Wednesday, August 28, 2013

WOYWW #221 - My other 'desk'

Guess what day it is? Now, the camel is not wondering around my office. Rather, the WOYWW participants are wandering from blog to blog to see what everyone else is up to. Need a better explanation?  Hostess, Julia Dunnit at Stampin' Ground has created this awesome web of participants that allows us to peek inside each other's studios every week. Just click -> WOYWW to see what it's all about.

With a flea problem in our bedroom, I've been a bit preoccupied trying to assassinate them (without success) so I haven't had the time to work on the organization of the studio. Instead, I thought I'd show you my 'other studio' - the Mixed Media area in my sewing room.

I have a big 2-door pantry that looked like this: 

This cabinet use to house every crochet/ cross-stitch/ plastic canvas/ general craft magazine I owned. I decided I needed more room to 'organize' my mixed media materials (that's my story and I'm stickin' to it).
So I transferred the contents over to a 5-shelf bookcase like the one you see just to the right of the cabinet. BUT not everything went on the shelf. Those binders actually house complete issues of magazines. So Cross Stitch magazines were all in binders, etc. I spent an entire weekend bookmarking items in the magazines I wanted to keep with a post-it tag, copied said articles then donated the magazines to the library store. I still have the Counted Cross Stitch to go through but everything else is GONE!

Then I began the process of organizing my Mixed Media supplies. I'm not going into detail on what the individual shelves contain as I'll be covering that in the Organization Class come up in January.
But here are a couple pics of what this cabinet looks like now:


This first pic is of the top shelf. I built the paint cubby and the staircase storage from foam core board. The staircase storage holds 9 mister bottles - for the 9 colors I'll work with most often. You'll find out more about the drawers in January. The bottles are removable - 3 to a tray - so I can access the drawer on the next tier if I need to. The only other thing that sits on this shelf in that big open area for now is a square basket holding my My Minds Eye 6x6 pads and my heat gun.


The full view of the cabinet. It is not as cluttered as it looks. Nothing is 'stashed' behind something else. I can access everything easily without a waterfall of supplies. 

I still need to make the storage racks for the Stampin Up wheels. I'm making those out of foam core and they'll hang by Command strips on the inside of the door. I'll be able to open the door, see the image on the wheel and pick the one I want. The key for me was to have everything in full view. I open the doors and I can see everything. 

So there's my 'other desk' and a sneak peak at what is to come in January. 
Now, on to the next blog.
Creative Blessings!


20 comments:

  1. From my view , you look pretty organized! I am impressed! Looking forward to January! :)

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    1. Thanks, Sharon. I'm trying. With everything I do, being organized is essential. Hugs! Kel

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  2. i like the center line where you can split a shelf and support each half separately . much better than just shelf pegs , gives it support in the middle . good for heavier stuff without bowing the shelf
    too cool . looking forward to january

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    1. The cabinet is built this way, Brandy. The top shelf is not moveable. That's the depth you get. Then you have the center support. From the divider, you can position the other shelves however deep you need them to be. Hugs!
      Kel

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  3. that is one big job!! looks wonderfully organized though :)
    happy WOYWW and have a great week!
    no. 38

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    1. HI Claire. It has been a task... and I'm not finished. But I am so happy to get rid of stuff and have what I really want to keep easily accessible. Creative Blessings! ~Kel #107

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  4. Wow, it looks great! I like to be able to see everything too.

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    1. Hey Nancy. I like this because I can open the doors and see everything I have to work with. In mixed media it is sooo easy to collect stuff then lose track of it. Hugs! Kel

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  5. Phew! What a task completed - well done. I take my hat off to you - brill work. Thanks for popping over and the comment.
    Have a great week.
    Margaret #37

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    1. Hi Margaret. Thanks for stopping by. Cya next week Creative Blessings! Kelly #109

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  6. This storage is wonderful! If I had the space this is how I should like to organize! One day when I have a little summer house all to myself I will use this as inspiration! Until then I must make do with my 2 shelves of a cupboard. Happy WOYWW. Julie Ann xx #42

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  7. HI Julie Ann. This cabinet was actually a gift from my late mother. For years it held Girl Scout supplies in my home, then daycare toys and now art. I've come full circle as she is the one who put me on the crafting path. Creative Blessings! Kelly #109

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  8. I enjoyed the sneak peak! Hope the fleas are gone!

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    1. I'm hoping after multiple flea bombs in the basement today. Took 3 to get them out of hubby's shop... which opens up into this room. ugh! Just not crafting for the rest of this week. My WOYWW pic will be interesting LOL Huggles

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  9. Wow! What a fabulous big difference that made. It looks fantastic and I know you'll love being all organized.

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    1. Hi Maggie

      I still have the wheels storage to construct but that should take care of this cabinet.

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  10. Hi Kelly, I am catching up from last week, (thanks for visiting) yes only a week late! All of this looks very organised and I hope by now you have defeated the fleas. I have just ordered some Dead and Gone Flea Stoppa, it is natural and the fleas can't get immune to it, and you can use it safely on pets and round the home, just a thought if they aren't dying from chemical warfare!

    Cazzy x #66 in #222

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    1. Thanks for the tip Cazzy! I'm down to hubby's shop and crossing fingers they're gone from there LOL

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  11. Everything looks so organized and neat! Mine started out like that, but it doesn't stay that way! Thanks for sharing, Kelly!

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