The blueprint of a card
Sorry kids. No MACM this week. Why, you ask? This is why...
Yep. I have a messy craft area. It's actually one of the reasons I haven't been too motivated to create anything recently. BUT! That's about to change!
After procrastinating cleaning out my craft room, it's down to just a few days before I HAVE TO have it all done. New roommate Jen moves in this weekend so I need to have it all in order so that she can move her stuff in, too. We'll be sharing the office, and I was definitely taking up more than half my share. :) So, I moved the stamp set shelves into the closet --the walk-in-closet--and I lined the shelves up side by side so I could see the stamp sets easier). There's still a lot of random junk in the closet, but at least my stamps have a home. :)
I'm slowly going through ALL my stuff and giving a lot of it away. Stuff I'm just not too excited about or that I know I'll never get around to using. I'm taking in a big box of stuff to the office this morning to share with the work buddies. But I'm sure I'll have even more tonight when the cleaning commences once again. Speaking of, leave a comment here and I'll randomly pick a name tonight. That person will receive a little somethin' from my stash of giveaway goodies. :)
Anyhow, not too long ago I created some cards for the scrapsupply.com newsletter (see the May 2008 newsletter). As I was cleaning out my craft room I found this notepad (from M.O.):
Oh yeah! I forgot I sketched out ideas for this card:
In fact, you might recognize one of the sketches from another card. Which was is it, eh? ;) Anyway, have a happy Monday ya'll and I'll catch you tonight when I post my Color Challenge card and the selections for the last challenge.
Yep. I have a messy craft area. It's actually one of the reasons I haven't been too motivated to create anything recently. BUT! That's about to change!
After procrastinating cleaning out my craft room, it's down to just a few days before I HAVE TO have it all done. New roommate Jen moves in this weekend so I need to have it all in order so that she can move her stuff in, too. We'll be sharing the office, and I was definitely taking up more than half my share. :) So, I moved the stamp set shelves into the closet --the walk-in-closet--and I lined the shelves up side by side so I could see the stamp sets easier). There's still a lot of random junk in the closet, but at least my stamps have a home. :)
I'm slowly going through ALL my stuff and giving a lot of it away. Stuff I'm just not too excited about or that I know I'll never get around to using. I'm taking in a big box of stuff to the office this morning to share with the work buddies. But I'm sure I'll have even more tonight when the cleaning commences once again. Speaking of, leave a comment here and I'll randomly pick a name tonight. That person will receive a little somethin' from my stash of giveaway goodies. :)
Anyhow, not too long ago I created some cards for the scrapsupply.com newsletter (see the May 2008 newsletter). As I was cleaning out my craft room I found this notepad (from M.O.):
Oh yeah! I forgot I sketched out ideas for this card:
In fact, you might recognize one of the sketches from another card. Which was is it, eh? ;) Anyway, have a happy Monday ya'll and I'll catch you tonight when I post my Color Challenge card and the selections for the last challenge.
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posted on June 2, 2008 6:01 AM by Kristina |
397 Comments posted in Cards |
I feel your pain! My craft room looks about the same as yours at the moment, hard to get motivated when it looks like teenage boys live here.
Good luck with with cleaning!
Suzanne
Glad to hear the unpacking is giong well. Good luck with the rest!
Hmmm, looking at your craft room photo makes me feel right at home! I see cleaning in my future as well. Good luck! BTW, LOVE LOVE LOOOVE the card! The color combo is so fun :)
I'm organizing my craft space also. It seems to go in waves of looking better and looking worse while things are being sorted! Good luck with your process.
As a fellow messy type I thought you might enjoy the following which I have posted over my desk:
"Those proud of keeping an orderly desk will never know the thrill of finding something they thought they had irretrievably lost"
Enjoy your creative chaos!
Fiona
My stamp room looks the same- you are right, it really just suck the motivation right out of me. I feel like it's such a big project to clean it up and I'm just not up for the challenge right now.
I just recently went through the same process of purging out the old and making room for the new! Check out my stamp room redo for ideas if you get a chance!
You're room looks a bit like mine. i share with my husband, who gets a bit tired of looking at it sometimes. should be cleaning it right now, but other things to do that are more fun. like laundry, vacuuming, dishes, you get the picture, and know where i'm coming from. have been able to make some cute cards though. love your sit.
thanks
laura
Hi, my name is Noa and I'm from Israel...(so my English isn't so good...) it's the first time I'm here and I l-o-v-e your cards!=)
Noa
Deadlines are a great motivator. Best of luck with your office organization. You can do it and I bet it will turn out great!
Looks like creative chaos to me! Good luck with the purging.
Good luck with your cleaning :-)
Yes! I am not the only one with a messy craft room! I can't wait to tell my husband :-) haha
here is my attempt to find a silver lining to that cloud of a job looming over you:
at least it's not the garage! everything you touch is a cute little papercraft item, not a yucky, smelly bag of fertilizer or grimy tool.
hope that helps...
Hi Kristina,
I am so pleased that I am not the only one who sometimes has a room looking like that ;-). Good luck with the workspace consolidation!
Sam.
I got the cleaning "itch" this weekend too! We'll look forward to seeing pics of the new, all organized space!
Have a great week!
