I hope today’s video will inspire you to organize those areas of your home that may have gotten out of control. Today, for the first time in two years, I am looking forward to working in my craft room. I feel a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I can’t wait to start crafting!
I love that your craft room both before and after are very real, which I think is more the norm for most people, including me! Thank you for the inspiration to organize mine better.
LOVE seeing Befores & Afters !!!! Such a great transformation and I am SURE all your time & hard work was well worth it !!!! You have inspired me to organize my own craft room !!!! God Bless You 😍
@@Earthy-Artist I will never have a Pinterest worthy craft room with built in cabinets and closed doors-too expensive and wouldn’t be able to find anything with doors on everything!😜
The before is the real life struggle most of us have. What I appreciate is the after is real too. It's not all matching cubicles that look streamlined out of a magazine. You did purchase some things but mostly used what you already had. Such a good feeling when a plan comes together.
I am so glad you feel that way. I will probably never have a magazine worthy craft room with built in cabinetry and rainbow colored supplies-too expensive and I wouldn’t be able to find anything behind closed doors!😜
I love this also! That you’ve used the things you had on hand with very few purchases! I’m blessed to have a room that I can dedicate as my craft room/office. My husband made me a FANTASTIC pegboard wall AND an actually functional ribbon rack! I’ve just not put it all together….you’ve inspired me to just get it done because I’ve wanted this room for so many years, now it’s just up to me to make it “mine!”
I can’t tell you what a weight you lifted from me by showing the “ before” of your work area. And then the after!! My work area is such a mess. I go into it and turn around and walk out. But now I’m motivated. I too have so many items and so many crafts and so many interests that I was beginning to think I could never get it all organized. But now I feel I can with your tips. Plus I will search online for ideas like you did. Thank you so much. I really enjoy your channel.
Yes, I’m in the same situation, many supplies, many interests, and finding a workable system takes time, and often goes through many iterations, as mine did….I am finally in a good place organizationally, and mine is not a magazine hobby room either, it is a truly workable space, chock full of materials but very organized, given the space I have. Thanks for sharing your process!
Same here. It feels so good to Finally find People who also have this broad spectrum of intrest. I always felt à bit strange. For years I needed a craft room, but never had one. My supplies are all over the house (attic, basement, livingroom, garage...) and I always told myself, with 4 little ones, it was't my time to be crafting. But I missed it somehow. Then I met this artist friends, and she took me out to Urban sketching, and it was like a waterfall how everything woke up in me again. Then my father helped me get started making a craft room out of an old workspace behind our house, that wasn't really in use. I was SOOO excited !! We have a new flooring now. We still have to do a lot. But we are finishing it with what we have on hand, or with second hand materials. It won't be a magazine picture, but it will be my creative space. So thank you guys, for being here ! Thank you for making me feel I am not the only one like this. I'm happy I found you all 💕
Vikki, I find that whatever your job or profession is, that after doing that all day you just don't want to continue doing it on your off hours! So I am not surprised by your comment. Lol!
It took me over 3 months to finally get my craft room in order. I remember walking into mine after it was organized and I cried!!! Now it's become my sanctuary....
I feel so much better. I am 'normal'. Irregardless of how often I attempt to organize I think there's little people living in there. Destroying it at night. Lol. Thank you for being so real. It makes the rest of us breathe a little sigh of relief. God bless.
What a transformation! I swear to you, not more than a half an hour ago I walked out of my craft area exasperated and feeling overwhelmed. I sat down in the living room and your video was up.....I’m now inspired to go fix my mess! :)
I let out a huge chuckle when you said "brace yourself" 🤣! Happy to discover your craft room 'was' just like my craft room 'is'. I'll borrow your idea's of clear containers & a label maker. My picture frames have taken over. I too keep all manner of bits and bobs for potential of 'what they could become' 😁!
O…M…G… I thought you’d walked into MY craft room!! I just found your channel… and it’s come at just the right time. Covid lockdowns destroyed my bridal wear business so I decided to concentrate on my crafting. My cutting table got covered in “rescued” items that I “could do something with”, I saved all delivery boxes, my sewing machine and overlocker are crowded with “stuff” so can hardly be used! The floor is covered with toppling piles of yet more “stuff” that had “possibilities” when I retrieved them from the recycling bin - so much like yours! Now, I have 2 sewing jobs with tight deadlines & nowhere to work on sewing them!! Eeeeek! Thank you for all your ideas. I need lots of shelves put up as I don’t have ANY at present. Wish me luck! New subscriber from the U.K. 🪡🧵✂️📍🇬🇧
YES. YES. YES. I am so thrilled for you! I watch you every week and I have wondered why you were working on the floor. I always think that if people are as committed as you are to their craft you'd have a space. It doesn't have to be a designer space, just a regular, organized space. YOU DESERVE THIS. I bet you will feel a surge of new creativeness. You made my day.
What I love most is when you said...."I have to see my stuff. Out of sight out of mind."...this is my biggest problem!!!! Not seeing my craft supplies actually gives me anxiety in the craft room. I need to be able to look around and see if something sparks a creative idea with what I am currently working on. I also loved when you said, "Make it functional before beautiful." Yes! I don't care if it is matchy-machy....after I figure out how to store it functionally, I can always go back and take the functional piece and slap some cohesive colored paint onto it and call it good. Thank you for this insight, for validating my feelings about my stuff, and for showing me, there is away to get it all organized!!! Thank you!!!
Wow, Sherry! I love your craft room (before & after). It takes true bravery to show a before shot of your craft room - especially to 51,000 subscribers. My craft room is disastrous and I wouldn't want to show anyone. Great job getting it organized! It looks great and I bet you feel soo much better. Thank you for the inspiration.
This is such great motivation! I worked on my craft space a couple of months ago. I gave up before I was finished though. I find myself buying something from a store instead of shopping in my craft area because it just takes too long to find things. And that takes the fun out of crafting. I need to get back at it. Thanks for the motivation!
