Scarf of the day - which scarf are you wearing today?
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Very nice collection! So you dud decide on the blue purple waves. That's one of my contenders. May I suggest the trays? Each can hold 12 scarves. They are made for jewelry. You can buy a lid to keep off dust as well.
Hehehe!!! You are one resourceful lady my dear Pocketbook Pup! I am with you on not doing the math for the shawls and scarves [emoji51][emoji51]... No cure for guilt so why feel it[emoji6]
I like your idea scarf1... I am ready to let go of my clothes to make more space for my shawls and scarves[emoji6][emoji6]... In my house I have slowly taken over the closet I share with my hubby, one of the guest closets... God help me if I start moving towards my kids closet too [emoji23][emoji23]... No no no! I think I need to donate a lot of my clothes instead to make space [emoji51][emoji51]
Hehehe!! Rest assured your secret is safe with me dear Pirula [emoji3][emoji3]
I went through many stages of organisation:
1) orange boxes, one scarf in a box
2) take of the lids, turn over, rotate 45 degree, one scarf in box, one in lid (second hand scarves came without boxes, I wanted to see my treasures)
3) too much fuss to get to the lower ones, so I put them all in one clear plastic container
4) too much digging, got some IKEA Tjena boxes, modded them. Quite happy for some time. But I never knew which box contained which scarves. Decided to make labels or stick tiny scarf photos on the outside.
5) Found boxes with neat drawers. I really like those. I feel like a kid playing "store". I have one drawer for "nautic and sea", one for "nature", one for "graphic", one for "fun size" (twillies, maxi twillies, gavroche), one for MaiTai stuff and so on... The 140s still live in a bigger box.
I still want to make labels, time to do so will come. I already got"post it glue", because I like to reorganize
Spreadsheet: with pics, artist, stories and H-number/color code if available. Want to add season, will not add price, I prefer not to know.
:drooling: stunning collection and perfect storage ideas[emoji173]️[emoji173]️
My goodness lady I LOVE your rationale. May I please borrow it for bags, scarves and bracelets? [emoji173]️[emoji173]️... Next time DH thinks I have too many of these I am going to be quoting you my dear [emoji3][emoji3]
Ooooooh the orange boxes have me drooling!!! Mine are just stuffed out of sight! I love the way you have it displayed Pirula [emoji173]️[emoji173]️
Wow!!! I am in the third phase too [emoji23][emoji23]... Maxed out my storage so have to figure out the next phase [emoji51]... Love your collection dear scarf1[emoji173]️[emoji173]️
Well. I'm embarrassed to admit that this is phase 2 I suppose. I started with a shelf in our shared closet. Which I adjusted once. Then ran out of room, so this. [emoji4]
Thanks! Yes, I could not resist the blue/ purple with yellow UTW!
Yes, I will check out the jewelry tray idea.
As a former librarian, my head was all over the place thinking of ways to record my scarf purchases. I don't think classifying them by Dewey would work! So, I thought about Excel etc., but decided that I would prefer to use Evernote. This synchs across my laptop, PC, iPad and phone, so I can see what I have when I am out shopping (if I ever get out of bed to go shopping, that is). My collection is only small and won't get much bigger (10 90s and 1 gavroche so far), but even so, it is easy to miss something.
I also use Evernote to plan and list my clothes and other accessories. As I retired a couple of years ago, I needed to change my wardrobe to suit my new lifestyle, so I have been following the Vivienne Files blog and streamlining my colours. Using Evernote like this enables me to see where the gaps are and to plan for new purchases where necessary, although I am trying not to buy new clothes very often as I really don't need more.
Anyway, I list my scarves with the following headings and also put a picture of the scarf onto Evernote to remind me...
Name: Tyger, Tyger
Ref:* H002958S 05
Designer: Alice Shirley
Season: Autumn/Winter 2015
Date purchased: 16/08/15
Price: £280 plus £15 delivery
Material: Silk twill
Colours: Ardoise, turquoise, brique
Colourway: 05
Size: 90x90cm
Where purchased: Hermès website
Condition: New
As for storage, I have a real dilemma as our house is very small and I don't have much space. We also have real problems with moths..... Eek! So, at the moment, my scarves are in their original boxes and I have no plans to do anything else yet.
I also use Evernote to plan and list my clothes and other accessories. As I retired a couple of years ago, I needed to change my wardrobe to suit my new lifestyle, so I have been following the Vivienne Files blog and streamlining my colours. Using Evernote like this enables me to see where the gaps are and to plan for new purchases where necessary, although I am trying not to buy new clothes very often as I really don't need more.
Anyway, I list my scarves with the following headings and also put a picture of the scarf onto Evernote to remind me...
Name: Tyger, Tyger
Ref:* H002958S 05
Designer: Alice Shirley
Season: Autumn/Winter 2015
Date purchased: 16/08/15
Price: £280 plus £15 delivery
Material: Silk twill
Colours: Ardoise, turquoise, brique
Colourway: 05
Size: 90x90cm
Where purchased: Hermès website
Condition: New
As for storage, I have a real dilemma as our house is very small and I don't have much space. We also have real problems with moths..... Eek! So, at the moment, my scarves are in their original boxes and I have no plans to do anything else yet.
Umm, I couldn't find the smilie for "jaw dropped on floor (6 stories down)". What do you do with the boxes, PbP?
Thank you. This picture also needs to be updated. I need to get up on a ladder and add a bunch more. But you get the idea.
Is there a 12 step program for this?
Lol[emoji3][emoji3]
:dead: no hopes of recovery now [emoji33][emoji33]
I have a spreadsheet of all my scarves arranged by color and also by artist. My technique for SOTD is to copy the year theme list (see the first entry of this thread) into a Word doc and then add the names of all the scarves I think will fit into each week's theme -- yes, I've got a draft for the year done already.If one scarf is coming up twice in a month, I might hold the first or second showing. It's fun to think about the designs for awhile, especially when you need to find critters or bugs or places...
How do other Silkies do it?
That's a big job ABQ! Love your Serenite scarf! Ties wonderfully!
I'm just getting to where I need to organize now (besides in my scarf drawer). I was keeping written track of what I bought by purchase date, but now there's too many and I'm going to have to reorganize my list some other way to keep track of things. Can't wait to see what others say!
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