WOYWW 899

 Good morning, crafty friends!

We are almost there. With this much excitement can you imagine when we hit 1000!!!

I don't have desks to show this week because nothing has changed. Before I can do anything else in the filming corner we need to address a leak in the ridge-line of the roof that has recently begun dripping into the office, directly over my stamp/ die boxes!!!  Bob got the stuff last night he thinks will fix the issue. I hope so.

But I did promise to show someone (Sylvia? MaryAnne?) how I store my stamps and dies.

I have over 600+ sets and keeping the wood mounted on wood wasn't an option. I broke everything down and they now store flat in photo boxes:

THIS VIDEO shows how I do the dies. The stamps are stored the same way except I've put them on 5 x 7 sheets cut from the flexible cutting board mats from $Tree.  

They are all filed by category in shoe boxes with the dies behind any coordinating stamp set. Then misc. dies stored by category in a single shoe box. 

Be warned, this was not a 'weekend' project. I could have done it in a week had I not run out of supplies. Then it took me forever to get back to finishing.  Now a couple of those boxes are damaged from the waster leak and will have to be redone, but the stamps/ dies are safe in their plastic sleeves.

Note: In the video you'll see the dies packets stored vertically, they now store horizontally, not allowing water to get in, thank goodness... just in the box itself.

That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Sarah and why am I here?  When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Sarah’s Craft Shed for all the details. Miss Sarah has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you.  Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly  

MONDAY!

I'm coming in way late today. I got so focused on FINALLY getting the winter holiday stuff packed away (mind you've I've only done the bathroom today. Laundry room is tomorrow) that I let time get away from me. Life happens.

Notice the subject line doesn't say the usual Make It- Mail It. I promise that series is starting up next Monday.

I finally finished the stamp cataloging last week. I'm going to put the short video down below. Keep in mind, I still have to label the dividers. I have them all cut, just need to label. I hope to finish that tomorrow.

I spent Saturday and Sunday on a course on building my YouTube channels for both my author and creative channels. I was in class from 9-5 both days. So much information to take in. Let's just say I'm glad I have life-time access to the material, videos and coaching with the presenter, Jenna O'Malley and her Soul Bard Academy.

I have a project drying, hopefully ready tomorrow for Try It Tuesday. Not sure how what I have in mind is going to work out but we shall see. If it works, you'll see a post at some point tomorrow - with a short video.  Otherwise, I'll be back here on Wednesday.. I've missed the crew at What's On Your Work Desk Wednesday.

Thank you for your patience while I got this first big studio project behind me and the house back in order. 

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly