A WOYWW Tour

Eeeeeaaaakkk! It's Wednesday already and that means that Ms. Julia Dunnit is hosting another WOYWW. 

Can I just say that looking at crafting areas is almost as addicting as crafting itself?!  It took me a few days, but I managed to look at all the links last week.  I love seeing what others are working on, and their crafting spaces too!  I won't guarantee that I will make everyone's desk each week, but I'll give it my best!

I have gotten into the (?) good habit of trying to clean up the aftermath of the disasters that are created after  finishing up my projects before I move onto the next one.  Believe it or not, I even completed some more of the "mass production" school staff birthday cards after my last post on Monday, that are needed for this month.  And I cleaned up my area so that is it fairly presentable.  So I thought that I would share some pics of what my space looks like since I don't have anything in progress today.

My crafting area is in the spare bedroom.  It was to be the Toad's "man cave".  But somehow, I, uhhh, kind of took over (I have offered to clear out a space by the window for him to put a table so that he can work on his models while I create.  So far, all I've gotten is glares and mutterings about "this was MY space" as he leaves the room.)  It is not TOTALLY my space as it does have some "junk" that I/we have just not dealt with since moving in (uhhh....about 10 years ago!), but for the most part, yeah.  It's my area! LOL!



The first picture is from the angle of me standing in the doorway, looking to my right, which is where my desk is.  The wooden unit was a gift from the Toad several years ago (shhhhh.....don't tell anyone, but he really does spoil me by buying "stuff" that makes my space easier to create in!  He likes to complain, but in reality, he is my biggest fan! ).  The unit houses most of my SU inks and markers from days gone by.  I really should move my Distress inks to this as I use them more, but I'm just too lazy! Different pens, pencils, my tape dispenser, rulers and such are kept in the Pampered Chef tool caddy. My copics are kept on my desk with my color chart.

 The far left pile of paper is a mix of recipes I've printed off and the list of staff members birthdays.   The other pile is the "Here Mom" pile.  Which covers my Bamboo tablet. 



Next is looking straight forward from the door.  The shelves hold family books and alterable items.  The b/w folders hold my unmounted stamps.  The chest above it holds various embellishments.  The shelf below has some metal pails that hold different glues, paint brushes, large sponges and such. 

The little rocking chair belonged to the Toad as a child.
And of course, there is the "junk pile".  Stuff that needs to be dealt with that I just stack neatly and try to ignore.

Next is the wall behind my desk.  I store my ribbons and more embellishments in the clear containers.  The black storage containers hold my Sizzix dies and embossing folders. My Big Shot and Cuttlebug are also kept here. The metal containers hold small sponge daubers, my alcohol inks, some crackle paints and glue dots/dimensionals. The baskets hold envies, electronic cords, tools that are not used as much as well as miscellaneous embellishment and alterable items.  The big green storage unit holds scrapbooking supplies from days gone by! You can see a peek of the wrapping paper container (and not seen~ rolls of wrapping paper) that is kept behind the door. I store SU In Colors and my Distress Inks in these ink cubbies. Obviously, my punches are stored here too.  Projects that I haven't given away yet are displayed on the top. Peeking behind them is another embellshment holder that keeps buttons, brads, and eyelets organized.

The sliding door closet is to the right of my desk. Obviously, this is only half of it! LOL! This is where I store all my SU sets as well as my papers (kept in Cropper Hopper paper storage units).  The containers on the floor would be all my photos and memorabilia.  Storing them this way, makes them easy to grab and load in the truck during fire season!  And of course there is the "junk"  that again, I try to ignore!

The paper shredder (with my Three Faces of Suzi that still needs to be hung up!) sits on top of clear storage drawers that hold my small tubes of acrylic paints.

This last shot is under my desk.  The black storage container holds all my SU paper scraps in vanilla folders, sorted by color.  The Cropper Hopper paper holder is filled with papers that I'm using for works in progress.  Behind that is another file storage unit that holds paper scraps from various companies, sorted by color.  The black bag holds frequently used tools, such as my stampamajig, my acrylic blocks and cropadile. 

The house file and printer is also kept there.  

So! That is my space! Not as lavish as some, but it works for me!  Someday I'll get motivated and give the walls some color, but that chore is not high on the "improvement" list! LOL!

Thanks for dropping by again today!  I'll try to have a more "exciting" desk next week!

'Till then...................