Keep Less. Make More.
There’s a house down the street from me as I write this that’s having a big sale, and it reminded me that estate sales can be a big motivation to use your stash. Crafts that Never Were A few times lately I’ve ended up at estate sales at the home of a crafter, and it […]
I feel like one of the most common upcycling projects people want to do is to make things with old jeans, so let’s look at some blue jean crafts to get you inspired to finally go through that pile of old pants! While we often want to make crafts with old jeans, I feel like […]
It’s easy to talk about things like decluttering, finishing projects and organizing what we have so we’ll actually use it, but how to get motivated to actually do those things is another discussion. The Struggle to Do What You Need to Do I’m writing this post about how to get motivated for me as much […]
Whether you’re overwhelmed because your whole space is a mess or you just want to start with some easy wins, these 5 things to declutter now will get you on the right track in your craft space. I wanted to say one of them is things that don’t belong in your craft space, but I […]
As much as we value clear and organized spaces here at Minimalist Crafter, we also don’t want to spend all our time decluttering craft supplies, so let’s explore how we can get things good enough for crafting when your space is a mess. Step One: Clear Off Your Desk My “craft room” is also my […]
The other day the Internet gave me an article from Southern Living that purported to be about things that people regret decluttering. The story is ridiculous, but feeling bad about decluttering or wishing you hadn’t gotten rid of things is real. No One Regrets Decluttering Wallpaper The article, with the clickbaity title (hey, it worked […]
Affiliate links included for your convenience. Thanks to Tuttle for providing a review copy of this book to me! Japanese minimalism has been a popular approach to decluttering and home organization around the world for decades now. Learn the basics as well as why this approach is helpful in Danshari: The Japanese Art of Decluttering […]
Creativity thrives on constraints, so can decluttering make you more creative? I was thinking about this as I read a piece from the Atlantic (that’s a gift link if you want to read it, too) about monotasking, from the author of the forthcoming book (affiliate link included for your convenience) Inside the Box, which is […]
As you go on your decluttering and minimalism journey, you might hear different minimalist lifestyle terms and wonder what they mean and how they apply to you. Are you a minimalist? Practicing underconsumption or anticapitalism? While labels don’t really matter it can be helpful to think about where your values are and why you’re working […]
If you want to start slowly on your minimalism journey but make steady progress decluttering, the minimalism game might be for you. What is the Minimalism Game? Popularized by The Minimalists (learn more about them here), the minimalism game is a way to consciously and steadily declutter a space — whether a room or your […]