Waste Not Want Not

I picked up probably one of the neatest things I've seen in organization in awhile the other day, thinking it would be perfect for all of my clay. The situation with my clay at the time was that I had most of it in a bead box, part of it in other little containers, and had to tote it all around in a bag. Always.

Organization, even if it is a bit chaotic, is essential. At least for me it seems to be. I know having a place for everything and everything in its place makes it a heck of a lot easier when I do want to sit down and work.

Needless to say I got the container, and it's been the best thing to happen to my clay in a long time. It's all centralized into one handy container that comes apart to open. Much easier than my previous system.

Believe it or not, this entire post isn't all about a boring container and my neurotic habits. That was merely the intro. The day I organized everything into my little container, I was really surprised at how many small pieces of clay from projects past I had hiding in the nooks and crannies. I ended up gathering it all up into several marbled balls of color, which I used just today along with a few strips of translucent clay to make into some killer one-of-a-kind jewelry that has gone up for sale on my page.

These will be what I dub my odds and ends pieces. It's all intermixed in the chaos anyway, so why not make something beautiful (and possibly profitable) from it? Even the smallest scraps can be re-purposed into something creative and beautiful.

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