Emily
Missing seeing your scrapbook pages and cards - but totally understand the organizing dilema! Once I get into it though organizing my space becomes a creative process too - so good luck to ya!
I don't even have a craft room. I have a craft workspace in my utility room. And it stays messy. Here's my theory....messy = creative.
I completely understand the frustration with the unorganized craft space. I have to same problem and in turn I to don't have the desire to craft it up as often as I would like.
Don't worry though...a few hours of organizing and you will be ready to craft again!
Good Luck with your new roommate and with the reorganization of your craft area.
Miss your creativity............hope your cleaning brings it back. How much time do you think we put into reorganizing? Too much!!
getting everything cleaned up and rearranged always motivates me to get creating again! I love your cards! Glad to see you back from your break! Brooke
I just finished cleaning/reorganizing my craft room. Once your done, a wonderful feeling of inspiration will occur. Have fun purging, cleaning, and organizing.
I only wish my craft room was that clean! My piles of stuff have piles-hehe! Just think of all the amazing stuff you will create in your newly organized space. I can't wait! Love that card.
Jen
I feel your pain. When my DD was born, my craft room became her room. Now my stamps are organized and reside in our walk-in closet. I've been sifting through old treasures and trying to decide which beloved stamps need to go to a new loving home.
Good luck and thanks for all you do! You are amazing!
Good luck with your cleaning. It's a good thing....you'll get your motivation back and you'll find a little something to send to one of yur dedicated readers! Yay for US on both counts!
I have this same issue. I cannot create in chaos. I do notice that when I take a crafting hiatus and clean my area, I come back with mucho mojo. Can't wait to see what you come up with :)
boxes...check, paper...check, ink...check, cardboard boxes...check, chaos...check & double check!
There's nothing like necessity to bring on a good clean-out...that & not being able to see the floor. Hope your re-organising goes well. I'm sure you'll feel totally refreshed to make some creative mess once it's all re-organised.
Best wishes
Di
PS: I'll think of you as I work through my mess tomorrow too!
I totally understand your lack of motivation. I feel the same way when my room is piled high with stuff. Good luck with the rest of your cleaning :o)
I just cleaned up my little area and everything was so neat I couldn't create! lol so I had to mess it up again! lol... (but not as messy though ! lol)
Hope your mojo comes running in full force at you soon! :)
I feel like keeping a craft area clean is like keeping up with laundry--it just never ends!
Yes, I definitely think purging will open up some creative space! Good luck!
Your room looks much like mine right now.... You are so good at inspiring me to create wonderful cards, and now you've inspired me to get that room cleaned up and organized a little bit! Can't wait to see your color challenge card...
Oh my, yes, I too am not all that motivated when my zone is crazy. Since I am still in the ever so slow process of organizing it, I just put up some floor to ceiling curtains over the worst area & then just keep my desk in order. Not good to hide the mess, but at least that way no one has to see it.
Let us know how you finally organized it, I'm sure it'll motivate me to "downsize" the mess a bit. Wonderful card, btw!
Hmmm, understand about mess = unmovitated. But the bright side of things, you've got a craft room to clean! At the moment the mess on my crafting table, oops I mean kitchen table is getting higer and higher. Soon I won't be able to see my partner who sits at the other end, LOL
Have fun, sometimes there's nothing better than a big cleanout
Cheers
Jo
I am doing this today too! We adopted two children a couple of years ago and they got my craft room. I now work from our walk in closet and bedroom. Continual downsizing is a must for me to be able to keep creating. Good luck with your project.
Yvonne
I feel your pain! Thanks for your blog and videos. As a relative newbie to stamping you inpire me and I appreciate that!
Isn't it amazing how FAST you can mess up your craft space? I think I spend more time cleaning than creating! ... but once you find a layout and organizational habit that works for you, the creating never stops!
"pick me, pick ME!!!!!" (PAH-leeze!) ...random comment
Yeah! Hand me downs! Good luck on your cleaning. I cleaned all day Saturday so I can completely empathize! You'll feel GREAT...when it's done!
Cute card! Love the layout! Good luck with the cleaning!
good luck with the cleaning and i cant wait for the posts to come!
:)
YIKES- I thought you had been burgled !
Best of luck with the clean up, it always feels great after :)
It is inspiring to see someone else try to organize their craft stuff. I keep ideas in my head - but nothing out there yet. Take pictures when you are done!
I always wondered what your crafting space looked like. And I can totally relate to the piles on the floor! My space always looks like! Happy Monday!
Hi Kristina
Nothing like a good clean out to get all inspired again. GOOD LUCK!!!!
Uggghhh! MYour craft area is pristine compared to mine! My craft area and I have a love hate relationship! I love having my own space to create, but every time I clean it, it ends up back the way it was in less than a week :) I think it's the crafters curse!
Have a happy day :)
lol, that's what my room looks like most the time too, however I just revamped mine and love it! you'll have to share some pics of the aftermath :) great card too btw! love the colors!
I've got to do some cleaning out of old supplies too. I just need to be ruthless and throw stuff away. The mess doesn't make me happy.
Uggghhh! Your craft area is pristine compared to mine! My craft area and I have a love hate relationship! I love having my own space to create, but every time I clean it, it ends up back the way it was in less than a week :) I think it's the crafters curse!
