Scrap Space

I've found that as my scrapbooking evolves so does my space where I 'create' - There's been some talk on-line lately about our space & organization, etc. So I thought I'd share what my space looks like NOW - as opposed to 2009 when I last invited you in -
I know, despite the OM[old stuff] Giveaway, I still have a LOT of stuff - but it *IS* organized in the way I use it best. First to note is that I've slowly taken over the other desk in our office area:This is where I now do all of my painting projects - mixed media materials are kept in baskets to the left and stamps & paint & 'whatnots' are kept in the drawers to the right. Gesso and Glue [I make my own mod podge -shhh] are underneath along with a couple of bookbags and a lazy susan I got at Ikea and have dreams of painting one day. [FYI - This desk is an old door set on a couple of file cabinets.] A couple of favorite things: The pedestal bowl [made from an old candlestick from a thrift store and a seasonal bowl from Target], the whimsical cake stand with dangling flowers [80% off Hobby Lobby], the giant teacup [a planter, on sale at Joanns,] and I {{LOVE}} my make-up case re-purposed for stamping - it holds my favorite stamps and the paint caddy with favorite colors fits in it nicely for travel.
Now on to the window alcove [my original scrap space]: To the left is my cricut [original - I'm so NOT a die-cut person,] a set of wire shelves that holds albums, notes from classes I've taken, favorite magazines, cricut cartridges [see how few I have compared to others I know-] and on top a desktop file sorter that holds layouts [sorted by album] until they get put in thier spot. [Lots of crop bags and boxes are stored underneath until needed.] Next is a couple of stacking drawer units that holds my paper divided by color [roygbiv] and theme [seasonal, holiday, etc.] as well as knitting and crochet info. On top of those are a basket that holds alphabets stickers [I can never have too many!], and my [Memory Makers] paper cutter. Above THAT is the [bathroom] shelves we bought at K-Mart and turned sideways [Craig did a great job putting in extra dividers for me!] to hold glitter, tools, ribbons on the spool, more mini albums, and photos that are ready to go to the LOM boxes on the bookshelf. Glass jars on top hold a variety of embellishments [chipboard, metal, etc.] Recent layouts hang below. Favorite things: the basket I bought at The Straw Market in Nassau and the glitter holders [found at various flea markets.] And of course I have my "shrine" to The Mouse.[The top corner has several little tin lunchboxes from the world and the land.] - It's a joke y'all. That's my original mickey ears from my trip to Disneyland as a 7 year old and the golden ears from our trip to WDW that year.My desk is a re-purposed table we had built for our very first house. It's counter-height and I love it since I'm a 'stand-up' scrapper. I use a carry-on with tackle boxes to hold embellishments and my CM circle cutters [easy to zip up for a crop.] Pens are in a flat snap container to the left, most often used tools stay in the carousal holder that's also easily taken to crops, photos are organized by month and special occasion / story to tell in the black file folder, drawers hold embellishments that need a quick tucking away [these are later sorted to the tackle boxes] and the bin to the right holds monthly kits I get [when I do a page I just stuff all the leftovers back into the bag it came in and when I've used all I want of it it goes into the OMGiveaway box that sits in front of the wire shelves.] Other caddys hold scraps of paper and bits and pieces I plan to use on future pages. Favorite things: my scripture roladex that inspires me, the rolly carry-on that is so easy to take to crops, my carousal tool caddy, fiskars cutting mat with thick glass table cover [remember Hobby Lobby for 5 bucks-] and of course Figment from WDW for my imagination!
To the right is a shoe bag that holds punches, two bulletin boards that were in our boys' rooms before we moved covered in lots of ideas, a framed newspaper print, hanging file that holds 'whatever' and my apron hook. [But you probably noticed my most used apron flung over the chair next to the paint area... Favorites here: the clear shoe bag that helps keep my punches in view.
So there you have it - I t looks a mess, and I know it's not 'all that' but it works for me. I feel fortunate to have a space to spread out a little while I work on crafty things. But I do feel a little guilty for taking over almost the whole room....