Remember those old kitchen tier curtains that you don’t use but can’t throw away either. Well try sewing pockets on it with different colors of cloth. Make different sized pockets for different things. Long slender for a ruler, small ones for bobbins or measuring tape. What ever you have to put away, you can make a pocket to fit. I suggest jean material for the scissor pocket. Then attach a round curtain rod to one end of you sewing machine or even you desk or table you use for crafting. Hang your pocket curtain on the rod. Once hung you will have all your items close at hand.

A hanging pocket-style shoe bag in a hallway or enterance for wtoring winter gloves, mittens, scarves, caps, etc. Hang it low enough for children to store their things in the lower pockets.

An old clothes hamper with a hinged lid can be used for a storage place for overshoes, rubber boots, etc. Paint it to match your porch or hall decor if you want. It is ventilated so the things can dry.

Keep hair pins, clips, rubber bands, etc. organized in the bathroom drawer by using a plastic silverware tray.

Cardboard boxes Cardboard boxes-my favorite for organizing clothing. Yes, to some degree you will always have the "we've just moved" look, but they are so cheap! Be sure to label them clearly and stack them carefully, so there are no "leaning towers of Piza " in your basement that will kill someone. Check below for more info on the clothing system I like to use, from the Tightwad Gazette. Reference

Canning Jars I love to find canning jars for cheap or free, wash them and reuse them to hold my baking supplies, craft supplies and beauty supplies. You can save the lids to the 18 oz peanut butter jars and use them for canning jars. Mayonnaise jar lids work fine too. Beans are gorgeous when displayed in canning jars, and so is candy (though we eat it quicker!). So canning jars can actually solve a few problems: organization, storage and decoration. Keep a good stock of them and when the mood hits you to can something, you will be sure to have plenty available! Reference

MAGAZINE HOLDER FROM LAUNDRY DETERGENT BOX Turn box sideways from the top down at an angle halfway down the box. Prime with white paint, then decorate by any number of ways. The sample in the photograph was base coated white, then painted with leftover yellow house paint and sponge painted (use old household sponges, cut into various sizes and shapes) and splattered with other colors.

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Baskets- you can never have enough baskets! They are pretty, versatile and will help you organize your stuff. They are also very easy to repair and paint after you have found them really cheap at yard sales and thrift stores. Don't overlook the trash too! People throw these out because they cannot see the possibilities of baskets. You can spray paint them, stencil them, line them, or hot glue something to them to make them look nice. You can then use them to hold craft supplies, newspapers, as a trash can, as a message organizer (for pens and paper) by the phone, or to hold all those miscellaneous weird stuff you find around the house (like extra screws and things). You can also use them to hold cleaning supplies, toys, as a table organizer (napkins, salt and pepper), to organize laundry, and anything else you can dream up! There are many ways to use baskets, and they can be really cheap, so keep your eyes open! Reference Here are 26 organizing ideas

Do you have a number of make-up brushes or paintbrushes? Take a block of wood and a 1/2" drill bit, drill holes in the wood, and stand the brushes on end to store. Camouflage bulky items such as sewing machines by making a cardboard box look like a trunk and placing it over the item you want to conceal. Cut four pieces of foam board to correspond to the dimensions of the box's four sides; each piece should be 5" wide. Using PEELnSTICK® double-sided adhesive, place them around the top edge of the box to give the illusion of a box lid. Be sure to reinforce the top of the box with foam board too so it can hold a lot of weight. The least expensive way to cover a box with fabric is to use spray adhesive. Spray it on the box, and place fabric over it. Smooth fabric. Or use HeatnBond® by Therm O Web. Following manufacturer's directions, iron HeatnBond to the fabric. Peel away the paper backing, and attach the fabric to the box. The product comes in 1"- wide rolls for small projects, in sheets for larger projects or by the yard at fabric stores for even larger projects. (This episode mentions an easy-to-use product called Fabri-Craft by Rubbermaid, which unfortunately is no longer on the market.) Cover the faux lid of the box in a coordinating fabric. Add metal trunk-corner hardware to the corners of the box with hot glue or crafter's cement. Since the hardware is only decorative, you don't need any stronger adhesive. Add a faux trunk-lock hardware piece to the center of one side of the box. And there you have it! Reference

No More Lost Socks When washing socks, put them all in a pillowcase and secure the case by tying a knot in the top. Socks can't escape, so you'll never lose one. (Woman's World) Additional Great Idea! If you have several members in your family, give each person their own pillowcase and have them fill it up with just their socks and then you'll already have them presorted.

Use a tackle box or toolbox to organize craft supplies. The many compartments in each tier keep supplies organized, visible and convenient to transport. No more looking for that hot-glue gun or searching through drawers for the glue sticks (figure A). Keep paintbrushes in a clean, empty potato-chip canister. Remember always to store brushes with their handles down so the bristles don't get squashed. To straighten warped bristles, put them in extremely hot water, and reshape them with your fingertips. Or place a toothpick alongside the bristles, wrap them with thread, and let the brush dry. Store different types of glue in an empty cylindrical snack container (such as a potato-chip canister) with a lid (figure B). Reference

Try hanging each persons clothes on the line in different sections. When you bring them in you'll find that they are already separated into piles and easier to put up. Hang dresses, blouses and dress shirts on hangers on the line. When you bring them in their ready to go right into the closet. When you wash continuos curtains, hang them back on their rods on the windows while they are still wet (after spinning in the machine). They will dry well there, and will not need ironing as the folds will fall as they should.

Neater Games Tape a small plastic resealable freezer bag on the inside of a board game box lid. Tuck all of the small pieces in it, and they won't get lost. (Woman's World)

Here is a tip for organizing your craft room, kids rooms or even photos – actually this will help organize a lot of things, the possibilities are endless. What you need: Empty envelope box, shoebox or a laundry soapbox (the kind with a handle would be a bonus) - Fabric of Choice, Cardboard scrap, Decorative cording, Ribbon , Tassel, Buttons, Hot glue and sticks, Fabric pencil Decorate the box (I followed the directions from this Web page ) This is a good craft for the kids too. WITH adult supervision for the glue gun, however tacky glue will work fine too, it just takes a day or more to dry. I used puffy paint to write on the edge of the box “Crayons”, “Toys” etc…