OMG! Someone else that has to clear off the kitchen island to use it as a workbench because the studio is overflowing and doesn’t have a clear horizontal surface. I am soooo glad I am not the only art/craft supplies holder. I sure hope I can get my studio to resemble your “after” pics. If so you will have saved my life because I have been so overwhelmed by the enormity of the task that I have been paralyzed into total apathy. Thank you so so much for this.
Thank you, Janet!🥰 I hope you are motivated to reclaim your craft room. Today, I am looking forward to working in there for the first time in two years!
Wow, looks great! I would have LOVED to have got in there, and organized the whole room...what fun! LOVE labels, bins, and organized spaces.... tips: 1) bring along a garbage bag for trash 2) have a box for Giveaway or for selling 3) have a laundry basket to put things in that do not belong in the craft room (dishes, etc.) 4) set a timer (ie. spend 30 minutes a day, no more, so you don't get overwhelmed...unless you want to be in there longer)...spread it out over a reasonable amount of time 5) enlist help 6) clear bins for storing is always useful 7) use over the door shoe hangers with cubbies to store hard to store items (ie. mini iron, bottles of glue or starch 8) do one area per day (fabric one day, floral the next, wood crafts the next, etc.)
First time I have ever commented to any DIY’er! You did a fantastic job! I have a craft room that looks almost as bad, but I just have fabric/sewing machine, scrapbooking/Cricut machine and a bed for guests…… you’ve given me the desire to clean it up so it’s useable ! Once again you did a Great job!
What I appreciated the most is that you did not see your possessions as “clutter”, but as disorder. Thank you for your example of how to go “from disorganization to organization”.
My craft room looks pretty much like yours did! I, too, have been crafting at kitchen table. NO more procrastinating!!! Today I start organizing. TFS🥰🤗
Great transformation! Don't you want to come to the east coast and help me organize mine studio now? Free "room and board" in a historic city while you work!
That was a lot of hard work Sherrie! It was so overwhelming at first. You probably need a bigger space overall but you did an excellent job with the space that you have.
Thank you, Tucker! 🥰 It was overwhelming (which is why I put it off for over two years)! I know my viewers would rather have seen new crafts in today’s video, but I had to take a week off from crafting, so that I can work more efficiently going forward. I can’t wait to get started!
Sherrie we love ALL your videos we learn so much from them. I really enjoyed this one and I'm happy you made it. It's so nice to know where your supplies are when you need them
Beautifully done! My bedroom doubles as my sewing, computer, craft room, whew! I wish I had a different room for crafts, but my family moved in with me when my husband passed away. I appreciate how things can get out of hand. You accomplished a lot, and it shows.
I’m seriously obsessed with your channel! I can’t believe I just found it. I just wanted to add to another comment, it’s so great that everything didn’t look perfect and color-coded like most organize videos do, it’s real life and 99% of the time organized and clean is all the pretty you need😍
ABSOLUTELY! I actually have been super discouraged lately as I’ve been watching lots of “craft room videos “ and they are all just so “slick,” and I’m just trying to get my business off the ground so I can MAKE money, not spend money so that my craft room look like a museum, not an actual creative, WORKING space!
Thank you for showing the true before and after videos! I'm not fortunate to have a special separate room for my sewing and crafting. My machine, table, chair, and extra fabric is all stored in my bedroom . I have a small space in a storage closet where I keep my other craft supplies. I love the clear storage bin concept. That would help me see what I have, as I am like you, I find things I have forgotten about sometimes for years! Thank you again for keeping it honest and for the inspiration.
I can so relate to this! I'm crafting all over the house, too. I've got tools, paint, furniture project pieces, card making supplies and paper, fabric, frames, and craft projects scattered across pretty much every available surface. We've added more lighting, streamlined my furniture hoard, and reorganized our power tools and workshop area in the basement and I'll be moving all of my 'stuff' down there. This video came at the most opportune time! I'll be putting your tips to work to organize all my stuff into a system that works better for me. Thanks, Sherry!! 🥰
Thank you for sharing this. Most of us live the struggle. Sales, DIY videos and thrift shops are the scourge of our good intentions. I wish they offered frequent flier miles at Dollar Tree.
The biggest problem I have with reorganizing is that I forget where I put things. My husband suggested I keep a small notebook with the location of items written inside it. Great idea!
What an amazing job!!!! I have been known to have a horrible craft space as well and nothing makes life a little sweeter than getting things tidy. Loved this video!
Oh yes, I can so relate to having a "craft room" that's a "hot mess!" The other day I wasted a good three hours trying to find things I needed to do one project! And I'm making a wreath on my kitchen counter instead of in my craft room! Totally ridiculous and frustrating. Thank you for your video. You have convinced me I finally need to get organized and it is possible! Great video!
How wonderful! I've never had much time for crafting and am just starting. This is a good heads up to start out organized and fix an organizational problem as soon as it does not work. Thank you so much for sharing. That was a lot of work.
I am sad to say that even though my craft room is still organized, I have allowed it to get messy. I need to spend several hours straightening and cleaning it!
I love the "And, oh, here's some chickenwire." Yes, Ma'am, this is where I was for most of the last 2 years as well. I actually have 2 rooms I use for crafting. The sewing room is for all flowers and greenery, ribbons, and sewing supplies such as fabric, thread, buttons, etc. My second room holds EVERYTHING else. I am so impressed with your tackling of this huge project. Good for you, Sherry. It's always a pleasure to watch your videos.
I started working on my craft room a couple weeks ago, got a lot done and then got tired of working in there. This gives me renewed hope that I can get it done.
I was a bit surprised to see your "before" craft room, but I wouldn't criticize you for it. You are a very busy lady who accomplishes things!!! The "after" looks great!!! You have your own mini thrift store!!! Thank you for the useful tips!!!
Hi Sherry, I am a Certified Professional Organizer and I would say that you nailed it! Each step you mentioned in your video was exactly what I would have told a client. In a craft room especially, function has to be paramount, so that you can create the "form". Also, you can create beauty with the craft supplies themselves. I organized a craft room for a client and hung her quilting rulers and embroidery hoops on a pegboard and created an art collage that was functional.
