Room Makeover

I want to thank you all so much for your very kind words on yesterday's blog post. I know leaving her to do it on her own was best. She is my only baby and sometimes it is hard to let go.

Today, I wanted to share the re-do of my room. I finished it this past weekend so here is a (very) quick tour of each space and what I use it for.

First up is yellow desk, at 4 ft. long, which I love. I do most of my scrapping and card making on this desk. The long drawer up front holds all of my hand tools, glues, and pens. It also houses my twine and washi tape collections. Next to it is my best craft organizer. It holds all of my cardstock, embellishments, and such. On top, is my ink pad holder and my pattern paper kits and collections.

This next corner is where I do all of my computer work, photo editing,printing, and cutting, and where I keep my Silhouette ready for use. I just need to get in the habit of using it more than I do. Behind the trimmer, I have two desk organizers filled with blank cards and their matching envelopes ready to go. When I run low, I sit and cut a batch in different sizes. This assures that I always have the right size envelope for the card I have made. Too many times I have finished a card only to realize that I do not have the correct size envelope to mail it. This eliminates that problem.

On the far left, is my tiny die cut and embossing center. It also holds some fabric for my sewing. In the center is my sewing closet. My dh removed the doors and installed a table height shelf for my machine. I also store punches and other mixed media things in this closet. I have two three drawer bins under the table for storing things such as extra adhesives, packing supplies, and items meant for altering. Stella, my dress form, holds my sewing scissors, tape measure, and a few other odds and ends on her. She is named after my great-grandmother who was the most creative person I knew.

To the far right, is my cubby stand. Actually, it is two stacked together. The bins hold things such as containers, tins, yarn, jars, and such. The boxes keep my inks, stamp making supplies, brayers, etc. out of sight, but because everything is labeled I can find what I need with just a quick glance.

Well, there you have it. Any questions, feel free to ask.

Thanks for visiting!

Dani

Every Moment

I finally got around to finishing and photographing this layout from last week. I took these photos of the pups in sequence. I love how you can see her going around the ball and him fetching his little stick. I had spent a couple of hours playing with them and taking photos as they ran around. I selected the ones that were the best and printed them in a photo strip type print.

I cut the title on my Silhouette and placed it over a tag so that it was easier to read. I think it is from one of Kerri Bradford's cut files. The rest of the papers and embellishments are from Echo Park's For the Record collection. Except for the mini paper clips and the black flower.

Next, I included some photos of my room while I was working. On the thread,WOYWW from last week, people were asking to see more of my workspace. I will admit I started to clean up a bit before I remembered to take some pictures, but I think you can relate.



My workdesk once I was finished with my layout.



The drawer on the front of my desk that holds most of my tools and some washi tape and twine.

 


I love these cake stands not only because I can store stuff on top, but because my mess can slide under them and I don't lose precious desk space.




Overview of my room from the door. Those boxes on the floor are for my kit clubs to be put in, once I organize them.



Well, thank you for visiting! I hope you enjoyed the little tour.

Dani