Cleanliness Is Next to....Crafty-ness. Week 2

My inspiration for week 2 is the saying "A place for everything and everything in it's place". In order to be as motivated and productive as I could be, something had to be done about the mess in my craft room! It was in need of some major cleaning and organizing . Embarrassing as it is, I've included some "before" photos.

I definitely had my work cut out for me!

With my trusty furry friend and supervisor by my side, I started the whole process by getting rid of anything that was trash or scraps I couldn't use, then I started going through each box of stuff one by one. This seemed daunting to me but I reminded myself it is all about the baby steps. I created piles of like items ( paper, jewelry supplies, glitter and glue, etc. ) so I could see what I had and what kind of container I needed to store them in. This was really hard since my mind tends to wander a bit and I kept wanting to work with the stuff as I saw it! Next, I grabbed the various cute and colorful boxes from IKEA that I had (I should buy stock in them!) and started putting things away. As I filled up a box I put it on one of the shelves we installed in the closet. The whole time I was doing this I started feeling less and less overwhelmed and more excited about how cool it was going to be to have an awesome craft studio! I used my label maker to mark every box and kind of got carried away with it, they are pretty fun. I can think of a million things that could use a label and will be needing more tape soon! Once everything was put away, I dusted and vacuumed and moved the tables around to a more functional position. I have a desk to sit at and work and have the supplies I use most within arms reach. I also have a tall table to stand at so I don't have to hunch over if I'm doing a lot of cutting. Every looks so great!

I feel so thrilled at this accomplishment and this room is already becoming my favorite one in the house! I still plan to decorate the walls but for now my goal of clean and organized has been met. Here are a few more pictures that I am not embarrassed to share!