Great Finds
Sometimes you just find things
that are great to upcycle.
Often, you don't know how
you lived without them.
Recently we were clearing
out a rental property and
came across some foam core that is
perfect for whiteboards.
We're going to use one of them
to do some vacation planning.
We can brainstorm where we'd like to go,
write it out and cross it off easily without
destroying endless sheets of paper.
The main reuse is fabric/scrap sorting!
I found that I was putting bits of tape all over
my cutting tables and mats every time
find and remove tape from pieces!
little pieces were really difficult to remove.
I'm going to cut scraps in, I decided to use the boards to
layout my scrap cuts.
use that as a quick portable place to
put my sorted scraps before
moving them to their final resting place.
(I really mean the ready to use spot!!!)
That way I can move it quickly if I
need to use the cutting area or
need space for pinning.
The measurements stay on the tape
and don't transfer to fabric or hands.
It is working very well. The squares go
above, the strips below. When it is
getting crowded , the pieces are
placed in assigned boxes, ta da!
The only downfall is the need to
sort out a few of the storage boxes,
but that is an adventure too!
Just discovered a wealth
of 2" 1/2 squares!
This great find had a previous life,
are you ready! One, two ... Tattoo!
The renter was well known
tattoo artist ! The boards were for
sketching out designs when
video conferencing with the customers!
Only used in a home design studio
so no worries there. This fella just
designed , very creative!
The sorting is starting to go
a bit better, long road ahead
but a system is developing.
Press scraps into a stack or two,
take a stack to the cutting table.
Process, repeat.
Strips first, then bricks then squares.
Leftovers go to strings, crumbs or bin.
Surprising to me is that there is not
nearly as much waste as expected!
great find, a stack of postage labels.
sheet has 2 - 2 x 6 inch labels!
Best 3 dollar purchase ever!
I can color code the year of
my projects and leave the
names the same . The scrap
boxes can get labels that
wont peal off! Yay!
Back to my scrap taming!
Stay safe and sew on!
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That looks like a great system, Deb! Especially nice that you can move the boards easily in order to use the table space beneath.
ReplyDeleteThe board makes sorting the scraps more convenient since it can be moved or stored out of the way! When it is full of nicely sorted and sized scraps it feels so rewarding! Yay!
DeleteHooray for useful finds.
ReplyDeleteIt is so great to get lucky when thrifting. I find myself being very selective knowing it has to have a place to live in the sewing room!
DeleteI have found that when labeling plastic bins or shoe boxes that I have to scar the surface with sandpaper lightly so the labels will stick instead of falling off. This has really helped me! Love those labels you found!
ReplyDeleteIt is so much fun when you find useful items! I am making progress, but the ideas are building up too ! I stop to quilt but keep working on the scrap mountain! Stay safe and sew on !
DeleteYou have a very clever system going. Good luck with all the scrap taming :)
ReplyDeleteThank you , I am making progress. I got to fold up one big bag by consolidating to a bin, using more foam core to make a new bag bottom, and still the bin was only 2/3 full! My crumb box is filling up but I have a meeting and may make the crumb box my next zoom project. Thank you for visiting my blog!
ReplyDeleteThank you ! I was able to move out a big bag by consolidating to a bin, but the bin is still only 2/3 full , Yay! The crumb box is getting full so it may be my next zoom project. Thank you for visiting my blog!
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