How To Organize A Craft Room On A Budget

So you’ve got the supplies, but not the space or the budget.  Are you thinking, what’s the best way to organize a craft room for cheap?

Well, I’m here to give you some inspiration on organizing a craft room space with some expert tips.  Be creative when organizing your craft room on a budget!!  You can still get a WOW factor when decorating and organizing your craft room with some Dollar Tree DIY, and I’m going to show you how I did it! Let’s spark some creativity in organization.

Let’s go over some Cricut craft room ideas, Dollar Tree organization hacks and how to utilize your work space for maximum storage. Be prepared to be blown away with these craft room organization ideas!

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Declutter for a Fresh Start

The first thing to do when organizing your craft room is to declutter and clean out your space.  Drag out those boxes and bins and get rid of any old supplies, scraps and material you don’t use.  There’s nothing better than starting with a blank canvas for your craft storage.

I also recommend rearranging your work space furniture to maximize your space. I literally spent an entire day shifting my furniture back and forth until I had a functional layout!

Recommend craft room furniture for storage are rolling carts, bookcases, cube organizer, work desk, drawer organizer and floating shelves.

You can download my craft supply icons SVG, to make labels for easy organization. Use the pink download at the end of this post.

Vinyl Storage Hack

Put your Cricut vinyl rolls on display!  This is a colorful way to brighten up your craft space.  The cheapest way to do it is with 3 simple items from Dollar Tree.  Grab yourself some Clear Shower Curtain Rings, Nylon Cable Ties and Clear Adhesive Wall Hooks to create a simple way of storing vinyl.

I used five 12pks of shower curtain rings, one 60pk of cable ties and two 2pks of wall hooks.  I was able to make two vinyl hangers that holds 15 rolls each! That’s 30 rolls at my convenience, you will need to make two 15 ring strands for each vinyl holder.

You start off with snap closing all the curtain rings and zip tying 15 rings together.  Make 2 strands of 15 rings, this will support each side of the vinyl roll.  Use Wall Hooks to hang them 6 inches apart from each other.  Then just slip in your vinyl rolls through the rings and your done!

This Dollar Tree vinyl hack seriously has to be the best by far! I was able to hang 30 vinyl rolls for under $9, great for your Cricut craft room.

 

DIY Organization Wall

Get your WOW factor by creating a giant wall decal for your craft room!  Create a colorful focal point for your organization wall with Dollar Tree adhesive vinyl rolls!  Dollar Tree carries many different colors and patterns of vinyl, that come 48 inches long, easy to use as wall decals.

I had blank space in between my hanging vinyl rolls, to create a colorful stripe pattern.  I laid out the entire roll of vinyl on my work desk and cut out 4 inch wide strips of each color using a exacto knife, using a long straight edge. I started on the left side of my wall and placed the first strip, then I lined up the next color after that.  I cover 48in x 32in for just $7.50.

Create your own rainbow stripe wall using Dollar Tree Vinyl! You won’t be disappointed!

 

 

Be Creative with Pegboard Organization

Did you know Dollar Tree carries pegboard organization systems!?  Now you can create a affordable pegboard wall for your craft room! Pegboards are great for organizing your craft supplies and Cricut tools.  Keep your best craft supplies in sight and put your favorite materials on display.

Dollar Tree has 3 different pegboard sizes and attachment shelves. You can create your own layout to fit your space easily.  Use pegboards to organize your Cricut tools, scissors, glitters, ribbon, tape, hang decor, fabric tools, markers, pens, post-it notes, wrapping paper, glue gun and glue sticks.

Give your pegboards a colorful makeover with some spray paint.  I grabbed another set of pegboards to go on my adjacent wall, but it was lacking color, so spray paint to the rescue! Another great idea for a colorful craft room and keep things color-coded.

This colorful pegboard is in arms reach above my work desk for easy access!  My all tools are in view to make crafting much easier!  Dollar Tree has definitely stepped up their game with these pegboard systems!  Don’t forget to grab all the accessories to make your pegboard system amazing.  Use colorful pen holders to hold your glue stick for your glue gun.

 

 

Papercraft Organization

Keep your cardstock paper organized by size and color with a paper holder.  If you have cube organizer or bookcases, you can find many paper organizers to store your paper and cardstock.  I got my paper holder from Ikea, however you can find some on Amazon as well.  Dollar Tree has plastic stackable paper holders for affordable papercraft storage.

 

Drawer Organizers

With Dollar Tree Back-to-school collection, you can keep your drawers organized with these colorful interlocking desk organizers by Jot.  Mix and match different colors to brighten up your craft supplies.

 

Utilize Vertical Space

Whether or not your craft room is small or not, it’s always a good idea to utilize your vertical space!  Let your storage go up to your ceiling.  Use floating shelves to store supplies when not in use.  Hang your Cricut mats and other craft supplies with removable wall hooks.

Hanging your vinyl rolls like I mentioned above, is a great way to utilize your vertical space as well!

 

Use Shelving Units and Storage Containers

Lastly, you can organize all your knick knacks, pens, paint brushes, washi tape, paper clips, markers, pencils and glue sticks with small storage containers.  You can find many containers at Dollar Tree as well!  Their back-to-school collection has a lot of colorful mini storage bins, rectangle storage case,  great for organizing small supplies.  You can stay organized with adding labels to your storage containers, drawers and bins!

Use a shelving unit, drawer storage cabinet or standing bookcase to hold all your storage containers and bins.  This makes them easier to access than hiding them in bins and cabinets.

You can download my free craft supply icons!  I designed some craft room icons for you to use along with your craft labels.  Use the SVG file to create a icon label with adhesive vinyl.  Use the icon next to your word label to create a visual of where you have your craft supplies stored.  I created a little video on to create a craft supply label using my free craft supplies icons SVG. See video below!

How to Organize a Craft Room with Dollar Tree Supplies:

My Craft Supply Icon SVG Bundle includes: Paper/cardstock variations, tape, scissors, vinyl roll, pen, pencil, scraper, glitter, shapes, mats, thumb tac, paper clips, blades, weeding tools, paint & brush, iron, glue, ribbon, sewing and yarn!