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Clutter cleaners is open to everyone who needs some inspiration getting their craftrooms cleaned up! Just a little bit every day can go along way. So, spend aat least 15 minutes decluttering and your time in your craftroom will be more enjoyable. Now, of course, there is the daily work that gets in the way of having fun but when you post it you can see what you have accomplished! Join in, work, clean, declutter, craft, and POST...POST...POST!

I love to craft
It is so much fun
If my room were uncluttered
I'd get so much more done
So I pledge today
To do my fifteen
So that soon I might say
MY CRAFTROOM IS CLEAN!
(by camarogranny)

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Sounds like everyone is making good progress. I hope we can all keep it up!

Well I kept busy yesterday and today. I have a half filled 30 gallon trash bag from the guest room (also now as my craft room). I also finished up a set of cards from a class I took in November and didn't really do hardly anything on them. Now they are ready for next Christmas.

Wednesday, I will be helping a friend empty out her attic. She had an addition put on her mother's place and is moving in there and selling the house she and her late husband lived in. I think it is a win/win situation for both of them. Her mother is getting close to the point of not being able to live alone and Barb's house was too big for her. Now she will have her mother there and her stepson and his family will be right next door. I know it has been hard on her since her DH passed about 18 months ago.

I've been doing a lot of organizing and re-organizing! Things are coming along slow but sure.

Using up a lot of stash for pr@yer quilts. I did buy some fabric at Walmart today, but the flannel is for backing, a yard of clearance fabric which will be used to make dd a throw pillow, and the other fabric was for "just because"!!

My telephone was on the blitz for a few days so I couldn't post. In the mean time I finished the laundry room (as far as I'm going this time) and got back to work on the large bedroom. It will be slow going in there.

Today I did a water change in my aquarium, did my laundry, repaired a pair of jeans for DS#1 and sewed a seam in DGS coveralls.

PatV82.....Welcome to Clutter Cleaners!

Hi all. It's been awhile since I've posted on the clutter cleaner's post. Not much to report right now either. I am driving down to NC this weekend and so I have left my Christmas lights up so they will turn on and off while I'm gone. Unfortunately, Shannon has not taken down anything else either lol. I NEED the Christmas tree down! My treadmill and other stuff is stacked and pushed into my craft room so I can't get to much of anything. I am just dying to set up my new sewing machine and test it out! I also have too much stuff on my coffee table from the ornies and centerpieces I made for Christmas that needs to be put away in there. Only good thing is is I had about 12 extra ornies cut out so I finished them up instead of just shoving them to the side until next holiday! Hopefully I will be back to report progress in the near future!

I straightened up one closet today, all except the shelf. I'll get it tomorrow. I didn't toss anything out.

There is just too much stuff in this old house.

Welcome PatV82 and welcome back hjvagar. Everyone sounds like they are working away. I feel like I should be done for as long as I have been doing this. I think my clutter must be breeding while I am not looking.

Well, I spent Wednesday helping my friend. Spent yesterday recovering from that. Found some muscles I didn't know I had. Just did some light housework. My sister will be here today sometime and we will be sorting thru some craft supplies as well as finishing up some more projects we started.

went thru a large bag of "odds and ends" fabric. Had enough large pieces to make 6 pillowcases, the rest I cut into 10" and 6.5" blocks . I meet 2x's a month with a group of ladies that put together quilts for a Women/child shelter so all this will help them out.

Yesterday I got the closet shelf cleaned off. I decided to take a shoe box of old stuff to an antique dealer.
Then when DS#1 was here to work on his truck, I had him move the bookcase back over to the wall that DH had to go through to get to the plumbing.

Today I cleaned the shelves and put things back on them, and put the VCR tapes in a tote for storage until the kids decide they don't want them anymore.

