Purging in the Studio

Over the past couple weeks, I've been going through some of my supplies in the studio and purging things that either 1) I absolutely didn't need or 2) things that no longer interested me or 3) things that I couldn't ever see myself actually using.  This has been quite the freeing process.  If you're a long time reader, you'll remember my talking about getting rid of yarn over the past 2 years.  Well I got rid of even more yarn last week.  One huge bag was just a donation, but the other large bag I put all my nicer yarns and sold them to my childhood art teacher. (I gave her a good deal on it.)  I'm so glad those yarns will be used by children for a while to come (I suspect at least 2 or 3 different grades).  She is teaching them to weave soon.  Getting rid of that yarn freed up quite a bit of storage space in the studio, which makes me extra happy.

Next I'll be moving on to some painting supplies.  I haven't actively painted in a while, but always keep a nice selection available.  I'm certain that my painting acrylics are fine, so I'm not going to mess with those.  On the other hand, the craft acrylics are going through a huge overhaul.  I'm thinking about donating a box of those to a local company that employees disabled adults.  They do crafts with the employees when work is slow or someone is having a bad day.

Lastly I have a ton of kid crafts leftover from church ministries I've ran. I'm thinking the neighborhood kids will be getting those....hope the parents will be ok with some crafting mess ;-)

I'm looking forward to going through the fabric and paper bins in the fall.  I'm trying to space out the purging over the year just so that I can keep my work flowing. The purging process is necessary for us all, no matter the size of your stash.  If you've never gotten rid of old supplies before, I encourage you to do so.  Donating to needy causes is very necessary, especially in today's economy.  As a bonus, you get that whole warm and fuzzy feeling and the reassurance that you are helping to keep crafting alive.

~*Melody