hi wanted to brag to someone who might be interested. My husbands comment "now maybe you'll use some of that stuff.!! One of my sons moved out so I decided to turn his bedroom into my craft/stash room before he could decide to move back. I moved all my stash into the room and was quite dismayed about the amount of stuff had been hidden in all the nooks and crannies of my house. I went to Wal-Mart and bought clear plastic bins and shelving units and spent the weekend organizing just like they do on one of my favorite shows-Mission Organization (toss, donate or use was my motto). I went through everything and made up bags of wool/fabric etc. to donate to the thrift store and only kept stuff I know I will use. It sure is nice to look at all the boxes lined up (nicely labeled as well). I even put some old kits in the donated pile because I figure that if I had it for than 20 years, I am not going to use it and maybe someone else can. I also went thought my old magazines/leaflets (400 or so). I forced myself to keep only leaflets that were really good and I carefully cut out patterns that I really loved out of the magazines and left the rest to donate. I bought plastic page protectors and made up binders of patterns. All my stash now fits in the closet on shelves and looks organized. Now I am going to paint the room and get a good table for my sewing machine and the "room is mine" Anne
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17 years ago