Have a happy day :)
My room looks like that each time I make something. Good luck,can't wait for you next MACM.
I'm trying to clean up my stamping space, too. Took a road trip to Ikea yesterday to get supplies; now I just have to assemble it all, and I'm good to go! :)
oo oo oo...me me me!
So last week we (as in me and all 4 kiddos) go over to a lady's house that I highly regard. The littles had all been forewarned that we were only playing outside. When she opened the door, the 5 year old says, "oh, I see why we can't go inside, it's because your house is so messy." Humility, it's what kids do best.
good luck with all the cleaning & new roomie stuff! It's definitely a great feeling to purge old stuff every now & then!
thanks again for all that you do!
Best of luck with the organizing...looks a lot like my room! I'm lucky though because my room is on the 3rd. floor and no one but me sees it.
Although I must admit every now and then I'll spend a day just re-organizing. When your all done, step back and enjoy!
Love your blog and always look forward to MACM!
Happy cleaning!
Arlyne
So happy to see that I am not alone! My mother-in-law came to visit last week, and I would say my craft area took me the most time to clean up than any other room in the house :-) But doesn't it feel so good to get it organized? :-)
Good luck in your organizing! it's always nice to get it done, but like you I procrastinate getting it done!
Doesn't it feel so good to purge? It's amazing how quickly stuff accrues in a craft room!!! Good luck and how fun you're getting a new roommate!!
I thought mine was the only one that looked like that!
Amazing how we still manage to find what we are looking for when our craft rooms look like that, isn't it? You just sit there and say to yourself "I know I saw it.... it's here somewhere..."
Happy spring cleaning to you. Perhaps, you will inspire us all again.... this time, to clean!
:)
Hang in there!! You'll feel great when it's done!! :)
Good luck!!
Marie
Oooh good luck! I've been there, done that, bought the t-shirt - way too many times! Thanks for the chance to win - love your blog!
LOL @ Suzanne's comment...kids...dontcha just love em!!
I hate working in chaos as well...in fact I like to have a clear mind as well, if I've something worrying me I can't find inspiration.
I spy your 'awesome' card on that sketch pad :)
Hope you'll share the 'after' photo too...looking forward to the next MACM.
xxxxx
Good luck with your clean up!
If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, Of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?
***Albert Einstein
I KNEW you were a genius...
naomi
It's so hard to be creative when there is chaos around! Best wishes on getting through it all. Thanks for all the great inspiration!
- Mandy
I wish I had a scrap room to make messes in. I have to drag all my stuff out and then put it away when I'm done, no fair! Thanks for the great cards you share and for the chance to win some goodies.
No MACM??? AHHHHH!!!! I can totally relate to the messy stamp studio. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who creates a disaster zone when I'm creating cards. I'll be waiting with breathless anticipation for next Monday!
I am actually moving today and am avoiding packing for another 10 minutes. Love your cards!
I think the saddest thing is that mine is worse AND I am actually spread out across 2 rooms and growing....my disorganised chaos is stopping me from getting organised and starting LOL
Good luck and post a new pic of the clean room!
Organizing a craft room is always a work-in-progress for me...have fun!
Best of luck with the cleaning. I wish mine could look cleaner than yours, but it doesn't.
Oh man... our space looks about the same, except for the fact that mine is about half that size with as much crap on the floor :) good luck cleaning and organizing your space.
Ah space, space, or lack of it. My friend Ceecee. Did the greatest thing with towel bars from Ikea, for punches. Check out this pic.
http://bp0.blogger.com/_3_WM4rZTSAE/Rtx7R9rrWHI/AAAAAAAAAaU/H-QCpl9w-xI/s1600-h/wall+of+punches.jpg
it contiually amazes me how quickly my crafting area gets disorganized and it seems like the more in need i am of having to make something for a certain occasion, the messier it is. then i have to allow time to get it organized so i can complete the project that i just gotta get done now!
crazy huh
well, trust me, we all feel your pain.
good luck on the temporary organization....
HA HA
becky
SCS belledancr
I try to organize, I do! And then that card muse comes out and starts using all my stuff and BAM it's a wreck in here. Befor I know it I find myself with a tiny stamping area amidst a large table of stamping stuff. LOL Must put things away! Wishing you content organization,
-Bev
wow - and here I thought I was the only one who's craft area took on a life of its own, and I have been trying to organize if for 6 months now. LOL... have almost unmounted 75 retired SU stamp sets though... Saves TONS OF ROOM. I am definatly taking up more than my half of the office I share with my boyfriend... =O) but he thinks I am cute so it is ok...
give stuff away... I might have to try that... LOL... who am I kidding. I am a pack rat...
Have fun and Good Luck with it.
Angie
Glad to know that I am not the only one who has problems with a messy craft room.
I'm glad to hear that after some cleaning and organizing you'll be back to creating. I've been missing your creations!
Ohhhhh....I did a major clean on my craft room last week....it took a while, but now my room is a happy place again! Have fun organizing(or at least try to have fun!)
Smiles,
Heather B.
I agree that a deadling always help me clean more thoroughly and quickly. Hope you have a great day.
I meant deadline. D'OH. Sorry.
