Saturday I picked up 2 of these stackable drawer thingies at Wal-Mart (BTW, I DESPISE Wal-Mart, just so you understand the depth of my commitment to organization!). The top set are numbered 1 thru 30, and contain the entire set of Six Strand Sweets - 154 colors - sorted alphabetically. The bottom set is divided by colors - Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Yellow, White, & Multi - with several colors having multiple drawers. And if that isn't enough....I made myself a database. I included the manufacturer, color name, type of fiber (the collection I won contained some linen, silk and wool along with perle and 6-strand cottons), and location, and then assigned each to a color family. So you can sort by color, find all the purples - if that's what you're looking for - and then pull them out and compare. With 250+ skeins of floss, this was a massive undertaking! But if I hadn't done it, I'd probably never know exactly what I had.....
Sunday, June 25, 2006
So I Didn't Exactly STITCH This Weekend...
...but I did ORGANIZE!
Saturday I picked up 2 of these stackable drawer thingies at Wal-Mart (BTW, I DESPISE Wal-Mart, just so you understand the depth of my commitment to organization!). The top set are numbered 1 thru 30, and contain the entire set of Six Strand Sweets - 154 colors - sorted alphabetically. The bottom set is divided by colors - Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Yellow, White, & Multi - with several colors having multiple drawers. And if that isn't enough....I made myself a database. I included the manufacturer, color name, type of fiber (the collection I won contained some linen, silk and wool along with perle and 6-strand cottons), and location, and then assigned each to a color family. So you can sort by color, find all the purples - if that's what you're looking for - and then pull them out and compare. With 250+ skeins of floss, this was a massive undertaking! But if I hadn't done it, I'd probably never know exactly what I had.....
Saturday I picked up 2 of these stackable drawer thingies at Wal-Mart (BTW, I DESPISE Wal-Mart, just so you understand the depth of my commitment to organization!). The top set are numbered 1 thru 30, and contain the entire set of Six Strand Sweets - 154 colors - sorted alphabetically. The bottom set is divided by colors - Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Yellow, White, & Multi - with several colors having multiple drawers. And if that isn't enough....I made myself a database. I included the manufacturer, color name, type of fiber (the collection I won contained some linen, silk and wool along with perle and 6-strand cottons), and location, and then assigned each to a color family. So you can sort by color, find all the purples - if that's what you're looking for - and then pull them out and compare. With 250+ skeins of floss, this was a massive undertaking! But if I hadn't done it, I'd probably never know exactly what I had.....
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Craft Sale!
So my mother and I set up our little table at the craft fair this past weekend. And we didn't do terribly! I sold $125 worth of needle...
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Is that possible? Yes. Yes it is. "It's Hot!" poem by Shel Silverstein Especially this past weekend...100+ degrees Fah... -
I haven't been terribly motivated to stitch lately - I blame the horrible heat. We've finally caved and are seriously investig... -
So my mother and I set up our little table at the craft fair this past weekend. And we didn't do terribly! I sold $125 worth of needle...
5 comments:
Wow thats dedication, and to go to Walmart as well.. :)
Love the database idea though, sounds so simple doesnt it when you read it, it just becomes a nightmare when you actually go to implement it. But you have the hard bit done now..congrats!!
*Hugs*
Very cool organizing!
I share your feelings about Wal-Mart, but every now and then one must face the beast. :D You've done an amazing job organizing - I'm so very impressed!
I've been trying to come up with a good way to store my specialty flosses so I can still *see* them and I think you've just shown me the way!
Thanks....and I *totally* understand the aversion to WM. I feel the same ;)
Wow, I am impressed! I don't know if I have the patience. Are stackable things like tackle boxes? I haven't seen those before. It looks great!
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