Really enjoyed this craft room organization. So many videos out there focus on ‘what’s pretty’ and try to fit supplies into them. Thanks for sharing - helps to inspire me to organize my sewing room! 🎉
Ahhhh! Lol... I feel so much better seeing that someone like my favorite DIY'er had a space much like mine! And she was frustrated just like me. I have a craft room that my husband calls my own little dollar tree... and a storage space he calls my lil thrift store... the floral struggle is REAL! But you confirmed a lot of where I felt things going... now I feel more confident! When I walk back in to organize again... I'll say, Let's get started... it will help me start things off with a smile. ❤ Thank you for all you do.
So easy to get out of control with all the ' stuff ' ...mines pretty good but I do have lots of bits and bobs in boxes and don't always know what's in them ! Your video has inspired me to go in there and sort it out . Xx
What a mess you had but now you have that feeling of accomplishment. Thank you for showing the before and after. It must be a pleasure to walk into that room now. You will gain new ideas from all the organizing.
I make jewelry, sling purses and other crafts. I live in a 700 square foot rental with 2 small bedrooms, the 2nd room is currently my work space but is completely unusable. August of 2021 my husband unexpectedly passed away in his sleep at home, needless to say it has somewhat sent life into chaos for me, and during this I was needed to be a part time caretaker for my elderly mom (yes while working to support myself). This room has become a disaster. I have seen your video twice, it has inspired me to brave emptying it out, ordering some needed storage and begin making it a functional space again. I loved that you opened up your life to share your chaos too and inspired many. Thank you.
Nice job! My daughter shared a video that reminded her of my craft room. It’s a woman who bought an organizer, said she felt organized and then tossed container into her piled over craft room. We both laughed so hard. We had to change our pants!!
My caft/sewing room was the same! It's in our finished basement and it took me months to clean it up. I, like you, had a bit of literally everything you could think of. I had saved so much and at times had bought duplicates cause I couldn't find anything. So, I did a major purge and downsizing and threw out old glues and craft paints and donated I don't know how many car loads to a very reputable, true charity. It's much better and I knew I could never in a million years use everything I had stashed so most of everything I donated was piles and piles of craft supplies, tons of dollar store items I bought thinking I'd use someday. I even gave a whole carload of appropriate items to a teacher of special needs kids, including my original cricut machine that I got way back when that only got used once. I have a teensy fine tuning to do but labeling is essential as are clear storage containers. I actually ended up buying very little to organize cause all the bins I emptied to donate items I was able to reuse and reorganize what I was keeping. We don't really use our basement so my bins are on industrial type shelving units my husband over bought on when he did the garage. I thought it looked too busy so bought inexpensive draperies and hung them over the shelves. Side note: I prepared ahead of time and bought black garbage bags for throw away stuff and large clear bags for most all donations that weren't fragile and used cardboard boxes for more fragile stuff labeled with painters tape I already had. What a great feeling isn't it!
i'm so glad to see craft room without matching home and garden decor. I also glad to see person with eclectic crafting with jars, paint, dishes and I'm a sewing person as well as paper crafter. You inspired me to get shelves on the wall that has been sitting for over 2 years. I do have the white shelves as well thanks you are a gem and you have new subbie.
Huge transformation! I know you feel better! I’m in the process of doing this too. This winter I want to switch rooms where I have full height walls versus a bonus room with half walls and a lot of ceiling. I need the vertical space like you do. Thanks for sharing! Very helpful in my process.
I totally understand. My craft room is my son’s former bedroom. Maybe, you can make your space the most amazing craft area ever. I have seen craft “rooms” in a closet on Pinterest that are fantastic: pin.it/5jNAh0O
Wow, it's a relief to see someone else struggling with the workroom clutter! I did have mine tidied up, but it needs a brand new overhaul. Very inspiring!
I had to view this again because my craft room is a "dump and run" storage area between October and December. Now, it, too, is a hot mess! Thank you for the inspiration and helping motivate me to take action.
I have a friend that comes to my house for crafting sessions. Yesterday, after we finished a craft show, I said no more crafting until we get this mess cleaned up and organized. Wish I could post a picture of my “hot mess”! You are definitely not alone.
What a difference! Great job! I gave up my craft room when my daughter and her children moved in so it would be a bedroom. All my supplies had to be moved to the only place available and quiet, my bedroom. I don't have the quantity of supplies you have and a lot of it is framed paintings that I sell when I get the time to advertise them. I'm so happy you have that craft room organized for future enjoyment! I'd love to copy your ideas someday. Take care!
I feel very fortunate to have such a large craft room-it was my son’s bedroom. You are lucky to have your family with you for now, and your grandchildren are even luckier to have this time with you! “For everything there is a season, and time for every purpose under heaven.”
This was great! A real inspiration. You have so much beautifully styled things in your home. It daunting. But you are real, show your mess and how you tackled it. So now let's get going....that's me....let's get going!
Girl! I'm SO happy to know I'm NOT the only one. LOL. I have JUST started to do the same thing. I think the Universe heard my prayers...(snicker) Thank you. Job well done!
