Binders (Thank You)

[Nutz4Dizney]

I am in the middle of cleaning my scrapbook room, I couldn't even walk in there without killing myself LOL so far I have thrown out 5 bags of trash.

My swaps were in bins, the larger titles would bend and then I would forget what I had because I didn't want to go searching. I had a bin for every park, 2 or 3 for characters etc. I NEEDED a better way to keep my swaps, one day I was lurking here and saw the organizing challenge. I read about someones GENIUS idea about binders so I figured what the heck let me give them a try (I tried everything else).

I'm still in the process of redoing my room but I thought I'd show you what I have accomplished so far using that GENIUS idea.

I had swaps in 4 black plastic tubs, in 4 square PO boxes (1 not shown) and 2 or 3 Large flat rate boxes (not seen in this photo)

This is before

each binder has a border instead of words to represent what's inside. Dining, Mickey & Friends, Pooh & Friends, Princess & Friends (in Snow White section I would have Snow White, Prince, Dopey and Evil Queen and so on and so forth for each Princess), the 1 with no border at this moment are just holding anything that doesn't fit into the other categories such as Resorts, Downtown Disney, transportation etc., 2 books for MK-1st the lands and castle stuff and 2nd has rides only, 1 for AK, 2 books for HS-1st has Streets and Hat stuff and the 2nd has rides only, 2 for Epcot 1st WS and the 2nd Future World.
These binders hold a total of 209 swaps. I have about 75 more to put in binders. Other Characters such as Mulan, Peter Pan etc and then I have 2 kit swaps that consist of 39 kits in total.

After I reorganized all the swaps I printed out a list of all the swaps I have (so far only those in binders). The swaps are in order according to my list so I always know where something is in my binder. When I'm ready to scrap I look at my list to see if I have a swap for the page, if I do I grab a binder, use the swap then cross it off my list.

Just so you know I got the 2" binders for $5 at target and the 1 1/2" binders at the dollar store for $1.45. I could have gotten 2" and 3" ones for around $2.00 at the dollar store but I wanted all white and they only had 1 1/2" binders in white. I didn't want to spend a lot of money just in case it didn't work out like my other ideas LOL

I still need a 3" binder for the "other" character book and another 2" one for the kit swaps.

This is after

Notice there is nothing on top of the wire shelves (well there is a clear plastic tub and a bag that is going to my mom. the yellow and green thing is empty). I had layout and layouts piled everywhere. I don't' put layouts in books until I'm done with that year trip so now I have a shelf for each project I'm working on.


Anyway the reason for this email is to the person who came up with the binder idea. Genius pure Genius. Thank you Thank you Thank You

 

[PrincessNancy96]

OH NO!! You are going to give Buffy (BernardandMissBianca) a big head!!!



She does get a stroke of genius every once in a while!!!

That system does work very well... The transformation in your room is remarkable!!!

BTW: back!!!!

 

[rlovew]

So glad to see how you used the idea and it worked for you. Thanks for sharing.

Rebecca

 

[Nutz4Dizney]

Well, Buffy can get a big head over that idea. I'll let her. It is working well.

Thanks for the welcome back.


Rebecca, It is working well. I can't wait to have my room completed so show everyone my accomplishments.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Tracy it looks awesome!!! 3 plus years later I'm still using the binder system and I've expanded it to all of my scrap paper and 8.5 x 11 sheets.

And Nan you know those are called "fleeting moments of clarity". Sadly they are few and far between at the moment.

Congrats on a job well done Tracy! I can't wait to see the finished product. I'm actually in the middle of packing up most of my stuff so I can paint my room. I've decided it's time to completely claim the dining room as my own while DH is out of town.

Will post pics at some point in the future!

 

[Nutz4Dizney]

Thanks Buffy

Let me tell you about my scraproom. When I started scrapping I had 2 large plastic tubs full of scrap stuff. I was expanding fast so I decided to see what I can do with a room in the attic (there are 3). My house is over 100 years old (it's Mike's family home) there is no electricity in the attic (there used to be but no more - Mike wants to put some in but I'm cheap so we haven't). I scrap by lamplight (2 bright lamps) that I supply electricity with a heavy duty electric cord and a 6 socket sister (or whatever it is called). My lamps and sirus are plugged into it. I never use more than 1 additional plug- in tool at a time (Safety first LOL) I painted the room in BRIGHT yellow to help with the lighting problem. I lugged a large old kitchen table up there. The rest well it just grew LOL The slant in the roof is OK for me since I'm short. As long as I can get around my table without bumping my head I'm fine. I do have to bend to get stuff from the back wall.

THIS IS WHY I NEED TO ORGANIZE MY SCRAP STUFF
The is what you see when you first enter the room. That chair is my moms when she comes to scrap. Nice tile on the floor, I think it's from the 30's LOL

Once you walk in - to your left you will find my sizzix, cuttlebug and other crap. I don't even know what is in the plastic cabinet drawers.

Next on the back wall you will find my other groups challenge prizes in the PO tub (I think that is the only thing that is organized NOW), in the other tubs are my Disney Stickers, embellies, Paper piecing ANYTHING DISNEY and there are pages I have done just never put in a book

Next on the back wall you will find most of my swap stuff (in the black tubs and the PO boxes) and yet more stuff (paints, sizzix alphas, ribbons, etc)

On the window wall you will find the books I completed THROWN in the corner, my cricut tote, sketcher boxes are filled with photos, PO boxes filled with ???? but I think it's more photos.

Next on the window wall you will find a yellow plastic cabinet in the drawers more stuff that I need to sort (I know 1 or 2 drawers have alphs LOL), my baby bug (that's suppose to be in the cricut tote LOL), my bazzill paper, my big bug on top, plastic container next to big bug has non-Disney stickers in them. At least I have the bazzill sorted by color :OD

In front of the window (corner view), I have a chair to hold my pattern paper, well some of it anyway

Next to the chair I have my major work space. I try to keep my brads, eyelets, cricut carts, ribbons and some embellies close by. oh and my sirus radio

this is what is on my desk - the black thing holds my brads and some embellies I wish I can find that thing again I LOVE it. there is a shelf looking thing (see it's red) between the plastic "dresser" and lamp that holds my chalks and other stuff. Like that clock don't you?!? NO! You can't have it LOL

OK on to what you see on my desk LOL. I hate putting things away that belong across the room so I let it pile up and once a month I put it away. Yes, I know you can't scrap like this but if it annoys me that much I push it on the floor LOL

Usually when I know mom is coming I do clean up so she doesn't kill herself. But if she came today this is what she would be looking at from her chair ) Usually I just have to move the pen bin.

I have lots of space, and lots of drawers but just haven't put anything away. I am gonna do this. I am gonna do this. I am gonna do this.

I did however sort the drawers in the yellow and the 2 white plastic "dressers". I do have to sort 2 more drawers in the purple one and then that's done. I sorted all the drawers to the "cubes". I organized all my punches. I went through all my swaps, any piece that I know I would never use went into the garbage. I just don't have the patients for the "I might use" or "I can give it to" attitude anymore. That is what got me into this mess in the first place. All the organizing is what kept me from hitting my 31 page goal last month that is why I have 45 page goal this month and STILL some organizing. I throw out 5 bags of trash and there's still more to go.