Project Clean Up 2025...Week 2: Organize All-Occasion Wrap/Gift Bags/Greeting Cards/Stickers

Week 2 is finished and boy did I go in different directions! It's supposed to be Organizing my All-Occasion Wrap/Gift Bags/Greeting Cards/Stickers...and I did, but ran all the way around in circles to do it. 

 

 

As my husband would say, if you give a mouse a cookie....I'm the poster child. I start a project, then think about another one that should be done first, eventually getting back to the original. 

 

 

Onto the list....

The first part hit is always the wrap. I have a big container of rolls of wrap because I do still prefer wrapping over throwing into a bag (don't think I nix the bags though, they have a place as well) In this area, I make sure all rolls are rolled tightly and secured. If I find any torn, I cut it straight and roll. I had just enough this year so, none to get rid of. 

Next is the gift bags (see, I wasn't playin') I still have a ton of these as well. You tend to gain a lot when you have 8 kids with birthdays. These are just all-occasion bags and do not include Christmas (those were cleaned out in Week 1 and made their way to our other garage) I go through these and put in order by occasion; Birthday, Valentine's Day, Easter, Solids, etc...Toss out any that may have come apart and detach any tags on the handles that have been written on and this bin is finished!  

Next is my wrap cabinet. This cabinet is full of little gift boxes, gift card holders, etc...I organized this one really well last year so this year, it was all about making sure I still needed everything and adding things to the bins I created to hold everything that may have not been put away. I am the same with all-occasion as I am with Christmas. I use all kinds of containers to gift. Mini buckets, gift card holders, jewelry boxes, netted bags, wine bottle tubes, etc...

My biggest bin, aside from my greeting cards bin is my tissue paper. I have it separated by color and design. Have you ever noticed how much more expensive colored paper is than white? So, yes, I am that mom who folds her tissue paper after use.

 

 

Hey, no shame in my game. I would rather use that money for something I need. So, a nice color coordinated stack is what I deal with each year.

Next is the Greeting Cards. I usually keep all cards because I do send out quite a bit to various people; family, friends, strangers, but if I am just not feeling a certain card or haven't used and it has been sitting for a while, it goes to the sale pile. These are my files of cards. 

 

I did rid a few this year that have been around forever and not used...

The one thing I did not really get to is my stickers, but I can do those somewhere along the line at night when I am watching a movie. It's piddly, but needs done. I just need to make sure they are in my file box and in the correct areas. I use a lot during the year. 

On this work bench are also a few other fabric cubes. One holds spools of paper ribbon that I use for gifts and gift baskets. There is also one for fabric ribbons. One other for bows. Those stay on the neat side, but I did rid a few spools. 

Check out that fabric one. What am I...80? 

That is all for Week 2. Up next Week 3: Organizing Bills, etc...

See you soon!