Thank you! I feel like I am drowning in my craft room to be honest and we created it for me to have a good work area that was not the kitchen counters or dining room table, etc…. Sooo! I am right back to using those places to craft and it’s awful. I have a concentration problem to begin with but my messy areas are making it so much worse. Yes…this from the woman who used to be diligently organized. I feel hope from actually seeing your hot mess 😉. Thank you for all of your great ideas! Feeling hopeful and inspired. This weekend is a great time to begin for me. 💕💕
I love that you are a multiple craft person. It was great to see how you changed your organization to set up a different work space for specific crafts. Thank you.
excellent tips - my fave is 'as soon as you know something is NOT working, fix it'. That's how I found your channel. Late last night I had a disaster on my work table. I had just tidied up my table and set up the next project - water in a large plastic food storage container for tea staining the next day. (Luckily I did NOT put the paint stain in the water...) THen I went in Family room and watched TV for a half hour. SOmething made me go back in the craft room to admire my clean table top before going upstairs to bed. I found most of the water had leaked out of the closed container onto my TH glass mat, off the mat onto the table and half-way across the table. Water everywhere. Luckily I keep old towels, paper towel roll, and a paint rag under the table. Spent the next 20 minutes mopping up water and moving all the little vintage glass dishes and bowls out of the room. THis was the 2nd 'disaster' in this room. There is no space to turn around. I keep bumping into myself. Which made me realize -'this is NOT working. I need to fix it now!'. I need to Purge and re-organize stuff ASAP. tfs
Thank you for being honest enough to be vulnerable about the clutter! One of the drawbacks of seeing the possibilities in everything is that it accumulates. I live in a small space and this is my constant foe. Sherry in Georgia
WOW! I can’t believe you did all that work! I would have felt so defeated from the get go. My craft room is 12 x12, and it’s taking me forever to organize it. I’m donating anything I haven’t used in over 1 yr and throwing away things that are obsolete. It’s not easy but I want to feel I can breathe again! Thanks for all your info. I hope my room will look as good as yours.
I appreciate you showing us what the "true" craft room looks like before organizing it. Alot of people probably has your "before" picture now and i hope it will help them organizing their space...I know it helped me! Thank you!
Since my mother is now living with us I have a "hot mess" in our office..... I do not even want to look in this room.....Thank you so much for helping me to see some good ways to get this stuff up off the floor and into a functional situation....I love your channel and just think you are such a charming person!
Thanks for sharing all your helpful organizational tips. I got lots of ideas. The only thing missing that is a must for me is a comfortable chair for planning and dreaming over a cup of tea.
Hi your craft room came out great. When you were showing the before I had to chuckle because it looks like my basement. I’m ashamed of it because I thought I was beginning to look like a hoarder lol. You gave me the incentive to get busy organizing it. This week I’m going shopping for some new containers. Thanks for sharing and letting me know I’m not the only one that has let it get away from me. Wish me luck. Lol👍❤️
So appreciate this honest video, especially discovering that I am NOT alone! I really wish that I had a bit larger room to fix my personal "Hot Mess", but absolutely feel inspired, thank you!
You so deserve a nap after all that work. I don't feel so bad now about my hot mess. But I do feel motivated to get organized. You did a fantastic job!! But then of course, your Sherry. My idea of a miracle worker.😃
I’m just now finding your channel, so I’ve been going back and watching some older videos. Boy, am I feeling this one!!! I’m 4 minutes into the video and my crafting room is twinning with yours!! I am so over whelmed! I never go in there to craft because I can’t deal with the piles everywhere. Things falling off and sliding down on the floor. It’s awful. I’m hoping to get some inspiration to tackle my room! Thanks for being real and sharing your space with us!
Thank you for a REAL craft room inspiration those of us not interested in an 'instagram" room organization but a functional and BEAUTIFUL work space that I'd be excited to craft in. Thanks so much.
I hope today’s video will inspire you to organize those areas of your home that may have gotten out of control. Today, for the first time in two years, I am looking forward to working in my craft room. I feel a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I can’t wait to start crafting!
Well done lady! Thank you so much for the inspiration of this video. Enjoy your "new" craft room!
That's an amazing transformation.
I love that your craft room both before and after are very real, which I think is more the norm for most people, including me! Thank you for the inspiration to organize mine better.
LOVE seeing Befores & Afters !!!! Such a great transformation and I am SURE all your time & hard work was well worth it !!!! You have inspired me to organize my own craft room !!!! God Bless You 😍
@@Earthy-Artist I will never have a Pinterest worthy craft room with built in cabinets and closed doors-too expensive and wouldn’t be able to find anything with doors on everything!😜
The before is the real life struggle most of us have. What I appreciate is the after is real too. It's not all matching cubicles that look streamlined out of a magazine. You did purchase some things but mostly used what you already had. Such a good feeling when a plan comes together.
Love that sentence..."the after is real too." ...Very encouraging.😁
I am so glad you feel that way. I will probably never have a magazine worthy craft room with built in cabinetry and rainbow colored supplies-too expensive and I wouldn’t be able to find anything behind closed doors!😜
You did a great job! I need you here to help make my craft room less of a mess!
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I love this also! That you’ve used the things you had on hand with very few purchases! I’m blessed to have a room that I can dedicate as my craft room/office. My husband made me a FANTASTIC pegboard wall AND an actually functional ribbon rack! I’ve just not put it all together….you’ve inspired me to just get it done because I’ve wanted this room for so many years, now it’s just up to me to make it “mine!”
I can’t tell you what a weight you lifted from me by showing the “ before” of your work area. And then the after!! My work area is such a mess. I go into it and turn around and walk out. But now I’m motivated. I too have so many items and so many crafts and so many interests that I was beginning to think I could never get it all organized. But now I feel I can with your tips. Plus I will search online for ideas like you did. Thank you so much. I really enjoy your channel.
Yes, I’m in the same situation, many supplies, many interests, and finding a workable system takes time, and often goes through many iterations, as mine did….I am finally in a good place organizationally, and mine is not a magazine hobby room either, it is a truly workable space, chock full of materials but very organized, given the space I have. Thanks for sharing your process!
I'm exactly the same!! And I'm so excited that this just popped up in my feed 🙂 - I now feel like there actually is some hope for me 💕💕
Same here. It feels so good to Finally find People who also have this broad spectrum of intrest. I always felt à bit strange.
For years I needed a craft room, but never had one. My supplies are all over the house (attic, basement, livingroom, garage...) and I always told myself, with 4 little ones, it was't my time to be crafting. But I missed it somehow. Then I met this artist friends, and she took me out to Urban sketching, and it was like a waterfall how everything woke up in me again. Then my father helped me get started making a craft room out of an old workspace behind our house, that wasn't really in use. I was SOOO excited !! We have a new flooring now. We still have to do a lot. But we are finishing it with what we have on hand, or with second hand materials. It won't be a magazine picture, but it will be my creative space. So thank you guys, for being here ! Thank you for making me feel I am not the only one like this. I'm happy I found you all 💕
I have never seen anyone who’s craft room is on the same “hot mess” level as mine. Well I have now!! We are sisters.