Today I cleaned our bedroom, wasn't bad just needed dusting and vacuuming.Changed the sheets and actually made the bed. Our dogs appreciated that, they snuggle together to take their afternoon naps. One weighs 80 lbs., the other one is close to 60 lbs so when they snuggle together there is no room on the bed.

I'm still working on the second closet. It's pretty dusty in there so I decided to wash all the jackets that are stored in there. I did one load this afternoon. So far I've tossed a wastebasket full of junk.

MIRA'MOM....My dog weighs 5 pounds but she likes to take her share of the bed out of my side.

Good morning clutter cleaners!

I spent the last few days gathering my stamps and supplies from all the places I have stashed them and getting them all in one place in the basement. They are not organized like I want them but at least they are in one place.

Granny, did you get any good news from the antiques dealer? I have a few items that I am not sure I would let go, but I would love to know if they are worth anything. Your dog is smaller than my cat (10lbs). She can sure take up a lot of my bed.

Wiley since I retired, I make a point of making the bed as soon as I get up. That way I don't have the cat sleeping in it. She liked to burrow under the covers to sleep.

Sorry about your machine, Rainbow. Are you going to get a new one?

it has been awhile since i posted i finished afghan number 4 last july and am working on afghan number 5 am about 1/2 way thru with making the little round circles hope to finish with it by this spring so i can start number 6 this spring so i can finish by the time we go to seattle in june maybe wishful thinking but i am going to work hard on it to make it a goal so i can leave it in seattle while we are out there i am looking forward to be doing with afghans so i can go onto other projects maybe even get some ufo's finished

have a good night all

Steph its good to see you back.

Rainbow and Wiley I wish I knew how to sew. I would love to make quilts. Maybe in the next year, I can find a sewing class to take.

I was decluttering working on some ufos but then added to my stash as one of our bead stores is closing next Friday and I took advantage of the sale to get a few things I needed for a project but will probably go back next week for more. I did get my DD's princess bedding out of the house. I gave it to a former coworker for her granddaughter to have. Her granddaughter is 4 and crazy about Disney princesses.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! The closet is done !
That room is looking better already and I'm only about half done.

I've been making slow progress on the bedroom. I only got one drawer sorted yesterday. The day before I pulled a basketful of stuff out from under the dresser.

I've got to re-think what what I can get rid of in this room.........

It's been so cold this week...brrrrrrrrr. Good hand quilting weather.

I've been making some slow progress finishing up some more of the kits I bought over the last year or so. Today I have to declutter the vanity and cabinet in the master bath as DH is putting in a new vanity this weekend as my anniversary present. Since I have to empty they anyway, this seems like a good time to go thru and toss things that have expired or that we aren't going to use. The old one is builder grade oak and the sink has a big chip out of it. The new one he bought has a dark finish to the wood and there is a pull out drawer at the bottom.

You ladies are all making great progress. I worked yesterday on cleaning out the shed so I can get rid of it and get a new one. I found someone who actually wants the shed once it is empty. The only thing left in it is an old, very heavy work bench that I want to save. I will have to wait for my son to come over Saturday to help me move it. Once the shed is gone I will call one of those 800 junk places to pick up what ever is left of the shed and the scrap wood I wasn't able to get rid of.

This afternoon was spent cleaning out the kitchen. I have a bag of stuff I put up on freecycle and someone has already asked for it. I organized everything under the sink. I can't believe how many duplicates I have. New goal - always make lists and check it before I go grocery shopping so I don't buy more of what I already have!

Now onto the living room.

The living room is now done. Obviously I am procrastinating about getting into the craft room. I have several items on freecycle - if they don't go I will take them to a thrift store next weekend. I also have three bags of stuff for my son - cd's, dvd's, books, etc. He is 25 so I think it is time for him to get his stuff out of here. I need to go through the hall closet before he gets here Saturday. I know there are a couple of his blankets in there.

