Have You Heard of Thirty-One?

Littles Carry-All Caddy

Last December, my friend Julie visited and she had that cutest bags with her - all of which were from a site called Thirty-One. She left me a catalog and I fell in love with all of the coordinated bags and storage solutions!

For those of you who are new to Thirty-One, the products are sold via sales consultants (similar to Mary Kay or Avon). I've been ordering my Thirty-One goodies through consultant Callie Woodland, and we have teamed up to bring you some fresh ideas for organizing your crafting life, both at home and on-the-go!

For the next two weeks, I will be hosting a virtual Thirty-One party on this blog, sharing my favorite Thirty-One products along with organizational tips and my usual WIPs and FOs, too! Be sure to bookmark my blog, sign up for my free newsletter or follow me with Bloglovin!

Flip-Top Organizing Bin

I'd like to start things out by returning to a topic that I blogged about earlier this month, when I shared this peek inside my own craft room: spring cleaning!

Now is the perfect time to clean house and get organized, and I firmly believe that it's way more fun to do it you have the right supplies. You may recall that I used three Mini Utility Bins from Thirty-one to organize my spinning fiber stash & handspun yarn, but there are a ton of great options in the "Storage and Utility" section that are worth checking out.

I have to say, I do love my bins; they are extremely roomy, and I discovered that each each one can fit about two pounds of spinning fiber quite comfortably - in fact, I could probably squish even more fiber inside if I wanted to!

All Thirty-One products can also be personalized, which can come in mighty handy when you're organizing your craft room. Having dedicated bins for things like needles, notions, scrap yarn and project bags would be so helpful, am I right?!

You can view more craft room organization ideas here on my Pinterest board!

One crafter's personalized bins.

How to Join The Party

You can view the Thirty-One catalog here. To place your order through my virtual party, point your browser to www.mythirtyone.com/calliewoodland and click on "My Events." You'll see "Stefanie's 31derful Party" as an option - simply click "shop now" and you're ready to go!

This is probably the part where you're wondering what I'm getting out of all of this, right? As a host, I will be able to earn product discounts and freebies based on how much is ordered during my party; all of these posts are written purely on a voluntary basis and contain my true feeling about the products. Aside from the potential for freebies and discounts, there is no other compensation taking place.

Feel free to share this with your friends - we'd love to have you join us! You can change your order at any time during the course of this party; all orders will be submitted at the event close on April 28th. Once you place your order, you will get occasional notices about awesome deals and flash sales, too - and I assure you, it's totally worth it!

I thank you in advance for supporting my blog and my friend Callie with your order!

Overdyeing A Finished Knit

Even after just a few years of knitting or crocheting, you're bound to have some finished projects lying around that never get worn or used. After 10+ years of crafting, I have more than just "some" or "a few"....and with my ongoing quest to declutter my house this year, I've become obsessed with going through these forlorn projects and making some Big Decisions. Sometimes, they are perfectly fine and just need a new and loving home. Other projects may have not turned out quite right: there might have been some mistakes in the knitting that I thought I could live with, or the yarn was gorgeous but not well-matched to the pattern, or my taste has drastically changed since I finished making the project...in any case, why on earth did I keep knitting?! Who knows, but I don't feel good about gifting anything that falls into this category to someone else. These projects have been relegated to the "frog pile" (or should I say, frog pond?), to b

Easy DIY: Beaded Vintage Snowflake Ornament Kits from Solid Oak Inc.

I was really excited to step outside of my comfort zone and try something new as part of my "Christmas in July" theme this month. The kind folks at Solid Oak Inc offered me a chance to review one of their Nostalgic Christmas beaded crystal ornament kits I couldn't resist. My tree is already full of ornaments I've inherited or been gifted from other family members and friends, so these pretty crystal beaded ornaments will fit right in I think! I was super impressed with this compact little kit , which includes everything needed to create three gorgeous vintage-style ornaments - just add a pair of round nose pliers (I found mine on Amazon for less than ten bucks). The instructions had some fabulous tips for newbies like me; for example, it recommended sorting the beads and laying them out in order on a towel or beading mat to prevent them from rolling away. That may seem obvious, but I was totally ready to start beading on my kitchen table without a

What If I Didn't Add Heels?

Last weekend, I finished the first sock with my Waterlilies yarn , and just for yuks, I tried it on even though it was basically just a tube sock. Much to my surprise, it fit really well, even without a heel. Who knew? So, that got me thinking: what if I just didn't add the heels? I never thought a tube sock would actually fit nicely, but I genuinely like the fit, so...why spend time to add the heels? As the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.... Let's say I decide not to add heels once the second sock is done - there will still be placeholder yarn for the afterthought heels, as you can see above, so should I leave it in and just weave in the ends? Or should I remove it, put the live stitches back on needles and at least graft them together using more of the Waterlilies yarn? I plan on mulling all of this over as I knit the second sock, and I'd love to hear your opinions of what you think would look best (or if you think this whole "n

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