219 - HMR-Craft Organization
Does your home ever feel like a craft store?! This week on the podcast, I talk all about how to get your crafts in order so you can create space and have more time to enjoy doing the things you love.
One of the reasons I've not tackled the hot mess room on the podcast so far is precisely because it's a hot mess room and it's overwhelming!
When there's so much in there, it's easy to get overwhelmed and not really know where to begin, especially when you're listening to my podcast episodes but then can't physically see the things you should be sorting. Because of this, I'm here to try and teleport myself into your space and give us the chance to tackle this together in the most logical way possible.
Start With The End In Mind
Imagine for a moment that we could stop time and you could have seven full days to dedicate solely to working on your craft. Obviously, it's not practical in the real world, but it's a great starting point to look at all of your crafts and work out exactly what you could and would want to use in that time. This will form the basis for everything we do to organize your crafts.
It's most likely that you'll have enough crafts to keep you going for seven years rather than seven days. Therefore, it's going to take you more than seven days just to organize it, let alone start enjoying it! You need to have this reality check. Otherwise, you're setting up for unrealistic expectations – and we all know I'm the queen of those!
My Scrapbook Downsizing
I have always loved scrapbooking and making photo albums. As a result, I've accumulated LOTS of supplies over many years. I came the realize that I didn't need all of those supplies anymore. I simply don't scrapbook as much as I used to.
It this week's podcast episode, I explain how I managed to reduce my craft supplies from taking up two very large closets in the basement to one armoire in the loft.
Why am I telling you this? It's so you can clearly see how I went from having supplies for a full-time business to supplies that will support me making one or two albums a year.
Letting Go Of The Stamping & Counted Cross Stitch
Similar to my scrapbooking supplies, I used to have A LOT of stamping supplies which I have now condensed to hardly any at all (just a small shoe box versus the whole bookcase that I used to have).
My mother is an artist and makes wonderful rubber stamp cards. Because mom did it, I bought hundreds of rubber stamps and ALL the associated supplies. I was decluttering last summer when I realized that I hadn't stamped in 15 years. I was only keeping them because:
- I'd spent a lot of money on them
- The looked super cute
- They sat on the gorgeous piece of furniture that my late grandfather had made
I did two things. First, I chose 20 stamps to keep for future projects and I sent the rest to my mom to use and give to others. Second, I took the stamp holder off the wall and offered it to my sister. She was deligh
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