The first week of 2017 found me cleaning/organizing/re-arranging my office-studio. A much needed task, to say the least. This is the creative space in our home.... the sewing space, the quilting space, the painting space, the building space, the school space, the work space, the "anything you can imagine" space. All that means that it's the messy space :) But it's also the space that brings me the most joy and sense of purpose; I feel grounded when I'm working away in there. And, I lose all sense of time, which is WONDERFUL!
Obviously, in a space that serves so many purposes as this one does, storage is vital and there's just never enough of it. Books, Fabric, Pretty Paper, Scrapping Supplies, Sewing Supplies, Quilting Supplies, Yarn, Looms, Embroidery Floss, Patterns, Equipment, Sewing Machines, Thread, Needles, Paint, Brushes, and on and on and on.....not to mention the ordinary things such as notes and stationary for writing to friends, my Bibles and Bible study books, DVDs, Quilts to keep us warm, Office supplies, etc. Storage is essential and fleeting and that leaves me to get creative in finding storage solutions. One of these solutions involves my love of old lunch boxes. They are wonderful for storing small things such as note cards, embroidery projects I'm working on, sewing supplies, you name it :) They also add an instant smile to my day every time my eye falls on one of them around my office. They bring back happy childhood memories.
Another fun storage solution I've found is canning jars in the shape of owls. These are adorable! And, they're perfect for buttons, needles, or a ton of other things. Colored Ball canning jars are wonderful as well, and always make my heart leap when I see them sitting on a shelf, amongst other supplies.
I'm nearly finished organizing in here. It's taken longer than I anticipated, but is well worth the effort I've put in. Once I'm finished, I can start back to sewing and quilting each day.... the one New Year's resolution I set for myself this year:) I'm very much looking forward to that and am hoping to start this week :) Until then, I'll keep plugging away, and I'll smile as my eye lingers on one of my vintage lunch boxes and my mind floats back to childhood and some of the simple memories of days gone by:)
No matter how old you are, cubbies are always awesome!
A domed lunchbox is perfect to store greeting cards waiting to be mailed out
A picnic basket is great for storing cards and scrapbook pages you've made that are waiting to be used
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