Our Brother Ptouch label maker winner is Elizabeth.
Thanks for the over 400 comments! It was so fun reading through them!
On Saturday a friend came over and helped me with my craft room. She was amazing. It became quite apparent that I could have never done this without her. I urge you all to get past the embarrassment and ask for help. I used to think I was just lazy, and while there is some truth to that, I quickly realized I am lacking some organizational skills. It might seem like an easy task to group "like" things together, or group things where they are used. For me when I see an item it has many uses and many possibilities so it truly helped to have someone walk me through the process!
It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better!
First, my sweet friend made me take everything out of the room. OH MY!
Thank goodness she was here. After about 30 minutes of looking at this stuff I was totally overwhelmed and ready to stop. My son said, "Mom you would have stopped and all that mess would have stayed there for 8 weeks!"-----out of the mouths of babes.
My friend continued to give me words of encouragement the ENTIRE LONG day. She might have been dying on the inside but never let me see even one single "eye roll" over the amount of ribbon and hole punches ----that is a true friend! I am thankful beyond words for her help!
I am not quite ready to post an update photo. I will save that for the first of February like I promised.
I simply have to be organized or I go nuts. I’d love to win!
My goal this weekend is to get my craft room organized! It’s so much fun and I always feel like I’ve accomplished something!
This is fantastic! Thanks!
That pic gives me heart palpitations! I love to organize and this would be such a huge help! I hope I win!
Ok – so where is your finished project? I’m curious how your “new” room looks. I’d love a g/c, so please pick me Ü
I am so in need with all of my sons toys…. everywhere!!! Thanks.
With a new baby on the way we definitely need some more places to put things. I love the container store.
At least you got in there and started to tackle it. My office/scrapbook/craft/storage room is a wreck. I know it needs to be done and I want it done – I just don’t know where to start. It’s so overwhelming and not fun! Maybe I’ll invite a friend over to get me motivated and inspired and see what their vision might be, so I can have a happy, clutter free place to work and be creative. Thanks for the motivation.
I absolutely love containers, but never have enough!
I could always use more containers for organizing! Thanks for the opportunity!
Artful Blessings,
Kathryn
P.S. Please stop by my blog for my Blogiversary giveaway!
Ooh, I love-love-love the Container Store!
My craft area looks much like your Before shot, but I’m really short on containers to turn it into an After.
We have a new Container Store open where I live. I would love to use it to buy office storage boxes for important papers and an acrylic index card file for recipes and recipe card dividers. Thank you.
Organizing is hard for me too. I have had friends help me too and it really seems to help! Keep up the good work!
Whew that would be a closet cupboard-life-saver! My poor baby- she shares the space
I like to organize so would put this to good use.
I feel your pain. This makes me motivated to organize my craft/junk room.
I just love your page I added it to my family blog for quick access. I would love to join the giveaway, thank you . And congrats on getting organized
I need all the storage I can get. What I have isn’t very organized.
So a gift card to the container store would help organize and calm
some of my bath room items.
Thanks for the chance to win a practical item.
Hi! This is my year for hopefully getting my house in order. That is barring no major life changes. We have lived in this house for 51/2 years and too many things are still in boxes or setting around! I can not take the mess any longer! I hardly have anything hanging on the walls or decorative touches to our home. Please enter me in your fabulous drawing. Many thanks, Cindi
I really need help with organization.
you’ve inspired me to get organized!!! Thanks for the awesome and very generous giveaway!
I would love to win this! It could help me find out where my craft area has disappeared to, since all I can find is a bunch of stuff that doesn’t belong there but don’t have a home anywhere else.
I love that store!
Organizing NOW !!!! Cant wait to be finished!
Organizing NOW…cant wait to be finished…. but the finished project is soooo rewarding. Finished 3 rooms…now working on the 4th. I bought 100 plastic shoe box sized containers. That really does help/
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Pick me! Pick me! I really, really, would love to win! I am new to sewing/crafting and do not have alot of room, so getting organized would be very helpful. By the way, I love your blog.
I wish my craft room was organized, maybe I’d be more productive!!!
Great giveaway! I have recently starting selling my bows to a salon in town and now my room is a MESS! I’d love to buy some containers to organize!
That is one scary picture!
Just the thought of organizing makes me want to run for the hills…
Loving your new site, Its gorgeous!
Oh my, I feel your pain! I think if I won I would start with organizing my son’s playroom. We have 1 basket and the rest of the stuff is spread out all over the place…ugh!
I need to get organized!
Oh man…organization is what I desperately need, too!
Oh I could use this. I’ve been meaning to stop by there!
With 5 kids, it is always a challenge to stay organized. We would love to have more storage containers to keep on top of all the artwork, homework, sporting equipment and crafting supplies.
Thanks for the chance.
Oh man, could I use a friend like that! I’m not sure I could get over the embarrasment though. My whole house is a wreck!
Wow, what a true friend! It feels good to be organized I’m still trying to get my scrap area organized from Christmas!! Any organized gift would be great to win!
Hooray for organizing! I just had surgery and am WAY behind on everything, so I’m itching for the chance to organize!
What a great giveaway!
Congrats on getting your space organized. I am inspired!
Thank you for sharing!
Wow! We just recently finished converting our guest bedroom/craft room into a nursery and I can appreciate the daunting task of reorganization! I cannot wait to see the “after” results.
would love to win–thank you for the chance!
lindagregsmith(at)gmail(dot)com
I need organization tools worse than anyone!
I am a new reader, just love your ideas! Sooo creative…thank you for sharing!
I really need help. I am disabled and am in a three story house and I can only access the first floor. So the things I can get to I want really organized. I love the container store.
My craft room so looks way worse! You might think I’m kidding…nooooo! I was so organized before I got fibro but now I’m just lost. I need help and don’t have anyone to ask. I would love to win this just to get me started. Can’t wait to see your after pics so I can drool!
New reader- I definitely need organization help!
Oh, I would love that! Right now a lot of my craft supplies are just dumped in one large bin.
I LOVE the Container Store!!!