In my studio - Kristel Arends

Hi all! Kristel here today and I'm thrilled to start off this week with my lovely craft room :-)
I am so very grateful to be able to say that I have my own space and you can find me here almost daily; this is truly my happy place. I love my room clean and organized so I can just sit down, grab some stuff and start creating within minutes. (And have it stored away within minutes!)
The same goes for my two daughters for whom we also created room with a table and their own cabinet; they love to sit here, do their own thing and keep me company.

 This is my desk where I do almost anything. I was supposed to use the other table when crafting, but I totally prefer my cozy little corner over here.
Sitting at my desk I'm also just an arm reach away from a nice cup of hot tea; do you see the hot water dispenser? I totally advice anyone to have an appliance like this in your room!

When I turn around from my desk I have this corner of cabinets containing a lot of my crafting supplies; such as watercolors, pencils, markers, acrylic paints, embossing powder, etc.

I love the variety of drawers and open/closed cabinets; this way I can organize my materials perfectly.

I love to be able to just open a drawer and pull out a basket full of supplies which can be stored away in seconds as well.

These drawers hold my scrapbooking flowers, ribbons and embossing powders.

On top of the 4x4 cabinet I store my washi tape in 2 large fish bowls which I thought were perfect!
Sometimes, when I'm inspired, I love to draw and paint and use these to decorate my room, such as this watercolor flamingo.

When I turn the other way from my desk, I have this beautiful view of the rest of my room.

I also have these 2 Raskog carts next to me which were painted in soft pink to match my room.
It's loaded with lots of supplies such as: pocket page cards, embellishments, mixed media products, stamps and ink.
Underneath them I store two craft containers of which one contains paper scraps and the other is full of embroidery thread.

I love to be surrounded by plants!

This 5x5 cabinet has an extra table connected which my daughters mostly use when crafting.
I love this view with all the albums and baskets full of crafty supplies!
These albums aren't just for memorykeeping though as some of them are used for organizing, such as holding all of my stencils (in page protectors) and all of my page protectors for Project Life and scrapbooking.

These baskets hold my spray inks, paint brushes and mixed media tools, acrylic paints and paper pads.

A basket full of Gorjuss stamps, more acrylic paint (neon colors!) and all of my 12x12 papers. 

Even more acrylic paints and inks!
Yes... I'm a sucker for all sorts of paints :-)

This 2x2 cabinet holds all of my daughters' craft supplies.
They aren't as organized as I am, so I'm very thankful everything can be hidden behind closed doors, literally ;-)

Thank you for being here for my little craft room tour and I hope you've enjoyed it!
Have a lovely week and happy crafting!

Love, Kristel

In My Studio with Leigh

Hello crafty friends! I am so excited to reveal my new craft room, and share my creative space with you.

We just moved in and I have been working hard to get my craft room up and running. I did all the design and installation myself, except for the Sugar Paper LA desk above, that my husband helped me with. 

This craft room is smaller than my previous room, but my gold striped pegboard DIY project is still definitely a necessity. I used the new Heidi Swapp Gold Foil Flakes to foil the "Shine" word from Hello Heidi Wall Art line.  

The view from the doorway as you enter the room. For my craft room to work for me, I need to have separate stations or zones for each step in the creation process. The desk along the back wall features:

• Computer zone for editing and printing photos and using the Silhouette Machine
• Sewing and Heidi Swapp Minc machine station
• often used supplies on the pegboard
• Citrus Twist Kits Design Team binders and schedules 
• printing supplies stored near printer

The Sugar Paper LA desk from Target in the center of the room features:

• We R Memory Keepers Typecast Typewriter 
• this month's CTK kit in the drawers 
• adhesives and paper trimmers in the drawers

The back left plastic drawers hold paper scraps by color, and the wire cart next to it holds the Minc Foils and Bible Journaling supplies.

Inside the room looking back at the door, you can see my planning and Traveler's Notebook Station along that wall. Everything in the Michael's wall organizers above the desk is used for planning and Traveler's Notebook specific tasks. This planning and TN station features:

• daily hand lettering supplies like brush pens and Rhodia paper pads 
• planner stamps and inks
• small scale punches
• labels
• page flags and Post-it Notes
• favorite travel washi
• rotary stamps
• planners and TN's
• monthly planning kit subscriptions 

Close up of the wall organizers. You can see my bullet proof( aka water proof ) Noodler's Inks for fountain pens, and travel related stamps. 

All my planner pens and highlighters are close by in the Michael's pen/marker storage, and some clear dollar store bins. 