I am by no means a minimalist so my kitchen and living room may still look cluttered to someone else but to me they look much better and everything that is left are things I either use or want. One of my older sisters is doing a 55 day walk in Europe this summer and moving to Egypt for two years a week after she gets back. She is starting to purge like crazy. Her goal is to get rid of everything she won't be taking with her except a few boxes which she will store in my attic. I can't imagine getting rid of that much stuff - 60 years worth of stuff! I think she may keep more than she thinks she will - all the memory items from three kids - it will be interesting to see what she gets it down to.

Rainbow, it isn't installed yet. Dh decided to do the floor while he was at it, so we picked out one on Saturday evening and he picked it up on Sunday. He decided he didn't have enough time to do the floor and the vanity on Sunday, so he is planning to start first thing on this Saturday morning.

I did manage some decluttering otherwise this week and finally put away the last of the stuff from my office. I have some award plaques that I don't know what to do with - I just put them on the shelf in the guest room closet. I also cleaned out 2 of my kitchen cabinets and was able to put some of the small appliances that had been on the counters in one of them.

I would be unstopable if I could get started. That is a great saying Rainbow. It sounds like me. I cleaned out a book case of magazines, and craft books, two bags for the church thrift store. It took me two days to get that done.
Now the never ending clean up of the craft room, to make that room a guest bedroom. I wonder how long that would take me? (smile).

Last night I de-cluttered my aquarium. I must have picked out a hundred 'dang pond snails', which I re-homed this morning.

The bedroom is finally coming together. A couple more days and I'll be able to move on to another untouched area.

Does anyone remember the Watkin's Man? I have a small box full of Watkin's home remedies that were displayed in a local drug store during a summer festival, but the store closed. Now I don't know what to do with this old stuff.

I've just spent the last 15 minutes or so reading all the decluttering posts. I'm right proud of you ladies. I want so to do this too. Health is keeping me down, but I have good intentions. lol I did get the bedroom in some sort of order Sat and Sun. It sure looks better. But I have soooooo much 'stuff' for crafts I have to down grade. Of course it's winter here and can't have a yard sale yet. Not many nursing homes that want the extra stuff.

I finally stitched a couple of card toppers and want to do a little bit of quilling in the next day or so. Just sorting things out makes a difference. I do try to do 15 a day, but some days it just doesn't work. Of course, if I do the dishes, I count that. lol

So keep up the good work and I'll keepm on trying too. Love your posts.

Jean

Rainbow...you look so organized. Love it. Thaks for the words of encourgenment.

Jean

I learned that the Watkins company was established in 1868 and is still in business. SO........Out goes the garbage!

I cleaned the antique secretary's desk today to use it for storage. It's going to need a little repair but that can be done later.

granny3641........Poor health has slowed me down, too. On my good days I de-clutter, on bad days, I quilt.
De-cluttering the kitchen counter/sink always counts.

Haven't done too well at decluttering this week. I have kept up with the laundry and dishes but that is about it. Yesterday I did use a little of my beading stash to make a bracelet. Today will be a total loss as I have to grocery shop and meet my old Director for lunch. I think she is desparate to get me to come back to work.

My son came over and took 99% of his stuff - the other 1% went in the recycling. I also took four boxes to Goodwill and two old computers for the e-cycle program. I will start on the converted garage this weekend - it has become a storage room and I want it to be my craft room and a study/computer room for my parents when they visit. I hope I can get my stash to look as good as yours Rainbow.

My old nemesis, Arthur Ittis, waylaid me for a few days, but I finally finished sorting through the bedroom and got the curtains hung. Hopefully I'll be able to do a little quilting this evening.

Haven't done much decluttering. Have been sewing a lot trying to complete a bunch of UFO'S. Have my quilt group tomorrow so I'll be able to take several boxes of quilt tops to pass out the ladies to finsh up.All will be donated to a Women/Children's shelter.

Well, quilting didn't work very well. I only managed to work about 20 minutes and had to quit.

