Freebie Friday - Projects and Tips for your Studio

rI really can't claim to have a studio or sewing room.  I have a table, but I'm not complaining because in a flat as tiny as mine even a table is a large percentage of the space I do have.

Anyway, I did some scouting around on the net and found some great projects, ideas and tips for how to organise your studio or sewing room.  Most of these involve some recycling which gives you a warm fuzzy feeling. Mmmmm...feel the righteous goodness...

If you've got way too many issues of Soft Dolls and Animals, Quilting Arts and Art Doll Quarterly sitting around, while not try this magazine holder made out of a cereal box.

I always find that I have pieces of patterns and instructions sitting all over my sewing table, but this gorgeous organiser would really help to keep those in order.

I also end up with thread, pins, scissors sitting all over the place, here is away to decorate an egg carton to keep all that stuff neat.

Here is a great way to store ribbon or other bits and bobs using jars.

If you are sick of the all cords laying around, try this easy way to convert a shoebox into a cord tidy.

For some great organisation inspiration click through this slide show.  There are some easy but fun storage ideas that are inexpensive.

I particularly like this conversion of a rolling metal shelf unit into a cutting table.

Here is a great little tutorial for a bag to sew up for storing all your sewing notions.  This would be particularly great to take things on the go with you.

Martha does it again with this video on how to make yourself a peg board organiser and here she gives some tips on how to de-clutter your small stuff with some easy solutions.

This insanely perky lady gives you a You Tube tour of every minute detail of her sewing room, but I found it all a bit much.  Bless. But I particularly liked her idea for covering a shelf with roman blinds.  I'll let her tell you how:

See? Perky.

So now all you have to do is get yourself sorted.