Lynda's Must Have Supplies - Week 4 of 4 (Late of course)

I understand this post is a bit late; however, I decided to do this one after the holiday's, so you can take some of those gift cards you got - and purchase your own things that you need, whether it is paper, cartridges, or organizing stuff!  Make sure you look back at the past 3 weeks of posts, and you can get the whole list of my "must haves to create with", so you can make your own list of things you need to purchase!     
Now, with all this stuff you have (and are getting), you really need to have products to organize yourself with, instead of your stuff all over the place or in sacks!  The organizing products I have right now have been with me for at least 10-13 years, and are more portable because of us moving as much as we have!  My creative supplies have been such a huge part of my life, and trust me, when we do move - all I hear from my husband is "you have so much scrapbook sh*t" about half way through the space being moved!!!  I am sure it will change this year, my son won't always live with me (wink wink hint hint)!!!    
Back on this post - I shared with you my scrapbook space.  In the top picture here, you can see my Cricut machine, with the white organizer container that my cartridges are on! In the baskets underneath, I have my patterned scissors in one, and my adhesives in the other one.  The very top part I have my blades for the machine, and my pencil sharpener! This was actually a ribbon holder, (where the pencil sharpener is now), but I didn't like how it was with the ribbon I bought...so I just took the rod out where the ribbon goes, and reused it!  I purchased this particular style at Michaels craft store - the Recollections brand (also on sale for 50% off), with shipping also available! 

Now - if you are on a budget - there are so many things you can do in order to get organized, and do it for less money!! Here are a few things I am planning on doing for my creative space:  

• For my creative books (since I have so many of them), I am going to get the bookcase shown here (in a set of 2), along with a table top I have already (painted the same black) to create a large creative space.  I need paint for a table top and a file cabinet, which can be purchased with gift cards we received!  
• Instead of throwing away boxes, I look at what type of box it is, and alter it instead.  I have shoe boxes, used to put handmade items in, along with other boxes things have came in, to organize little things in my drawers!  A bit of fabric, boxes and glue - will create your own style of bins to put things in!  
• Clear plastic drawers can be organized, reorganized, and then reorganized some more!  I have had 2 7 drawer containers for 10 plus years, using them for various things along the way!  They are a great low cost alternative, being able to expand on - one piece at a time!  

So, you have a few great supplies to look at purchasing, and a few great organizing things to look at!  I look forward to bringing you a whole month full of ways to use stamps in paper crafting, so keep checking back for ideas, a supply list to start with, and links to great products all through January!  Cricut machine and cartridges, Stampin' Up supplies, paper, punches, die cuts and more - my favorite products to use with paper crafting!  

Until next time,

Lynda Jeffs

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