Organization: Flair in a Muffin Tin

And the organization continues. Remember this pile? Well, the next steps from Ella Publishing's Spring Training were to take the pile and sort it according to how we would use it. I am tempted to leave it all in a bowl or jar because then I can see it on my shelf. It just makes me happy.

But just because of the projects I am using these for, I think by manufacturer is how I will go.

Now to decide on a container: my favorite things are a mix of vintage and modern, and repurposing items that one might use in say, the kitchen (if I cooked). Here I have a vintage mason jar (closed and visible), a vintage ceramic bowl (open and visible), an Ikea spice tin (closed and partially visible) and a thrift store muffin tin that I painted with chalkboard paint. hmmm....

I can't help it. I just want to use the muffin tin! It will help keep it organized by manufacturer and I just slide these on top of my category drawer photo boxes on my bookshelf to keep little hands from running away with all my stash! 

And the fun part is I can change it up whenever I need to, yet still be able to remember where a certain little badge is from. 

When I am planning or working on a project I can just pull it down on my table. Easy peasy. One other little thing I love are these antique butter pats. I learned about these from Jenni Bowlin and I just adore them. Pretty and functional. It keeps a few of the items I am working on very close and visible. Which is a good thing for me.

So that's my plan for now. I have used muffin tins in the past for projects that are in progress and that can overwhelm a space, like December Daily. I keep an eye out for them at the thrift store.

And it's National or International Scrapbooking Day! Lots of deals online and in the stores. I'll admit I celebrating a bit! And now, to go scrap a little too. Happy scrappy day to you!

Organization: For the Love of Flair

Is anyone else taking Spring Training with Ella Publishing? I have taken all of their events and I really love them. I like the short videos (I can fit them in my schedule) and the short "exercises." Seriously, even I can dump my supplies on my table! That part was really fun. But back to my topic...the first section is about organization and the first challenge is to pick one area of our supplies and do an initial sort. Whether to keep, put in short term storage, toss or file away. I think those were the categories. 

So one of my favorite products is flair. I love flair buttons or badges as they are sometimes called. And I have a growing stash as of late, so I thought I could try to organize it a little better, so that as Wendy put it, "Our fun level can increase" or something like that.

The first step was to dump the supplies on our workspace and then do the initial sort. Well, that is pretty easy with this group because I love it all! And I have been using flair and plan to continue using it. So it gets to stay! Happy day indeed! 

Stay tuned for more episodes of flair organization, photography, embellishing and techniques inspired by Ella Publishing Spring Training!

**Flair from various sources. Ormolu, Hello Forever, a Flair for Buttons, Studio Calico, and October Afternoon. I am also wishing for some from Evalicious and A Life Handmade.