Just went thru this same thing earlier this spring - the cleaning and sorting but in fabrics!
Great card & sketches!!
I am sharing my craft space with my husband and his massive amount of books and shelves. I just moved and reorganized my area and I still haven't got much accomplished either. It's kinda why I didn't get a card done for your challenge.
Just remember: "this too shall pass!"
I'll miss your MACM but cannot lame you for taking a week off - have fun cleaning :P
Take small comfort in the knowledge that my area is worse :)
Good Luck with the organizing project. Sometimes that is as much fun as the stamping.
Glad I'm not the only one who gets messy! Isn't that supposed to be a sign of creative genius, or something? (Or it that what I just keep telling myself....??:-)
Good luck getting your organizing done! It will be so worth it when it's all finished :) I can't wait for MACM next week!!!
Hi :-)
the card is very cool, and good luck organizing your room, I'm sure it will look great!!!
Your craft space doesn't look too bad, but at least you have motivation to clean it!
Kristina -
I am so sorry that is one of the things that has dampened your motivation. I think it would be funny to issue a challenge for the most disorganized, least useful craft areas. I think that I could be a contender!
Can't wait to see your card and the round-up tonight! Presents are always fun!
Toni
I have to clean out and purge my room too. Love your MACM and look forward to watching them. Love your designs.
Nothin' like getting orgainzed!
this makes me so happy, because now i don't feel like the only one who has a messy craft space, i can't get inspired until mine is tidied up either
Hey Kristina,
I really enjoy your work and love watching your tutorials! You seem like the kind of person that would be so fun to hang out with! Good luck on your cleaning!
~Kristy
Organization does wonder for the mojo! Good luck with the next phase of the clean-out!
OK..we'll give you ONE Monday off to get more organized. *S* Have fun.
Its nice to know that even the pros have days like these. We moved a year ago and I never have settled into my new craft space so I've been completely unmotivated recently.
Good luck with the clean up! I can't wait to see you creating again! I miss your inspiration!! :-D Hugs! Have a great week!
Kuddos to you for clearing stuff out...feels good when you're done and you can see and get to the things you really like and use!!!! Can't wait until MACM is back!!!!
Great job on starting to clean. I think I do it once every couple of months!!! It feels so good to have everything in place (for at least on hour or so)...
Kyla in KY
Kristina,
Good luck with the room. I am helping my brother-in-law design a room for my sister for her 50th birthday. Any ideas or goodies would be welcome.
Cindy
yikes... i hate it when you think you are getting somewhere and yet it still looks like that. good luck... and i can't wait for tonight to see which cards were chosen.
--cheers
lauree
Will you be posting a picure of how ya got that closet set up? It seems like a nice plan. I hate the scavenger hunt that is adhesive left on counter from project 2 months ago, scissors on top of fridge out of children's reach, stamp set located but one stamp I want MIA, cardstock now located but with stickers from cereal box. Give up and buy a card. You get the idea. Show me your lovely example.
WOW!! Happy organizing.... looking forward to a refreshed and newly creative you.
I totally understand how a messy craft area can hinder the creative flow. Fortunately, your craft area really isn't that bad. You'll feel better if you take a look at mine.
http://bp2.blogger.com/_qPCi6AiCAF4/SBUyfGifMJI/AAAAAAAAAEU/jAae4Ka6h4Y/s1600-h/Craft+table+before+and+after.JPG
I love the card! You used that layout for another card, "Forever friend", that was awhile ago.
Good luck cleaning
Good luck organizing! Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us--your website inspires me so much. I love the color challenges & MACM.
Have fun cleaning the craft room! I always like organizing mine. With the summer months I find it so hard to be creative!
Can't wait for MACM to come back!
K
You are not alone in the world of messy craft rooms. YEAH!!! It does end up being fun when you do clean...you end up finding alot of things you didn't remember buying. Have fun!! Can't wait to see your card tonight! :)
wow! lots of comments already! thanks for all your inspiration! good luck organizing!
Hi Katrina, I'll show the messy workroom picture to my husband, then he will know I'm not the only one with a messy workroom. But good luck with the clearing and cleaning.
Eveline.
So, I'm not the only one with a messy craft room.
It always feels so good and inspiring to get it cleaned. Good luck! Post pics when you get it done!!
I am so---glad that the reason for not posting has been that your cleaning- I thought you just didn't like us any more!LOL
Rest assured that you are not alone!! My philosophy...push it aside until it falls off the counter...then clean it up!
Your craft room is clean compare to mine! Lol! Good luck on the rest of the clean up and I'm sure your mojo will be back soon :)
That mess looks familiar! I think it's nearly impossible to keep a craft room orderly. The creative process just does not work that way. At least that's what I keep telling myself. ;-)
oh can i totally relate to that!! i should do that szme thing today!!!
good luck!
Oh I love love to win something from your stash..I love your blog.It's the first thing I go to in the morning
Have fun organizing. I have to do that today too...
Must be a change in the weather - I just cleaned up my craft room on Friday. If it makes you feel any better, it was way worse than yours.
Ah, Spring cleaning...I'm doing that myself right now. We have a garage sale coming up soon. It feels so good to have a clean, organized work space. Good luck with it :)
Thanks for sharing a view of your room! I have to admit that my work space looks a lot like your work space...
