Re-organizing (again) with cork
I have a problem with organization. It’s not that I’m against it, I do too much of it. A while back I moved my desk-sewing-craft-office-space around a couple of times, leading to much disarray and confusion. I’ve been slowly clearing back the weeds and did this in the process:
These are a pair of framed corkboards meant for organizing the fabric scraps, sketches and other ideas for the projects I’m currently working on. It’s a pretty simple concept. I took two cheap 8×10 frames and added a double-layer of sheet cork and voila! Mini project inspiration boards.
The key to making one that works is finding a frame that’s deep enough for a double layer of cork, and one with a back that doesn’t come off easily when you poke pins in. Most frames will work (except the very cheapest of frames, they usually don’t have room enough for padding).
I also try to find one also that has plastic in the frame instead of glass so I don’t have a random piece of glass lying around. Some people would know what to do with a piece of glass, but I’m afraid I don’t.
I have started these two and plan to do a couple more (because I always have more than two projects). I pinned up threads, fabric swatches, sketches, a couple clippings from magazines that gave me ideas, a photo, and a pattern. It’s nice to see them on the wall like that, all findable and stuff, instead of scattered about my desk in an impossible-to-decipher mess.
Speaking of which, I took a picture of Jeff’s and my desks. They face each other, but are totally different. His is clear, just wires and electronic equipment on the left, and mine’s the other one, totally cluttered with piles of stuff, pens, papers, envelopes, the odd sewing machine foot, and there’s my computer sitting on top of my cutting board. Some people complain about the men in their lives making the house cluttered and never picking up after themselves. As you can see, our house has the other problem, namely, ME. There is a wealth of organization under that clutter, though. I swear.
