My Ephemera Storage Secret: THE 3 BIN SYSTEM

In this video I tell the tale of my ephemera, and how I implemented the ultimate organization hack: THE THREE BIN SYSTEM! I hope some of my pointers and this system may be handy for a few of you…

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[dawnrybchynski]

"Blind purge" is what my entire house is currently missing. I will need to try that.

[geriv]

You literally SAVED me from myself LOL This video may be 2 years old but it is still so helpful! And so freeing LOL My art space looks so good now!! Thank you!!!

[bethbenson]

I understand that there are 2 types of people in the world: Savers and throw-away ers. I am a saver and think the word "purge" is a bad word. All my ephemera is alphabetized in a big file drawer. Don't feel the need to get rid of it, but I understand that there are many people like you in the world. To each his own, but for me, organization is the key to not being overwhelmed. Take care! 😊

[debbiebreen]

Everything you've said is so true. I have plastic tubs to the ceiling. I know how easy it is to keep collecting stuff that would look good in a junk journal, but then I never use them. I actually found a charity that takes stuff and I was so happy to get rid of it all. The company was so over whelmed with my hoard from my scrapooking days. I still have heaps of things but they are the pretty stuff for my journals. Thankyou for your utube, it has opened my eyes.

[kathykurowski]

Thank you- watching this finally light my fire.
I finally got it together thanks to you.
I’ve gotten rid of at least 3 full kitchen bags that went to dumpster.
I don’t have 3 totes- but it’s very limited
Gave a friend a big stack of paper.
I even threw out stuff that was
sentimental that had a negative triggers the whole tote.
Thank you 😊😊

[debraviccars]

Hidden box(es!!!!) hahahaha - yip hand shot up here.
The other day when I was doing a project I didn't even go through any of the stored ephemera collection (much too time consuming) but went straight to new magazines to look for images.
Definitely a very timely video.

[lilakae]

As a new paper crafter, I have been wondering how I was going to store my slowly growing collection in my limited storage/work space. I LOVE THIS! This the first time I have seen any of your videos. You have a new subscriber. Thanks for the great tip.

[nicholastracy]

Great channel. I'm a reseller, have built up a moderately sizable store on eBay specializing in ephemera, though I started with old books. Was a hobby business, but selling what I already love proved to be worthwhile and I have been able to go professional. It is great to be able experience the hidden, forgotten, and unusual history that lies within ephemera, be it from the 40s or the 1880s. Its a way to connect with the past that is unbiased.

[ColorEnthusiast]

Thanks for sharing your tips! My magazine clippings hoard and various other ephemera hoard is highly out of hand and I am honestly tempted to do a blind purge and basically start over with a system like this in place. This video has been very inspiring to see!

[junkjournalgirl]

This is the best idea/system I have seen for paper and I am going to blind purge mine and I am overwhelmed but I will get love your idea and I will get it in place and stop drowning in my paper 🤣🤣🤣 I am not buying craft supplies this year and I think this wrill help me have a more controlled craft space. Thankyou 😄

[annspires]

I'm just getting started in this space. But after binging on other creators my first conclusion is some of these folks have way too much and even if they stopped buying today they would not be able to create with everything even if they did a project a day! So I have decided I need to have two or three themes for the quarter (that's where I'm starting) and not clip or buy anything that isn't part of those themes. When I clip from books and magazines if it doesn't fall into those predetermined themes I leave it in its original source and when I'm done harvesting that source I will put it away until my next harvest. I like the idea of sorting and putting things in front and then getting rid of what's in the back. I also like your idea of passing along what you don't use to the next artist. Your trash is their treasure.

[Jean]

I love this idea! I need to do a blind purge of my craft room and just keep basic journaling supplies. Keep things simple.

[twilightdream]

I think my heart just stopped when you said you threw away the bins away without looking in them 😅

[alisawelch]

Oh my goodness! Your courage is inspiring! I’m 65 and have paper stuff from my teens!

[donnacarraway]

Love it! Getting ready to downsize and go more minimalistic and was already trying to organize the hoards of paper unsuccessfully! This may be the answer! Now for the other printed papers such as digitals and scrapbook paper!! Thank you!

[JacqueGonzalesTube]

Me: Looks up “Ephemera”
Me: “Oh, that’s what my collections are called!”

[emilycraft]

I'm a little late watching this, life has been super busy. Thanks for your help with this Roxanne. I recently went through all of this ephemera& sentimental stuff that I've been storing for YEARS.... I was able to condense it all into 3 small boxes in decreasing sizes. I don't get to journal often so I needed covered storage. This really makes it all so much easier to work with. Thanks again Roxanne!

[faodail]

So good to see you saying and doing this. It truly shocks me how much STUFF American crafters own.. It's like they own a shop. How can they possibly know what they have or use it???

[PaperMuse]

I watched this in the past and I purged my papers. It felt amazing!!! It is time to purge again because they so easily add up! #paperhoarder I am thinking I should use this system for every supply I have. Give it a dedicated space and not go past that space. One bin for magazines that need to be clipped, one bin for coloring books, etc. Inspired to destash and organize! I thrift shop and the deals that can be found on supplies is too crazy that it can be hard to pass up! $20 paints for $2, lol. Maybe a no spend is in order. Haha. 😂

[XxTheAvengerXxX]

So happy I found this! I have a stash, larger than I'd like to admit, and I don't always have time to art journal because I'm always doing some other craft or working. I really like the system that you set up for yourself and I hope to apply a similar system for myself and pare down my stash and start creating again. 😊