For the last few days the mess at my workplace has been
in the way of any possible creativity. It's like a swamp: the creativity just
drowns after the first couple of steps. So I decided to tidy up and organize.
This is the «Before» photo:
The labels for the yarn boxes feature fluffy yarn spirals, while the label for polyester wool box has a 3D picture of cotton made of cotton wool and a piece of an old T-shirt. (Unfortunately, the photos are not very good: what looks black on the label is, in fact, green).
Br-r-r. |
I've searched in the past for the crafts corner
organization ideas (see this link), and almost a year ago I came up with this system:
Better! |
I am
rather proud of it, because it survived for so long, which means it's functional. It uses PAPPIS boxes from
IKEA, 79 p each.
The dimensions of the boxes are really convenient, they can be
stacked under the table (which is a former dining table), and there is still a
bit of space to stuff an odd piece of paper of cardboard on top (until it's
time to tidy up again). I've made the labels for the boxes using leftovers of
natural brown hessian and white linen fabric. The hessian part measures 12 x 17
cm, linen part is 8.5 x 12 cm. First the picture is painted/embroidered/glued
onto/attached to the white part of the label, then the white part is
machine-stitched onto the the hessian part. Finally, the labels are glued onto
the boxes, on the same side of each box.
The label has to be well thought through for the system
to work well. In fact, the whole system has to be thought through before the
labels are made. From my experience with my children, the system must be
intuitive, convenient and easy to use, otherwise it will just create more mess
rather than helping organization.
I've made the following categories for my
supplies: felt pieces, yarn (two boxes), embroidery floss, paints, stuffing
(polyester wool), wadding, nature objects (twigs, bark, pine cones, shells), blank
notebooks, finished gifts. Then I
just let the imagination take over. The label for embroidery floss is
embroidered with the said floss, and the label for paints is painted.
The labels for the yarn boxes feature fluffy yarn spirals, while the label for polyester wool box has a 3D picture of cotton made of cotton wool and a piece of an old T-shirt. (Unfortunately, the photos are not very good: what looks black on the label is, in fact, green).
It contains zip-lock bags, cellophane bags
for finished products, product tags, cut-up threads for the tags, supply of
glue sticks for the glue gun, some patterns for my creations, my business cards
and receipts from the crafts shops. This is after I removed from there chains
from the hanging baskets (I used the chains to make a hanging pouch for our
chinchillas), balls of string and twine and some other stuff I've been
hoarding. The question is: what should the label for this «miscellaneous» box
look like? Will really appreciate suggestions!
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