The Craft Room

Recently, I have been wishing for a craft room, where my daughters and I can spend hours in.  After searching pictures in the web images of different craft room organizing ideas and DIY craft rooms, I rolled up my sleeves and talked my husband into my plan. 

First, with my college daughter growing out of her princess white canopy bed, I found a place to move the queen size bed which was in the guest room.  Now that settled the relocation of the bed.  Yay! and Wala!  A guest room is now waiting for a redo.  My thought was, if we do have guests, they can either use my daughter's room with the queen size bed when she is not home and the former guest room can also be used once the EZ portable bed comes in.  If anything, my younger daughter has a twin that converts into a full with the help of a hideaway trundle bed. 

On to the next step.  Planning the craft room and keeping in mind that it can also be converted to a guest bedroom in a whim, I grabbed a pen, researched the web and listed my ideas.  To start, I need plenty of storage room for my paints, stamps, jewelry making accessories, punches, scrapbook papers, inkpads, ribbons, fabric, Cuttlebug, Sizzix, Cricut Expression 2, Personal Cricut, printer, laptop, binding machine, Cricut cartridges, Cuttlebug and Sizzix cartridges, and so on...you get my drift.  I also need a large space to work on with plenty of lighting and a movable work chair.

Luckily, I had two desks with hutches,  several closet cube organizers from my daughters room, three CD towers in the basement being stored.  Hmmm.  So, with a few things additional handmade shelving by my husband and some bought ones, here's what it looks so far.  Of course, I am still in the "loading the room with my supplies mode."

I started at the corner of the room and started building round.  From this view you see the Stamp Shelf my husband made.  Funny he thought he should have made it bigger because my stamp collection grew and grew and grew over the years.  He enjoyed making this shelf - believe it or not - so much so, he felt that a decorative top was in need.  Here's a closer look.

Under the Stamp Shelf is a narrow ledge shelf, where I store all of the ink and stamp cleaners.  To the right of the shelf is a desk where I store my "office" supplies, including the printer and laptop.  (It's not quite organized for show yet.  :)

Just a closer view of some of the stamps. 

On the right are clay molds that Anna has collected and used. The collection consists of ones that she bought, as well as ones she made herself. They are used to form her cupcake and food jewelry. 

Smaller stamps were too small for the shelf, so the large mason jars were perfect.

Under the desk is the Scrapbook Paper organizer. I couldn't afford the wood sorter, so I improvised with a cardboard. My husband built a housing so that it will last longer and keep the sorter in its shape. To the right of the desk is an area dedicated to the cricuit machines, large binding machine, Cuttlebug, Sizzix, and small jewelry findings. I have not yet filled the shelves with my supplies, which are right now stored in different places.  

I added two shelves under the top shelf unit.  I filled them with small candy jars that are great for jewelry findings.

 Check back for more in the next coming days....