Organizing Holiday Crafts

Are you a holiday crafter? Do you love taking advantage of those after-holiday sales for great deals on project kits, holiday fabric, all the little extras that make a craft special? I know I do.

Now is the time I'm pulling out all those craft supplies that I got from last year's sales. Now is when I'm looking at what I want to make this year and what I may still need to get. It has been easy for me, because I am the world's best organizer when it comes to my craft supplies.

After each of the holidays last year, I ran to the stores for those after-holiday sales. Halloween craft kits, Thanksgiving fabrics and plenty of Christmas goodies to add to my supplies. Then I really did put them all in their proper places ready for me to pull out this year and get started.

If you haven't gotten your holiday craft supplies organized, it's time to do that. Do it before you start working on a craft. Do it before you find that you might be missing a supply or two. Didn't you get that last year at a sale? But you can't find it, so you run out and pay full retail price because you need it complete this project.

That's what organizing your fall and holiday crafts is all about. Having everything you need ready to go when you are ready to go. Plus saving you lots of money, not just on craft supplies, but on gas to get to the store! Save your time for your crafting, not for searching for a particular supply, then running to the store to get it.

In other words, get your craft supply organizers, get your stuff organized and do it before you start in on those holiday crafts. You will be much more productive!

Take Advantage of After Halloween Sales

With Halloween just around the corner, many stores are already, or will be soon, putting their Halloween craft kits, supplies and fabrics on sale. Now it the time to take advantage of those sales for great deals.

Understandably, you might not be making any more Halloween crafts this year, but if you plan ahead for next year, you can get some great savings this year.

As a quilter, I love to have holiday fabrics to work with. Buying lots of the fabrics that are put on sale after the Halloween rush saves me lots of money. Not only the fabrics, but the other types of craft supplies that I can use in Halloween decorations for my home.

Think about things like the stuffed toys that are bats, spiders and black cats. How many craft ideas could incorporate those items?

When you have all those craft supplies, you need to keep them organized. Halloween crafts may sit in your closet or craft room for many months. You want to be ready with them all organized and easily able to determine what additional things you will need to get next year.

So enjoy a little sale shopping this Halloween and save money on your craft supplies that you can use next year. You may even thank me!

Organize Winter Craft Supplies and Projects

If you are anything like I am, last year you purchased a bunch of holiday craft supplies and project kits right after the holidays when they went on sale. Now it's time to get them out and start working on them for the upcoming holidays of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. But, do you remember where you put everything? Can you find all the right items and kits at your finger tips?

That's why it's important to get an system of organizing all those craft supplies. So you can find them easily and make use of the discounted pricing you got last year.

One of my favorite things to use is the Honey Can Do cart. It's made up of a number of drawers, larger ones on the bottom and ranging up to the small at the top. I keep my fabrics, yarns and larger items in the bottom drawers.

Then the top drawers hold a small pieces organizer for things like the beads, needles and threads that match my holiday craft projects. Finally, all those kits for making little Christmas tree ornaments, Thanksgiving placeholders and mini-Halloween decorations take up the middle drawers.

Getting you holiday and winter craft supplies and projects organized is not hard to do. It just takes some thought about how you make use of your crafting time. And remember, you'll have more goodies coming in after these holidays. So it's best to get everything organized and ready to go.

Christmas Crafts Planning

I know, I hear you. It's only July, why would I be talking about planning for Christmas already? But, remember this is all about crafts and crafters know you do start early to plan for Christmas or any holiday. Craft projects take some time. Organize Craft Supplies has found a perfect site for you. It's Sylvestermouse's Christmas Craft Kits. She has wonderful craft kits to help you make just about anything you can think of for the holidays.

Personally, I am a fan of kits when making holiday projects. Everything you need is included and you rarely have left over scraps to deal with. The projects are so well designed and the instructions are usually geared to a novice so I can try my hand at many new or different crafts.

At Christmas Craft Kits, the choices are incredible! She shares all the fun of making different or unique items. But you better hurry over. Many kits are one of a kind, and they won't last long as we get closer to Christmas!

This year, I'm making these adorable Gingerbread placemats for all the grandkids. Won't they just love using those at Grandma's special Christmas dinner, then getting to take them home as a little holiday favor? I'm definitely looking forward to that!