then below I printed out A-Z then as I get a letter I cross it off and poof I know at a glance what I do and don't have and where the heck it is.

I have all my designs in folders by the site they came from. It got hard when I was looking for 'just the right alpha' to use on a project. I had to go through EVERY folder to even see if it contained an alpha. Now, even though it takes up more disk space, I also have a seperate folder for JUST alphas. There is also the original copy in the site folder as well. Does anybody have hints on ways to improve upon this system? I must admit, I have folders coming out of my ears! Sometimes I feel as if I am so organized, it becomes a mess again...

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by crafter2243 11 Mar 2009

I created one additional folder where I put just one Letter as a sample. I renamed the letter by the folder it is in and added 1 or 2 or A and B to the name. This way I have a sample folder.

I'm put my alpha on an external hard drive. I class my files into two categories: classical Alphabet and illustrated alpha. I add each alphabet in a folder with his name on it (alpha heart or alpha clover ... for example). So I found easily. Embird iconizer helps me too :o))

That's great...but how do you remember what file you are saving them in???? My sticky notes are fine while I'm D/Ling BUT then later when I want to stitch them out I forget where I put them...:(

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by iris2006 10 Mar 2009

I made one file called alphabeths and then i make sub files with the name of the alpha including the name from the site where it came from. When I have 2 with the same name 1 number them for instance. Childrenalpha 1, 2 etc. Mabey this helps

Thanks for the tip ;D *2U

Sounds like a great idea bikermom, sure is a hard job to keep track of what is missing from which Alpha...will have to give it a try...thanks hugs x0x0x0x

p.s. I cut and paste this on the same page 8 or 10 times....