Papercraft Organizing

I know I harp lots on keeping craft supplies organized, but there's a good reason for that. Now that I have discovered the fun of Smash Books, I needed to get my papercrafts organized. So I went looking.

And I found just what I needed. There is a company called Iris Organizers and I do love their paper craft supply organizers. These people seem to be crafters themselves and seem to know that we need just the right sizes for our various paper supplies. Plus plenty of spaces for everything.

My harping on keeping craft supplies organized is really for a good reason. Personally, I spent way too much time in the past, searching for something that I was pretty sure I had, but couldn't remember where I put it! That was a complete waste of my crafting time.

Now, I keep all the supplies for one craft, like my paper crafts, in one place. If they don't all fit in one organizer, I get two or more  as my talent and supplies grow.

You can find some great choices for those organizers at Iris Papercraft Organizers, plus find out what makes the best criteria for which ones you may want to pick for yourself. Making your crafting time as productive as possible is a real benefit. After all, aren't we all busy people? Who has multiple hours in a day to waste doing stuff like searching for what you need? 

Have You Discovered Smash Booking?

I found a fun new and exciting craft. Smash Booking. For some of you this probably isn't new, based on the number of YouTube Videos about Smash Books. For me, it's a new and exciting paper craft that I had never known about.

Smash Books are the creation of K & Company which makes papers and supplies for the scrapbook industry. They found the need for a smaller version of a scrapbook. But these books are even more than that.

The books are designed to be about 10 inches tall by 7 inches wide. Quite a nicer size than the traditional 12 inches square scrapbooks. They are spiral bound. The pages of Smash Books are designed so that they can be written directly on. That means your Smash Book can become a journal, or you can just add your own notes to the fun momentos you gather.

My first Smash Book is designed to be an book of inspiration for me. It's also a great outlet for my creative juices. Quilting is one of my favorite crafts. With my Smash Book, I can design "paper quilts." Now how fun is that?

I'm having a great time working through the pages, adding in beautiful, charming or whimsical papers, then embellishing to my heart's content and creating my own inspirational masterpiece.

Whether you enjoy scrapbooking and want to try something just a bit different, or you want to get into papercrafts, but not in such a huge way, Smash Books may be your best bet. I am certainly enjoying the creative work on mine!