I've decided it was time for another tidy up of my craft supplies. Unfortunately, I don't have a craft room, I use my dining room table to work on and my bits and bobs are stored in boxes underneath the stairs so it's important to go over them once in a while and have a good tidy up so I always know where things are and to make sure they don't spread all over the place 
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Although I don't use peel-offs much I have quite a few, bought mainly on sale. I've been thinking how I could organize / store them, one solution would be the plastic boxes available on the market and made specifically for peel-offs but I find these a little expensive and they don't take much anyway. Then, last Thursday I had an idea, why not use an empty ring binder I had and some A4 plastic envelopes to sort out my peel-offs. I divided each A4 plastic envelope into 2 sections by stapling it vertically along the middle that way peel-off sheets are kept place. I also stored them back to back and by themes: Christmas, lettering, words, flowers, insects, etc.
I also bought new storage boxes. The red metal box is one of 2 I bought from B&Q. Each one has 11 plastic containers inside which can be moved if needed. I also bought 2 plastic boxes with 12 compartments each. I've already filled one with sequins.
In the photo above you can also see some of my other purchases. I hadn't planned going into Hobbycraft but as I was in the neighbourhood I couldn't resist going in and I'm glad I did. They have a great offer going on on paper punches. Prices start from 29p and you buy one and get the cheapest free. I got all of these for just over £3, not bad.
Oh, and last week I finally decided to go ahead and get myself a Sizzix BigShot, again taking advantage of the sale prices at Hobbycraft. One of the shop assistants recommended the Cuttlebug because it's more compact in size and it also works with die-cuts from other brands except for the movers and sliders from Sizzix and as these are on my wishlist I bought the BigShot. Unfortunately, I haven't yet had time to play with it to my heart's content but I hope to put it to good use pretty soon, after all Christmas is only 4 months away 
