craft room re-organization

Happy Saturday Peeps!

One of the things on my list to get DONE before I start my new job this Monday, was to re-organize my craft room.  It seems like stuff just multiplies in there!!  All week long I went through EVERYTHING and really purged!!  If I didn't think I would use it, I got rid of it.  I think I took out about 10 large bins worth of stuff.  Luckily I had someone that I donated it to, who will give it a good home!!

After that was done, my sweet hubby added more shelving to the room (since I had to incorporate some of my old office work stuff into the space, because I am doing some medical billing as a side job).  I finally got everything moved in and reorganized, and I think it will be pretty functional for me.

And since I love to look at other peoples craft spaces, I thought I would post mine (because inquiring minds wanna know!!).  You can see what it looked like before HERE.

on Friday, Mike took a trip to Lowe's to get more shelving and brackets to add more space for me (I love that it all matches)!! Then he worked his magic!!

Once that was finished, I started putting everything back in.  I kept most of it in the same spots as before, but it is nice to hot have it so cramped!!

View 1~This is my billing home office corner as well as my stamping/scrapbooking supplies. (all my markers, tools, punches, photo paper, envelopes, etc are stored it the bins/boxes).

View 2~Here is my stamping table/office desk.  This is where I get creative!!

View 3~This is the other end of the shelving unit, which stores my cards, adhesive, cuttlebug/Papertrey ink templates, magazines that I have been published in, books of online classes I have taken, camera gear, light tent (for my blog pic's), and my sewing machine.

View 4~This is the other side of the room, where my personal computer and desk is.  This is where I surf the web, do graphic design work for church and edit my photos.  Sometimes I share it with Mike, LOL!! (note to self...I think the cords under the desk need to be untangled and organized today!!  Adding it  to my list of stuff to do!!).

Well that is it.  My little space.  Hope you enjoyed the tour...now I have to get crackin' on the rest of my to-do list!!

Enjoy your weekend!!!

my craft space...

Happy Friday!!!

I had a request to show my stamping space, you ask...I deliver.

Here is the view from the door of my stamping room. My Hubby put up shelves that line one wall (isn't he sweet!).

I store my SU! cardstock in clear magazine type containers (available from Stampin'Up!), by color family (*note I keep any scraps that are card front size or larger filed right next to the full sheets). The baskets hold my tools, such as my heat embosser, brayer, embossing tray, stampin' wheel handles. Watercolor crayons, markers, watercolor paper. I keep my finished cards in one of the large covered baskets and file them by category. It is hard to see from the picture, but I keep my buttons, brads and eyelets in a stainless steel magnetic spice rack that is mounted on the wall (source Lowe's).

My main stamping surface is a 6 foot table we purchased at Sam's club. I use my SU! craft mat to stamp on and keep my work surface clean (plus I can cut and score right on it since it is self healing).

I keep several tools at arms reach in little pails, such as my ribbon scissors, rubber cutting scissors, and basic scissors, bone folder, pens, pencil, aqua painter, blender pen, foam paint brush, stamp cleaner, Crystal Effects, craft glue, snail adhesive, sticky strip, Dimensional's (pop dots), glue dots, stamp-a-ma-jig, craft knife and my stardust stickles.

Right next to my stamping table are my two paper trimmers (Carl and SU!). I usually cut right there or move them to my table if there is room on it.

Left: this stores my adhesive, hole punchers, glitter, embossing powder, brushes, paint, Modge Podge, sponge daubers, dimensionals, twine, scissors, extra cutting blades are kept in the drawers - source Target. Middle: storage shelf baskets have my cuttlebug dies and envelopes, crates hold alterables, book storage. Bottom: my SU! stamps are sorted by category, bins hold templates I want to try, patterns, my patterned paper filed by color.

Left: my acrylic stamp storage
Middle: SU! ink pad storage
Bottom: re-inkers (source Ikea)

Left: punch storage (spice rack) - source Lowe's. Middle: ribbon storage (SU!) Bottom: my computer desk.

So that is it...where I spend a lot of my time. Hope you enjoyed the tour:) Feel free to leave a comment or send me an email if you have any questions (remember if you leave a post make sure to include your email address so I can respond).

Have a wonderful weekend!!!!