A bit of organizing

Last Saturday I cut down some trees, but my body wasn’t up to more of that kind of activity on Sunday. So I looked for something else to do and realized it was a perfect time to tackle this mess. Yes, that’s my craft supplies. All jampacked in there because I wasn’t using it anyway. But now that I am on my way back to knitting and maybe even sewing frequently again I felt it needed a bit of love.

Also, I finally was able to bring my mom’s sewing box with me from The Netherlands. We had a giant suitcase full of miscellaneous “stuff” and I made sure this fit in there too.

So, that was my first task on the list. Trying to fit those two bins of stuff in the sewing box. The plastic bag holds some items that were in the sewing box. I left some things in the cabin for sewing emergencies and got rid of a whole lot of useless stuff. I really wanted to use this box, not keep it as a shrine for my mom.

Doesn’t that look great? I’m so happy with it!

I didn’t put it back into the cabinet. It sits in a temporary spot right now, but I want to be able to get to it easily.

I also removed my serger from the cabinet. I’m not even sure if I can sew straight lines anymore (it’s been so long! this dress was the last thing I made), and the serger has always intimidated me. I want to feel comfortable with my sewing machine first and then I’m going to get it out of storage again.

So, I ended up with this first.

So much better!

But then I realized the basket that was on top of the cabinet, just being empty, fits perfectly onto that top shelf and easily holds all my yarn.

Nice!

How about another basket?

I like it!

(yes, I know the plastic bins looked more organized. But this brings me much more joy, so this is what I’m sticking with)