tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post1514442158793777454..comments2023-09-16T09:24:20.566-05:00Comments on Smile and Wave: When Piles Fail You, Get ShelvingRachelDenbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685607684409546503noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-81660967034038088392010-03-27T23:21:44.479-05:002010-03-27T23:21:44.479-05:00definitely a pile person. I can't help it.. if...definitely a pile person. I can't help it.. if everything is hidden away and my desk is completely clear I just don't feel right. I need to be able to see everything & colors & be inspired.. yet I would love to be organized.. been trying to find a happy medium. It's interesting that everyone that commented is a piler also. I wonder if that's how most crafty people are.. Maybe someone should make a group blog for "pilers" and share our ways of being "organized" haha. <br /><br />“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, then what are we to think of an empty desk?” -EinsteinCarlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089614838169354319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-89618655819192360732010-03-21T10:09:56.384-05:002010-03-21T10:09:56.384-05:00piles?? i love piles?? what's wrong with piles...piles?? i love piles?? what's wrong with piles?? i'll admit they frustrate my husband a bit(darn that anal military "everything in it's place" training), especially when i'm trying to describe which pile something is in. :) thank you so much for this post! i knew i needed to check out that book, but this tells me i need it now. :)the whyte househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16041887525702818853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-67252150004238427422010-03-20T19:39:41.925-05:002010-03-20T19:39:41.925-05:00A few more items for ya. I tend to use those card...A few more items for ya. I tend to use those cardboard box trays that fruit and veggies come in. I've got two of the bigger ones that aren't very pretty filled with books and videos and stacked together and three or four more holding random craft stuff and stacked. My two faves are a big one with cherries printed all over it that I keep my stacked paint containers in and the other one is smaller and black with nectarines and green leaves printed on it. I've got a couple of those wooden trinket boxes made from cedar that have pretty wood burning on the lids. Small display cardboard units always come in handy as well, a little paint,paper, glue, etc. Happy happies.joyce rodlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409849468695783594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-82544113840605947392010-03-20T19:24:15.304-05:002010-03-20T19:24:15.304-05:00wow, cool, i'm a 'piles' person too, g...wow, cool, i'm a 'piles' person too, guess i'll have to invest in some shelving!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857059789987480337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-35056053458710244202010-03-19T11:30:21.821-05:002010-03-19T11:30:21.821-05:00very pretty. love it all! :)very pretty. love it all! :)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055477567215616477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-61156474311694844922010-03-19T10:44:53.680-05:002010-03-19T10:44:53.680-05:00Absolutely love this space. I have had to do this ...Absolutely love this space. I have had to do this as well at my desk and in my studio! I guess I must be a piler too. I love putting all of my different piles into baskets. Somehow baskets just make the piles not as intimidating. And I am all about using what you find around the house or going to the flea market. Thanks for sharing your space!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-62550576529682093652010-03-18T18:59:52.427-05:002010-03-18T18:59:52.427-05:00I love my piles and some of them get so high somet...I love my piles and some of them get so high sometimes that I have to stop and clean up a paper slide. You have got be painting cardboard boxes{one of them already holds 12 inch pizza boxes that have WIPS in them}-I am starting to gather stuff to make shelving for when I move my buffet.I mixed this gold color with teal and sour apple{all acrylics} to get kinda a dark lime, anyways- I love my 4# and 5# animal cracker barrels{I get mine from the church nursrey}-I just leave the labels on and turn them around to the see-thru sides and put everything from fabrics to mix-media, to bits of papers. The Kirkland brand 4#er's have the ability to stack themsleves, 3 or 4 high depending on how heavy they are. I have them stacked EVERYWHERE! I also use the 5#er's as drawers for my socks, bras, lotions, shampoos, ets. Happy happies.joyce rodlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409849468695783594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-53629033253432212232010-03-18T09:15:06.668-05:002010-03-18T09:15:06.668-05:00You are not alone! I'm a piles person just lik...You are not alone! I'm a piles person just like my mom. She would shift piles from one place to another and eventually put everything away in one clean swoop. I'm the same way and it drove my dad crazy! Now my boyfriend is learning to adjust to piles in our apartment. Shelving would be perfect but we don't have the wall space right now. Your studio area looks fantastic and very inspiring! Great job!Alexandriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11192511577591840964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-23480040232222436582010-03-18T07:01:08.071-05:002010-03-18T07:01:08.071-05:00I've been think JUST that thought. MUST. HAVE...I've been think JUST that thought. MUST. HAVE. ORGANIZATION. In some form and I'm now thinking simple shelving like that would be the ticket. Great pics. Have a terrific day.Lori Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808703279193470654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-19397258431921614882010-03-17T15:05:59.538-05:002010-03-17T15:05:59.538-05:00Looks great Rachel! I think if I had a room that ...Looks great Rachel! I think if I had a room that I could close the door to, then I would love to have things out to visually see them. However, my formal dining room is my craft space, so I hide them all away in a cabinet with doors. Works for this point in time, but I am dreaming of the day I can have a room to go to and close up!TracyGirls(Jill)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01292802564027192859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-77971715627758889742010-03-17T15:05:11.396-05:002010-03-17T15:05:11.396-05:00Love that shelving - looking awfully organized!Love that shelving - looking awfully organized!Jessica @ Barefoot by the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144598980710841824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-9468635757745808232010-03-17T13:24:42.134-05:002010-03-17T13:24:42.134-05:00yep.. i hear you rach! i'm totally the same wa...yep.. i hear you rach! i'm