Tutorial: Lace Storage Solution (& WOYWW #4)

My love of lace had recently caused me a big problem... how in the world to store it all!!

At first, I had the lace rolled up in little zip lock baggies and stored in plastic shoe bins, like the rest of my craft supplies.  However, after my latest order of lace, I would've needed to use over 6 plastic containers to store it all!!  I just didn't have enough shelf space for that.

Out of necessity, I finally figured out a better storage method and today I'm going to share with you my Lace Storage Solution.

SUPPLIES

Plastic back-of-the-door shoe organizer

5+ sheets of 12"x12" chipboard

Paper slicer or scissors

Lace/trim to be stored

Step 1: CUT CHIPBOARD CARDS

Cut the chipboard sheets into cards that measure 3"x9".

You should be able to get 5 cards from each 12"x12" sheet of chipboard.

Step 2: WRAP LACE ON CARDS

Wrap your lace/trim on the chipboard cards as shown above.

Continue wrapping until all of your lace/trim is on cards.

Step 3: HANG SHOE ORGANIZER

Hang the plastic shoe organizer on the back of your door.

Step 4: ADD CARDS TO POCKETS

Place the lace-wrapped chipboard cards into the organizer pockets.

Note: I had so many cards full of lace that I had to put 2 cards in some of the pockets.  They did fit.

FINISHED!!

WOYWW #4

My hubby is out of town for a couple weeks and then I'm having my surgery so my mum is staying with me for over a month.  YAY!!  I'm absolutely loving having her here with me and will miss her terribly when she eventually has to go back home.

Since my mum needs something to do while I obsessively craft, I let her use my lap desk and laptop, which is my usual "work desk".  Here she is playing her games on my laptop...

As for me, I'm using a wooden painting station as my "work desk" and it's working out quite well!!

You can see the many projects I'm currently working on in the photo above.  Here's the list of what's on this little "lap desk"...

1) Wooden bird houses to alter

2) Clothes pins to make into magnets

3) A heart-shaped box to paint & decorate

4) Beads for pea pod pendants

I absolutely have crafting ADD!!  I can't just work on one or two projects at a time, I usually have about 5 going at once!! hehehe

For those that are new to my blog and my WOYWW, the reason I don't have a "real" work desk is because I'm disabled and spend most of my time in my recliner.  My lap desk and arms of the recliner are my work area.

Thanks for reading!!  Until next time...