Same here. I thought I was the only one.
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Same here...and get ready for it :
I am a certified professional organizer 🤣
@@vikkiweigel2504 If you lived here I would hire you. My problem is physical. I can not stand for a long time nor can I lift anything heavy.
@@shellylemons I would love to help you.
Vikki, I find that whatever your job or profession is, that after doing that all day you just don't want to continue doing it on your off hours! So I am not surprised by your comment. Lol!
TY💛M. I needed this push to help me get going on my own "Hot Mess". We call it the "Crap Room".
LOL! I really am laughing-the crap room! 🤣
It took me over 3 months to finally get my craft room in order. I remember walking into mine after it was organized and I cried!!!
Now it's become my sanctuary....
Sometimes it feels lonely shut away from everyone, and sometimes it is a haven ofpeace. 😉 You can achieve more productivity without distractions.
This is my ultimate goal: for my craft room to be my very own sanctuary! Thanks for sharing this comment because it defined my goal for myself!
I feel so much better. I am 'normal'. Irregardless of how often I attempt to organize I think there's little people living in there. Destroying it at night. Lol. Thank you for being so real. It makes the rest of us breathe a little sigh of relief. God bless.
What a transformation! I swear to you, not more than a half an hour ago I walked out of my craft area exasperated and feeling overwhelmed. I sat down in the living room and your video was up.....I’m now inspired to go fix my mess! :)
I let out a huge chuckle when you said "brace yourself" 🤣! Happy to discover your craft room 'was' just like my craft room 'is'. I'll borrow your idea's of clear containers & a label maker. My picture frames have taken over. I too keep all manner of bits and bobs for potential of 'what they could become' 😁!
We all have A LOT in common!
It looks amazing! You certainly deserve a nap!
O…M…G… I thought you’d walked into MY craft room!! I just found your channel… and it’s come at just the right time. Covid lockdowns destroyed my bridal wear business so I decided to concentrate on my crafting. My cutting table got covered in “rescued” items that I “could do something with”, I saved all delivery boxes, my sewing machine and overlocker are crowded with “stuff” so can hardly be used! The floor is covered with toppling piles of yet more “stuff” that had “possibilities” when I retrieved them from the recycling bin - so much like yours! Now, I have 2 sewing jobs with tight deadlines & nowhere to work on sewing them!! Eeeeek! Thank you for all your ideas. I need lots of shelves put up as I don’t have ANY at present. Wish me luck! New subscriber from the U.K. 🪡🧵✂️📍🇬🇧
I knew even before I opened the video, that I was going to love this!
And YES, I loved it!!!!!
"Congratulations," Sis you turned A Headache into a lovely and inviting space where you can enjoy creating things of beauty! Extremely well-done!
This is the most impressive before and after I’ve ever seen. Even your kitty had to stop to admire your work!
What a transformation! I’m sure you found many treasures you forgot you had. Such fun!
Wow. What a transformation. Looks great. I would have been so overwhelmed I would have walked out. Great job
YES. YES. YES. I am so thrilled for you! I watch you every week and I have wondered why you were working on the floor. I always think that if people are as committed as you are to their craft you'd have a space. It doesn't have to be a designer space, just a regular, organized space. YOU DESERVE THIS. I bet you will feel a surge of new creativeness. You made my day.
What I love most is when you said...."I have to see my stuff. Out of sight out of mind."...this is my biggest problem!!!! Not seeing my craft supplies actually gives me anxiety in the craft room. I need to be able to look around and see if something sparks a creative idea with what I am currently working on. I also loved when you said, "Make it functional before beautiful." Yes! I don't care if it is matchy-machy....after I figure out how to store it functionally, I can always go back and take the functional piece and slap some cohesive colored paint onto it and call it good. Thank you for this insight, for validating my feelings about my stuff, and for showing me, there is away to get it all organized!!! Thank you!!!
Wow, Sherry! I love your craft room (before & after). It takes true bravery to show a before shot of your craft room - especially to 51,000 subscribers. My craft room is disastrous and I wouldn't want to show anyone. Great job getting it organized! It looks great and I bet you feel soo much better. Thank you for the inspiration.
Hahaha, same disaster, different house!
Well done, my friend.
This is such great motivation! I worked on my craft space a couple of months ago. I gave up before I was finished though. I find myself buying something from a store instead of shopping in my craft area because it just takes too long to find things. And that takes the fun out of crafting. I need to get back at it. Thanks for the motivation!
OMG! Someone else that has to clear off the kitchen island to use it as a workbench because the studio is overflowing and doesn’t have a clear horizontal surface. I am soooo glad I am not the only art/craft supplies holder. I sure hope I can get my studio to resemble your “after” pics. If so you will have saved my life because I have been so overwhelmed by the enormity of the task that I have been paralyzed into total apathy. Thank you so so much for this.
My teacher❤️
I came again🇯🇵
Many ideas come from this room.
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There is a cat in the teacher's house.
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I am so glad that I could give you some organizational ideas. My cat’s name is Zoey. She is my crafting buddy!😊
Hot mess is right!!! You did a good job of organizing. Now your craft room looks wonderful! Congrats!
Thank you for the inspiration. My craft room has also gotten out of control and that is my next project to complete. Love love love your channel
Thank you, Janet!🥰 I hope you are motivated to reclaim your craft room. Today, I am looking forward to working in there for the first time in two years!