Love the Heidi Swapp wall words, and I spray painted this one with my favorite gold spray paint by Rustoleum (from Wal-mart). Ikea Kallax unit here for scrapbook supplies. Lots of Heidi Swapp goodness here as well as past Citrus Twist Kits in large plastic storage bags inside the white bins. 

The closet holds tools and embellishments, and extra supplies like adhesives and paper trimmer blades. All my Project Life supplies are also stacked in here. I have white curtains and am waiting on the other half of my curtain rod to show up so I can hang them. :)

Inspiration wall above the computer. 

Details: 

Wall paint: Sherwin Williams Amazing Gray

Floors: Dal-tile Porcelain tile River Marble in Silver Springs 12x24 size

Modular Desks: Pottery Barn

Desk Lamp: West Elm

Clear plastic storage bins: Target( aqua lids) and Michael's

Thank you so much for stopping by to see my room reveal today! 

Hugs, Leigh

In My Studio: Wendy Morris-Saponaro

Hello all!  Happy Wednesday and welcome to a peek into my art studio where I rightfully term it my 'happy place'.  It's my peace, my solace, and my calm.

Dear hubby, Vincenzo, and I recently moved mid-January to a rental home until we decide where and what type of home we want to 'permanently settle' in.  I was done with apartment living since college and now at 40, enough.  Also, now being married with an additional soul in the home, we were in dire need for more space from a two bedroom and looking to move to the quiet country yet still minutes from the beach along the Gulf Coast.  So, we found a sweet rental home with three bedrooms , a HUGE kitchen for dear hubby as a chef, and just perfectly suited our needs, with the inclusion of my art space (priorities!!!) much needed and required. Ha!

I will say moving gives you the urge to purge the unwanted, unneeded and unused.  This I did with SEVERAL trips to the local donation center for my gently used (and some new) art supplies, home items, and clothing.  So, I saved myself steps when moving to unpack things I knew no longer served a purpose for me.  This was VERY refreshing!

So, without further rambling, here's a peek into my creative habitat.

I have two desks in my new space.  This writer's desk (source: Big Lots) + this chair (source: Target) is my new love.  Also, I have my Midori Traveler's Notebook (source: Baum-kuchen) at hand's reach for those instant moments of inspiration to jot down my ideas and layout sketches.  The Archival Dye Ink by Ranger is my go-to-all-time-fave black ink for all things stamping.  It always has a place on my desk for my planner stamping and project stamping.

My art studio also doubles as my at-home office/work space when I'm working full-time as an Audit Manager.  So I wanted a desk where I can work on tasks aside from my art desk.  I love this nice addition to my space.

Don't hate on oh so fancy video hookup.  I use my iPhone 6S Plus to film.  I love the factor the 6S Plus as 4K video capability which is rather supreme in quality.  I sync all to my Macbook Pro Retina 15" in using iMovie for editing.  I'm a Mac/Apple girl, if you couldn't already see in the pics.  Duh! Ha!  I'm in the process of remodeling my blog from Wordpress to Squarespace....it's getting VERY close to being finished.  

For my upcoming video ideas, I'm planning to use a standard tripod already in my stash (source: Target) and this adjustable iPhone holder (source: Amazon).  

I have this MAJOR and insane addiction to stamps - clear acrylic, red mounted rubber - all of them.  Can you believe I purged a major load of stamps in my move? *major gasp*  These stamps are the keepers and I use this tall wire basket stand (where the baskets are detachable) and can be carried to my art desk, when needed.  

One new feature added to my art studio is this nine cube unit (source: Target).  Dear hubby and I put it together.  I purchased five storage cubes that slide into the cube unit (source: Target) separately for storage.  I still don't have them all full but they are helping out A LOT with hidden storage and clutter off my desk areas.   On top of the cube, I have a digital photo frame, in jars sand from the local Gulf beach and seashells, a teddy bear my mom gave me when little, Zutter Bind-It-All, and a vintage crate for extra storage of 3x4 and 4x6 cards.

My walls are still a work-in-progress.  I have some prints, papers, and greeting cards (yep, love those Paper Source cards) framed.  Dear hubby is going to hang for me soon for a gallery wall display.

These wicker baskets on a shelf hold all mostly Prima Marketing product - florals, MORE stamps, watercolor pencils in tins, and stencils. 

I confess. I have this thing for vintage typewriters.  The blue one is more modern and types better so I use it mostly for my journaling. 

Scout out your local antique stores for hidden treasures with a good price. 

I like to display on a bookshelf some of my current projects recently completed.  These are a few layouts complete for Citrus Twist Kits that I have on display.  Then, I put them away (currently in a stack) for going into my 9x12 album.