I started the cellar way yesterday. I found places for most of the items and moved a few durable things the the cellar. Today we went to town and dropped off some donations at GW. I had to look around while we were there and of all things, I found flower bulbs. Daffodils, Dutch Irises and Grape Hyacinths. I limited my self to one package of hyacinths.

Why do I always make more work for myself? lol

Over the weekend I rehomed the guppies from my aquarium and gave away a big porch rug that I had no use for. I like freecycling.

I got more debris out of the cellar way a sprayed the walls with a spider repellant. Now to wait and see if it works.

Whats everyone else been up to?

Well I kind of hit the wall when it comes to decluttering but I have kept busy teaching myself new stitches using the seed beads in my stash. Perhaps I will get motivated to start decluttering again in the next couple of days.

I actually started working on my craft room. I have decided to get rid of supplies for crafts I no longer do and just concentrate on the crafts I do and enjoy. I gave away a bag of traditional crazy quilt fabric scraps since I only use cotton when I crazy quilt. I also gave away a box of misc craft supplies that have been collecting dust for over a year. Tomorrow a guy from a non profit group is coming to pick up craft paints. I have more than 30 bottles just sitting on a shelf.

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The cellar way is finished!!!! I had to solicit DH's help

So onward and downward........ The long shelf along the cellar steps is next on my list.

I have been a bad clutter cleaner. I got together with a group to make decorated cigar boxes and I have added a bunch of stuff to my stash to be ready to do more. Now I have to get the boxes.

I have done some organizing of my beading supplies at least.

Good to see you making progress, Granny Quilts and Headielamar! Maybe it will rub off on me this week.

mira'smom...... Organizing craft supplies counts
I hate when I get into one of those slumps. Hang in
there, it will pass.

I did double time today. I cleaned off the shelf, toss some of the stuff that I don't know why we saved and organized what was left. Then I swept the steps and went through the paint containers that DH has stacked along the edge. They will get a better home later.

This cold weather is getting to me. :-(

Today I cleaned the kitchen. Yesterday I worked in the laundry room and the day before I started sorting through all the junk in the cellar.

Rainbow, sorry to hear you have been ill.

I have been doing better on decluttering this week. I took apart our aquarium and cleaned it and have it ready for DH to store until the fall. All our fish had died and I decided not to get anymore until after we get back from vacation. This has freed up my buffet to hold some of my works in progress until that time.

I started a second cigar box and have friends coming to work on some too, so I don't think they will all end up on a shelf. I am using the papers I have on hand on them so that is reducing my paper stash.

It sounds like the rest of you are making good headway.

Rainbow - sorry to hear you have not been feeling well.

I am hoping for a big weekend of working on my craft room. Now that I have started it I can't wait to get it finished. I will post pictures when I get more done.

I've got one little corner in the cellar cleaned, and a long, long way to go. DH wants to build his own little hobby room in that corner. I've brought up 3 grocery bags of bottles, that I collected, washed them and they are ready to go out the door the next time we go to town. ( Why in the world a person collects bottles is beyond me! ! )

A few months ago I accepted a donation of a quilting frame to use for a donation quilting group I belong to. Everyone was very excited cuz most of the time we tie our quilts. Well, as time has passed no one wants to pitch in and try to use it. But it fills up a room that I really can't use. Have located a church group that can and will make use of it. Hopefully we can take it apart so it can be moved to it's new location. Amazing how many folks have become unavailble to help move it. Maybe by this weekend!!

No ce-cluttering today.......Feeling kind of low. My last giant aquatic snail died. She succumbed of old age. The male died last week.

So I went shopping.. I dropped of the bottle collection while I was in town.

Granny sorry to hear your last snail died.

I haven't done much decluttering but I did do a lot of cleaning. I am also trying to find patterns to use up my bead stash, so that will become more managable. Tomorrow, I will be using some of my cigar boxes as I am teaching my sister and a friend how to decorate them. I hope to get back to the decluttering after the weekend.