I've decided that instead of cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, I need to ORGANIZE. Obviously, if I'm cleaning all the time, the organization I currently have IS NOT WORKING. If everything had a place, a special place, then I am certain I'd be cleaning less & making less messes. 
Last weekend I did a satisfactory job of sorting our basement, where loads of boxes have been sitting over a year--unopened & housing many a crafty & thrifty thing. I got rid of so much junk. It felt good! I am now tackling my art studio & shipping station. And after seeing THIS whimsical organizing idea, I had to incorporate it into my creative space! The picture above is the BEFORE. And here is the "AFTER".....
I already had a rope hanging above the window with strips of vintage & new fabric knotted & hanging down. The idea was taken from a display I saw several years ago at an Anthropologie store. (And, oddly enough, this style of "shabby curtain" was one of the first handmade things I sold when I started my little crafty adventure a few years ago.)
Now my spools of ribbon & scissors all hang at an easy-to-find reach.
I already had a rope hanging above the window with strips of vintage & new fabric knotted & hanging down. The idea was taken from a display I saw several years ago at an Anthropologie store. (And, oddly enough, this style of "shabby curtain" was one of the first handmade things I sold when I started my little crafty adventure a few years ago.)Now my spools of ribbon & scissors all hang at an easy-to-find reach.
You can use any number of hanging hardware to loop your scissors or other crafty supplies to. (See first picture in this post.) Another idea, not pictured, are "S" hooks. I chose to use these cafe curtain clips.
Now I'm off to tackle my bin full of random lengths of ribbon. I decided I'd like to SEE my supplies, so I'm opting for more clear jars, see-thru containers, things out in the open. I'm sure it will make for a much more tidy space-- and a much less frustrated crafty chik.
