Organizing my Cricut Items

This is how I "currently" organize my Cricut Items. I want my stash to be easily portable if I need to take them with me. I also hate to waste desk space. The wooden shelf was made for me to protect a printer I used to travel with, but I no longer have that printer, so since it was perfect for my needs, I repurposed it. The Expression needs at least 12 inches behind it for a 12x12 mat and that is a lot of room, so to keep that space, I went vertical.

First, you can see that I labeled each area. I didn't get a picture of my cords and blades and such in the container, but I figured you didn't really need to see that mess. lol It is a container from Walmart that snaps together.

Next - I used photo boxes and tab dividers to store my handbooks, with the corresponding overlay in the front, in alphabetical order.

The individual cartridges are stored in an ArtBin that I found at Tuesday Morning (I got this idea from someone on the Cricut Messageboard, but I sure can't remember who it was - however, I loved it!!). The cartridges are separated by Fonts and Shapes, and of course, they are in alphabetical order in each section.

I really like this because I can see the front of each cartridge with a glance. The way I stored them before, I had to pull various carts out to read the front until I found the one for which I was looking. Also, there is a face cover that snaps on and a handle on top, so I can carry these anywhere with me. An added bonus is that they are stackable.

Here, you can see the clearance behind my Expression. I also store my extra 12x12 mats there. This makes it easy to grab an extra one when I'm doing a large project. Especially since I don't have any drawers that are 12x12 and I don't truly have the wall space to hang them.

Additionally, I normally keep my Gypsy on the side of all of this, but at the time of the picture I had been using it, so I grabbed a shot or two. This is a mesh bag from Creative Memories, it has a divider so I can keep the cords separate (you can see I don't always use it). But I love it because I can just grab it and go. Everything I need for my Gypsy is in there.

Hope you enjoyed this. Maybe it will give you an idea or two for you organizing.

Organization time!

Ok, yes - I have been very slack in my posting lately. Should I even say "non-existent"? lol. It has been a very busy time around my home, and lately I have started organizing. Not just my home but also my scrap room. Now, I'm not doing a room redo because I just do not have the funds; however, I have approached the "declutter and organize my home" mode with energy, excitement, and enthusiasm. With regard to my scrap area - does anyone else have the problem that it can become a dumping ground for anything and everything? I do, and that is going to change. So I am getting my room completely organized and usable and not a dumping ground.

I have been going through the room to get rid of the things that do not belong there. What a chore. (I forgot to take Before pictures - sorry. But it was very bad.) I seem to let it pile up during the holiday season. A quick clean of the house and everything gets shoved in my scrap room. No longer!

I am almost at the point where I will box up all my supplies to organize properly - Go Big and Go for Broke.

So as I am searching the net for ideas on organization and storage, I come across this great blog - My Love Affair With The Label Maker - and it is a great blog (if short-lived). I was going to post a list of how to organize as I went, but this blog has already done that - and very extensively. This, in my opinion, is probably one of the best blogs I have come across on how to organize your scrap area.

She approaches it week by week. Each week you target a certain item/area. The great part is that she did all this a while ag, so you won't have to wait each week for a post, they are already there. I'm looking forward to that as I plan to accomplish a few weeks each day as I work. (Gazelle focus!) I'm not going to go into great detail - she already did that. So instead I will say that to get started, you need to go back to her first post and move forward from there. So here is the link to that post: Let the Challenge Begin!


Happy Organizing!!