Good luck with the organizing! Can't wait to see what you create next...
I'm proud of you for making room for your new roomie. My DH and I *try* to share an office/stamp room. Mostly I just send him out of the room, with the laptop, so I can stamp.
I have tons of stuff that we've tried to sort through too. I just need to make it a priority.
Cudos to you for doing it!
Your craft room looks about like mine! I can't wait for the MACM to come back. I am definitely in withdrawal.
Susan
Great to see you back on the blog again. I love cleaning and organizing so your project sounds and looks like a blast to me. I'd love to win something from your hand-me-down collection. Thanks! Lyndsay
I would love whatever you have to give away. It would add to my craft room mess!
My craft space needs a go through also. Its amazing how much stuff I end uf with. Thanks for your wonderful blog. Can't wait to see pictures of your room all organized and a new MACM!
My craft room looks like that regularly...it can definitely put a damper on the creativity! I would love to see an "after" photo when you finish cleaning. It might inspire me.
totally relate to the message craft room! Mine gets so messy that I don't want to step foot in there...then I have to break down and clean it up. What's up with Lyndsay - loves cleaning? Yuck! :-) You can come to my house. :-)
I recognized your sketch of the last color challenge card you did...very cute.
Thanks for the update. I would love to see another photo of your craft room after it's organized. I need some inspiration on how to set mine up. Thanks for all you do for us. Can't wait for the roundup tonight!
My craft corner is mess as well. I was going to ignore that today - but you have inspired me to just go for it and clean it up! Good Luck cleaning! Can't wait to see the after pic :)
I'm missing your MACM this morning, but definately feel your funk. A sure fire way to get me in one is mess in my space. Hope you are back soon.
I feel your pain! My stamping space is a mess! It's my first day of summer vacation (I'm a teacher) so I should start cleaning so I can get stamping! I love your blog! Your creations are absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing!
I love your cards and MACM is the highlight of my Mondays!!!!
yikes!... my "craft area" consists of the bottom portion of an Armoire... and I have a hard time keeping that "organized" half the time... I can't even imagine how I would handle an actual craft room! ;-) you probably have so much going on, so I could see how it got to be so hard to keep up with all the stuff.
Well I look forward to the next MACM... Good luck w/all the organizing!... ~Maria
Hello :)
Have a goood day !
I need to be doing the same! Hope you are succssful!
lol my room is just as bad. luckly i just cleaned my studio this weekend next is my desk in my room though... not looking forward to that but i have to do it... bribes
good luck with organizing everything... lucking forward to MACM.
nina
Hi,
dont feel bad my scrap space looks even worse -- its so cluttered that i am working in the hallway out side of my walk-in closet (my scrap space). And, yes it is hard to be motivated in chaos. I think you may have inspired me to give my space a good cleaning too!
thanks and good luck
wendi
You are not alone! I ran out of room to make a mess on my desk, so it has suddenly overflowed to the floor!
Good luck cleaning up your stash. Would love some of your goodies to add to mine!
I never got around to cleaning up my craft space this weekend, so you are doing better than me! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all your wonderful creations.
My craft room was overtaken by my hubby this weekend. We have a murphy bed in there and he was angry at me so he slept on it...messing up my craft room and my mind. But things are back to normal and soon will be for you too.
NO WAY!! BUT you always seem to have a place to plop all your extra stuff when you do your MACM....I always thought it was a mile-long tabletop.....who knew it was the floor???? I guess there is hope for me :) Off to my stamp room to clean up the rack of stamp pads that fell this weekend (making a 5 minute card on the way to a graduation party!!)
Show us again when you are finished!
You are my stamping hero - so i'd love to take your throw aways! Oh - and my stamp space looks just about like yours. I don't have a room mate moving in to encourage me to clean it though!
IF I had a certain scrap area I KNOW it would look like that! I have to keep my stuff in 2 separate areas right now and I know when I go looking thru stuff it sure gets a mess!!!
I completely understand the lack of inspiration now. MY room is looking a bit like this, maybe worse. I am starting to dread going in there, but I have to have it cleaned up today, just because!! I will be thinking of you while I clean! LOL
Happy Monday.
Hi Kristina, from your picture I can see that you would benefit from Elfa shelving (above your desk and all the way to the left wall) from The Container Store:
http://www.containerstore.com/browse/index.jhtml?CATID=77773
It's super easy to install, less than 2 hours for my husband and I. The 2 shelves above your desk are too small for your "awesome-ness".
Your room doesn't look half as bad as mine. I'll have to clean it up this weekend for an upcoming class.
Looking forward to seeing the color inspiration choices.
Wow I am glad to see that I am not the only one who has some organizing to do! My stuff is in randon places all over the house! I need a craft room! Good Luck!
Oooh! Give aways! I love them, but have never won before. I'm sure whatever you're giving, I haven't got... Just kind of started into crafting. You're very inspiring. I especially LOVe to get ideas from your scrapbook layouts.
It's good to know that I'm not the only one :)
Greetings,
Ilse
So glad to have you back! Good luck cleaning your craft area.
