Craft supplies can quickly turn into a big mess if you don’t have the proper storage system in place. Whether you love knitting, painting, scrapbooking or sewing, effective DIY craft storage and organization can help make sure your workspace stays tidy and neat. Check out these so-smart craft storage solutions to help keep you creating — not cleaning!
Every seamstress knows how tempting it is to stock up at sales. If your fabric bin is bursting at the seams, go vertical! This beautiful solution lets your supplies double as art. To create this wall, the creator rolled fabric around wooden tubes, then followed a series of steps to affix them to the wall. If you lack wall space, consider filing your fabric.
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If you thought pegboards were only for the garage workshop, think again! All you have to do is take a basic pegboard, cut it to your preferred size, spray paint, and hang. It can not only hold your treasured craft supplies, but also be a place to display photos, art, and even plants.
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If you’re consistently finding your desktop out of control, gain back that valuable space by storing items just above your work surface. Follow the instructions for a highly customizable craft that comes together quickly using a drop cloth, felt sheets, thread, needle and fabric glue.
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A store-bought frame serves as the foundation for this beautiful, functional twine holder. Get the complete (power-tool free!) instructions, which can also be modified to hold spools of embroidery thread.
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If you’re short on floor space, a wall cubby can be the perfect solution. Here, an antique wood cubby was cleaned, sanded, covered in chalk paint, and distressed. It’s also big enough to include a few decorations (and your favorite craft supplies) to keep it from looking too utilitarian.
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Wrangle those rolls with a custom DIY shutter that lets you see exactly what you have in stock. You can likely snag a shutter at a garage sale, thrift shop, or antique store, then paint and distress to your liking. Here, deconstructed paperclips hold the washi tape in place while a small sample of each reveals the full pattern. Love washi tape as much as we do? This would also be a great way to organize ribbon.
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Knitting enthusiasts know how easy it is for your wool skeins to become irretrievably tangled. Re-purpose a wine rack to create a yarn storage unit that lets you organize your yarn by color for a visually pleasing display.
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This ultimate crafting hack takes hardware store rain gutters and turns them upside down for a functional, cute display that lets you see all of your stamps in one place. Bonus: Basic metal gutters are an extremely inexpensive shelf substitute! You just might find yourself using them elsewhere in your house. Add to your stash with these stamps and supplies!
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If you own a hot glue gun, you know the drill: Dig it out, plug it in, insert glue, get glue all over table, clean up glue, let gun cool, put gun away, repeat. Eliminate all of these annoyances with a DIY hot glue gun holder that you can build for less than a dollar! Not only will your glue gun have a home that makes it easily accessible and allows it to cool; it’ll also catch drips that would have otherwise hardened to your work surface. Shop glue and adhesives.
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If you’re looking for an attractive, whimsical way to store your brushes that also lets them air-dry, try this so-simple brush holder! All you do: Find a piece of wood, saw to your desired height, and drill. This handy-dandy holder will also work for makeup brushes! Find the perfect paint brushes.
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If every drawer, cubby, and shelf is full, don’t forget the backs of your closet doors! The Container Store’s Elfa System provides a great jumping-off point for adding the just-right number and size of shelves to this sneaky space. In this closet, tall bins accommodate wrapping paper, while shorter shelves are home to craft paint, ribbon, and more.
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Keep your ribbon under control with a DIY project that requires some basic woodworking skills and a few simple supplies. Best of all, these colorful ribbon holders will be at home on a desktop, bookshelf, or in a storage cubby. Shop cute ribbon!
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We’ve all worked in an office or lived in an apartment with a drop ceiling and fluorescent bulbs concealed by a plastic panel. While they’re not-so-pretty, they’re certainly functional — even in the craft world! Simply cut a panel to fit the size of a storage box, and use the grids to hold individual markers. No more digging through to find your favorite color.
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Many diehard scrapbookers love magazine holders for storing their extra paper — but what’s the best way to organize it? Color-coding seems like a logical choice, but when you’re looking through your stash of reds, you’re likely to come across everything from Christmas to Valentine’s Day to the 4th of July. The solution? Organize and label by theme. This practical system ensures you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for, faster. Shop our huge collection of scrapbooking supplies!
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If you don’t have a dedicated craft room, chances are you need a solution that allows you to easily put your supplies out of sight. This ever-versatile IKEA cart comes to the rescue, with just enough space for your basic art or craft supplies, along with the ability to add on extra clips as needed.
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