simplemom 2013

I’m still playing along with Project Simplify and it’s been SO awesome! I tackled the crazy closet in my craft room/office which was seriously disorganized and I’m so excited with the results! 

This is the result of nearly a week of cleaning, organizing, labelling + throwing away!! Ahhhh…I breath a happy sigh every time I look at it! The plastic drawers on the right side house all the kids craft supplies. Each drawer is labelled {paper, paints, stickers, etc.} and here’s a closer look inside:

Below is the drawer where we keep all the crayons/markers/pencil crayons. I found the  plastic 4X6 photo containers at a local dollar store and I love them so much. They’re the perfect size for crayons, card games, pip squeaks markers and other craft supplies! I store so much in these handy little containers and they’re great for grabbing on the go when I need coloring supplies for church or doctors appointments. They’re also available on amazon here:  Clear 4X6 photo cases – 10 pack.

I also finished up with the expedit shelf I was working on last week. I hadn’t organized the locker baskets yet so I went ahead + emptied them all, got rid of anything I didn’t need + then labelled them. 

Here’s a closer look at some of the baskets that contain crafting tools, mini albums, packaging materials, rubons, letter stickers, etc.

I created the quick + simple labels in PS using a plain black background and Ostrich font – one of my new favorite fonts. I printed them on carstock, cut to size, then added them to the baskets.

Getting my craft room/office organized has been on my to-do list for ages and Project Simplify was