Craft Room Organization

I’m still working on my craft room.  Life keeps getting in the way of me finishing projects.  Pesky job.  Pesky dirty floors.  Pesky being an adult.

When I started my craft room, I cleared everything out and placed it in the spare bedroom across the hall. It looked like this.  At it’s best. And that’s just fabric. Oy.  There was more crafting junk on the other side of the room.

I decided that I should get to cleaning that mess up.  It was time.  My hoarding ways were catching up with me.

I started with the fabric.  Kim (NewlyWoodwards) is a genius and she gave me some comic book boards to see if they would help me get organized.  I liked them so much that I bought more (from Amazon) and got to work.

I can now easily see what types of fabric I have.  The tubs are easy to transport and store nicely in the closet.  It’s not the most adorable blogland storage solution but it’s super practical (and inexpensive).

Remember this darling green buffet and button art?

I was originally going to use the buffet to store fabric.  I was, however, concerned about the fabric starting to smell like old furniture so I put the kabosh on that idea and decided to use it to store other crafting supplies.

The top drawers hold paper items and sewing accessories.

The inside of the cabinet holds paints, jewelry supplies, glues, foam, etc.

I think I’m starting to get my life back in order. 

I have a few more things to hang on the walls and then I might get to a proper room reveal. Get excited.  But not too excited.  You know me.

How do you store your craft supplies?  Any other great fabric storage suggestions?

June Monthly Recap

Do you ever have times in your life where you feel that you are just barely keeping your head above water and you’re not exactly sure why?  That was our past two months.  Nothing major happened we just constantly felt behind.  And tired. And sort of grouchy.  The saddest part of all was losing my wit.  Lame.

We are back and feeling better than ever now.  Must have been that week at the lake.  Or this wonderful break in weather.  Or something else that old people say. 

My floors are shiny.  The shower is clean. And my ability to be a smart aleck is back.  Oh, yes.

Beings that June and July disappeared in a flash, it’s not surprising that I’m behind in my monthly blog recaps.  And I was doing so well.

Let’s catch up.  Here’s what happened in June.  It’s almost more fun to most the recap a month late. That’s what I keep telling myself.  Looks for July’s around October 19th.

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Catch up on the rest of 2013 here:  January February March April May

Has your Summer disappeared right before your eyes?  Isn’t Ike ridiculously cute?  Even when he’s stealing my new blanket.

Vintage Wash Tub Beverage Cooler

I’d like you to meet the newest addition to our family.

Isn’t she cute?  She has nice legs.

This vintage wash tub turned beverage cooler was all Nate’s idea.  Most girls get all gushy when their husbands do things like bring them flowers or take out the trash.  Those things will never happen in my house so I will get gushy over his new found love of junk.  Totally better than flowers.  (I would still be head over heels if the trash somehow found it’s way out without my help.  But I’ll totally take junk.)

Nate asked me to be on the look out for a vintage wash tub.  He was with me a couple of weeks ago and we found this wash tub for $30.

It was quite rusty and chippy.  We were debating keeping it that way.  After thinking about it, we decided to make it a little more us. 

Nate purchased a 3M Paint and Rust Stripper and got to sanding.

It turned out all shiny.

I then taped it all up and gave it 2 coats of Valspar’s Red Queen Outdoor paint.  We decided to paint the legs to make it prettier and to help protect it from the elements.  We’ll probably store it inside but we may leave it out every now and then.

Ike likes that it matches his bandana.

Who doesn’t love a quick and easy project that ends with a fun before and after?  No one.

Who’s glad wash tubs are now for booze and not laundry? 

Looking for more booze fun?  Check out our DIY beer tasting flight carrier!

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