Organization Part 1: The Ribbon Hoarder

My space needs some desperate cleaning and organizing, so I am in the process of organizing my office. Mainly because I can't find anything at all and I get so frustrated when I know that I laid something somewhere and when I go to find it...it's not there! So, I thought I would blog about organizing my craft space as I transform it into my dream space! And when we first moved into the house, the first thing I couldn't wait to get organized was all my ribbon!

Yes, I am a ribbon hoarder too! I love ribbon just about as much as I love buttons!

So here's what I did to organize all my ribbon!

I had a white curtain rod that we had in the old house and just my luck it was to long to use it in this house. So, I had hubby hang it on the wall above my work space. I slid the big spools of ribbon on it, because the smaller one's wouldn't fit.

Now you can tape or pin your ends of the ribbon so they don't hang down. But, I use my ribbon so much that I don't even bother with it.

Now what to do with that smaller ribbon. My hubby got me this piece about a year ago and it has the smaller ribbon rods in it. But, you can buy the ribbon rods separately.

I like this piece in the office because of it's functionality. My paints and all my punches fit on it as well as other things. And what do I do with the one's that don't fit on either rod. Well, I store them in a clear plastic box inside a wardrobe. If you have organization idea's for how you store your ribbon I'd love to hear them! Next week I'll be blogging about those plastic boxes and storing all your small items in them from fabric swatches to tools!