The latest organizational effort

So like I said yesterday, I made some changes to ye olde craft space recently in hopes that I can get my projects wrangled a little better and have more workspace. You can see from a previous organization effort that I have a small space, an oddly shaped loft with an inconvenient floor vent and a balcony over the stairs. It has to be both workspace and storage, and there’s no closet. I could really use a smaller ironing board. It could be prettier.

So I went to Ikea in hopes that a large collection of stuff would inspire me.  I returned with what I call the project tower. It’s actually a closet organizer with drawers, designed to hang on a closet rod. I hung it on two shelf brackets bolted together and bolted to the wall (precariously, I might add, tho’ it hasn’t fallen).

Each drawer represents a project. It’s hard to remember when I return to languishing projects after weeks away what I originally intended . So each drawer contains all the materials, tools and plans necessary for a project. I hope this way I won’t lose a notion, forget what size hook I need or what color thread I was using, or wonder what I did with the pattern. They’re also portable. The drawers can come with me to the desk for working. When I’m done for the night I pile it all back in and put it away, so the CAT can’t mess with it.

On the outside are places to hang tools and stick notebooks and current magazines. Theoretically, I can’t start a new project until one of these is empty. Theoretically.

I also got a new desk/table that I love. It’s tiny. And portable.  And bright green. And it expands.

The idea is that (1) it’s a place to work on/store my computer (this clears off my workspace), (2) I can use it for sketching and stuff, (3) it takes the load off the poor power switch at my desk and (4) at need it can be an extra workspace, particularly when I expand the top. Plus I can keep an eye on downstairs while I work. I’m there right now.

I like my new additions to my space. Very few projects won’t fit in the drawers. Those are usually the large art project, and they don’t count.  Having extra workspace is great. And it all fit into the tiny little space I have for crafting without too much fuss. You can tell I love organization, can’t you?

The CAT hasn’t been able to steal any bells and yarn lately, either.