Crafting is a highly popular hobby and activity for adults and children alike.
In fact, the total global arts and crafts market is forecast to reach a value of 50.9 billion U.S. dollars by 2024, highlighting how many people enjoy crafting.
If you’re into arts and crafts, you will already know how quickly craft supplies can become messy without an appropriate storage solution in place.
Whether your supplies are disorganised or your space is cluttered, this guide will help you store your craft supplies.
Let’s break it down.
To store your craft supplies, you will need to:
- Declutter your craft supplies
- Measure the space you have
- Choose a storage solution
- Arrange the craft supplies
- Label everything
1. Declutter Your Craft Supplies
The first step is to declutter your craft supplies.
This is important to ensure you’re not only getting the use out of your collection of crafts but also to ensure your space remains as organised as possible.
How long this step will take will depend on how many craft supplies you have. That said, it’s the foundation of getting your craft supplies organised, so try to avoid keeping things you know you likely won’t use ‘Just in case’.
This will help to prevent your storage system from becoming cluttered again in the near future.
How To Declutter Craft Supplies
To declutter your art supplies, you will need to:
-Make three piles: ‘ Keep’, ‘Donate’, or ‘Dispose’.
-Instead of pulling everything out all at once, sort through your craft supplies strategically and in sections to avoid becoming overwhelmed. If you don’t think you’ll use certain items, be ruthless to make the process as easy as possible.
-Whether it’s scraps of fabric or old glue sticks, you’ll need to dispose of any used items that aren’t worthy of being donated.
-Give any unwanted items to family and friends. It’s also worth noting that some charities accept homemade items if find any that you no longer need in your craft supplies.
Decluttering is important to ensure you’re not only getting the use out of your collection of crafts but also to ensure your space remains as organised as possible.
2. Measure The Space You Have
Whether you’re storing your supplies in your spare bedroom, an office, or even a garage, it’s crucial to measure the space you have available to store your craft supplies.
Use a measuring tape and be sure to note down the exact measurements as this will inform the storage solution that you choose.
This will ensure that you don’t have to sacrifice more space than you’re willing to in order to store your craft supplies.
3. Choose A Storage Solution
Now you’ve measured the space that you have, you can choose a storage solution.
From drawers to old shelves to cube organisers and boxes, there are many storage solutions you can choose to keep your craft supplies nicely organised.
Finding a permanent storage solution suitable for the space is the key to ensuring your craft supplies are conveniently accessible.
Failure to store your craft supplies correctly will likely lead to an untidy space, so it’s important to find something that works for your lifestyle.
The total global arts and crafts market is forecast to reach a value of 50.9 billion U.S. dollars by 2024, highlighting how many people enjoy crafting.
4. Arrange The Craft Supplies
You can arrange your craft supplies into as many drawers and categories as you have space for.
However you decide to arrange your craft supplies, aim to make it as simple for yourself as possible.
For instance, your ‘Fabrics’ drawer might hold everything from ribbons to fabrics to felt and sewing supplies. Doing this will also simplify the labelling process in the next stage.
If you want to learn more about how to pack art supplies, check out our blog here.
Note:
When arranging the craft supplies, make sure that you secure any sharp items, such as needles and scissors, to ensure they cannot be reached by children and aren’t in danger of harming anyone.
5. Label Everything
Lastly, to keep your craft supplies as organised as possible, you will want to label everything clearly.
You can either use paper labels or take it to the next level by using a label maker.
Label makers are relatively easy to get hold of, and make for an excellent addition to your craft supplies.
By labelling your craft supplies, you can keep track of everything and ensure that each item has its designated place.
Finding a permanent storage solution suitable for the space you have is the key to ensuring your craft supplies are conveniently accessible.
We hope that this guide has given you some inspiration on how to store your craft supplies.
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Written by Jemima Thomas for Falconer Removals & Storage.
