11 Craft Room Organisation Mistakes You are PROBABLY Making 🫣

Loved the candid comments, i can relate to to some ☺️ curious if you could provide examples regarding #7 and timeless collections? Thank you.

This was a great reminder of all the things i know. Maybe soon I will get started.

Love your ideas and your humor!!

What a great video, thank you! I will definitely be implementing these ideas. One question: why is organized and organization spelled with an 'S'. ????? 😬

The video was just in time for me as I started to reorganize and rearrange my craft room. I have purged "stuff" I've had for over 10 years, yikes, as I knew I would never use them ( embellishments, old sprays etc.) It was hard but needed to be done. I am almost done and I did do it over many days as you stated, an overwhelming process. I know I will have to revisit it again but for now it is feeling and looking good.🙂 Thanks for the tips!

This is all very good advice. Thanks for the advice on not buying any more products. I've been collecting supplies for years. Now I've retired it is time to organise my craft room. Thanks for all the great advice. 👍 😊

Stop buying?!?! But, but, but, I Need all the colors and patterns and.....😂

Thank you so very much for your tips Gwen. My craft room is a work in progress. It is only a very small room so I am very limited to what I will be able to do. At the moment I have some Cube Shelving and a cute little cupboard from IKEA. It is the perfect little cupboard for storing my die cutting machine and other tools. I think it was really designed as a child’s cupboard but it is the perfect size for me to slip into the space I have. I actually have a very limited supply of card stock and I had been keeping every little scrap of card but this was making things look very untidy so a few weeks ago I got in an cleaned and sorted all the little scraps and just kept all the best pieces for die cutting. I just placed them all in a clear 12 x 12 clear container and I also got another just for some full sheets. I cannot work in my craft room yet as I have no desk and the light in there only works when it feels like it and the natural lighting is very poor in that room but I just have to make do. Our youngest son has made the other spare room in our house a room for his train models. I appreciate your tips as I do become overwhelmed trying to get a craft room organised. 🙂❤️❤️❤️❤️

😳 ...stop BUYING??? 😫😭 Actually, you are 💯 spot on with EVERYTHING!! Thank you!! New subbie here from the southern California desert 🏜️ MK

I’m new to your channel and my organization of my craft supply are on shelves. I have a shelf unit in the kitchen that I am in the process of reorganizing. Later on I plan on putting a tall shelf unit in my bedroom for more craft supplies that are in boxes and bins right now. I don’t have an extra room so my storage space is limited. I loved your video on 11 mistakes. It was very helpful and useful. Thanks for sharing. Hugs

Do they spell organize differently in UK?

Just found you! Great video with very straightforward, sensible tips! One that i will be sure to rewatch! (I just subscribed too!) I dont have a lot of money or a dedicated room so as far as "up cycling" boxes and things like that, i actually find its pretty useful, especially in the declutter stages, to use them temporarily. 🥰 It lets me see how much room i have for certain things, play around with different ways to store items and see what i like best before i go out and spend money on something that may not work for me or my space. I am definitely all about function over "pretty" lol but i would LOVE to have all matching (or at least all clear!) containers 😋💕 Again, great tips and so excited to find you!! I want to watch this one again but i think ill chk out more of your videos first!! 🤗💕 Keep up the awesome work!!

Wonderful video;) I agree with ALL that you discussed. Some of the learning that happened for me was buying multiple standard rectangle dies when I first started. I didn’t plan again and it became a seek and purchase to grow the availability of dies versus looking for a variety of rectangle styles. Sometimes I inadvertently buy duplicates. What can I say? I have a specific taste. Now I catalog all my products and check first. Occasional impulse buys happen, but not as much. Happy crafting everyone;)

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I'm fairly new to crafting, but have collected a variety of supplies that are currently stored in boxes out in the shed. My plan this year is to sort out the office cupboard space and bring what I use inside to make it more accessible. I know there is a lot of junk out there that needs to go, but needing something to store my pens, ink and paints other than just chucking them all into a huge plastic tub..

Where did you get the pull out storage for those plastic boxes

O.K. Truth hurts but you are right. I’ve been able to share my paper stash and some stamps. It’s very difficult to let stamps go but I have been starting to do a few at a time. The shopping has been curtailed except for some actual art supplies as I’m going in a bit of a different direction. Good suggestions. Thanks, Gwen!

This is all very helpful and I agree 100%..

Great video. Really good advice.

Thanks for the reminder to stop buying!! There is always another beautiful collection around the corner, but I don’t “need” it!

Thank you for your video! ... Some great advice... Where didi you get that unit from that is holding the 12x13 plastic bins so you can easily slide in and out? ... mine are all stacked on top of each other and finding it ver annoying, but I love the size off the bins 😀

I think it's really important to recognize how you work so your space can be set up to facilitate your flow. I tried plastic pull out drawer units that I stored embellishments by color only to learn that I'd rather have all my like items together ie: enamel dots, flowers. If I have an abundance of an embellishment like ribbon then I have it sub organized by color in large ziploc bags tossed into a fabric bin. So far this has been working for me. I have some fabric and wire bins that fit perfectly in my upper cabinets and they hold my dimensional sticker collection ie Jolee's, etc which I have organized by theme and season. Items I rarely use such as old school rub on's and metal embellishments I have those in bins as well that I prefer to just dig thru to see what I find. I'm almost to the point of letting go of some of these older embellishments as I'm just not excited by them. Never be afraid to change your system even if you've spent money on containers. An organized scrapbook room that supports your creative endeavors vs hindering them is worth a little misspent money if you have to let go of the containers that are not serving you. I've swapped out containers from other parts of my home and I've given some to my daughter in law - so no money was wasted :)
Thank you for sharing your tips and insights with us! I truly appreciate your time and expertise you put into your videos :)

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I think it depends on the person in how you organize. Your mistake might not be mine .

