Cartwheels In My Mind: Organization Tips & Tricks 04

My scraproom was built just a little less than a year ago when we refinished our basement. I love having my own space, but am always looking for ways to organize all my supplies. I love when I find ideas that are unique and fun...but still functional!

I found this 3 tiered stand at Hobby Lobby recently and use it to display all my small embellishements - jars of brads and buttons, bowls with tags, patterned tape, and misc small embellishments, and . I love having all this out on my counter and within reach instead of buried in a drawer....plus I love the color it adds!

These 4 little metal bins sit right in front of my main work area. I found them in the dollar spot at Target (one of my favorite places to find containers for organizing!) several years ago. I use 2 bins for new supplies - one for stamping related supplies and one for scrapping/art supplies, another bin is for cards I'm working on or have just finished, and the last one is for pictures I want to scrap soon.

Many artists use vintage items for organization in their creative space.

Cheryl has found some fun storage items for her buttons and punches:

Karen Russell uses hobnail glass to store stamps:

Stephanie Howell uses a muffin tin for small embellishments and vintage blue glassware to hold pens and scissors:

Jenny B. Harris used a tiered cupcake holder and mug trees for organization in her studio:

Layle Koncar uses a vintage suitcase to hold some of her supplies (and check out the awesome display made from a bed spring above her suitcase - LOVE!):

Nora - one of our own design team members - is a girl after my own heart....she organizes her ribbon, cardstock and stamp pads in RAINBOW order. I ♥ rainbow order!!

Cindy - another Cartwheels design team member - recently purchased a new organizational item at IKEA - this set of drawers - and uses it to store punches, paints, and even her die cut materials.

For more fun ideas, you can check the categories (click on organization or art spaces to the right for other ideas that have been shared in Cartwheels articles! I'd love to see any creative ideas you have for organizing your creative space. Be sure to share them on our flickr site!!

HAPPY ORGANIZING!