Show. Tell. Vote. Win Rings & Things stuff.
It’s our very first blog contest! And entering is this easy:
- Leave a comment to this post.
In it, link to a photo of your crafting space. Entertain us with a verbal description of it.
(No photo? Just tell us about “your space”.) - (In a blog post of Thursday Jan. 29th) view other commenters’ entries and VOTE for your favorite.
There will be two winners: The top vote-getter and a randomly-picked entrant will both receive Rings & Things
crafts organizer products!
Now let’s see where you work!
*PS: Can’t get enough crafting-space ideas?
Cloth Paper Scissors magazine sometimes puts out special issues titled Studios, full of great photos and ideas!
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No picture, so… I have a whole room to myself for my crafting space. The only problem is, it’s a disaster. On one wall, a couch. Turn to the right, there’s a computer armoire. Turn to the right again, there’s a table covered with papers and a sewing machine. Turn one more time to see a folding table covered in w.i.p.’s and a few bookcases. Oh yeah, if you squeeze by all the piles of fabric on the floor there’s a door to exit out of.
So, there’s no picture because I think I’d die of embarrassment, although this description is pretty accurate.
Looks like I’ll have to revisit this to vote on another commenter’s entry because I don’t see any yet!
This is my treasure, and I feel like a magpie in her nest!
http://tinyurl.com/6wdq74
No, seriously, this is the surface of my desk right now. Recently, I started using watch parts in my polymer clay and resin jewelry, and I am very excited both about the process of taking apart old watches and the results I am getting with these parts. Right now I am working on a few new pendants in Steampunk style, a tutorial for them, and a new video.
Hi Eugena and Tamdoll, thanks for kicking things off with our first 2 entries!
LOL, maybe we should have 2 categories: Studios of Shame (verbal descriptions only???) and Showing Off My Studio (pictures only???)…
☻☺ I’m excited to see the entries that are going to be coming in ☻☺
BTW the studio shown in my original post above belongs to one of our Rings & Things people, dunno if I have permission to name names 🙂
–Dave at Rings & Things
Here goes.
I share a large studio space with my dad. This is where I do all the glass work! Yes we are messy. I take after my dad. I’d rather be doing than cleaning any day! Believe it or not we do clean up rather well!
I do wire wrapping where ever I may be. My favorite spot is in the recliner watching T.V. I do it while I’m at craft shows, in the car etc;!
On to the link. I hope I can do this right! My work space
I think that is it! Now to see if the link works!
[*Edited by Dave — I fixed up your link, WillowWalker]☻☺
Nope. fooey! Arrggh! I really hate being computer challenged! It worked on twitter. If I can figure it out I’ll try again. HELP!
Thank You!
I have a workshop where I do the lapidary and metalsmithing. If I’m doing any kind of wire weaving, I usually do it in front of the tv. My husband watches the movie and I watch some and listen more!
I love seeing where others work !! You can see some of my space at http://www.darisjudd.blogspot.com
We live in a very small house. I store my yarn and beads in several places, and have a bookcase full of craft supplies. Since I’m disabled and do most of my work in bed, I have a small set of shelves by the bed, as well as my computer. When I’m working on a craft, I sit on my king-sized bed and use the rest of the bed for workspace. It isn’t ideal, but it gives me a chance to be creative.
Sometimes the critters want to help — especially Karma, the 5 month old kitten, when I’m working with yarn. Other times one of the Basset Hounds wants to snuffle my beads. They have very large noses, especially when they want to snuffle!
Voting for spiritnsoul’s super organized workspace!
Had to add a picture of mine, and it’s so sad. This is a picture, on my blog, from !2007!:
http://tamdoll.blogspot.com/2007/01/post-100.html
The colors of fabric and yarn may change from year to year … but it’s still a mess!
Once a month I’ll clean it all up, but then it just reverts again.
This is my past metal work/ beading space. It was limited, but functional. Keeping it clean was the difficult part. When I start creating I focus on the design, creative process and the completion of a project. Watching sketches of my design become reality is an amazing thing. The true reality is~ I make a huge mess during this process.
http://tinyurl.com/9fcjdk
http://tinyurl.com/9dyws5
The mess
http://tinyurl.com/azv5qu
My future space will be an actual studio room. I have already laid out the floor plan, before I have the space. Planning is everything, right? This new studio will have a work bench in an “L” shape in at corner of a room where my metal work, polishing and finish work will be done.
This space will be divided off using shelving creating a beading and shipping area. The shelving will be used for beads, tools, and other supplies. A large table will anchor this space for beading and designing~ I might even let my husband get some sewing done on this table :~)
On the far wall of the room will be my shipping area with a table and shelving above it to hold all of my shipping supplies. A space for my computer and printer will also be on this table.
Well, that’s it. The dreams of a jewelry designer, artist soon to be fulfilled.
Hi, what a fun contest. Here are some before and after pics 🙂
It was a storage disaster. But I cleaned it up, loaded the closet with the storage. Rearranged the wall-o-shelves, and added some organization to my workstation
http://s266.photobucket.com/albums/ii245/jamielynn125/?action=view¤t=32f8f6ac.pbw
To the right of my workstation is my computer. I take photos of my items using lighting in between the two storage towers. And I just turn in my chair to the computer and download everything.
In front of the wall-o-shelves, which is to the left of my workstation, is another table for working. I have the whole 10×11 foot room to myself. There’s really no room for anyone else! lol
My philosophy is…you can NEVER have too much storage!!
I did a few posts to show my studio last year. It is constantly changing, though, to adapt to my needs as a full time bead artist. Here is my studio tour series:
http://earthenwood-beads.blogspot.com/search/label/Studio%20Tour
Thanks for this great contest! Good luck all! It has been great to see and hear about your spaces!
melanie, Earthenwood Studio
My craft space is where ever there is a flat surface in my house. It could be the dining table or the coffee table or the tv tray on my lap. I make do where ever I can. So the world is my craft space. 🙂