Your “before” section made me so happy!!! LOL. I thought I was the only one! Thank you for the inspiration ❤️
Looks great! What a happy, organized space for crafting! Enjoy that nap…
Wow, looks great! I would have LOVED to have got in there, and organized the whole room...what fun! LOVE labels, bins, and organized spaces.... tips: 1) bring along a garbage bag for trash 2) have a box for Giveaway or for selling 3) have a laundry basket to put things in that do not belong in the craft room (dishes, etc.) 4) set a timer (ie. spend 30 minutes a day, no more, so you don't get overwhelmed...unless you want to be in there longer)...spread it out over a reasonable amount of time 5) enlist help 6) clear bins for storing is always useful 7) use over the door shoe hangers with cubbies to store hard to store items (ie. mini iron, bottles of glue or starch 8) do one area per day (fabric one day, floral the next, wood crafts the next, etc.)
Where were you when I was struggling and feeling overwhelmed? You sound like a professional organizer!🥰
First time I have ever commented to any DIY’er! You did a fantastic job! I have a craft room that looks almost as bad, but I just have fabric/sewing machine, scrapbooking/Cricut machine and a bed for guests…… you’ve given me the desire to clean it up so it’s useable ! Once again you did a Great job!
Wow! What a phenomenal transformation. I only go in my craft room to add another "Idea" to the pile of other ideas. Thank you for sharing.
After Sherry for a while now I found I have thrown away useful things because I had nowhere to store them. Now I have ideas on their storage.
Absolutely love it. So functional and pretty!
What I appreciated the most is that you did not see your possessions as “clutter”, but as disorder. Thank you for your example of how to go “from disorganization to organization”.
You are so inspiring me - truly. Will be moving in a couple of months and I plan to do exactly this. Thank you so much for sharing !
My craft room looks pretty much like yours did! I, too, have been crafting at kitchen table. NO more procrastinating!!! Today I start organizing. TFS🥰🤗
Stay motivated! You can do it! I am so excited to work in my craft room this week. I feel a huge weight has been lifted.
Great transformation! Don't you want to come to the east coast and help me organize mine studio now? Free "room and board" in a historic city while you work!
Great job, Sherry! I can appreciate the time and effort it took to get the space whipped into shape. You deserve a rest today. 👍
That actually sounds like fun!😀
I hope 12 months later that this wonderful room is still fully operational. Good job and fantastic strategies. Thank you for sharing.
That was a lot of hard work Sherrie! It was so overwhelming at first. You probably need a bigger space overall but you did an excellent job with the space that you have.
Thank you, Tucker! 🥰 It was overwhelming (which is why I put it off for over two years)! I know my viewers would rather have seen new crafts in today’s video, but I had to take a week off from crafting, so that I can work more efficiently going forward. I can’t wait to get started!
Sherrie we love ALL your videos we learn so much from them. I really enjoyed this one and I'm happy you made it. It's so nice to know where your supplies are when you need them
@@CanterburyCottage Sherry, I loved this video as much if not more than your crafting ones, as it's about you!!
Beautifully done! My bedroom doubles as my sewing, computer, craft room, whew! I wish I had a different room for crafts, but my family moved in with me when my husband passed away. I appreciate how things can get out of hand. You accomplished a lot, and it shows.
I’m seriously obsessed with your channel! I can’t believe I just found it. I just wanted to add to another comment, it’s so great that everything didn’t look perfect and color-coded like most organize videos do, it’s real life and 99% of the time organized and clean is all the pretty you need😍
ABSOLUTELY! I actually have been super discouraged lately as I’ve been watching lots of “craft room videos “ and they are all just so “slick,” and I’m just trying to get my business off the ground so I can MAKE money, not spend money so that my craft room look like a museum, not an actual creative, WORKING space!
Thank you for showing the true before and after videos! I'm not fortunate to have a special separate room for my sewing and crafting. My machine, table, chair, and extra fabric is all stored in my bedroom . I have a small space in a storage closet where I keep my other craft supplies.
I love the clear storage bin concept. That would help me see what I have, as I am like you, I find things I have forgotten about sometimes for years!
Thank you again for keeping it honest and for the inspiration.
You are so welcome! It was embarrassing to show those “before” videos, but crafting supplies can get out of hand so fast!
I can so relate to this! I'm crafting all over the house, too. I've got tools, paint, furniture project pieces, card making supplies and paper, fabric, frames, and craft projects scattered across pretty much every available surface. We've added more lighting, streamlined my furniture hoard, and reorganized our power tools and workshop area in the basement and I'll be moving all of my 'stuff' down there. This video came at the most opportune time! I'll be putting your tips to work to organize all my stuff into a system that works better for me. Thanks, Sherry!! 🥰
Thank you for sharing this. Most of us live the struggle. Sales, DIY videos and thrift shops are the scourge of our good intentions. I wish they offered frequent flier miles at Dollar Tree.
The biggest problem I have with reorganizing is that I forget where I put things. My husband suggested I keep a small notebook with the location of items written inside it. Great idea!
What an amazing job!!!! I have been known to have a horrible craft space as well and nothing makes life a little sweeter than getting things tidy. Loved this video!
Thank you, Tina! That was an exhausting week, but it so nice to be able to work where everything is close at hand.
A crafter's heaven! Love it.
🌹You are definitely 🌹organized.
This looks great.
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Oh yes, I can so relate to having a "craft room" that's a "hot mess!" The other day I wasted a good three hours trying to find things I needed to do one project! And I'm making a wreath on my kitchen counter instead of in my craft room! Totally ridiculous and frustrating. Thank you for your video. You have convinced me I finally need to get organized and it is possible! Great video!
I’m laughing as I do need to clean up my crafting space too!!! A very timely episode 😂❤
How wonderful! I've never had much time for crafting and am just starting. This is a good heads up to start out organized and fix an organizational problem as soon as it does not work. Thank you so much for sharing. That was a lot of work.
I am sad to say that even though my craft room is still organized, I have allowed it to get messy. I need to spend several hours straightening and cleaning it!
I love the "And, oh, here's some chickenwire." Yes, Ma'am, this is where I was for most of the last 2 years as well. I actually have 2 rooms I use for crafting. The sewing room is for all flowers and greenery, ribbons, and sewing supplies such as fabric, thread, buttons, etc.
