Is your craft room a disaster? Are you unsure of how to get your creative space organized? Figuring out how to organize your craft room is a vital part of the crafting process.
Supplies left in disarray around the room tend to cause stress, strangle inspiration, and can even feel stifling. Keeping things neat and tidy might seem like the enemy of creativity, but it’s actually a secret weapon.
Many crafters struggle with organization, but we don’t have to sacrifice our creativity to get organized. I’ll be sharing my favorite craft room organizing secrets, so keep reading to discover the best ways to organize your craft room.
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How to Organize Your Craft Room
As you begin to organize your craft room, think about how you use materials and when. Consider your favorite places to do certain activities within the room. Do you like to cut cloth at the table or prefer to spread it out on the floor? The answer might help you determine where to keep items or even how to store them.
In my 52 Weeks to an Organized Workspace challenge, I cover every detail of organizing your craft room. Follow along on Facebook for weekly challenges with helpful tips, organizing hacks, and storage solutions.
Hacks to Help You Organize Your Craft Room
Have you tried experimenting with your room layout on paper? It’s one of my favorite hacks for craft room organization. Before doing the work of reorganizing and rearranging your creative space, experiment on graph paper. Make sure the changes you want to make work for you and your space.
Check Out These Craft Room Hacks
Feeling Overwhelmed? Read This First.
One of the best things you can do when you feel overwhelmed by the clutter is to make a plan. Make a list, brainstorm, plan an attack on the clutter to organize your craft room. The steps in this post will help you break free from the stress and get organized once and for all.
More Tips for Getting Organized
If you still feel like you need some quick tips to help you jump-start the organization process, you’ll definitely want to check out these extra tips on how to organize your craft room.
My favorite tip is to set a timer. You can do anything for 10 minutes. Tell yourself you’re only going to clean and organize for 10 minutes, then stick to it. Working on getting organized in short spurts is a great way to get motivated to tackle even bigger decluttering projects. Before you know it, your craft room will be clutter-free and ready for creating once again.
How to Organize Scrapbook Supplies on a Budget
I’ll get organized when I can afford it. Sound familiar? Sometimes we tell ourselves we need to be able to afford expensive organizational systems or lots of cute storage boxes in order to organize our craft rooms. That’s just not true! You can organize your craft room on a budget.
In this next post, I’ll prove it! Read this:
When you’re organizing on a budget, it’s important to plan and prioritize. Not sure where to begin? The ideas in this craft room organization post will help you get started. Then, join my 52 Weeks to an Organized Workspace challenge for weekly ideas, advice, and help on the journey to organizing your creative space.
What’s your biggest struggle when it comes to organizing your craft room? Do you have any favorite tips and tricks for decluttering craft supplies? I’d love to read about your journey to getting organized in the comments, so don’t forget to share.
Then, join us in the 52 Weeks to an Organized Workspace Facebook Group, where we discuss our struggles, ask questions, give advice and encouragement, and share what’s working for us. I can’t wait to go on this journey with you!