Hi there! Hope you have been well? A few friends have asked me to please post some photo's of my craft room.
We are renting at the moment so I am not able to put up any shelves etc, so I am bursting at the seams. It also does not help that the room I have now is 1/5th the size of the craft room I had back home. Granted that it was also the guest room, but the queen sized bed was fab to use for extra 'table' space!
My new space is 1.9m x2.7m. I am really lacking in table space. I have to put things away almost immediately, otherwise there is no space on the floor for me to walk...ha ha. I am grateful, though, that this is a dedicated craft space, so I don't have to pack EVERYTHING away each time I craft.
My room is at the top of the landing. I have to keep it fairly tidy. I can't close the door. otherwise it will be too dark at the top of the stairs.
Cleared the mess on the table top. My Copic markers are in metal cutlery holders that I bought from a home store back in SA.
As you can see, the boxes are piled high! It is a bit of an obstacle course and head protection is needed......
The shelves hold all the embellishments and other craft "must haves".
The tension rod was bought as I thought I could hang my punches from it - too heavy. It now supports the two book cases, as I am not allowed to drill into the walls to bolt then.
The craft colour boxes hold various fibres, embellishments and stamps.
My spices racks hold a few of my punches. Stay tuned for the re-do/up-cycle of these which I completed today. The majority of the punches are in a HUGE big Jim tool box in O's room......
Plastic paper trays house my papers - well some of it....I do tend to hoard paper...
The folders house the catalogue of stamps, ink colours, dies, punches, sprays etc. There are also inspiration and tutorial folders.
The floor is packed too....can just squeeze my legs under there when I sit at my desk.
These are the boxes that house stamps (in themes), stencils, packaging materials etc.
The two pink baskets hold some of my ribbons and bakers twine
stuff everywhere you look, but the BLING box is easy to get to
Scissors, bone folder, ruler etc that I use often are within easy reach
The lighting is not the greatest, but have to make do till I have some money to upgrade the lights. The copic colour chart on the wall is for quick reference. The wire 3 tier caddy is a new purchase - just fell in love with it. It holds stamp cleaners, glues and mini ink pads. The metal bucket holds the wooden pegs awaiting the ribbon remnant stash to be sorted.
This is my cutting station. It is way too small, but will have to do. My metal dies are in the plastic box file on magnetic sheets, but it weighs a ton! Will get new folders to hold these one day. The clear basket holds some scraps from the most recent creations. The Sizzix dies are in the large craft boxes (again very heavy) and my embossing folders are in the other, smaller box. The dvd storage box is being used for tapes, glue dots, chalks etc.
So that is it in a nutshell. I do still have 1large box that needs to be unpacked, and more papers etc in the kids room. Luckily the new beds in O's room have storage drawers, so one holds all my envelopes.
I have been able to make some cards, so will post them this week.
My new toy (Oekaki sewing machine/free hand embroidery machine) arrived yesterday. Can't wait to play.
Take care all and happy crafting.
