Keep Less. Make More.
Unfinished projects, especially those that have been hanging around for a long time, count as clutter. Let’s finish some of them! I’m been in a bit of a finishing frenzy this week. On Sunday I finished knitting the last panel for and sewed together a blanket. And I sewed a sleeve on and finished the […]
I feel like a big problem we have when we try to get rid of craft supplies we don’t want or need is that we feel like we’re supposed to fulfill the promise of those items, and to get rid of them makes it impossible for us to do so. Or so we think. When […]
How do you declutter like an economist? Consider the reality of sunk costs. There’s a problem a lot of people have when they declutter: they think too much about the money they spent on the items they are getting rid of. It feels like a huge waste to give away all those craft supplies — […]
A fast from buying supplies is a great way to jump-start decluttering or to encourage the use of the craft items you’ve kept after a purge. No matter where you are in your minimalist crafter journey, taking a fast from buying supplies is a great way to reinforce your intention to not consume more than […]
Get rid of your craft supplies with ease with these ideas for places and people that will accept them. It can be hard — in lots of ways — to get rid of craft supplies, but it’s literally difficult sometimes because you just don’t know what to do with the supplies you don’t want anymore. […]
No Scrap Left Behind will inspire you to use your fabric scraps, even if you don’t use them in quilts. Affiliate links included for your convenience. I’m no good at getting rid of even little bits of things. I hang on to yarn ends and little bits of thread and use them to stuff other […]
The desire for the latest, greatest and most craft supplies can lead to what I call craft-related FOMO. If you have it, it’s probably keeping you from the clear spaces and tamed supplies you really want. Do you know what FOMO is? It’s an acronym for our age that stands for fear of missing out. […]
There are lots of tactics for decluttering craft supplies and books, but this easy trick might help make decluttering easier. I have a lot of issues when it comes to craft supplies, from overflowing bins of yarn to fabric I haven’t used in years to random kids’ craft supplies we’ll probably never make anything out […]
Make a pillow out of placemats or other fabric that’s “too precious” to use. One of our wedding presents was a beautiful set of block-printed placemats. They’re white linen stamped with red geometric patterns. They were a stunning, thoughtful gift from a family I stayed with while I did an internship at a newspaper in […]
Can you declutter craft supplies the KonMari way? Let’s find out. Affiliate links included for your convenience. I had a bone to pick with Marie Kondo. Everyone was reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, the instant classic that made KonMari a household word. Her advice about getting rid of things that don’t bring you […]