I'm so glad you're back! I visit your website everyday, and you make me discover a lot when it comes to cardmaking and crafting. I'm from Norway, and scrapbooking and cardmaking is not a well known hobby here, so it's great to get some inspiration! Thanks a lot for everything you do! :)
Johanna
I miss MACM!!! I try to do every one of your MACM's, and look forward to it every week, but I understand.... all of my craft stuff is scattered on the kitchen table right now! Good Luck!!!
I would LOVE to win some of your goodies that need a new home! I'm sure it's all fabulous.
Good luck with the cleaning/organizing.
Well, even though I will miss MACM, I completely understand the need for reorganizing! It's actually encouraging to me to see that your stuff gets disorderly too! Thank you so much for all of you great videos, helpful tips, and inspiration. Wow, to have something from THE Kristina Werner, wouldn't that be an honor??!!
I will take the stuff off your hands!!!!!!!!
My craft room/family office( meaning 3 desks and 3 computers in here) is A BIG MESS! Need to get it cleaned and starting today!!!!!
Have fun
Carie
Ok, I'm the only selfish one: I MISSS YOU! PLEASE HURRY WITH ANOTHER MACM! My entire $200+ SU order arrives tonight, and I neeed you! Thanks! Good luck, have fun, get it done!
Wow! Your room shocked me. :) I miss MACM! I love your cards. I'd love to have any of your goodies. Good luck getting your room organized.
Good luck! You are going to feel soo good once it is done. I just finished my big "organization" project and I am way more motivated to create!
Put on some music and it will be done in a flash.
Best-Leigh
I feel your pain!!! But share it also!!! I live in that state everyday, and am finally taking control my self!!
Happy Cleaning!!
Wow, you should see my stamp room and it's organized! LOL. You're going to have a lot of creative juices flowing in that room.
I hope you get that room together I love your cards! I feel your pain however as it is never fun to have to organize and clean up one's mess. LOL
Good Luck!
I'm all about a give-a-way! I totally understand the mess! I've been working on getting my parents records transfered to digital and I got a new iPod so I've trying to move all my music over....what a pain but oh how nice it will be when I can clean my house to my music again!
I desperately need to clean/straighten/organize my craft space too!! I will motivate myself too I think!
I absolutely love your blog. I love how you show how to do some of your work with video.
I too have just started to clean up my 'crafting', laundry, basement space! I wish I had a nice large space for all of this so it was easier to organize it all!
Best of luck with your new roommate!
I really like Kraft paper and the orange is perfect on it. I just cleaned up my craft room - it always makes me feel creative to uncover stuff I have forgotten!
isnt that the problem of any crafting hobby?
there is never ENOUGH space...
Oh man!!! I need to do the same and yes, it makes a difference. Once you are all organized it will help. I need to send you pics of my creative place.
I'm in craft room clean-out/clean-up mode too. :) Moved baby out of his nursery into a new room and now it's MINE. Enjoy - there's something refreshing about having a newly arranged, clean workspace. And if you happen to pick my number, thanks a bunch!
Glad I'm not the only one who has a messy work area from time to time. Love your work!
You can do it!
I found that if I give myself less space (I know that's a bad word) I'll stay more organized. I got a couple of cabinets from IKEA - just like in Stampin Success and filled them up. Now I try to use everything I have because I don't have room to let it pile up.
And when I do get overwhelmed... I just shut the doors and come back later!
Love your work! Thanks for sharing so much with us!
Anything you are giving away must be great regardless. And I took a picture of my craft room before the big move upstairs. It DWARFS your mess... Count your blessings. ha
I am so glad other creatives share my struggle. Oh the glorious mess...I am so organized in my mind! Perhaps this is imagination at it's best...;)
Who doesn't have a messy area??? If you pick me, I'll share the stuff with my 7 year old daughter. She has a small box of stamping stuff. She love to stamp and make cards. Sometimes she likes drawing on her cards more, maybe an artist someday? Thanks for sharing...
Hi Kristina, Missing your videos here. Can't wait for you to be back sharing how you make your beautiful creations. I hope I get chosen to get some of your supplies you give away. I am a homeschool Mom of a daughter and could really use art material in her art class. My daughter just turned 18 yesterday! I made her a nice card with her favorite colors. I will share it on my blog today. I also have a very messy craft room and you have inspired me to get it organized. It's not going to be easy though, we have a new kitten which seems to play 24-7 and gets into everything, knocking stuff down, etc... Your card sketch is the[Your name is Awesome] card which made it for the featured youtube vid of the day!
wow, so many messages!! I wanted to sympathise with you too ..... been there myself!
Good luck on cleaning up your craft space. I just moved my craft space and I am still organizing it as well. It is difficult with two kiddos, but hopefully it will be finished soon. I totally understand not feeling creative in a space that is a messy and unorganized. Thanks for your blog, it is one of my favorites. I am looking forward to the return of MACM.
NOw I don't feel so bad about my room. I took everything out of it, painted it a very inspiring but bright yellow, moved everything back in and I still have boxes on the floor that have not been put away. That was 2 months ago! Maybe I need to give myself a deadline.
Well after seeing your area, I don't feel so bad. :o) I think crafters end up with a room that looks like that at some point. Good luck with your clean-up.
Sharon
One's trash is another's treasure! Cast offs can be fun and surprising! Good luck with the cleaning!