totally the same way. my hubby calls me 'pile queen!' haha! vertical open storage is so fun! your place looks soo pretty.Jarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719839199716436390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-82700316546456018092010-03-17T12:39:35.512-05:002010-03-17T12:39:35.512-05:00I love it! I too am a stacker. Any project that ...I love it! I too am a stacker. Any project that I am currently working on or that I plan to work on is always neatly stacked with the paper, thread, fabric, whatever, in piles in my craft room so all I have to do it grab that pile when I'm ready to work on it. It's usually how I get my thoughts or ideas out...to stack them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-62946124500661321712010-03-17T12:09:04.107-05:002010-03-17T12:09:04.107-05:00Thanks Rachel for the Cliff's Notes! I'm t...Thanks Rachel for the Cliff's Notes! I'm the same type of Pile-Up Organizer...even though the site of clutter bothers me, I somehow find comfort in the connection I have to each little stack - even if it's a stack of bills - knowing that they'll get paid.<br /><br />Shelves could really pay off...I'll have to give it a go in April when I remodel the spare room to officially make it my STUDIO! Yippee!<br /><br />Best,<br />Tara<br />http://elanvitalanthology.blogspot.comTarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155894882150864941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-593039053251878042010-03-17T07:47:00.877-05:002010-03-17T07:47:00.877-05:00Hi Rachel,
At this very moment I can't seem to...Hi Rachel,<br />At this very moment I can't seem to get organized... I'm lacking space and time! Do you have an idea how to solve this problem?<br />But now I'm not ever crafting because I'm stuck in a job I don't like and wich steals all my time... =S Actually I'v just flickr mailed Elsie about it... You make me keep the dream alive you know... You inspire me and make me believe that I will make it! Thank you so much for that. Really.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Maria InêsMaria Inêshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283571741383690040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-81779089958160895022010-03-17T07:30:01.564-05:002010-03-17T07:30:01.564-05:00I am definitely a "pile" person also. I...I am definitely a "pile" person also. I always long to be organized, but it's not really in my blood...I actually prefer to have all my stuff out when working on it.<br />Though I really do like your shelf idea. It looks great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-47876677663017650892010-03-16T21:57:42.939-05:002010-03-16T21:57:42.939-05:00I'm totally a piles person too, ask Ryan, it d...I'm totally a piles person too, ask Ryan, it drives him INSANE! He's a total 'everything in it's place' guy, and we clash most of the time, in that department. :P<br /><br />I bought a BHG mag called Secrets to Organizing and I've been getting inspired by that to find solutions for a lot of areas.... bathroom, closet, pantry...<br />hopefully some of it will 'stick' as I usually resort back to piles. lolHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09071447323679223588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-13019693624666171252010-03-16T21:17:47.709-05:002010-03-16T21:17:47.709-05:00I'm definitley a piles girl too. Your space lo...I'm definitley a piles girl too. Your space looks so organised nowDaniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992540563706358499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-62450317999314108962010-03-16T19:54:11.792-05:002010-03-16T19:54:11.792-05:00I am so into my piles. I start out all nicely orga...I am so into my piles. I start out all nicely organized, but it's literally just neatly stacked piles. Those shelves are seriously cute!Roxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916201509888449074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-82589604046290730082010-03-16T19:15:21.993-05:002010-03-16T19:15:21.993-05:00I am exactly the same way and it drives my boyfrie...I am exactly the same way and it drives my boyfriend crazy! He is super neat and tidy so to him my piles are just clutter.<br /><br />Since we live in a smaller apartment, everything has to go into boxes for storage. I bought a few ornament bins at Target last year after the holidays (they were super cheap) and sorted through most of my craft supplies. It's helped me so far!<br /><br />I think I should read that book though, it sounds very interesting.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505287316498554022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-36942287911246307692010-03-16T17:56:39.743-05:002010-03-16T17:56:39.743-05:00I am such a piler too! If I can't see it I won...I am such a piler too! If I can't see it I won't use it so my trinkets are scattered in piles all over my studio! Looks so lovely and organized in your space!Good Girls Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228266813557424335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-83035700366506819422010-03-16T17:54:06.981-05:002010-03-16T17:54:06.981-05:00my husband and I are also pilers...he got it from ...my husband and I are also pilers...he got it from me and I know I got it from mom..she would buy all kinds of snacks and pile them in a corner in the kitchen...my husband called it the "pile" before we were married..now I come home and see the snack food "pile" in my own home...it's huge...and I keep that way..I need help..I am turning into my mother!!!robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313566267875800058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-35150570886496147492010-03-16T17:52:53.409-05:002010-03-16T17:52:53.409-05:00I am ordering that book. I have such an organized ...I am ordering that book. I have such an organized chaos approach to life. My craft nook is a disaster. Shelves are a great idea!Joliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886703522995748292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-53941739642559006382010-03-16T16:44:07.958-05:002010-03-16T16:44:07.958-05:00Hi there! I found your blog and I love it!
I add y...Hi there! I found your blog and I love it!<br />I add your button in my blog for share your work. A lot of hugs from Chile :Dmemegalarcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113629773195318736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351644930286151865.post-38683503395456329822010-03-16T16:25:47.156-05:002010-03-16T16:25:47.156-05:00Love your new shelves and organized system. Wonder...Love your new shelves and organized system. Wonder how long it will stay that way. I know in my studio, not long. I've read 'Organizing from the Right Side of the Brain'. Really a good book for artist types. http://www.amazon.com/Organizing-Right-Side-Brain-Organized/dp/0312318162Contessa Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051680985869300132noreply@blogger.com