FILMING TABLE IS BACK!!!

Good morning, friends!

No card again this week. Bob leaves tomorrow then I can get back to schedule. 

After a 4-day writing retreat last week, Bob and I finished setting up my filming table!!!

You can see my adhesive cart to the left. I still need to sort the top out and put all duplicate adhesives either in the drawer or down on the bottom rack. 

More to come but not crafting today.

Creative Blessings!

~Kelly

 

MIXED MEDIA MONDAY - Tool Cart Part 2

Still showing the before shot of the Tool Cart. However, if you watch the video below you'll see progress is being made and I should finish this task today.

I didn't accomplish much in the office last week because we had perfect gardening weather. I've been busy getting plants (and seeds) in the ground and bales. Mama Wren has abandoned her nest so I can work in the greenhouse freely. I have the last of the tomato plants to put in the ground tomorrow morning and sunflower seeds. Those flowers come up pretty quick so I should still have some beautiful fall color and food for winter birds. 

Not sure about posts the rest of the week. Bob will be home Wednesday night and I still have lots to do. I have an editorial calendar for my blogs and they'll be activated soon. I just need to finish this major project first.

Creative Blessings!

MIXED MEDIA MONDAY - Ephemera Storage

Good morning, everyone!

Welcome to June 1, 2020.
Are you like me in finding it hard to believe we are almsot half-way through the year?

Bob will be home a week from this Wednesday. I still haven't finished the studio. Where have the past two weeks gone?

Well, Week 1 - not sure except Friday mail arrived, leading me in to...

Week 2 - Memorial Day was a YouTube binge day for me. The postmail on Friday had me antsy to get through the holiday so I could begin making phone calls.

The postmail? I received a letter denying me unemployment benefits.
But here's the thing... I NEVER filed for unemployment.

I spent three hours on hold every day the rest of the week trying to get through to Unemployment.
I found out from one gal in dearjuliejulie's group that also (as well as several others here in MO) received the same letter. She was able to get hold of UE on Friday and was told to send them a copy of the letter.
I got mine after hours on Friday so I guess by the time I was trying to get through on the phone last week, TONS of people had received the same letter and they were overwhelmed.

Now, I hear some of you saying this was probably a scam letter. Sadly, it wasn't. The letter contained my social security number. Lovely!

So now I'm on the hunt for a reliable security form (like Lifelock) to protect my identity and creating a protection spell. If you have experience with security forms, I'd love to hear your opinion.

In the mean time, as I stated, Bob will be home a week from Wednesday. My plan is to have the studio completed a week from tomorrow. Then I can use Wednesday for general touch-up around the house and not be exhausted when Bob walks through the door.

Here is my Mixed Media cubby. About 97% of the content is Tim Holtz. Though the drawers are large items such as sheets of tissue paper, packaging paper, foam core, chip board, etc. My overall goal here was to be able to get to the little drawer units without having to move a ton of stuff out of the way first.

Part of the items that came off this shelf is at least three more of those small drawer units that were full of ephemera. You'll see in the video (linked below) why I've changed the storage process.

Here is a picture of that vintage jewelry box where I've sorted all of his hardware items:

I'm still finishing up the Ephemera Folios. If you've not seen my process, check out my video HERE from Friday Freebie. I started with each drawer, which was sorted according to Tim's packaging labels and a diagram of how my page layouts would be.

This shows how I sorted the entire Halloween pack in prep for planning out my pockets:

This shows the Christmas ephemera all sorted to a page layout so that I knew how many pockets I would need, thus how many pages I'd need:

Next week, I'll have the final flip-through of the Ephemera Folios. I will tell you, I should have about fifteen once completed. They won't store on the Mixed Media cubby. Instead, I'll be able to keep them next to my work table, accesible as I work on projects. 

Speaking of my work table, there will NOT be a card video tomorrow. I still don't have a work table. I'm not pulling anyything else out until these ephemera folios are finished.

I did not do the May Mayhem Junk Journal Challenge. Today, Julie releases the info for the June Challenge. We shall see....

What are you working on? I'd love to hear from you. Share your favorite tip for organizing ephemera or small pieces. 

Creative Blessings!

FRIDAY FREEBIE - Ephemera Folders

Good morning, everyone!

I'm still in the process of trying to get things straightened out on the personal level. I hope to have things in place so I can better focus on the creative stuff next week.

In the mean time, I've been working on putting together Ephemera Folders to house all the little bits n pieces - primarily my Tim Holtz Ephemera. 

I've put together a video of my process. Later, I'll be posting a video of how many I wound up with and a closer look inside. 

Have a safe weekend! Creative Blessings!

GETTING ORGANIZED - With Tiffany Spaulding

My studio is a disaster. There's just no way around it, literally, though I have been making progress the last three days.

Remember four months ago when I began the reorganization project? Well, most everything got pulled out and the sorting process begun when we had the flea infestation. I had a few in the office but nothing like we had upstairs. My office became a black hole while we focused on the extermination and the bedroom remodel. Now I have this mess waiting for me and I'm going to tackle it.

I had planned to run a 6-week Organizations class here in The Studio. But the awesome Tiffany Spaulding from ScrapRack is offering her class beginning January 21st. I've taken her class before but never really FOCUSED on the assignments. I also didn't have the G4 internet last time. Things are in better alignment to take something away from her class this time around.

So here's my plan:
Let's take Tiffany's class together!
Just go HERE to sign up. The class is FREE. Each week you have an interactive webinar focusing on an area of your crafting area as well as an assignment based on that week's topic. And best of all, even though Tiffany owns ScrapRack, she isn't pushing her product. She is sharing with you options for storage and organization - and not all of the items are ScrapRack. I've known Tiffany on-line for several years. I use to belong to her yahoo group and still follow her blog on occasion. She's even helped me with a freelance assignment when I needed some info. She's a neat gal with a passion for organizing and creativity.

So my plan is... let's take her class. The day after the class airs I'll post what I took from the class and how I'll incorporate my studio into the assignment. I will encourage you to share your perspective and progress as well. Let's turn this class into an AWESOME discussion and get our studios in shape for a Creative 2014!

Sound off if you're joining us!
Creative Blessings
~Kelly

MIXED MEDIA MONDAY - More toys

Last week I told you about my ability to bring up the rear when it comes to trends and introduced you to my newest obsession of working with Alcohol Inks (well, as soon as I get them made hehe)

The other thing I've been eyeing for some time but not worked with yet is Washi Tape. I kept telling myself I didn't need any because I have TONS of ribbon and fiber. (who doesn't? LOL)  But two things keep pulling me back. 1) there are some really nifty designs out there that fit my Mixed Media style. 2) I can make my own to match what I'm working on.

So aside from picking up a couple rolls at Michaels while in Paducah a couple weeks ago, I also bought supplies to make my own. a roll of masking tape and a roll of paper tape.

So my measly Washi Tape supply looks like this:

Ignore the spool of bobbin ribbon. LOL The package on the right is part of a collection I got in a Secret Sister swap about 4 years ago. Here's a closer look at the two on the right I bought in Paducah:

I have stamp sets that are for doing borders and I'm looking forward to spreading blank strips out on my desk and creating my own designs. 

Now you guys know me and how I like to be organized. So this Washi Tape/ Ribbon tutorial by JenniBellie on YouTube got my attention. Because we heat with wood, keeping tapes/ ribbons/ etc dust free is not always easy. I really like this option so look for my version on an upcoming Mixed Media blog post.

Creative Blessings!