You just need to draw a nice bubble bath and relax girl...after you clean up of course. :)
Really it could be worse, REALLY! My DH had two elderly distant cousins that were brothers and died about a year apart. Now that home was a MESS, this is just some crafty clutter!! TRUST ME! LOL! However, I am most willing to accept anything you are giving away! Everything you make is just kewl!
hmmmm...if that's your definition of a mess I hope you never set foot in my craft room!!!! :-)
Hi Kristina,
I just love your blog!
And about all this mess, I feel your pain... Last weekend, I cleaned up mines.... :-S
Anyway, congrats for your beautiful job, which always inspires my (in Brazil).
Camilla
Your craft room makes me feel right at home. Looks a lot like mine. I too plan to do some reorganizing and cleaning in the very near future.
Ohh, please post a picture again when you have it all finished! Would love to have some of your extra goodies! Thanks!
Good luck with the re-organization of your stuff! I hope you do better than I do when I re-organize...because when I want something later, I go back to where it used to be, and then wonder where the heck I moved it!
Donna
It doesn't look that bad to me! That must mean that my room needs cleaning too!! I think a clean room will rejuvenate you!!
Ahhh, the messy craft room syndrome. I recognize the symptoms all too well. Good luck with that. :-)
Oh my Lord - you're going to go have time to scroll through all these posts in the midst of your stamp organizing? Holey. "I am woman, hear me roar!" LOL I've never left a comment until now. Thanks so much for all you do and the great postings! Gotten hooked on Last Fm too! LOL I love your cards. I happened to be going through a STAMP IT mag last night and came across a card that I thought "Hey! That looks like a Kristina card..." and sure enough, it was! Issue from 8/7/07 - "You Freakin' Rock" (and I saw the FIND JOY card too).
FYI - some tips I've done in my stamp room.. I use a pants hanger to store my standard wheel stamps. I've placed white labels on the ends of all my SU sets for quick reference (and have retired sets on one shelf and current on another). Happy Organizing!
Cheerioodle!
Tina Weller
Yeah, my craftroom always looks like a hurricane went through it. I just can't seem to keep it clean! Hopefully when all is said and done, it will be nice and organized and you will want to create. Good luck with the new roommate!
excited to see the CI's top ten!
Hey Kristina - don't enter me in the contest since I won the CD at Christmas. I just wanted to comment and say I hope you will post a Kindle review after you've figured yours out. I've been kicking around the idea of getting one for months now (I love a good gadget!) I've watched the video on Amazon a million times! :) Anyway, would love to know what you think of it.
I love your blog. It is my favorite craft related blog to read! Good luck with organizing all your stuff. I just did that this weekend. It is not fun while doing it, but the reward is worth it! (At least that's what I tell myself!)
So fabulous to see other people's messy crafting areas, lol
Good luck re-organizing! I love your blog. Hope your knee has healed up??
I must say that I enjoyed looking at the picture of your craft room because I loved checking out all the crafting goodies I saw there! All the best in organzing ang preparing for your new roommate! Tinla
you're so brave for sharing that picture! and yet...looking at your clutter I suddenly wonder if we were separated at birth...
My room looks much like yours! I just had a hutch built for my desk, so hopefully that will help me get organized too!! Good luck with the cleaning!
My room looks similar... but I have three kids worth of craft supplies mixed in! Chaos is an understatement! Have fun organizing -- maybe you'll find a forgotten treasure :-)
In my craft room I have shelves lining the top of the entire room. These shelves hold my sentimental artifacts and memories and provides a great place to reflect and find inspiration. We are nothing without those memories that make us, I feel.
Love your work K!
Cleaning always refreshens my creativity. Hopefully cleaning will do yours as well. Good luck with the remaning clean up and organization. And good luck with the new roommate.
i have the same problem...a messy scrap room. So i am cleanign today too...not fun b ut necessary!!
happy cleaning!
I can't work in a mess either! I try to put things away as soon as I am finished with them and clean up between each project, but sometimes...well, you know.
Wow it is only 2PM and 202 comments! I would love to see the way you organize your stuff in your closet too, if you want to share! I am thinking about that myself!!
Far from being a meaningless void, chaos is the source of creativity and construction in nature and in social dynamics.
- Russ Marion
Good luck! It will be so much better when you are all re-organized. My craft area is my dining room table so I eat sitting on the couch A LOT! Maybe some "after" pics will inspire me to get organized too :)
Girl please! You haven't seen anything until you have seen my corner of "creative clutter"! Cute card by the way, love the stars!
I feel your pain, I cleaned my craft room all weekend. =)
I just worked on my room last night. It was hard to be creative when I didn't know where anything was. LOL. Good luck with getting everything sorted!
Good luck with re-organizing your room. I know how you feel. I have a toddler and a baby helping me make it worse. My husband said it's Ok since it's a "Crap room".
Dang girl! I can SO relate! Cleaning is good, though now and then I guess! hehe! Have a great week!
Makes me feel good that someone as creative as you sometimes doesn't feel like creating. Way to go with your cleaning...at amazing how quickly styles change eh?
Makes me feel good that someone as creative as you sometimes doesn't feel like creating. Way to go with your cleaning...at amazing how quickly styles change eh?
