Organizing My Thrit Store Finds

This morning, I was organizing my DecoArt acrylic paints where I write down the color, color number and paint the color onto small cards. These cards are then put into a binder, using the clear baseball card sleeves I found at Walmart.

This way, when I need a paint color, I just check my binder to see if I have it.



I absolutely love to buy clothes from the thrift store. I look at the clothes as if they were fabric, so, of course, I have tons.










And my thrift store finds are all jammed into my fabric closet. Since they are so jumbled, I don't know what colors I have.










So, I was thinking, why not organize my fabrics like my paints.










So, I ventured into the fabric closet and cut a little piece off of each thrift store find. Then I took these small pieces, glued them onto blank cards and filed them into a binder, again using the clear baseball cards sleeves. And Voila! I am organized. :-)













Hmmmmm, my yarns need organization.

Peace,

Lydia

I love fabric Yo-Yos

I absolutely love fabric yoyos. In case you are not sure what they are, yo-yo is a little circle of fabric that was traditionally used in quilting and patchwork projects.













Yo-Yos are supposedly easy to make. They are circles of fabric, around the edge of which a line of running stitch is made with a sturdy thread, and this is gently gathered, bringing the edges into the center and forming a ‘puff’.













I, however, can not make Yo-Yos to save my life and I know they are NOT easy to make. I have tried to make them by hand and I have also tried to make them using machines. None of my methods ever work and I just get frustrated.













So, I bought these Yo-Yos from Donna at YoYoCottage. They are absolutely gorgeous and come in many different sizes and colors.

I might have to carry them with me in my purse for a while and play with them.

Lydia