If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least have a talking dog?
It's been nearly seven years since I overhauled my studio space using the methods in Organizing from the Inside Out and I am still reaping the benefits. Even I can hardly believe it. Often, my studio looks like a wreck. I have a tendency to spread out when working on something. When it's time to change projects,... Continue Reading →
Yesterday morning, my studio was starting to look like a real mess again. But it was a mess with a purpose. I had moved everything over to my work table so we could put up some shelves over my sewing desk. Now I have somewhere to put my finished pieces as well as inspirational materials... Continue Reading →
I think my favorite studio container has to be the picnic silverware caddies I've picked up at thrift stores. As mentioned yesterday, I was able to get all my paint brushes, plus some pencils and even a pair of scissors, into a single caddy. They can hold all sorts of things - scissors, pencils, brushes,... Continue Reading →
Part of my frustration with my studio was not having any open space on my worktable. The magazines and books I've been reading for inspiration over the last few years often show pictures of art tables with interesting antique containers used to hold and display a variety of supplies. I like the idea of getting... Continue Reading →
Once I had a plan (thank you, Julie Morgenstern!) and had thought things through via the writing exercise, I was ready to start sorting. This was the longest part of the process. I had to make piles and piles and piles of supplies as I went through the materials that were stacked on the floor,... Continue Reading →
So, I have finally got my studio in the shape I was hoping for. The majority of my supplies have been sorted and organized and I know where they are. I've been trying to get to this point for months, but the reason it has finally happened is that I got a copy of Julie... Continue Reading →
For the last three weeks, I've been putting serious time into getting my studio re-organized. I've worked roughly every other day for 2-4 hours at a time. Yesterday, I hit a major milestone - I found the floor. At least, it seems like what I did. What actually happened is that everything I'd been sorting... Continue Reading →
It's taken a few weeks, but I finally got all the fabric that was in the cubes rolled up, put into a basket (if it was too small for rolling), or hung up (if it was too big or had a large motif that was hidden when rolled). As you can see, I have some... Continue Reading →
The makeover is taking a while because I keep spending the majority of my time working on projects I've uncovered. I finished a needle work project over the weekend and have launched into work on a piece that I've been dying to make for almost five years. I continue to roll fabrics when I can... Continue Reading →
