Craft Room Update

Well things have certainly been quiet from me recently. And even quieter on the crafting front. But rest assured I am still here and miss blogging incredibly. I've been busily working away on my craft room getting things organised. So while I havent got any projects to show you (although I have made a FAB project today for my sisters birthday which I can only show you on May 2nd!) I thought I'd share a bit of peak into my new craft space. I've been so contented in here today (would you believe it is actually too hot to go outside? In April! Unheard of in the UK) tidying and crafting with music playing in the background.

So here goes. This first pic is my ink pad shelf and my lovely new tool caddy I found online last weekend ;0)

 My window ledge which houses envelopes and all my lovely bits and bobs for the Big Shot.

 And lastly, my rehomed stamp cupboard. It loves its new home upstairs. Its also now just solely for stamps. Instead of me trying to cram everything in there. Now i have organised it into current sets, hostess sets and my favourite retired sets. I'm so much happier having everything to hand and in the same place (well almost! There are a few stray sets awaiting rehoming in various places around the house!)

I was pleased to be able to show off my new space to Paige on Thursday when she popped round for coffee. Now I've just got to work on the details (few more storage solutions needed- still working on what to do with my punches).

Hopefully now things are settling in at work and I have my bits all organised I'll be able to get back to what I love.... crafting and making things messy again.

Happy crafting ;0)
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What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

Well this is my contribution to the fantastic What's On Your Workdesk over on Julia's blog. This is my celebration of that fact that I actually now have a workdesk. Its not so tidy or at all functional. It is a work in progress. But i finally have somewhere to keep my crafting bits and pieces and a room to create in. Hooray!!!

I finally sold the big bulky bunkbeds taking up unnecessary space in my spare room which has given me the room to finally get a desk and few bits of crafty storage. You can see from this photo that I havent got so far with unpacking (I started a new job Monday which leaves me little time or energy!). The big box contains all my Stampin' Up! stamps from downstairs. I had to unpack my craft cupboard so it could be moved upstairs. You can also see I've already solved my stamp pad problem in the background. They fit perfectly in this old bathroom shelf that my Dad painted for me. I've also moved the essentials- my Cricut and printer!!

Here is my actual workdesk. I half inched it from my recently retired Dad's office. It is glass topped and I have a plan for this desk. I am planning a huge scrapbooking layout in a patchwork style to lie under the frosted glass. But in the meantime I was playing with my Stampin' Up! In Colour Designer Series Paper and decided to make the desk more colourful with it. It isnt perfect. Sam and I tried loads of times to straighten the sheets, but everytime we let go of the glass they just did their own thing. So I kept the messy look.

So thats this weeks workdesk for you. Hopefully by next week I might have something a little more creative to share (and not just a box and some mess!).

Happy crafting ;0)

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