Craft and Sewing Room Reorganization

When I decided to teach preschool out of our home, we turned out dining room into the preschool/craft/sewing room.  It wasn't that hard to do since we didn't have a dining room table and the room was empty.  Most of the room is dedicated to preschool, but I have one cabinet and one wall where my crafty/sewing stuff is.  And, I am almost ashamed to admit that it was a total disaster.  My kids like to get into my stuff and I haven't been good at keeping it organized.  It desperately needed to be cleared out and organized.  Don't believe me?  Look at the before pictures.  YIKES!

So, I emptied everything out and got to work.  I sorted everything by what it was...ribbon, yarn, fabric, thread, and stuff for my etsy store.  Then I put the little stuff into containers and put it all back.  It took me a few hours, but I am so happy to have everything organized and easily accessible.

These fabric boxes up on top were on sale at Wal-Mart and I thought they would be perfect for holding my ribbon and thread.  For the ribbon I just sorted it by color.  For the thread, I took each spool and the matching bobbin and put it in a snack size ziploc.  Now I just have to find the color I need and I'm ready to go.

I also got these locks to help keep my kids out.  They work pretty well as long as I remember to lock them when I am done.

So, what do you think?

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