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Thursday, September 23, 2010

OK...I admit it...I have a problem! LOL!

When you store all of your crafty goodies here and there you just don't think about how many you have.
I think I am a hoarder!
I had my Tombows on top of my work table, my Prismacolor pencils and watercolor pencils on a shelf, my Copics in a drawer. I decided to organize my studio and one of the things I did was to create a "color corner" where I put the coloring mediums that I use the most all together for easy access.
 WoW...that's a lot of big kid colors!


Same thing with my brads. They were all kind of scattered between jars, and SU divider boxes, in baggies etc. I had a couple of organizers that I found in the hardware department that were being under utilized. I had no idea that I had that many brads! Before, I never could find the exact colors I needed, when I needed them so I would go buy more. Now they are assorted by type or color family and individual hues are in tiny baggies.
So much easier to find what I need!

Now, if I could only figure out what to do with the mountains of cardstock and designer papers that are quickly filling my space!
I have admitted I have a problem. That is step one of the program....right? LOL!

Have a great day!
Hugs your way!
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17 comments:

Moni said...

WAw you have a lot of pencils. and great store boxes! Hugs,moni

Shalini said...

woweee... dats some super collection of colours and brads... u r one lucky girl !!! loved those cutie boxes...

LUV2SCRAP said...

WOWSERS...I thought I had a problem...must me nice...LOL

Joan V said...

Trudy, with the right products, you produce BEAUTIFUL works of art. I think you have a wonderful selection to get creative !!!! I just love your work. I just have a few Close to my Heart markers. No copics yet. Thanks for sharing.

Nancy in Iowa said...

Love seeing how people organize things. Thanks for sharing.

Caroljenks said...

Wow, I'd love to come and sit in your colouring corner!

Those drawers are FAB! I'm off to the DIY shops at the weekend I think!

Carol x

Nikki said...

True you've done a beautiful job organizing your stash and you've got alot of pretty brads

HappyCrafter said...

ha, I think over time we all become hoarders. It's great how you organized these, will make it so much easier to create!

Marlene said...

Such pretty eye candy!! A smorgasbord of colors!!!

Ms. Jen said...

Oooooooh, look at all the pretty colors! You don't have too many, I just don't have enough - LOL Love what you did with the brads too.

Margreet said...

I love your prblem, True!
xxx Margreet

Christine said...

What problem?

Wilfreda said...

I wouldn't call this a problem. I would call it awesomeness!

Beautiful Greetings said...

What a wonderful problem to have my friend! I absolutely love the way you stored your brads! My craft area looks like a Hurricane came through :)

Lisa said...

Wow, that's a lot of markers and brads! Nice to have things organized :)

JoAnne said...

I recently reorganized both my quilting fabrics and patterns and my "art" and paper crafting area. I, too, was surprised at what I had but was glad there were not much duplication. Love your work, thanks for the inspiration!

Unknown said...

I cannot tell a lie: I am a hoarder! But, I use everything I own, lol. Great job on the organization.