Most of my embellishments find their way here in these wire baskets (source: Tuesday Morning).  This is just a random mixup of several different embellishments from Thickers, stickers, rubons, wood veneers.  

Can you believe I purged a bunch of these before moving? *gasp*

Can you believe my mom built me this bookcase a few years back? She is quite the handywoman.  It is very durable and has lasted in the several moves and the perfect storage.  I'm still debating if to paint it white....but for now in the moment, it is as is.  

Dear hubby put up my shelving with just simple white shelving boards and brackets (source: Lowe's).  Very inexpensive and "keeps everything off the floor" (as his words would say).  In my prior space, he felt like he was walking in a maze in my art room but hey, I knew where everything was and I'm sticking to that. Ha!

I'm still pinching myself that I designed for Prima Marketing last year and actually passed on another year for designing BUT I still have quite the motherload of product from my design term.  The Prima peeps spoil their designers beyond rotten and this is proof. 

My rainbow (aka Skittles) of Prima Marketing Color Bloom spray mists in all the colors available.  I simply used this thin curtain road (source: Wal-Mart) to display my sprays.  I used this idea in my last art room and upgraded to a longer rod for my new space.  The rod is adjustable to expand if/when I add more colors.  This array just makes me happy or maybe it's just that rainbow flow.  I love, love, love these sprays from everything to simple misting to major mixed media projects.  Good stuff.

I found this perfectly sized wooden tray (source: local TJ Maxx) to hold my Ali Edwards Story Kits.  I have this quirk for keeping my kit product together until I actually use it.   

TJ Maxx has amazing storage options!  I'm a frequent shopper there (clearing my throat) and always on the lookout for new ways to organize my items.  

I found these wooden storage cubes in the children's room storage area (source: Target).  I'm still thinking on the purpose for them.  I'm currently debating my roller stamps to go here and some random items that I need at arm's reach.

A recent purchase is my Teresa Collins Studio Gold paper trimmer (source:  JoAnn Crafts).  Lovin' it so far!  I like to plan my week on a page and picked up this notepad (source: TJ Maxx) for doing so. 

My gallery wall is a work-in-progress but these are a few prints to go up in my inspiration corner.  I sourced the frames (on sale) from Michael's.  I'm thinking on the idea that I can change out the inspiration when I need a refresh of inspiration.  I have this thing for quotes that resonate with me. 

On one shelf of my bookcase, I have more mixed media product.  These are my go-to items from antiquing finishes, spray paint, embossing powders, Distress Paint, etc. 

These are my albums yet to be filled.  These are random 4x4, 6x8 albums (mostly purchased on sale) and mini albums begging to embellished.  

My L-shaped art desk was used in my past art room.  It has lasted through several moves as well.  I couldn't part with it as it works so perfectly for my needs.  So, dear hubby and I re-purposed it with a few rolls of this marble contact paper from Lowe's.  (Insert:  MUCH patience + 2 sets of hands needed when adhering contact paper to a desk, you have been warned).  It gave more life to the desk and I love the beauty of a new look.

I recently picked up these little cubby boxes (source: Michael's) in the clearance section.  They hold the Citrus Twist Kits stamps (without the plastic packaging) perfectly!! Also, I have an idea to use for embellishments or sorting current project embellishments in progress.  They will be perfect for holding my Citrus Twist Kits embellishments as I work on my current kit projects.

My closet space in the art studio holds my miscellaneous items.  You know the extra this and that's of what I don't always need at the moment - extra page protectors, etc.  

Also, for my design team work, I keep separate clear trays for each company/team.  I have to stay organized to keep it all together!

Yes, I have an old school TV but it has LOTS of sentimental love all over it.  My dad (who passed in '05) from cancer, gave it to me when I was 17.  It is still ticking strong and I cannot part with it simply for something more modern. My Direct TV is even hooked up to it! WIN!

I use these these 6x8 stamp storage binders (source: Hobby Lobby) for the storage of my monthly Citrus Twist Kits stamps.  They work perfectly!  I also use a label maker to label out the months applicable for each set and/or name of the stamp set.

All those little black books...well, those are all filled with clear stamps ranging from Ali Edwards monthly Story stamps, Studio Calico, and all the other must have stamps that I use often.  

I keep my Silhouette Cameo (still the very first version and in need of an upgrade because the software is going wonky) under my art desk on a rolling cart.  On the second shelf of the rolling cart, I keep my Janome sewing machine.  I have this model. 

It's all still a work-in-progress but I'm lovin' it so far and will help me to get back into my groove after the move!

I hope you enjoyed a peek into my art space!

Wendy