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ruthie218
True Blue Farmgirl
471 Posts
Ruthie Ann
Indiana
USA
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 Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 12:31:39 PM
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help ! Im having trouble know what to get rid off as I have more time than before. Im planninmg on working projects. Do I still keep or do they go?
Ruthie Ann
http://simpleindianagirl.blogspot.com/
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
1779 Posts
lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 12:38:12 PM
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Ruthie Ann-
You do not want my suggestion! I keep every craft item..I may need it...my Sunday School may need it..or one of my daughters may need it!! I have a VERY hard time to part with my craft supplies!
Sorry- I was NO help at all! :)
Lori
Gernerosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need! |
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Wauka Mountain Mama
True Blue Farmgirl
239 Posts
Fran
Fairburn
Ga
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 1:20:53 PM
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LOL! They're called PIGS..."Projects In Grocery Sacks".
I have a closet full of them...should probably let go of a few of them myself. :)
Live simply. So that others may simply live.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
8650 Posts
Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2012 : 5:39:24 PM
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Ruthie Ann: I know exactly what you mean. I am trying to simplify things. I am at the point of refusing to get rid of my crafts; yarn, crochet hooks by the hundreds, oil paints, etc...
I may need them one day, why give them away now. I surely don't want to spend money again buying them when I have them now. LOL
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
2193 Posts
marianne
medical lake
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 03:48:26 AM
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Oh, You kindred souls!! I have found my "kin." I may need it should be my battle cry.
Totally understand you gals!
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
1663 Posts
Linda
Kansas
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 04:56:32 AM
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Think downsizing the craft items is soooo hard!!!! It's sad but true! Maybe underbed storage totes would help with freeing up space?
Good luck!
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda
www.scatteredlittleblessings.blogspot.com
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shanda
True Blue Farmgirl
430 Posts
Shanda
Broken Bow
OK
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 05:18:42 AM
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I'd rather down size my closet, dresser, and even shoes! Not my crafting stuff! I get chills looking at beautiful yarn, and the joy I feel when I actually finish a project is so much better then new shoes or a new dress! So I will wind up with no shoes or clothes, but covered in yarn and as happy as can be! HA!
Shanda
Farmgirl #4233 |
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kysheeplady
True Blue Farmgirl
926 Posts
Teri
KY
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 05:27:53 AM
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That is what I use, the under the bed storage containes. They work great!
Teri
"There are black sheep in every flock"
White Sheep Farm
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
3917 Posts
Denise
NJ
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 06:25:49 AM
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I am getting ready to empty my craft space and re organize. I am not planning however to get rid of anything as I already did a downsize sometime ago and I haven't bought anything except a cross stitch project that needs to be done by December.
Guess we are all rowing the same boat!
farm girl sister#43
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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ruthie218
True Blue Farmgirl
471 Posts
Ruthie Ann
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 06:45:35 AM
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My room is coming along I haven't gotten rid of much. A few magazines,bent paper, some recyclable and other things that shouldn't be in there.Still going to be clutter but organized. Hope to finish up today. Think Im going to lose my table space but that's ok.
Ruthie Ann
http://simpleindianagirl.blogspot.com/
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cori1312
True Blue Farmgirl
64 Posts
Leslie
Fairborn
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 20 2012 : 10:20:57 AM
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I just squished my sewing room to fit into half my DH's office. Sad to lose it, but I'm more organized now.
I recommend keeping all you can, and labeling it in shoeboxes. Michaels has "memory boxes" lately for around $2 if you can find them in a clearance bin!
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
7473 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2012 : 6:00:07 PM
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Because supplies are so expensive to buy I don't get rid of things that I know will probably get used. If not now, or really soon, probably down the road. I do reorganize and after my Farmers Market (see aprons there) season I go through fabric and scraps and scraps of the trims I use and usually give much of it away. I don't have time while I'm smack in the middle of the market season.
I think reorganizing, labeling and such is very, very helpful!
I've been VERY glad for some of the things that have been saved for a while . . . so much has come in REALLY handy!
Good luck with your pursuit!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
847 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2012 : 8:55:49 PM
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Maybe this will help: With pencil in hand, write down all the craft things you want to do. Then write down tools for each. Label boxes, baskets or bins for each and fill them. Have one place with the tools you use for everything: rulers, scissors, needles, etc. Then plan where these will live. Everything needs a home. My room is filled with stuff for all that I like but because everything has a place at least most of the time I know where it is. I have one table, one desk, one sewing table and one book case. Everything else is in plastic bins (on sale). I get messy and don't always clean it up but when I want it clean, I know where it goes. Good luck.
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SallyT
True Blue Farmgirl
108 Posts
Sarah
Buford
Georgia
USA
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Posted - Jul 24 2012 : 05:16:12 AM
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Fabric, yarn, beads, paints, etc. I always look at all this and think of the projects I want to work. So, of course, nothing gets thrown, only re-placed. So happy to know others have the same problem. Good luck.
Sarah
Warmth of Friendship Necessary for Life |
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JerseyGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
141 Posts
Michele
Southern NJ
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2012 : 05:20:59 AM
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I have the hardest time getting rid of craft supplies but will give furniture away when I have no need for it! Go figure! |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
3917 Posts
Denise
NJ
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2012 : 06:10:48 AM
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I am working on my craft closet today. Taking some of Leslie's suggestions to get boxes and label. I am going to start out separating things though so I have an idea of how many boxes I need. I already have some pretty decorative ones so will keep the things I already have in those there, and put them on the shelves. Everything but my machine will go in there so I may have to get creative for shelves and space. Better scoot from here so I can get to it!
farm girl sister#43
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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