Yes! This is so timely for me, I have to declutter my craft room and I’m dreading it. I will watch the videos you suggested and take your advice about doing lit bits at a time. Thanks so much 👍🥰

Love that you remind us that our biggest problem is too much stuff!! It looks like you've got a great craft ROOM; wondering if you have tips for those who don't have the luxury of an entire room for their supplies-good organization is even more important in those situations.

I have to keep my hobby room a bit organised as I share the space with my husband. Organising and decluttering is essential with my limited space but it seems I spend more time organising than crafting! And just when I get it to a level of manageability I suddenly see second hand supplies online that I don’t already have but I need immediately 😅 and the whole process starts again. I just recently bought a haul of paper scraps and stickers and it’s taken me days to sort out. The last time it was beads and that took me weeks lol 😂 Where does the madness ever end?

It took me SO long to let go of the idea of colourful storage; now I go for translucent or opaque white bins, binders, etc and my neurodivergent brain thanks me for that. Now it can tune out the storage to background, and the colourful pretty things are what's inside. :). Great set of tips! idk how much 12x12 inch paper there still is, but there's certainly a lot of storage options like Iris brand clamshell project bins. I tried those kinds of storage for years and finally realised the 12x12 was just too big. Now everything for the most part is letter size or smaller, and it all actually gets used, looked through, and otherwise enjoyed. :)

Why didn't I watch this video before filling up my two-story craftroom 😮😂 loving this video every crafter should watch this ❤

Thanks for these great tips! I can’t wait to try some of these.

I just unloaded over 50 punches that I loved yet never ever used! Punches are very difficult to store and take up so much space! Thanks for the tips!

My biggest mistake is staying with an organisation system because it should work, I’ve found some things whilst good as an idea don’t work practically for me. Systems need to change as you change as a crafter. It’s not a one and done process.

You are so cute! I love your tips - they are so helpful!

What is the cabinet you have the paper boxes with the pink latches?

Hi Gwen, thanks for this timely video. I am a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and have a workshop room in a converted garage for over 20 years. I'm still trying to figure out all my organization, but am now working on some different storage for inks, markers, etc.. Stampin' Up! has some Stamp and storage things for this. I love your tips on what we do wrong. I'm the worst at it all. I am going to focus on putting away supplies when they are used.

Yes! I’ve been using up what I have in supplies before buying new. I’ve just gone through like items or a box at a time. I’ve let stamping and painting crafts go and just focus on scrapbooking what I like the best
Plus downsizing to a tiny apartment helps reduction

Love the top to make things easier to put away then to take out. I had never thought of my storage that way and immediately pictured one problematic are of my room and now understand why I struggle there!
I’ve also struggled in the past with purchasing pretty containers that I didn’t have an immediate need for thinking I’d obviously find something when I got home. Now I try to not buy containers unless I already know their purpose

Almost all of my storage is made from upcycled material. I’ve saved a ton of cash and make them pretty by covering them in red duck tape for consistency. I also store things in their original packaging and don’t buy special sleeves. Again, saving a ton of cash.

Yikes…great tips…especially the too much stuff comment!😂

I agree that pretty storage is nice but I use what I have and then when I get the space functioning and then make it pretty.

The biggest mistake I made was going shopping with a friend every Saturday and buying all the pretty paper crafting supplies I saw and loved without any thought about how I was going to use them. Now I only buy things with a specific project in mind. My goal is to use up what is left over to make smaller projects before I start a new one. Another big mistake I made was beginning a new project before I finished the first one! 😂

I think this video was meant for me! Lol

Love the tip about how they should be easier to put away than access. ❤️ Definately need to consider this when re-organizing. Makes sense now why I stack supplies and not put them away immediately when done.

I agree with not buying anything new so I told my self I’ll shop my stash instead not easy but it works 😊

My husband just installed cabinets in my scrapbooking room, and I’m organizing right now. It’s shocking how many collections I have. Your videos are so helpful. Thank you so much, Gwen. 😊

There are no mistakes. Everyone functions a bit different, so you have organize things as it works for you and in the order it works for you. Some people like to get the difficult things out of the way, others like to wait and do the easy stuff first. You can organize your way out of clutter. That is what organizing does. Having too much of something isn't clutter if it's put away. For some, 5 minutes isn't enough time to do anything except open the door and turn on the light.

My craft room is very organized but it’s not micro organized. I have to see what I have to be able to use it. I did look high and low for some organizational solutions. But I have the perfect set up for me. I tried buying containers. That didn’t work. I made the mistake of buying them ahead of time anticipating their use. They were never the right size. Now when I feel I need a container I take the item with me to the store and try it in the containers first before I buy. My biggest problem was blending brushes. I have at least 2 for every Color of oxide ink and yes I have them all. I looked through everything I could think of. For a year this has been driving me mad! Then one night scrolling through an online store looking for a specific clip to hang them on and being very disappointed cause there was none. I came upon cable clips that hold cables in place. Light bulb. Woohooo I bought 200 of em. Stuck em straight to the wall behind my door. All my brushes are in beautiful neat rows all in order. Phew I am now done. But thank you for your ideas and tips and for giving people ideas about organizing their space.

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Many great points.

I was thinking, oh she sounds like she’d get along with Dana K. White…and then you quoted her!! ❤ Love it!