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Thank you for stopping by my blog. I will be writing mostly about rubberstamping and paper crafts. I will also be adding a few fun stories from work.

I work at a doctors office. Our patients say and do some of the cutest and funniest things. All my stories are good intentioned, never to actually harm or make fun of my patients or their conditions. I am the first person to make fun of myself and share the silly and sometimes stupid things I do.


Showing posts with label craft room. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craft room. Show all posts

Sunday, January 9, 2011

It's Clean!

I spent today cleaning my craft room.  I can't believe it!  Not only is there a floor, there is a cart with my Big Kick and supplies, there is a work table, well actually 2-one I work at and the other holds my Fiskars paper cutter, Martha Stewart paper scorer, pre-cut cards and my paper scraps holder.

I can even get to my bookshelf with my inks, paper and embellishments.  AND I can get to my stamps, that are under the table in the green, brown and red drawers. 

I found my Stampin' Up new demonstrator supplies too!

It is amazing what you can find when you clean up.  My mother would be so proud!

If you scroll down you will see the "before" pictures on a previous post.


Big Kick cart. 
The second shelf holds all my Sizzix & Spellbinders dies, Fiskars, Stampin' Up and Cuddlebug embossing plates and folders.  The bottom shelf is currently holding my Christmas crafting supplies.





My work table.
The table is from Ikea - $20.  I have placed an Ikea bookshelf door - $15 on top of the table.  It is easy to clean, won't stain and has a "frame" so my supplies do not roll off. On the right end of the table I have 2 hooks, one holds my small Fiskars paper trimmer and the second holds a little hanging bin made for doornobs.  I use it for my garbage.  I also have a desktop pen carasel that holds glues, pens, adhesive remover, scissors, etc.

The bookshelf is from Ikea $89 - As Is Area, one shelf was pealing, cannot even notice.

Top is a box of adhesives and baskets for craft fairs.  1st shelf my labeler and boxes with "shakers" in them.  2nd shelf  boxes of envelopes.  3rd shelf completed cards and misc. embellishements.  6 drawers from Ikea - Clearance $5 each - these hold my ink pads and most used punches. 

Next shelf holds most of my papers, these need to be straightened up still. 



The bottom shelf has more paper, a new MS punch set and misc. items that wont fit anywhere else. 



These last two pictures are of the second table.  It holds my Martha Stewart Scorer & Fiskars cutter.  There is a box lid that holds scrap paper to place on the table under my projects.  The open box has pre-cut cards, layed flat.  The tall clear bins, I got from work, these are designed to hold sugars, creamers and tea packets.  It now holds scrap colored cardstock.  On top of the refrigerator is a container of ribbon.  Under the tanle in the colored drawers are my stamps. The brown boxes are my Stampin' Up Demo supplies.

Friday, December 31, 2010

Before pictures...SCARY!

 Here are the pictures!

Anyone else with a mess like this?  Please tell me I am NOT the only one!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Creativity sometimes means cleaning up FIRST!

I have not been in my craft room for about a couple of weeks now.  Why?  Because it is a disaster! 

I was busy making cards and boxes for a couple of craft fairs - I think I made 135 cards,  40 Hersey Nugget boxes,  26 Ghiradelli chocolate boxes and about a dozen or so of packages of 4 mint patties in the shapes of a snowflake, a snowman, a Santa suit and an elf.  Almost all of the candy sold, did not do so good on the cards.  I am not too disappointed because thetwo craft fairs were not very well organized or advertised.  The next craft fairs will be better.  I will post some of the cards on my Etsy shop.

After all that, I was tired.  I was doing really good about cleaning up each night.,,but then there was that one night, where I was too tired.  It just takes one night of  not put things away, then the mess grows.

I was going to tackle the craft room tonight.  But time got away from me...so tomorrow it is.  I only have cleaning/reorganizing my craft room, taking back a couple of Christmas items for my daughter and baking something for my family with my new Kitchen Aide mixer.

I know I will get the room back together.  I have faith in myself.  Mostly because it has been a bit rough at work and I need to get my creative spirit going to distract me from the yucky parts of the day.

I will take before and after pictures and post them.