Oh my... your craft room looks like mine! Glad you're back, was gettin' a bit worried; I've only recently discovered and caught up with your archives and looking forward to more crafty goodness! Take care...
I'd love something from your stash! Your MACM videos inspire me and I'll look forward to next week's!
Anne Davis
Good luck with your cleaning :-)
Happy stamp room cleaning! If I lived nearby, I'd come help you. In a totally non-stalker way. :O)
I'm great at organizing other people's rooms. Never mine. Sigh.
That's some craft room! Hope the tidying goes well!
I am looking forward to seeing this week's selection on the colour challenge.
I understand about the MACM (sniff, sniff).
My crafting area looks the same right now, maybe even worse.
It's hard to get motivated but then you reach a point and you say, "enuf is enuf".
Hope you come back soon!
BTW, I really think that you should have a MACT, MACW, MACTH, MACF, MACS, and MACSunday.
MACM isn't enuf :)
I love your blog and ideas... and because of you, I now look forward to Mondays!!
I feel your pain. I will be in the kitchen and get excited over some kind of inspiration and then I come into my office and it all fades away. Maybe I will make this weekend my clean my office weekend. Wait, I think I said that about this last weekend...urg! Good luck!
I wish I had a "room" to mess up! All my stuff is in a cabinet. I have to drag everything out and then put everything back almost every day. Ugh! I would love something from the KWerner stash!!!
Looks so familar ... like mine! I went to a crop weekend the first weekend in May and I still have not unpacked! Good luck!
I have been sorting and purging my scrap area with the help of a very kind and generous friend the last week... WHAT a process it has been! And the volume of stuff I have RAKed on has been amazing. But you know what... it feels SO GOOD! :)
My craft area is always a mess. My super-funny husband once stepped on a brad or something sharp from my stash and said, "ooohh, a scrapbook booby-trap!"
Yeah!
I am not the only one with an amazingly messy craft room!
Not that that makes you feel any better, but I always envision everyone else having this perfect spotless place to craft.
Hey Kristina, I sooooo know how it goes to not be motivated when your stuff is in disarray or hard to get to. I too am TRYING to get my stamp stuff organized...good luck to both of us! Anyways, thanks for the blog candy opportunity - guess I should figure out a spot to put it if I win, LOL!
Thanks for all your wonderful creations!
I feel your pain. My room is such a mess I cant hardly get in there! Grrr! :)
My craft room looked like that this morning too. I am trying to work on too many projects at once. But the lady who helps me clean my house is coming tomorrow, so it is all cleaned up. Will you post a pic of your work space after you finish straightening up your stash?
I had to clean off my work area last night too, not much fun! When I moved in February I had to go through a lot of my stuff and not all of it came with me. Good luck with the organizing and sorting, can't wait to see what else you come up with!!!
Isnt't cleaning the pits! But when you have it done, you always feel so good.
Have fun!
I am also cleaning my craft room for a month now. It's going well. I'll be feeling good when things will all be where they belong. Good luck with your cleaning job! You too will feel good!
Good luck with the tidying up! It is always more inspiring to create in a semi-organized space. (that's as good as my space gets!)
Love your work. Your blog is the first thing I go to when I turn my computer on. A good cleaning is necessary every once in a while. You'll stumble upon things you've forgotten all about, and your creative wheels will begin turning. I can't wait to see the results!!
I just recently did that, and it felt SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good! I was totally excited about my stuff again (the stuff that I kept), someone who needed crafting items got a ton of stuff (a woman who had had a house fire and lost all of her supplies), and I found things that I had forgotten I'd bought! Plus, it's so great for the creativity to have a clean space...I've been cranking out stuff like crazy in the past couple of weeks since I did it! Keep it up! It's so worth it!! :o)
~Michelle
my scrapin' area is a disaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't scrapbooked or made a card in MONTHS! I wake up every morning wanting to make a card, mission failed - EVERYDAY! I mustttttt get to it! Specially because I'll be having a new roomate too! I'm having a baby =) in December, and I have to make room for him/her =) want my babee by my side for the first few months =) or years =P lol good luck!
I can understand why you don't feel creative, my craft space looks the same. I told myself today that if I cleaned my kitchen then I could watch macm. You'll need to get some videos on, there isn't to much else to get me motivated to clean my house now that American Idol is over and Grey's has turned into reruns. Thanks I really enjoy all videos!!!
Bummer about no MACM but I totally know how it is to need to clear the clutter before creating. Good luck with your own cleaning (I need to get going on mine too!) and the subsequent creating!!! :) Have a fantabulous day!
~ Sarah
I would love to receive something for your craft room!
I love the card and sketches.. I am so glad to see that super woman is really HUMAN... I try so hard to keep my space clean. I really enjoy when I have the time to clean and organize my little space... I think it's because it's the only room that I have total control of. For the most part no one goes in there but me and the 4 year old shadow... With his games... Of which I end up picking up... The door to the storage room is in my room so sometimes the odds and ends get put outside the door. I recently purged and gave all the extra to my DD she love having all the new stuff....
I always look at getting rid of clutter & items I don't use anymore as a way of making room for new stuff!! :o)
I missed MACM - it makes Monday's worth it!
-Emily