The space I am in.

Hi Ali,
You have INSPIRED me! I now know where to put my craft space and how to organize it. So excited. Thanks a bunch.

Thanks for sharing those pictures Ali. My question relates to some of the others posted. How do you move from project to project? I quilt and scrapbook and sometimes I have so many projects going that I feel overwhelmed. I wish I had a good system for "things to get back to". Instead I have an giant mess and weeks later I find projects under piles and think "oh! I forgot about that one". LOL. Thanks again for sharing.
Michelle

Ok... so I outright giggled when I saw the pics of your space. It made me feel so much better about my "Creative" messes! And don't you just love luckin' out at goodwill? And the pics Simon got of you a few post earlier were so cute. I estimate it will only be a matter of time before he shows his mama's camera prowress!

love your space Ali.. you've organized so well... wud love to have all my stuff in baskets etc... then I wud kinda knokw what i have.. i have so much stuff, i forget where it all is.... love that blue table u picked up... it's too cute! I feel good today.. made a canvas, plus picked up some portraits of my daughters today.. good day.

I have piles too, and piles on the piles, and piles on those too!!!
Thanks for sharing, I'm really nosey and I love to see in people's worlds!!!!!

hey ali, question...
where did you get the cool yellow wall cabinet for small things? love that...did someone make it for you?

Hi Ali. Thank you SO much for sharing these pictures. When you actually used the word "piles" in your description I felt so good about all of my piles. How come yours looks so organized though and mine just look like a HUGE mess? LOL! I really liked Jen's questions about looking through all of your stuff or do you KNOW what you are looking for? Also, about putting stuff away. I HATE that part. Like you, I went with throwing stuff in a dresser but soon realized that the outta sight concept just didn't work for me. I am wondering how you sort your "stuff" - for instance, do your baskets have THEMES such as family, sports, etc. or does one basket have ALL of your rubons regardless of theme or do you store by manufacturer?? I feel like I am constantly changing and moving stuff instead of actually creating and it's making be very cranky!! Also, I noticed that your walls are white - any COLOR that really inspires you to create? Also, if you burn candles at all, what is your favorite scent? Thanks Ali! And by the way, I met Donna last weekend and now I just need to meet YOU some day!!! Donna ROCKS!!

Oh my. I'm going to have to create a place in my room when I move home to create crafty things. But there's no more room for another table. I may have to delegate my desk for that since I have a laptop.:)

Ali,
This inspires me. Is this in your dining room? I would love to transform my dining room into a creative habitat but cant seem to get past taking that space away from my family... we dont really use this space though much... this has certainly got me thinking about this more. The other plus is this space is right off from what used to be the living room but we never used that room either so now it is our children's playroom... so that would keep me real nearby when the kids were playing. I am tired of dragging my bins all around. Certainly good thing consider I guess. All I know is I want to scrap more often and to still engage my family without shutting them out.. maybe a dining room takeover would be perfect!
Loved seeing your space. It is truly appealing! Tawnya

ali it looks so yummy. so so yummy. i want to see more pics. is this in your traditional dining room or what?

I'm sure there is a picture of me in there somewhere....
hee.

What a wonderful space. I love seeing where other artists work.
Hey, is your Timbuktu bag lime green? Mine is. :) Love those bags.

I am so glad to see that you have piles! As much as piles drive me nuts, I just can't seem to avoid having piles too. Piles are OK, right!!! I learned that at CKU Chicago.

Oh, an organized mess! I LOVE IT!
I love the shabby idea you have w/ old pieces to make up the containing devices. *sigh* Be-still-my-heart. That is exactly where I want to be... shabby, but not too shabby. Completely organized, but not sterile.
Right on.

Thanks so much for sharing your space. It's awesome! I love that it's not this perfect lined up craft room. I too struggle with wanting mine to look a certain way, but then it's just not functional for me. I also need to see everything. I love my peg boards, my paper rack and a fab table I got from a scrapbook store. And now I feel SO much better for not having it look "perfect" all the time. :)

baskets rock!!!! great to see where the magic happens!

Wow! Looks like the space of a LIFE ARTIST!!
It is warm, creative and inviting! Doesn't it also invite Simon? How do you keep him from going in there and dumping, exploring, and some more dumping and exploring and doing some "scrapbooking" of his own (if you know what I mean) when you're not looking? Thanks for the peek!

looks very creative!! Thanks for sharing, love it that you include pictures with so many of your posts. Hope the percalating was successful :)

delish -
i love what you say about evolution.
for me, right now, not taking meat or alcohol is GREAT for me. in the future - i don't know. i'll make the decision that is right for me then. choices don't have to be life-long. i like your affirmation that it's all good, either way.
blessings
leonie

Ali thanks so much for showing us your space. I love seeing where Artist's create their works of art.

ok, of all the things i really want to know about...that big messenger bag looking deal at the bottom of your table in the first pic....where is that from..b/c i feel like i can fit alot of stuff in a bag that big...hee-hee :-)

Totally love that you have stuff everywhere, like me, and that you aren't afraid to show that you are human. I think that it was Einstien who said that " only a genius can live among kaos" or something like that. I think that is such a true statement, especially for those of us that are very creative, we are constantly thinking of our next project, and need constant stimulation, I think. You know when you go shopping in the cute little "mom and pap" owned shops, they always have stuff everywhere, in shelves and nooks. They always feel warm and like home. I love having my stuff out so that I can see it all.

I love all the goodies in your space! Being such a celebrated scrapbooker, do you recieve most of your products for free or do you purchase much of it? Curious just for envy's sake. :D

What a cosy space. I am stuck in a tiny alcove off the back of my laundry but I love it as it is next to the kitchen, good to snealk in when DH thinks I am cooking dinner and I can see the kids playing outside. Although your idea of a little cottage in the garden sounds fabulous. My dad built my mum one of those many years ago for her stained glass work, I can still remember it well :)
You have me thinking about the open storage though as I buy things then neatly pack them away only to forget about them.
One question - how do you fit a 12x12 on your scrap table?

Wow, this is one awesome room. The additional building that you dream about is exactly my dream. I don't see that happening anytime soon, I am just now getting my FIRST room to decorate. One step at a time.