Voila!

Wow, i never expected to get so much helpful advice about organizing my drawer! Thank you so much. I was so impressed and inspired by all of your pointers that i just had to do something. Lookie at my drawer now (like magic, huh?):

You're wondering where it all went, right? Well, i can tell you it didn't go into the garbage can, or into the basement, or into a box, the garage, or another (bigger) drawer. No, no. You see, my sister had given me this cute hook a while back
(she got it at anthropologie):I didn't know where to put it...until now. So, i hung it on the back of the closet door in my studio and made this:A hanging organizer with custom-sized pockets to hold all that stuff from my drawer! Cute, huh!? It's basically a mini-quilt (about 15" x 20") with pockets on one side. For the backing, i used up a bunch of scraps so it's nothing to get too excited about — but i did add batting and do a quick "meander" to quilt it. Before i sewed the lines to divide the pockets into various sizes, i layed out all the items on top of the pocket fabric and marked the appropriate width. Also, i put a dowel across the top of the back for support. It's sewn into a fabric sleeve like this, and then the top straps (that loop around the door hook) are sewn around the dowel. Does that make sense? Would you like a detailed tutorial for this project? (subliminal message: please say "no" because otherwise i'm going to have to figure out how to explain what i did)

The great thing about this organizer is that i now know where everything is and, better yet, what it is. I even got out my colored Sharpies and labeled each cord (thanks for the idea, Mama Spark!)Now to figure out what to put in that empty drawer! But that will have to wait because i'm off to sew with Jennifer and Nancy over at Make & Mingle! Fun!