| Five Things I Bought Today |
[May. 22nd, 2009|07:57 pm] |
I really like a local scrapbooking store because their inventory is always changing and they have things that Michaels doesn't have, like exotic paper and intriguing tools. Plus membership entitles me to 10% off - but today I got an extra special 30% off for renewing my membership. At first I thought it was just off one item, but when I found out it was off of everything, I sailed around the store again and picked up...
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| Five Craft Room Ideas |
[May. 1st, 2009|06:04 am] |
I have been neglecting my Friday Fives! As I spend every spare minute tidying up the basement work area, I hope that orginization will equal productivity. As I toss, recycle and sort, I'm looking for new ways to organize things, especially the itty bitty pieces.
Better Homes & Gardens has tons of slideshows of craft rooms, but they also have annoying ads that pop up every second slide. It's almost worth it for the ingenious ideas - here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. Their quiz also confirms I'm a piler, not a filer.
Speaking of itty bitty storage, I need to start liking Altoids as Design*Sponge's Altoid Tin message board seems like a perfect solution.
Now, I have a lot of paper and I thought about buying a new paper tower, but this solution is much more thrifty. I actually have a set of grid cubes like this, and zip tied them together in the past to make a display.
LJ has it's own ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) yourcraftroom, although it looks like it could use a boost!
And lastly, when everything is spic and span, I'll post some pictures to the Craft Room Flickr Pool. |
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