I went shopping at hobby lobby a couple days after we got back from our trip. Because I had a gift card burning a hole in my pocket. And I knew just what to get. My most favorite wrapping paper ever is the heavy duty stuff from hobby lobby. It's nice and thick and comes in super cute patterns. The past few years I have stuck with red and white patterns. And then the 10 million gifts under my tree (for my eight children) look fabulous and coordinated. The best part is, I buy this great paper the week after Christmas, and I get great paper for next year for less than $2 a roll. But many of their patterns could be used for birthdays, baby showers, etc. that's why I bought the black and white paper this year. **Large family tip: raise your tree (with a big box) to make more room for presents under the tree.
I'm ready to get organized for the new year. I set my goals for this year, one of which is to do more with less. Which means having less stuff, but better utilizing what I do have. Like downsizing on my crafts and wrapping supplies. I am seriously a boarder line hoarder.
We'll call this a before picture (no natural light whatsoever in here, hence the yellow). Obviously I have my work cut out for me. ;) I'm about 2/3 done with the great craft closet clean out of 2014-15. I got all the kids toys cleaned out and put in the closet. But cleaning out my craft supplies and organizing them on the shelves has proved problematic. Mostly because I'll have to pull everything down again before I can organize it all.
I'll end this rambling to say, hopefully this year there will be a lot more creating and cleaning this year. Since last year was all about creating a cute little boy. ;)
You should se my closet... We pretty much just trew everything in there, and it is a big mess. Not to mention the lovely wire shelving is literally held together by zip ties. One of these days it'll get a big overhaul! Good luck with yours!
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