A Little Art Room Fix Up

You might remember this picture of my ribbon towers from Where Bloggers Create II.  Well, the ribbon towers were pretty to look at and pretty functional but I was tired of them being in my way every single time I used the sewing machine.

When I visited all the wonderful art rooms in the Where Bloggers Create III party I was blown away with how organized some of those rooms were and I knew I could do better. 

So... I tackled a little project tonight.  Out with ribbon towers and in with the new and improved ribbon storage over the closet door.  I used a long curtain rod and hung it from hooks because the brackets that came with it were too short for the ribbon spools.  It worked out pretty good since it has a little swing to it so I won't mash the whole thing when I swing the door with too much enthusiasm. 

I am sure they won't stay organized by color since I can promise you I won't be removing spools to add a new one!  I also hung a shorter one over the window behind the sewing machine.  That one didn't get a picture because it is SO hard to take a picture against that window.  It holds all the "neutral" colors.  I like the way the ribbons dangle so I can just clip off what I want.

Thanks to blogland, an evening well spent and a project crossed off the list!