October Update

About two weeks ago, I acquired two inexpensive small parts hardware drawers from Walmart. After a couple of evenings work, I have deconstructed the majority of my cross-stitch projects into these drawers. Each drawer holds four different colors of DMC floss. They're all labeled and there is one skein for each number.

I don't have a complete set, but I worked off a DMC master floss list so I do have spaces for the colors I don't yet have.

The reason I went to all this trouble is because I felt like I was spending more and more time sorting through piles of floss to find the color I needed. Now I can easily find it for any one of my projects. This also makes starting new projects easier, because I no longer have to pop out to Joann's and drop $40 on floss every time. I will work from one skein of each color until it's gone and then replace just that skein.

All the duplicate floss colors were sorted by number into ziploc bags and stored in my drawer organizer. Projects that are silhouettes or that are using specialty floss were kept together.

Then I took an entire evening and completely cleaned out and sorted my craft closet.

I even managed to clear about 60% of the floor AND I was able to sweep, so win-win. The organizers are stacked on wood boards so they won't collapse the ones below them, and everything is labeled.

I totally found a ton of projects that I had forgotten about and that I'm dying to finish

The new floss system allowed me to make some amazing progress on my LOTR wreath.

And earlier in the month I put some dedicated time into the Castle Sampler.

I've also been making more purple hats here and there....

...making good progress on my Gnome Phoenix...

... and started a Liliana by Hooked on Sunshine. I'm attempting to make it in autumnal colors, which is a bit of a stretch for me and I'm not sure I like it yet but I'm going to keep going.

And that's about it, other than I'm starting accounting classes in 11 days and we're going to attempt to take the Smidget away overnight later this month which will be an adventure. Please leave me a link to your blog in the comments and I'll be sure to pop over and say hi!