Friday, January 29, 2010

My Crafty Space

I thought it might be fun to show you were I spend my time creating. It's technically the guest bedroom, and we have used it quite a bit for guests, but the majority of time it is my room:) I am so thankful I get to have my own space and that I can have it set up in a way that works for me. Let me give you a little tour....


Here is the view when you are in the door way. The window is south facing which is really nice, especially in the winter. My desk is quite small, but it was given to us and I think is so pretty and I love the deep drawers. I found the chair at an antique store and it fits the desk so well. As a note, I didn't clean up to take these pictures. I am a super neat crafter as I just can't create if everything is not in it's place:)



If you come into the room and turn to your right there is a closet, which I've thoroughly taken over. The binders are all filled with stamps....


This is the bottom half of the closet. I have my Cricut Expression, more stamps and scraps like chipboard, acrylic and scrap paper. This is the messiest spot in my room:)


Next to the closet I have this small book shelf that holds all my paper, scoring board, my Cricut Create (I know I'm crazy to have 2 Cricut machines!!) all my Cricut cartridges, my Cuttlebug and all my embossing folders. Above is my ribbon and ink.


Now we are on the window wall. I have a small metal shelving unit that holds all my Spellbinders dies and then more shelves that hold even more stamps, my sewing machine, ATG gun, cardstock I use for my card bases and my light.


Here is my desk. I don't have a lot of desk top space, but it works for me. See those two cubbies holding my Prismacolor pencils and Copics?? I just found this great little company on line called Studio 3 and snatched these up and absolutely adore them!!! By far the best storage solution I have ever seen for them. Here's a close up:


The shelves are angled backward slightly so you can pull out your Copics or pencils and the rest don't fall out. Go check them out HERE...I highly recommend them!


On the left side of my desk is my paper trimmer and another bookcase that holds my punches, and all my small embellishments. The spice rack was a find at an antique store and I just love it.


And this brings us to the last wall that I have invaded in this room ;) I have more flowers in the candy jars and some inspiration pieces along with some favorite photos. So, that's my creative space. I hope you enjoyed the tour!!

10 comments:

Linanna DESIGNS said...

Wow Leah, what a fabulous crafting space you have, and its soooooo tidy!!! mine never looks as tidy as that. Your obviously very organized. Hope you have a nice weekend planned, can't believe its the end of January already can you? enjoy your day hugs Linda x

Micki said...

Leah, oh I used what money I had saved and hopped right over to Studio 3. That's exactly what I have been looking for and the price for each is so reasonable. Thank you. Your space is so clean. I'm still not done with my room. I'll have to wait to built some more shelves until it warms up. :-)

Hugs

Sandy said...

How fun is this....you would laugh if you saw my dining table scattered with craft supplies! This is fab...we will have to make a date for you tocome over and get me organized!

Cassie said...

Great space, Leah! I have 1/3 of my small walk-in closet, which I lovingly call the 'craft cave', but it's all mine and I love it. My mother lives with us, so I had to give up the extra room, which was totally worth it. If I ever get more room, I'm going to keep your little Copic/Prisma cubbies in mind! Thanks for the great tip ;D

Anonymous said...

Love it! Thanks for the Studio 3 link! Great space...
Em

@JoyceCasaldi said...

Great space Leah. Love those cubes but I'm afraid I would need about 6 of them.

Val said...

Leah, what a great space you have. Wow, you sure are neat. I've been debating about ordering those cubes for my Copics. I think you've convinced me.

Mara Campbell said...

i love seeing other crafter's spaces!! Your ribbon spools and all your organized pens and pencils made me smile! Thanks for the tour.

Joseline said...

Great crafting space. I love your pencils and copic storage unit too!

faithnme said...

I truly love your crafting space.. you show that you don't need a lot.. you have made suce great use with it...