My new Craft Space!

While I was home in WA for Christmas, I decided that I wanted to bring "some" of my scrapbook stuff to Boston. I really miss working on stuff and I have a friend here in Boston who wants to get together and host some scrapbooking/card making days while kids are in school!

So the idea started with taking just a "few" items and having everything be portable. But as I tried to figure out what I could live without - the idea (and amount of stuff) grew! Our master bedroom is very large, so I decided to create a craft space in there.

I started unpacking on Saturday and then headed to A.C. Moore to look for more organizing ideas. I found this great idea that basically uses those wire cubes that you can build yourself. It was a whole kit to create an organization system. The only problem was the price! It was $156.00!!! I decided that I could build it myself by buying those cube kits and putting it together!

Because of the snow on Sunday, our church was cancelled, so I spent most of the day organizing and setting stuff up. So for only $35.00 - here is what I created.

- On the right: I bought a bookshelf for all of my stamps. For now my stamp pads are sitting on top of it - but I want to get a different holder for them.
- I also bought a bulletin board and hung up all of my clear stamp sets so that I remember to use them.
- I built 3 cubes on the right side where I put all of my tools and 2 cubes on the left for all of my accessories.
- In the middle space, I hung up some accessories.
- I re-purposed the drawers on the bottom - left to hold my glue, cutting tools and ribbon
- I only brought 8 sheets of each of my Stampin' Up card stock - I put them in the expandable file folders on the bottom - right cube.
- I only brought some of my accessories, stickers, die cuts etc. I found these great boxes on the bottom right with expandable files inside to keep them all portable and organized.

The view from the other side of my bedroom:


I was also able to create a sewing space. I had extra supplies to make more cubes, so I created a storage space for some sewing items as well. I hung up a baby quilt that my mom made for Marissa!



I also re-arranged some items in my closet so now it only has to hold my yarn and cross-stitching supplies!


Since I am showing all of the great organizing that I have done in my bedroom - Here is what I did with my purses, covers for my Miche Bag and scarves.