I heart projects

I really should have posted this back in February when I made this but better late than never.

Again, inspired by a Paula project (which she kind of cased from the SU catalog) I set to work to copy and made this heart.
1. I gathered up all things pink and red in my craft room.
2. Started to make all sorts of little embellishments.
3. I cut out a piece of chipboard in the heart shape I wanted.
4. Set to work arranging...   After I was pleased with the arrangement I hot glued down to to the chipboard heart.
5. pinned to cork board frame.

I took this project to my February card club because I found it showcased paper and embellishments in a different way.  Fun stuff.

Craft room madness!

You have to check out CK's new Creative Spaces V2. It was a little hard for me to find in person (Barnes & Noble) and kind of spendy ($14) for a magazine but worth it. There are so many amazing craft spaces, including views of a few friends rooms; Amy, Paula, Emily, and Megan.

If you remember in 2011 my room was featured in CK - here's that old post.  And another previous post about my space. As it promised, the magazine and rooms inspired me to DO a little updating.  It's a continuous process for me but I sure do enjoy it.  I can't believe I've never shown any photos of how I store certain products.  Here are a few additional vignettes from my room.

JARS - I love them. I store just about everything in jars. buttons, cards, & incentive stamps to name a few.

MINI COLLECTIONS - they inspire! I like to sort like items together.  I like to collect old bobbins and seeing/weaving items.  Single stamps are fun to group in old letterpress trays or together on little shelves.

PUNCHES - I like to have my punches at my fingertips. I use them all the time.  My new punches are behind my desk, stacked by size. My old punched fit nicely in drawers - out of sight.

CUTE CONTAINERS - if it's cute and it holds something I like it.  These planters are a new addition to the room from ikea.

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Pretty overcast today. The older boys went skiing and it was a snowy day on the mountain. Chris is bunkered down with homework. Nick and I spent some time organizing my craft room. He likes to dump out more than clean up. Brads hurt to walk on but vacuum up well, if you were wondering.

In the background is Downton Abbey (season 2). Highly recommend if you like masterpiece theater! Who guessed I would? :) My new obsession. I guess I'm a little late to the craze.

Craft room in Creating Keepsakes

My craft room is published! Photo proof. I am pretty excited to announce that Creating Keepsakes has featured my craft room in their September 2011 issue. Friend and Editor Megan wrote a nice little bit about my room and how I store stamps. I am tickled and really surprised how organized (and full) my room looks in a photograph.

Joellyn - does this room count towards fung shei Friday?

Side note: sorry I have been neglecting the blog a bit lately. It's been extremely busy at work, home and life and unfortunately blogging first seems to be the first to go. I'll try harder, even if only by phone.

Craft room

I recently acquired a bunch of supplies that needed to be put away and organized in my craft room. My pattern: get stuff, put it away, get stuff, put it away, get more stuff and put it away, possibly use. I do like to organize though. It is somehow fulfilling. I found these great glass apothecary jars (walmart, i know?!, 2.97) perfect for storing a boatload of beads. I also appropriated this book shelf from Andrew's room when we moved, I found if I turned it sideways it is perfect for storing all my background stamps and creates another ledge for other things.

A night of Crafting

Paula was so generous to have the boys and I over to make crafts. In
this speed crafting session we made felt bats, mice and fabric pin
cushions. So much fun! Check out her craft room. Serious!