Cutting Clutter

I like to believe that every home, no matter how pristine the owners have a clutter zone!  I have one, maybe two.  It's the craft/school supplies/everything cupboard.

At least 4 times a year, I pull everything out, toss out a garbage bag worth of nonsense and it stays clean for about two days or until the next big 'project'.  It's awful really.  I don't usually consider myself a pack rat but I know there are old, old calendars somewhere in the back I keep saving 'Just in case' I want to frame the pictures or something.

This is on my list of things to do this weekend maybe.  I have a long list of projects to start and honestly, this one isn't the most exciting so we'll see how motivated I am to tackle it.  Here are some ideas I am thinking of doing to tame this mess once again.

I need a paper organizer as shown in this picture. I think boxes and baskets are a good idea too. 

This idea intrigues me...

I love the all the different ways you can utilize the space on the inside of a door. This is a cool idea from Martha but I also love these little bags below made out of embroidery hoops and hung on a small rod.  

 There are so many little things that just get tossed in where ever and that wouldn't be horrible but they are things we reach for everyday so we end up digging and there is nothing worse than digging.    This might just be the inspiration I need to tackle this.  Where is your clutter zone?