Organising and sorting craft stuff

I was woken up again for the umpteenth time (since last year) this morning with wind bashing our house ......goodness knows where it comes from.  I sat downstairs at some unnatural hour, how the other 3 sleep through it is beyond me,  I just seem to be such a light sleeper since having kids. I just give up now and get up.  There is always a plus  though,  we were going to go to Carmarthen today but went yesterday instead , on the spur of a moment sort of thing , so at least we are not travelling in it, though our little trip was very foggy and drizzly yesterday.  I used to time I got up so early to do some pleasant sorting.  More of that later in the post.

My blogging friend Kim (wisdom with needle and thread) http://wisdomwithneedleandthread.blogspot.com/ invites you all over to her blog to help her,celebrate her 60th birthday.  Kim is planning on sending out 60 "Random Acts of Kindness" throughout the year and would love it if you popped over and leave a comment,  you never know you may be picked.

Sorting out the cutting dies spurred me into having a light bulb moment.

I had these wardrobe hangers knocking about for some time and was on the verge of popping them into a charity bag when I thought , they would be ideal to store my card making supplies.  The hangers are double sided and in the past I used them to sort Little Miss' hair clips and bobbles and elastic. Little Man had one for his Thomas The Engine engines...  for kids pencils, pen etc and little toys they are great.

Well so far I have a washi tape hanger , card topper hangers , perle thread and sewing thread hangers but I intend to order a couple more.
One I am going to store my sewing machine bits like spare needles, bobbins etc  (again so I
can see at a glance what I have) I also want one to store craft bits like charms, yo yo and Pom Pom
makers...   The storage possibilities are endless, make up, nail varnish, bathroom bits like spare ear buds, soaps,  I also have one in my wardrobe where I store necklaces and scarves .

Perle threads

Sewing threads

Washi tapes

Card toppers

Yesterday I also stocked up on these...scrapbook split. rings..here this packet for £1.(The works) I had been racking my poor old brain for a cheap way/solution to link die cutting sets together and as these rings easily pull apart , problem solved.

Die cutting sets and sets with small dies are so easy to become separated .  You can buy magnetic
sheets but this can work out quite costly if you have a collection of dies.  I have begun now to ring my die sets in their newly numbered pockets...like this

Nothing like a spring tidy up of craft stuff to get the creative juices flowing.  It is so easy to forget
what you have isn't it?  This week alone I have been more inspired to do more .  Seeing everything I want so easily at hand is so much better for me, rather than my usual trick of trying to remember what I have and where to find it, usually by the time I find what I want I can't be bothered!

Oh and I found this little lovely in The Range...cute or what!

Right better get a wiggle on 

I have a couple of swaps and a 

present to post

before midday.

All the little shops and Post Offices 

close here by 1pm

on Wednesdays...