A Fresh Look! My New Studio

I'd been thinking about it for quite some time...
I finally bit the bullet!

Here are a few shots of the "old" room. It was my baby's room, painted blue with a never finished circus train stenciled on 2 walls. (my baby is 18!) Then it became the sewing room....with the same blue walls...and when the stamp bug bit me, they took over!

clicking on the picture will bring it up larger in case you didn't know *wink*

 

 

 

 

 

 

basically a path through the room!

 

 

 

 

 

 

the start of the move!

 

 

 

Y'all Ready For This?

Standing in the doorway, this is the view! A south facing room. We're going to go around the room as you enter.. ok, here we go!

Just a little bit of ribbon!

Oh look...more space! teehee

Extra ink space...can't have too much ink can we?!

Shoe organizers make fabulous STAMP organizers too!

This is my favorite!... "Curb Side" bargain from several years ago. This lady down the street from Amber put this out for rubbish collection.... so I collected it! and STAMPED on it!

Part of my Prism cardstock (yes, I said part!), 12x12 DP & Prism and envelopes.

I've always wanted to display some of the fabulous creations my stamping friends have sent me over the years. You've inspired me more than you'll ever know! The llama picture is from some dear friends, just thought it was too cute to not put up somewhere! And the peacock feathers? Those are from a llama friend in PA I got to meet some years ago. (well, not from Chris herself! she's NOT a peacock! LOL)
Jared, probably around 10 years old, was with me and just loved the peacocks. After we got home, Chris sent him a package of feathers!

The closet, (the only bedroom when we moved here that had a closet!) just to the right of the hutch... alterables and extra junque! And another shoe organizer! Perfect for punches!

I'm getting there... slowly, but I'm getting there!

My professional photo area! LOL
The drawers still have stickers from one of the kid's elementary school days! Love my OTT lights!
We're getting serious here... organization!

My work station for paper cutting, Cuttlebug and Wizard. That clock was the first thing I ever had published...awww.

Notice my Spellbinders on cork board (thanks again Mel!)... but ya know, Spellbinders keeps coming out with more and more fabulous dies, I had to come up with another storage solution! Before the cork board, I had them in a zippered CD case (a piece of cardstock with magnets adhered and the dies slipped into each pocket)... but it was cumbersome and the dies never found their way BACK into the pockets!

 

Look at the little amount of space these DVD cases take up!

 

 

 

 

 

All my magnet/cardstock...of course I saved it!!... adhered it to the inside and slipped the die picture into the front! Voila! Easy, simple, cheap storage!

And why shouldn't I pretty up the room with a few of my creations too! At least until I send them to someone! I found that wooden CD carousel at my favorite store.. GW Boutique! (translated to Goodwill!) It's perfect for smaller punches.

Room with a view!

This butterfly hung from the ceiling fan in the old room. It was given to my 2nd oldest daughter some 18 years ago by her best friend, Jenny. When Jennifer got married and moved into her own home, the butterfly stayed with me. Both girls now have families of their own and live thousands of miles apart. They just found each other after losing contact for some years, through Facebook. Jenny, you're closer than you imagined!

Stamps, tools, reinkers, glue dots, dimensionals...oh my!

I gotta thank Lloyd for putting up my shelving and adding a ceiling light! Old houses before electricity! (no, my kids weren't raised in the dark! they just didn't have a ceiling light!) Lots of space now for things in easy reach! Love those little hangy baskets!

A tad neater than the original picture of my work space! NOW if I can only keep it this way!! Love my OTT and Sunlight lamps!

Told you I had more Prism! This is under the table, along with more stamp storage! I have another one of these 5 drawer do-hickies at the other end too!

My ever ready coloring tools!

This next picture means a lot to me.... it's of a dear friend who loved all sorts of crafting and would so enjoy seeing this room! She went to be with the Lord unexpectedly almost 5 years ago. The shelves you see are the shelves from her craft room. (oh my! she had less than a path!!!) The little card is also from her room. The hangy dealy I made at Summer CHA 08 and thought the sentiment was perfect to go along with Betty!

Precious Moments
I have
come
to
understand
that
Everyday
is something
to
cherish 

and the card reads...

Reach Out And Touch Someone

I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.

I've learned that I still have a lot to learn
I've learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did,
but
people will never forget how you made them feel

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Thanks for letting me share with you today. I'm tickled to be in a neater, less cluttered environment.
If I can only keep it that way!

Dawn

 

Limited Supplies and My Spellbinders Are Getting Organized

Today's Limited Supplies challenge on Splitcoast was:

1. feature any shade of green, with bonus points for using designer paper!
   
2. embellishments limited to 2 (this is a limited supply challenge after all!)
   
3. keep your layers limited to 3 or less.
   
   
   I like green, but too much of it is...well... too much! But I just love these mailboxes from the new set, Post A Note, by Artful INKables and had to use them....Kermit must get his mail here! (don't forget you still have a chance to win this set plus 3 others if you leave me a comment here )

I stamped and colored the mailboxes with Copics and carefully cut them out. I even cut some teeny mail to hang out of the open box! Finished it off with some punched "greenery" HAHA... get it? Greenery...yuck yuck!... and some flowers with Liquid Pearl centers.

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If you've never been to Mel's blog, Mel Stampz, you're missing so many goodies! She had this tip back in January for storing Nestabilities that I've been wanting to try, so today while at Wally World I picked up some cork panels.

This is one of 3 shelf units in my stamp room. Out to the right side in front is my "knitting-machine-table-turned-craft-table" where my Wizard and Cuttlebug stay. Obviously I need to get some more cork to finish hanging what I have....and when my new sets come *wink*...

Pretty nifty huh! Now I don't have to flip through the CD case I'd used with magnets adhered to cardstock cut to fit the pockets!

Thanks Mel!!

And....Thanks for stopping!

Getting Organized~Part II

I'd seen this organizer in a magazine ad and thought one day when I had some extra cash I'd order it.

So, imagine my delight when I was at Wally World yesterday (had already checked the reduced aisle and picked up a couple things to alter *wink*) and walking down the main aisle... on an end cap I spied this Storage Spinner! Only one of them sitting there..... and.............................. it was REDUCED!! They normally sell for about $25, I got it for $13. *grin*

I got it put together today...it's big! Holds a lot! Pretty cool!

Hope you're enjoying your day...