UFO storage!

What to do with all those UFO's? Unfinished project are a bear to keep up with. I have so many that I often get totally freaked out by them. But on a day like today that will come in handy. I have a tons of aprons and bags that are only half way finished, some just cut out. Today I will plow through that rack, those bins and the pile of UFO's in the corner. This morning while lying in bed I thougt of get way to free up some space in my studio and better organize my UFO's.

The clear Plastic Drawer Units would be great to get all this chaos under control. They come in so many styles. I would like to get something to slide under my sewing table. I currently use the shallow ones for various notions and sewing supplies. I definitely need the clear because as a Visual Organizer I am out of sight out of mind! Suzanne at Let's Talk Organizing taught me that!

You can get drawers that stack that have so deep drawers that I think would work for my needs. But I can see a jeweler (the more shallow version) using these too. Of course paper crafter's use these they market right to them. I like this idea! I will check into it more in January when we are wanting to get organized and back on track.

But for now my rack and my bins will have to do! I am off to sew and teach! Peace out, peeps.

The UFP truth!

I must confess. I left a bogus comment over at Jenn Maruska's blog, its one of my favorite craft blogs that I found via the Esty forums. So today in an attempt to run away from my children for a bit I went through my news reader. On Jenn's blog she asked this question...

"If you are in the middle of a creative project ~ leave me a comment! I'd love to hear what you're up to! So here was my LIE, I didn't mean it really. I am just delusional!

Hello, the other day I was frantically looking for a pattern. I had been looking for it for days. So I tore into my shelves, baskets and piles I found out that I have a problem…I live in the land of UFP. That is UnFinished Project Land. I counted 8 unfinished Tote bags, 9 unfinished children’s aprons, 3 unfinished Oilcloth aprons, 1 oilcloth Market tote that only need to be topstitched. And lets not mention the new spring handbags, which lie there halfway constructed. I refuse to count them!

Here is real state of my

Land of UnFinshed Projects

• a huge stack of button flowers
• about 15 oilcloth wallets half cut out
  
• 3 Market Totes, one only needing to be top stitched. (shameful)
  
• 3, no 4 Oilcloth aprons
• 57 fun fabric glass magnets (promo)
  
• 4 stuffies-lovies
• 7 new spring handbags
• 10 half apron cut out in December
• 9 children's aprons half complete
• 8 totes that need linings.
• way too many little girl kerchiefs!
• 1 fabulous necklace that I already made once and it totally feel apart when I put it on... that is why I sew!
  
• untold numbers of silky scarves, I am not opening that bin! you can't make me
  
• 1 yoga bag I was making for myself but I don't do yoga so that one doesn't count!

And to top it all off THE DARN PATTERN was right were it should have been. URG!

Alright... glass a half full, I organized my fabrics. Aren't they pretty! And I also put my patterns in order I even made little dividers to separate them in categories. It's not glamorous but it's a start!

I love a productive freak out!

I guess I should consider this a head start on the spring and summer shows and markets and not a really big problem. In this case I still have over a month to get things wrapped up...hee hee hee. Yeah, right.