I've been so busy trying to finish a few projects before opening the Etsy store (Pretty Pretty Cindy), I haven't had time to post, but I'm excited about showing one of the best parts of the new craft room - the scrapbook station.
I started with this armoire/computer station which I didn't want to move out of the room. The first challenge was getting the corkboard to stick to the back of the cabinet. After a lot of fits and starts, I came up with VELCRO!
Next was finding a place for all my stamps. This cabinet has a double pull out tray, one for the computer keyboard and the other a work area. I used the computer keyboard tray, put on some non-stick/non-slip shelf liner and arranged the stamps in a small antique drawer in a way I can see them all.
Next, I had this old two-sided hanging thing for jewely. I turned it into a sticker/embellishment holder. Again, I can see everything and it's double sided!
I moved on to these plastic baskets I found at Goodwill and attached them to the corkboard with push pins -perfect for little items.
I used an old letter holder to keep bigger items.
I found these 4 glass candle holders at a garage sale and turned them into cute storage for ribbon and adhesives.
I bought a scrapbook/photo album and used it to keep all my letter stickers. You guessed it, I can see them all. If you have a lot of letters, buy two books -mine is a little too full.
This was the one item I splurged on - a turning caddy. I bought it at Michaels, but I used a 50% off coupon to make the sticker shock go away.
I bought some pretty baskets at Michaels (on sale) and stored assorted items I want to keep out of sight. An extra bonus is that the shelves are just a little deeper than the baskets, so when I pull out the basket, I can tilt it on the drawer so it stays accessible while I look through it.
Here's another item I am proud of. I converted a shoe keeper we never used, took out a divider and it became instant paper storage! I've heard that the best way to store paper is upright, but I'm not sure how to to that. I did spend a tremendous amount of time sorting the paper by color. You're looking at about 30 pounds (or more) of paper. I need to give some away because I couldn't possibly use it all.
Well, that's it. Here's the funny thing - although I have a good amount of scrapbooking stuff, I don't really get a chance to scrapbook much. I've always worked out of travel containers on the dining room table. My kids are 9 and 11, but in their scrapbooks they are 1 and 3. I have more scrapbooking on my project list for June. Now that I have an awesome place to work, maybe I'll get inspired.
cindy
Next was finding a place for all my stamps. This cabinet has a double pull out tray, one for the computer keyboard and the other a work area. I used the computer keyboard tray, put on some non-stick/non-slip shelf liner and arranged the stamps in a small antique drawer in a way I can see them all.
Next, I had this old two-sided hanging thing for jewely. I turned it into a sticker/embellishment holder. Again, I can see everything and it's double sided!
I moved on to these plastic baskets I found at Goodwill and attached them to the corkboard with push pins -perfect for little items.
I used an old letter holder to keep bigger items.
I found these 4 glass candle holders at a garage sale and turned them into cute storage for ribbon and adhesives.
I bought a scrapbook/photo album and used it to keep all my letter stickers. You guessed it, I can see them all. If you have a lot of letters, buy two books -mine is a little too full.
This was the one item I splurged on - a turning caddy. I bought it at Michaels, but I used a 50% off coupon to make the sticker shock go away.
I bought some pretty baskets at Michaels (on sale) and stored assorted items I want to keep out of sight. An extra bonus is that the shelves are just a little deeper than the baskets, so when I pull out the basket, I can tilt it on the drawer so it stays accessible while I look through it.
Here's another item I am proud of. I converted a shoe keeper we never used, took out a divider and it became instant paper storage! I've heard that the best way to store paper is upright, but I'm not sure how to to that. I did spend a tremendous amount of time sorting the paper by color. You're looking at about 30 pounds (or more) of paper. I need to give some away because I couldn't possibly use it all.
Well, that's it. Here's the funny thing - although I have a good amount of scrapbooking stuff, I don't really get a chance to scrapbook much. I've always worked out of travel containers on the dining room table. My kids are 9 and 11, but in their scrapbooks they are 1 and 3. I have more scrapbooking on my project list for June. Now that I have an awesome place to work, maybe I'll get inspired.
cindy
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