Sunday, 7 July 2013

Tips, Tools & Techniques - Organising Your Paper Stash

Hello! Here's our monthly feature. We hope to share tips, tool & techniques that have caught our eye, things we have Pinned, and things we have tried. These are probably not going to change your life(!) but might make it a bit easier...

How to Organise your Paper Stash:
If like me you have a variety of paper and card that you have acquired through the years, it can get a bit difficult to sort through it to find what you want (especially if you save every scrap of tissue paper, card from packages etc, and its not even all in one place!!). Here's one solution - an A3 Display Book!

I got this one from Amazon and it was only £4.38. It has 20 pockets and as you can see both sides that means there are 40 sides. 
I sorted all my plain(ish) papers in a spectrum then put the others (blacks, greys, whites, metallics) in afterwards.
etc...

And there you have it! 
My "acquired" wallpaper samples are stored in a bin in my craft room:
I need to do something different for all of my patterned papers but I'm not sure what yet... Any ideas?

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22nd October 2013: Update - this post was featured here at Sewlicious Home Decor
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10 comments:

  1. Joanna O'Sullivan7 July 2013 at 11:06

    What a simple idea, I really like it. And I think I actually have an A3 display book thrown in with my paper stash!!!!

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    1. buttons and paint...10 July 2013 at 13:04

      Thanks Joanna! You should definitely give it a try! xx

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  2. Sherri7 July 2013 at 15:08

    Super nice idea. I use this when I travel, which is a lot. I do something simular with my patterns too. At home I have a file box divided by season, then I sort the papers by activities & holidays for that season. Now do you have any ideas for stickers? Have a blessed day :O)

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    1. buttons and paint...10 July 2013 at 13:05

      Thanks Sherri, dividing by season etc is a genius idea! Maybe a smaller A4 display book for stickers? xx

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  3. Carole10 July 2013 at 04:59

    You've given me a good idea - this might make it easier for me to put my recipes in order too! Cheers

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    1. buttons and paint...10 July 2013 at 13:07

      Thanks Carole! Great idea to use it for recipes too! xx

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  4. An Oasis in the Desert21 July 2013 at 15:10

    Great idea! I do something similar but in a file drawer for all my paper scraps.

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    1. buttons and paint...25 July 2013 at 15:49

      I would LOVE to have enough drawer space! Or space for drawers(!!)

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  5. Marti @ SewLicious Home Decor22 October 2013 at 17:55

    Hi there! Thank you so much for sharing this a Sewlicious Home Decor here. It's been featured today HERE!

    Marti

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