organize my art supplies

I bought a small filing cabinet off craigslist- it has one drawer for files and 2 small storage drawers. I put assignments & notes from art class that could fit in the file drawers.
I put art paper in one of the small drawers.
I put my pens, tape, rulers, etc in the other small drawer.

That what essentially what I needed to accomplish when I listed this as one of my things. I also have a large rubbermaid tub with all of my jewelry supplies, and another medium sized bin with glues, sewing supplies and “other” – need to sort & purge that one. These days I mostly just use the glue or needles & thread and not the other junk in there!

Here’s what I’ve done: I am using a decorative storage box for the pens, ruler, tape, etc. (It’s like a medium sized cardboard box with a pattern on the outside.) I am using an accordion file for homework assignments, but some stuff is a bit too wide so I have to stick them in standing up and leave them sticking out a bit. I can probably trim them to fit and then be able to close the file! And for now, I just put the fall class’ assignments in order and stuck it in a binder (w/o punching holes). I still may buy a filing cabinet with a drawer or 2 for art supplies, where I can keep it all.

Hi all,
I am on my 2nd semester of studying graphic design one class at a time. I have lots of supplies, sketches, etc from my sketching and design basics classes. I do the work on my dining table in my 1 bedroom apartment and keep some pencils, etc on my small, overcrowded computer desk area. The stuff seems to take over the apartment one corner at a time, in addition to the dining table. Can anyone offer me advice on keeping the stuff organized????
thanks!