Craft Storage A4 paper | Comparison IKEA Letter Sorters

Today I am sharing a little blog post I have written on these two Ikea A4  Letter sorters, comparing the new Forhoja (top) with the older Kvissle (bottom).

Click here for the full post that has a clear recommendation.

Craft Storage Paper and Card | My personal 12" paper and card craft storage idea

Today I am sharing  how I store my 12" card and paper.
Check it all here on my personal blog!

Mebemaria: Expedit for Paper

Probably the best Expedit Ikea hack for papers I have seen. Click here for the explanation by Mebemaria.

Grocery box as craft Storage by Olaya

I loved this idea by Olaya using a grocery box to store papers. Click here for the full explanation (in Spanish) and more photos.

Ana DIY multi use crafty storage idea

Ana has shared this multi functional DIY unit on her blog.

For more information visit her blog (in Spanish).

Upcycled Patterned paper scraps

Today I shared a project on my personal blog on storing small scraps of patterned paper. Click here for the direct blog post.

Vertical paper holders by Shar

A perfect DIY solution for vertical paper storage.

Click here for Shar instructions.

Janna Werner's craft room

The super talented Janna Werner posted about her Craft room. 

You can read the full post here.

Paper Scrap storage by Ellen Bornstein

Scraps of papers is the one single thing that no paper crafter can scape from.  

Ellen Bornstein sent me her idea the other day and I love it.

You can read more and see a couple more photos here.

Haldi's DIY project

I love this submission by Haldi. I could see myself making one for my stickers, and thickers.

Click here for the step by step photos.

It is in Russian, but I think it is pretty self explanatory!

Carol Cel Scrap room tour

Carol's scrap room is a lovely space, full of craft stash and good ideas on how to store it all.

I love this media unit that opens up and all those Stampin Up goodies are there.

It fits a few avid crafters!

You can see a lot more photos on Carol's bloge, here.

Celine Navarro's Atelier!

Celine Navarro, scrapbooking extraordinare, shares her craft atelier on her blog.

I find it rather refreshing! I spy a lot of Ikea, and I really like the style and set up.
Click here for the whole post on Celine's blog.

A transformation post by Amy E.

From this:

To this:

For the full post, click here. It is worth it!

For Amy E. blog click here.

Diana's stamping studio

I am in love with Diana's studio. From lovely inspiring areas like this one above and bellow:

To one of the most fabulous ideas for hidden storage that I have ever come across bellow:

To see more you can visit Diana's blog post. It is not a recomendation, visiting her blog should be on any craftystorafan homework.

When crafty storage takes over the whole house

Today is Nancy's crafty storage turn.

I don't have just one room...it has taken over my whole house. I'm single again, so I don't have to worry about it!  

I give a little tour of all the "stuff". I'm not certain any of it fits your definition of "good storage" because I didn't clean up for the pictures!  It is "REAL LIFE". 

To me good storage is what works for the crafter. So your is as goods as it gets!

Click here for the whole set of photos and more in depth explanation.

Jan's creative room

Today we feature Jan's room. It is pack full of lovely stuff and all is quite well organized. I strongly recommend to check her blog post for a lot more photos! Click here for more photos.

Georgina's creative space

Georgina's craft room is 10' x 8' which is perfect for her needs as "creates her little safe heaven"!

The idea that I love form this studio is how she displays cards.

Isn't it great? It is a 4 lined retractable washing line across the top of the room, where she hangs all her cards on it.

Click here for more photos and explanation from Georgina on what and why she uses for Crafty Storage.

Brenda's creative space

I will let Brenda explain. 

About a month ago I decided I needed a sewing area more than a 10 x 10 foot dining room. 

I used a lot of low cost or free storage in this small space. The two tables are actually folding tables. I hot-glued oilcloth to them.I used a shelf from my closet that's typically used for shoes. I took low-cost jars and "spiffed" them up. 

This room has openings on all four sides. Two walls are French doors, one of which I covered up somewhat. One is a full opening to the living room. And one wall has a china cabinet (now full of fabric, of course) and a door to the kitchen. So this space had some barriers to overcome.

 Click here for a great post with loads of photos and explanation.

LeeAnn's new studio space

LeeAnn over at Flowerbug's Inkspot has an amazing new crafty space, thanks to her DIY husband! Check out the area for her classes:

(all photos courtesy of LeeAnn at Flowerbug's Inkspot)

Don't you love that bright, cheery green and the crisp white cabinets? And notice the size? They combined two rooms into one, giving LeeAnn an amazing 30 x 15 feet. Dreamy!

Here's a close-up of her workspace. Look at all that storage!

LeeAnn also has several wonderful storage options for things like stamps:

Sizzix dies

Punches (featuring those handy Ikea Bygel rails!)

And my favourite, paper storage in a SHOE cabinet (Ikea's Stall). How utterly ingenious!

Head over to LeeAnn's blog for more details and many more photos. Make sure you tell her Crafty Storage sent you!

Posted by Jessica

Amy's Awesome Paper Storage Idea!

Amy over at Bearpaw Studios recently updated her crafts room with a bright and cheery colour scheme and new shelves. I love how everything has a place to live, but is within easy reach:

(photo courtesy of Amy at Bearpaw Studios)

Let's take a closer look at the paper storage unit on her desk:

(photo courtesy of Amy at Bearpaw Studios)

Looks great, doesn't it? Lots of room, colour-coordinated, and allows you to see all your colours at once. Want to know where to get one? Make it! In Amy's own words:

"We took an unfinished cube from Michaels and used 3/8" square wooden spacers and foam poster board. I used a 3" piece of grosgrain ribbon to show which color is in that space. Now I can see each color (and how much I have so I can keep a better inventory.)"

I just love the idea of using ribbon to indicated the colour as well as make it easy to pull out the paper you need. Thanks for the awesome idea Amy!

Posted by Jessica