My second room holds EVERYTHING else. I am so impressed with your tackling of this huge project. Good for you, Sherry. It's always a pleasure to watch your videos.
I started working on my craft room a couple weeks ago, got a lot done and then got tired of working in there. This gives me renewed hope that I can get it done.
I was a bit surprised to see your "before" craft room, but I wouldn't criticize you for it. You are a very busy lady who accomplishes things!!! The "after" looks great!!! You have your own mini thrift store!!! Thank you for the useful tips!!!
Beautiful! In my small house I use my kitchen table for crafting so one of my goals in life is to have a craft room like yours! Love it!
I am lucky to have such a large space (it was my son’s bedroom), and now I can actually enjoy it!
Hi Sherry, I am a Certified Professional Organizer and I would say that you nailed it! Each step you mentioned in your video was exactly what I would have told a client. In a craft room especially, function has to be paramount, so that you can create the "form". Also, you can create beauty with the craft supplies themselves. I organized a craft room for a client and hung her quilting rulers and embroidery hoops on a pegboard and created an art collage that was functional.
Really enjoyed this craft room organization. So many videos out there focus on ‘what’s pretty’ and try to fit supplies into them. Thanks for sharing - helps to inspire me to organize my sewing room! 🎉
Ahhhh! Lol... I feel so much better seeing that someone like my favorite DIY'er had a space much like mine! And she was frustrated just like me. I have a craft room that my husband calls my own little dollar tree... and a storage space he calls my lil thrift store... the floral struggle is REAL! But you confirmed a lot of where I felt things going... now I feel more confident! When I walk back in to organize again... I'll say, Let's get started... it will help me start things off with a smile. ❤ Thank you for all you do.
So easy to get out of control with all the
' stuff ' ...mines pretty good but I do have lots of bits and bobs in boxes and don't always know what's in them ! Your video has inspired me to go in there and sort it out . Xx
It is so nice to know what I have, too! Found things that I don’t even remember buying. 😜
What a mess you had but now you have that feeling of accomplishment. Thank you for showing the before and after. It must be a pleasure to walk into that room now. You will gain new ideas from all the organizing.
Wow! Thank you for the inspiration and tips! Your crafting room looks great!
I make jewelry, sling purses and other crafts. I live in a 700 square foot rental with 2 small bedrooms, the 2nd room is currently my work space but is completely unusable. August of 2021 my husband unexpectedly passed away in his sleep at home, needless to say it has somewhat sent life into chaos for me, and during this I was needed to be a part time caretaker for my elderly mom (yes while working to support myself). This room has become a disaster. I have seen your video twice, it has inspired me to brave emptying it out, ordering some needed storage and begin making it a functional space again. I loved that you opened up your life to share your chaos too and inspired many. Thank you.
Sherrie you did a great job thanks for inspiring me to get my craft room better organized👍🏼 !!
Nice job! My daughter shared a video that reminded her of my craft room. It’s a woman who bought an organizer, said she felt organized and then tossed container into her piled over craft room. We both laughed so hard. We had to change our pants!!
This looks like my craft room! I'll have to give this a go!
Once I got started, I was motivated to keep at it even though it actually got messier for a little while! Good luck!😀
My caft/sewing room was the same! It's in our finished basement and it took me months to clean it up. I, like you, had a bit of literally everything you could think of. I had saved so much and at times had bought duplicates cause I couldn't find anything. So, I did a major purge and downsizing and threw out old glues and craft paints and donated I don't know how many car loads to a very reputable, true charity. It's much better and I knew I could never in a million years use everything I had stashed so most of everything I donated was piles and piles of craft supplies, tons of dollar store items I bought thinking I'd use someday. I even gave a whole carload of appropriate items to a teacher of special needs kids, including my original cricut machine that I got way back when that only got used once. I have a teensy fine tuning to do but labeling is essential as are clear storage containers. I actually ended up buying very little to organize cause all the bins I emptied to donate items I was able to reuse and reorganize what I was keeping. We don't really use our basement so my bins are on industrial type shelving units my husband over bought on when he did the garage. I thought it looked too busy so bought inexpensive draperies and hung them over the shelves. Side note: I prepared ahead of time and bought black garbage bags for throw away stuff and large clear bags for most all donations that weren't fragile and used cardboard boxes for more fragile stuff labeled with painters tape I already had. What a great feeling isn't it!
Perfect Timing! My daughter & I just started working on our craft room to clean & organize. Great tips!
i'm so glad to see craft room without matching home and garden decor. I also glad to see person with eclectic crafting with jars, paint, dishes and I'm a sewing person as well as paper crafter. You inspired me to get shelves on the wall that has been sitting for over 2 years. I do have the white shelves as well thanks you are a gem and you have new subbie.
Thank you! I always wonder when I see those craft rooms that look like a magazine picture if anyone actually uses them!
This inspires me so much! I am in the process of rearranging my house so I will have a craft room. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for not just showing the after. The before helps me to realize that I can get organized as well. Great job! Great inspiration!
It was embarrassing to show the before, but I thought viewers would want to know just how messy it truly was!😜
Huge transformation! I know you feel better! I’m in the process of doing this too. This winter I want to switch rooms where I have full height walls versus a bonus room with half walls and a lot of ceiling. I need the vertical space like you do. Thanks for sharing! Very helpful in my process.
What a beautiful job you did organizing your craft room!!! I am proud of you , your patience and beauty and size of job you did!!! You are my hero!!!!
Beautiful Sherry! I miss having a craft room, in this house I have craft “area” 😭
I totally understand. My craft room is my son’s former bedroom. Maybe, you can make your space the most amazing craft area ever. I have seen craft “rooms” in a closet on Pinterest that are fantastic: pin.it/5jNAh0O
HONEY...there's a reason why you have reached 50 thousand subs...YOU ARE FABULOUS!!! So glad I found you Sista!😍
Wow, it's a relief to see someone else struggling with the workroom clutter! I did have mine tidied up, but it needs a brand new overhaul. Very inspiring!
