I've been working on making my own craft space this month. I started on January 4th. You can read about that
here, and then started working on it last Sunday, which I wrote about
here. I thought this would be about a 3 day project. Ha! It was a 6 day project and my house was a wreck from start to finish. I had craft stuff everywhere and I don't function very well in chaos. Add to that the fact that I'm a little OCD (but I think most crafters are) and you have a recipe for craziness. I spent one
entire day just organizing my beads. I don't really make jewelry, but I use beads for other stuff. I have a ton of them and sometime during one of my many moves in the last 12 years, they all got spilled out and mixed up and as soon as I opened that box and saw it, I had to stop immediately and deal with it. I spent another
entire evening, sorting and organizing my ribbon scraps by color. Yeah...that kind of stuff can slow a girl down.
Anyway, some of my craft supplies have been boxed up since I moved here from Montana and I was so happy to see them again. Felt like Christmas! But what feels even better is just having a space I can work in and leave a project out until I'm finished with it.
I still have a quiet space where I can sit on the couch, read and look out the window. My friend Judy will still have a place to sleep when she comes to see me, but about 5'X10' of that room is dedicated to creativity!
I still have to put labels on everything. Oh yes, I have to. I plan to paint that peg board and get a little color going, but, for the most part......I'm done and the rest of my house is cleaned and back in order!
Here are some pictures:
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My re purposed armoire. |
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This armoire holds a lot! |
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A work table with lots of light. |
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A place for all of my tools!
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A Shelf of Possibilities! |
So there ya go! I am a happy girl today!
What a great workspace. I love it. :) Love your shelf of possibilites. You always see them up against the wall but I like where you keep yours. :) Thanks for stopping by my blog and taking the time to comment. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely crafting space. So organized and so many things within reach.
ReplyDeleteYou're sooo well organised. Spacious workspace and storage for goodies. I admire you very much. We're in Hong Kong living in a tiny apartment. It's my dream living in your region. I back again and following your Linky and GFC.
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