)

Tear outs to use somewhere

Journals – blank

Albums – blank

Scrapbook- blank

It became first, general supplies – things like paper, “color” (pens, pencils, paint, chalk), punches, beads, stickers, templates – that I could use across multiple mediums.  Then specific supplies, I have specific tools for making books (a remnant from my library science days), candle making, and “needle stuff” (which was my grouping for cross-stitching, a learn to knit kit, and some small other needle kits).  The specific tools ideally would live together as I wouldn’t want my candle making supplies to be mixed up with book binding supplies.

Supplies – Grouped

GENERAL

Paper

Color

Punches

QuicKutz

Embellishments

Beads

Stamps

Stickers

Templates

General flowers

 

SPECIFIC

Book

Candle

“Needle” stuff

Stamps

Coins

Memorabilia

“Tear-outs”

Books

Blank books

Empty containers

 

This were my final notes, considering if this would be another approach which I did use partially.

Supplies by                ??

TYPE or                     CATEGORY

Paper                                      Wedding

Die-cuts                                  Kid

Stickers                                   Season

Embellishments                    Holiday

Travel

– or both for large quantities

–>then sub-divide & keep type close together

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