AWESOME Product Review

This past Saturday, I stopped in at the Creative Festival at Spruce Meadows in Calgary and stumbled upon the greatest thing since sliced bread....
The BEST craft organizer system I have seen yet.
Pretty much what I had in my mind, but someone had already designed it and best of all----Designed by a Canadian.

Take a look for yourself.

As with any system, it's not cheap, but it is affordable.  And best of all, I can design my space and purchase items as I need, adding on as my budget allows.



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Tuesday's Tips--New Year/New Beginnings/New Way to schedule/organize/prioritize your CTMH crafts

This is what happens when I am feeling a bit under the weather for more than a week.  My body is sooo lazy, but my mind keeps working.

I love Close to my Heart.  I want all of their products and I want to make a biz-zillion things. However, like most people I live in the real world, and I don't have a lot of spare $$.
 I needed a plan.
A way to see (with my very own eyes)
what promo's are coming up next,
what items I NEED,
what items I want,
what project I want to make.

This is my solution

I have created a file on legal sized paper (landscape orientation) which gave me enough room to add my info in each heading.
I started with the Month and added a pic of the SOTM
Now I can see at a glance what the stamp is and how I might use it in the future. 
 e.g. I love Dec's stamp, and the promo. But I know I won't have time to use them in Dec. 
However, I can buy them now and plan when I am going to use them.   
You can see that I bought Travel themed stamps in Dec. and am not planning on using them til Feb.

My Basic Supplies column is for items that I NEED--adhesive, more cardstock, etc. I want all the ShinHan markers, but can't afford to get them all at once, so I have scheduled in a plan to purchase 2 or 3 every month until my collection is complete. By planning what supplies I know I will need, I can easily ensure I hit the $50 min. order each month and qualify for the Month's Promo's.

Each page showcases 3 months.  I have done 6 months, which takes me to July....just in time for the NEW IDEA BOOK.  When the new book comes out I am going to pre-plan the basics for the whole year.

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Stamp Storage

This is one of my favorite craft organizational items.

The Exclusive Inks* Organizer (Z4131--$69.95 complete)

But wait you only have a few stamps

and you don't really want to dish out over sixty bucks just to store your stamp pads,

well, "Close to my Heart" understands

and that is why they offer two options for acquiring this item

Option #1--(Z4131--$69.95 complete)
Option #2--piece by piece
                -- stamp pad storage tower (Z4132--$11.95)
                    each tower hold 15 stamp pads--four tower required
               --marker tower (Z4133--$14.95) holds 76 markers
               --handle & swivel base (Z4134--$15.95)
                   the last piece of the puzzle.

Click here to order today

Just a little reminder, July is going, going, going, gone month...so stock up on your summer time favorite while you still can Click on my shopping link at the side to order now