Hello and happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday!
Last week you saw I was in the middle of reorganizing my crafting space after the hubs finished a pair of new shelves for my room. I promised completion pics and here they are.
Just standing back and looking at all this neatness makes me smile. 🙂
Each of the two dozen photo boxes on the left ($1.66 each at Michaels) holds a particular kind of supply, or assorted components for a certain project. It’s so easy to just pull out the box with what’s needed.
The magazine holders on the right are wooden ones from Ikea which I covered with pretty papers. (K and Company’s Que Sera Sera Collection)
Those bottom two somewhat messy looking spaces will soon be covered by doors, hubby promises!
Always a sucker for cool organizers, I picked this up ages ago, only to discover there was nowhere in the room it would fit. Now it has a home. That tidy row of ribbons makes me very happy. 🙂
THIS has been a goal for quite some time: to eliminate all the stuff under, around and behind these baskets on the floor. This clear, empty space makes me even happier than the ribbons. Vacuuming is a breeze now, too. And hopefully finding dropped beads will be easier.
The only bummer is that under & around all that stuff is where I would chuck things I wanted to hide. So, gotta find new hiding places. You know, like for chocolate I don’t want to share. 😀
It was nice to get the Sizzix tower up off the floor, but I didn’t care for the look of that large expanse of black plastic on the sides.
My solution? Cut foam core so it just pops into the spaces, then cover that with 1/8-inch cork sheets. Now I have two mini cork boards for tags & such.
To solve the problem of paintbrushes in a jar falling all over each other, I used tin snips to cut 1/2-inch hardware cloth the size of the top of the jar. This piece pops into the top of the ring. The jars were painted with chalk paint (one was tinted with white to make a different color, rather than buying two jars.) After the paint was dry a light sanding brings out the details.
Oh, and the workdesk today has a sewing project, another teaching sample for Joanne’s. I’ll take a pic when it’s done and share that soon.
Want to see what other creative folk are up to this Wednesday? Be sure to check out the blog link party over at Julia’s. It’s always fun and inspiring.
Happy creating!
Your space looks wonderful and the shelves look fabby all tidy like the idea of foam core behind the cork must remember that hugs Nikki no desk yet
Thank, Nikki! I thought the mini cork board was one of my more brilliant ideas. 🙂
Wow! I am SO ENVIOUS of your storage and your supplies! You give me hope that maybe some day I can get all my stuff organized, too. It won’t look that nice, but still.
Well, of course you can. 🙂 It was a LOT of work. I spent nearly the entire week on it. So far I’m really liking the individual boxes approach.
I love what you have done with your room – I agree Sandy there is something very satisfying about neat and beautiful looking shelves! Love those cool mason jars! Happy WOYWW from Helen 52
Thanks for stopping by, Helen!
Love this Sandy. I agree it is very satisfying. I am planning on a mini reorg over the labor day weekend – its overdue. Cx #55
Hope you come out on the other side refreshed and inspired!
Fab organization! Oh, you have a turn style for your sizzix dies! Be still my heart! And what a cool idea to keep paint brushes upright. I need some mason jars…hmm, wonder if pickle jars would work?! Hugs and Happy WOYWW! Nan G #53
You just need jars that have a ring to go over the top. Otherwise you’ll have to find another way to attach the screen to the top of the jar.
You look so organised, I’m not sure I can cope with this LOL! but I love it.
Thanks for visiting me earlier.
Have a great week and happy crafting, Angela x 34
wow that is some storage system and all co -ordinating colours too….. very impressed
thanks for sharing … have a great week
janet #8
Hi Sandy, happy WOYWW and thanks for visiting my desk. OHHH WOW you certainly should be smiling, your new shelves and storage bits look fabulous and it’s all so neat and pretty, love that you covered the book files. Well done just hope my move happens quick so I can set up all fresh and neat. Cheers RobynO#24
Oh dear, I am now a violent green – with envy. Love your reorganised area.
Hugs, Neet 14 xx
Now that is one spectacular craft room. So much storage and you can get to it too. I tried the shelving trick but then I filled the floor up in front of them and can’t get anything off the shelves now. I’m jealous, yours looks fabulous.
Have a great week,
Von #15
Hello Sandy. Fantastic space – those shelves are really great. Well done, hubby! I like the idea of the cork notice boards!
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #17
Too late for WOYWW I know! My computer is rubbish this week so I have got a bit behind with myself. Glad to see you have been busy withthat wonderfully well organised craft space – I really do need to do something with mine too.. x Jo