Getting Organized in 2011 (Part Two)

Getting Organized - Part One

We host a Super Bowl Party at our house every year, so I spent most of Saturday getting ready for the party... but not the fun cooking and baking kind of getting ready!  You see, we converted our dining room into my sewing room and it's the first thing people see when they walk in our front door.  Eventually we'll build a wall with French doors, so at least my little creative nook can be closed off when we're having guests, but for now it's wide open for all to see!  So, I spent Saturday cleaning and organizing my creative space, so at least it gives the appearance of organized chaos!  HA!

BEFORE

As you can see from the pictures, my room was a MESS!  Shirts, fabric, ribbon, thread and stuff EVERYWHERE!  I do A LOT of sewing and I don't always make it a point to clean, fold, and organize as I go, so I had my work cut out for me when I finally decided to make sense of my disaster!

   AFTER

I started my cleaning/organizing by clearing off my tables and putting everything where it belonged.  I used tupperware containers for fabric scraps that could be used for appliques, extra bobbins and my applique patterns.  I kept the threads out that I use most frequently and stored the rest.  Now I have ample room for cutting, putting shirts on hoops, etc.

A few weeks ago, I was asking Ran for ideas to keep my ribbon organized and he found a metal rod for me to put it all on.  The rods were actually from a closet extender we didn't use anymore and they work perfectly since I can hang them from my shelves.  I simply tape the end of the ribbon after each use to keep it all nice and neat.  I took everything off my shelves so I could start from scratch getting organized.  I folded all my shirts/onesies and arranged by size.  I also organized all of my fabrics by either style or collection.  Now, I can easily look at the shelves and see what I have without having to dig through everything.  I found so many cute fabrics that I had completely forgotten about!  HA!  Once I cleaned everything up, I even had enough room left on a shelf to create a little space for packaging all of my items that are ready to ship!  I am loving my newly organized space - it's so much quicker and easier to create when everything is in order!  I'm going to work hard to keep my sewing room organized because this little project took me almost 5 hours! HA!  I'll be sure to post more pictures once we finally put up the wall.  I have some fun ideas of what I would like the finished sewing room to look like.  Think bright and cheery fun colors!

And, just because I can't leave my little Jack out of a post - here are some funny pictures of him from last week.  I love the one where he's trying to drink outta the water hose!  It's not hooked up, but I can just imagine him running through the sprinklers and sneaking a drink from the hose this summer! 

Come on Summer... We're ready!