What goes in a supplies basket?
I posted about my Aunt’s supplies basket several months ago, and finally I put together my own. Having a central location for supplies has been a great help at home! When H needs a pair of scissors, he no longer has to look under the magazines and books strewn all over our living room. He just heads over to our supplies basket and there he’ll see the scissors. Now if only I could get him to put things back where he gets them! At least we no longer go on scavenger hunts when it comes to supplies.
The thing with baskets is that sometimes you’ll feel the urge to just throw stuff in. I’ve fallen prey to the comfort of just tossing pens into the basket after using them. The result is a mess of supplies. A messy supplies organizer — can you smell the oxymoron there? Put care in putting back the items into the basket too.
I can’t help feeling I’m missing something though. Hmmm. Could you make suggestions on what else would be great to include in this supplies basket? I’d appreciate it! 
February 28th, 2008 at 12:26 am
My stepmom’s supplies box is a messy one cuz she’s a hoarder. There’s a plastic bag of used ribbons from gifts just waiting to be recycled. I have little brothers who often have art projects so there are crayons, pentel pens (most of them are dried up already!), oil pastels or craypas, art paper, all types of tape (scotch, double adhesive, masking, packing, electrical), fabric paint, painting brushes, patterned scissors. Perhaps when you and H have kids already, your supply box will be just as colorful and filled to the brim!
February 28th, 2008 at 2:37 am
I’m a hoarder so I have a cabinet full of these supplies. The common utilities like scissors and tapes are all in drawers. Ribbons have a drawer for themselves. Paper and notebooks are stored in boxes.
I suggest: colorful paper clips, pins if you have a corkboard, thumb tacks, a puncher, a measuring tape and a ruler. I’m sure I left out some other stuff but so far these are what I can think of that I don’t see in your basket.
Do you have a sewing kit? If not, sewing supplies basket would be very handy. Same goes with meds if you don’t have a medicine cabinet.
February 28th, 2008 at 2:40 am
Oh, and a calculator!
February 28th, 2008 at 5:11 am
maybe i should take a photo of my supplies cabinet, too. it’s a huge plastic bin from ikea. chopsuey ang laman but i know whenever i need a strip of tape, pen or glue, i’ll sure find it there.
hmm, i have gift bags there, too. some unused gift and greeting cards din.
February 28th, 2008 at 7:43 am
uy sign ito
you see, i was thinking yesterday of having our supplies in one box ( I already have a big box ready), kaso procastination attacked. i should do it now… or maybe later.. hahaha!
February 28th, 2008 at 8:42 am
naku, that’s my problem, too. my supplies basket starts out nice and orderly… tapos after a while, kung ano ano na ang laman, it gets just as difficult to find what one needs. tapos yun nga, often, stuff don’t find their way back pa, haaay….
February 28th, 2008 at 9:47 am
I also have a box full of supplies – used and unused. We almost have the same items but mine have diff kinds of papers, post its, crayons, colored pens, pentel pens, board markers, highlighters and gelpens. So whenever we need some artsie artsie stuff, we just need to go to our own “National Bookstore”. Hehe
February 28th, 2008 at 10:09 am
I can neverr find my stapler when I need it!! And rubberbands!
February 28th, 2008 at 11:19 am
I suggest get a supplies organizer … one which has designs for every supply so that you don’t just toss things in … I can’t have a basket since I literally have a huge supply of stuff.
February 28th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
i like collecting supplies, even though I don’t use them all. hmmm, are there any post-it pads and paper clips in this basket? do you have a corkboard–so perhaps a box of tacks?
I’ve also come up with a separate “gift wrapping” supplies box–ribbons, gift tags, papel de hapon
February 28th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
i actually have several supplies baskets in our room, but for the basket on my desk, i also included a cutter, paper clips, small scraps of paper held together by a clamp and some letter envelopes.
i also have a plastic container for my gift wrapping needs like tags (christmas, kiddie bday, adult bday), notecards, ribbons, some embellishments for gift wrapping, etc.
February 28th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
how about letter envelopes, sharpener, puncher, a small duster, staple wire, scratch paper, post it, highlighter, blade/cutter….
February 28th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
* stationeries for sweet letters out of the blue
* all-occasion/no-occasion flat or greeting cards
* mailing envelopes in various sizes
* some mailing stamps
* stickers to seal off your snails in style
* twines, crochet threads to wrap up a gift or for attaching gift tags
* index cards – for quick lists, recipes, notes
* filing folders (in pastel colors!)
yes i hoard those, and more.
February 28th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Alcogel for quick hand sanitizing
A set of screwdrivers with different tips. I got mine from Muji years ago
Tape measure (carpenter kind)
Rulers