I have a tendency to collect and buy (at every given chance), I’ve been referred to as ‘magpie’ for my love of all things sparkly&pretty! Over the past 3 months I’ve been stocking up on lace, ribbon and applique and now I have LOTS…so much that I don’t actually have any space to store it all now. My work is spread all over the house – wherever you look there is a bead or button to be found.
It’s a ‘creative mess!’ I shout as I defend my scattered treasures.
Yesterday I got up with all the right intentions and a sensible list to go by
- Create ‘work space’
- Organise tools and materials
- Label jars and seperate beads, buttons and bows
- Take everything upstairs
- Photograph all work and upload to etsy/folksy
It took many hours, all the way to 2am, until I could see a dim light at the end of the tunnel…I didn’t manage to do everything but I did create myself a nice little working space. I’ve found a solution to the storing ribbons and lace issue and I’ve worked out all the things I can work on this week to condense my creative mess into just one space!
I still need some sort of storage for all the bags I’ve been buying to customise, any suggestions?
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tianisi Said:
on July 15, 2010 at 1:31 am
How about one of those kid’s hammocks they have for stuffed animals and things? It hangs from the ceiling in a corner and is not very big. I think they would sell them at toy stores, etc. I got mine as a gift but I don’t think they cost alot.
You could throw your bags in there and get it down when you need a new project!