Today just a very quick tip that you might like to try if you enjoy any type of papercraft.
I don't know about you, but I make A LOT of mess when I'm being creative. I tell everyone it's just part of the process. When I'm making cards I always end up with a pile of little scrappy bits of paper, the bits you really can't save for anything else. It then gets knocked, goes everywhere and when I'm tidying up when I'm finished, I try to scrape it all into the bin without it ending up all over the floor. You get the picture.
If I just bung everything into a regular bin as I go I then feel bad because I know half of it is paper which now won't go in the recycling - I'm not a fan of rummaging through the bin separating things afterwards!
Well the other day I had a bit of a brainwave (all though I do say so myself)
I took an old A4 envelope....
This is a bit like a non measured, non, pre-scored, more relaxed version of the bottom corners on the gift bags from old envelopes. You just want it flat enough to be able to stand up for a while.
Ta Dah - mini temporary paper bin. Here it is "in situ". (can you spot the crafting essential - a mug of tea!)
If the rest of the planet has been doing this for years, just don't tell me. Let me have my moment of thinking I'm a genius domestic goddess!
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I need to remember this next time I craft; I hate the mess I make all over the table and it takes forever to cleanup!
ReplyDeleteI think a little mess if to be expected when you are being creative, it's just so easy for it to get out of hand!
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