Valentine peeky party and a little organization with trisha

(More on this later!)

So I made a whole mess of Valentines, but you know what? You're only getting little sneaky peeks, no apologies, but you can clearly see the super pretty Altered Pages Vintage Valentine collage sheets I used, and plenty of the Vintage Text pages:

AND the hearts--LOVE those German scrap hearts!

Our theme here at the artsociates blog this month is crafty ORGANIZATION. I don't consider myself very organized, but I do generally know where all my stuff is, because of this one simple tip:

KEEP EVERYTHING IN THE SAME SPOT--as in, don't move supplies around. After use, return them to the same place everytime! Also, I keep a couple of boxes of supplies handy. One I call a "go box," with basic supplies, making it easy to grab and go wherever, whether to the living room or the car:

The other has basic bookbinding supplies:

Necessities all together, ready to create. Much better than hunting for these supplies, ones that are generally used at the same time for the same type of projects.

Have a wonderful week, everyone!
:)trisha

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