Craft Studio Tour Sept. 2018 

Ha! It's like they knew I was going to be making a video, because usually they just sleep on the spiral staircase!

You are so right! There are many craft supply "collectors" too... which means you need to organize it all. My mission is to inspire to MAKE stuff, too! So that's why my room is pretty "lived in" all the time. :)

Yeah, well now my living room is starting to look pretty "lived in' too. In an effort to spend more time with my family and still craft, I've moved some supplies to the living room. My only child is a senior in high school this year and I can feel the days slipping away. We're trying to spend as much time together as a family before he heads off to college, though we're still not sure where exactly he's going. I may get lucky and have him go somewhere local for 2 years and he'd still live at home but just in case, I'm not locking myself away upstairs in the craft room when I could be chatting with him while he's doing school work or playing video games. At first I was like, what will people think with all these stamps, inks, pencils, etc next to the couch... but then I realized anyone who comes over knows I'm a crafter and has seen my "lived in" room cause its never pristine, so I doubt it would surprise them to find me crafting on the couch. Thank God for Misti's though... I would not be able to do this without one!

Thanks!

I am a visual synthesizer- which means that for me to create, I need to SEE the items I'm creating with. It does tend toward chaos- which is why the racks of shelves are the best way for me to wrangle my paints inks and dyes.

I'm up north in Essex county- but maybe we'll do a meetup at the scrapbook expo next year!

I used to live in Bergen County that was definitely closer to Essex. Yes, that would be fun, I go every year.

I am absolutely a "serial crafter"- I love to try new products and techniques, and just don't want to limit myself to JUST paper or sewing or beading. I love to try it all!

That is in a bag...!!!

Thanks! It’s a work in progress.....

Moving twice in 6 months was not fun, I assure you!

Talk about NOT fun....I had to pack up and move out of my remote studio (27' x 19') in the space of three weeks (the building was sold). I had been in there for 2 1/2 years - talk about a nightmare. it's 1 month later and I'm still in shock - and depressed. 99% of the supplies at my remote studio went into a nearby self-storage unit - with supplies and furniture up to the ceiling…Meanwhile, I'm reorganizing my home craft studio to use through the winter and Spring until I can find a new remote space. Thanks for the tour!

I got mine from the company to review, but I've seen them at Hobby Lobby and Michaels. And of course you can order from Dick Blick or Jerry's Artarama.

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It's the Creative Options medium rack storage-- I think it comes in different sizes, too. Would you like me to do a separate video on just that? Here's a link: amzn.to/2zuLg54