I had to view this again because my craft room is a "dump and run" storage area between October and December. Now, it, too, is a hot mess! Thank you for the inspiration and helping motivate me to take action.
I have a friend that comes to my house for crafting sessions. Yesterday, after we finished a craft show, I said no more crafting until we get this mess cleaned up and organized. Wish I could post a picture of my “hot mess”! You are definitely not alone.
It is a real struggle for those of us who truly use our craft rooms! BTW You’re so lucky to have a crafting buddy!
What a difference! Great job!
I gave up my craft room when my daughter and her children moved in so it would be a bedroom. All my supplies had to be moved to the only place available and quiet, my bedroom. I don't have the quantity of supplies you have and a lot of it is framed paintings that I sell when I get the time to advertise them.
I'm so happy you have that craft room organized for future enjoyment! I'd love to copy your ideas someday.
Take care!
I feel very fortunate to have such a large craft room-it was my son’s bedroom. You are lucky to have your family with you for now, and your grandchildren are even luckier to have this time with you! “For everything there is a season, and time for every purpose under heaven.”
This was great! A real inspiration. You have so much beautifully styled things in your home. It daunting. But you are real, show your mess and how you tackled it. So now let's get going....that's me....let's get going!
Girl! I'm SO happy to know I'm NOT the only one. LOL. I have JUST started to do the same thing. I think the Universe heard my prayers...(snicker) Thank you. Job well done!
Thank you! I feel like I am drowning in my craft room to be honest and we created it for me to have a good work area that was not the kitchen counters or dining room table, etc…. Sooo! I am right back to using those places to craft and it’s awful. I have a concentration problem to begin with but my messy areas are making it so much worse. Yes…this from the woman who used to be diligently organized. I feel hope from actually seeing your hot mess 😉. Thank you for all of your great ideas! Feeling hopeful and inspired. This weekend is a great time to begin for me. 💕💕
you organize as well as you craft, build,design and decorate . great job it looks beautiful
I bet that feels better Sherry.. Even the cat is impressed. Well done. Inspirational.
Omg! Glad i am not the only craft hoarder out there. I try and try to get organized but after i do good it ends up a mess again. Congrats to you!!!!!
I love that you are a multiple craft person. It was great to see how you changed your organization to set up a different work space for specific crafts. Thank you.
excellent tips - my fave is 'as soon as you know something is NOT working, fix it'. That's how I found your channel. Late last night I had a disaster on my work table. I had just tidied up my table and set up the next project - water in a large plastic food storage container for tea staining the next day. (Luckily I did NOT put the paint stain in the water...) THen I went in Family room and watched TV for a half hour. SOmething made me go back in the craft room to admire my clean table top before going upstairs to bed.
I found most of the water had leaked out of the closed container onto my TH glass mat, off the mat onto the table and half-way across the table. Water everywhere. Luckily I keep old towels, paper towel roll, and a paint rag under the table.
Spent the next 20 minutes mopping up water and moving all the little vintage glass dishes and bowls out of the room.
THis was the 2nd 'disaster' in this room. There is no space to turn around. I keep bumping into myself. Which made me realize -'this is NOT working. I need to fix it now!'. I need to Purge and re-organize stuff ASAP.
tfs
Thank you for being honest enough to be vulnerable about the clutter! One of the drawbacks of seeing the possibilities in everything is that it accumulates. I live in a small space and this is my constant foe.
Sherry in Georgia
Wow. What a difference. It turned to be a crafters dream room. Love from Ohio
This is, by far, the best craft organization video I’ve ever seen.🤗
That's a really nice room. One of the few I've seen on TH-cam that actually handles a lot of different supplies in a practical manner. Good job.
WOW! I can’t believe you did all that work! I would have felt so defeated from the get go. My craft room is 12 x12, and it’s taking me forever to organize it. I’m donating anything I haven’t used in over 1 yr and throwing away things that are obsolete. It’s not easy but I want to feel I can breathe again! Thanks for all your info. I hope my room will look as good as yours.
I appreciate you showing us what the "true" craft room looks like before organizing it. Alot of people probably has your "before" picture now and i hope it will help them organizing their space...I know it helped me! Thank you!
Since my mother is now living with us I have a "hot mess" in our office..... I do not even want to look in this room.....Thank you so much for helping me to see some good ways to get this stuff up off the floor and into a functional situation....I love your channel and just think you are such a charming person!
BRAVO SHERRY! I'm sure it is such a relief to you! It looks wonderful!
Thanks for sharing all your helpful organizational tips. I got lots of ideas. The only thing missing that is a must for me is a comfortable chair for planning and dreaming over a cup of tea.
Hi your craft room came out great. When you were showing the before I had to chuckle because it looks like my basement. I’m ashamed of it because I thought I was beginning to look like a hoarder lol. You gave me the incentive to get busy organizing it. This week I’m going shopping for some new containers. Thanks for sharing and letting me know I’m not the only one that has let it get away from me. Wish me luck. Lol👍❤️
So appreciate this honest video, especially discovering that I am NOT alone! I really wish that I had a bit larger room to fix my personal "Hot Mess", but absolutely feel inspired, thank you!
Organizing a craft room is never easy. Great job Sherry
You so deserve a nap after all that work. I don't feel so bad now about my hot mess. But I do feel motivated to get organized. You did a fantastic job!! But then of course, your Sherry. My idea of a miracle worker.😃
I love the music line you added. It’s like entering the crime scene rather than messy craft room 😂😁. Love from 🇬🇧 and 🇵🇱😘
I’m just now finding your channel, so I’ve been going back and watching some older videos. Boy, am I feeling this one!!! I’m 4 minutes into the video and my crafting room is twinning with yours!! I am so over whelmed! I never go in there to craft because I can’t deal with the piles everywhere. Things falling off and sliding down on the floor. It’s awful. I’m hoping to get some inspiration to tackle my room! Thanks for being real and sharing your space with us!
Thank you for a REAL craft room inspiration those of us not interested in an 'instagram" room organization but a functional and BEAUTIFUL work space that I'd be excited to craft in. Thanks so much.