The ultimate craft room

Very interesting blog post joblackford a huge step up from what she had previously and very well thought out.
I would love to be her crafting buddy/neighbor lol.

She definitely uses the space the beginning of this shows it in action

http://instagr.am/p/CYKeY3mP4T3

But this is what I was looking for! The video tour of the other craft space in her 2nd home, the Mini Mint. This is a great little space that I could really get behind that STILL has way more stuff than I could ever imagine owning and using. If you enjoy the DreamBox/WorkBox stuff this is a great look at how much stuff one can hold. I can't afford one but I wouldn't actually fill it up either so that's OK.




ETA: sorry has to be watched on YT. Also, it's another very pretty space, but she has to move so much stuff to get the doors fully open... that perplexes me! 

I would love to have a large, super well organized space like that but not with that many supplies.

serously! i swear i spend most of my time putting stuff away to make room on my desk to bring out more stuff i'm going to use next.  the "go-backs" pile is forever high.

The room is beautiful. But, it’s too much for me. The mini mint is getting closer to my speed but still too much. HOWEVER, this is her business not just a hobby no? Of course a business owner would need more & bigger. That just the fact of it. I do this a few evenings a week and a few weekends a month. I’m pretty sure this is her business. That means that room is a whole different thing, it’s a business space.

One of the things I’m looking forward to in my house is having a studio. I can’t wait. I have no idea how to lay it out or set it up and I wish there was a craft room genie to do it for me. But get, let me get moved in and slowly over time I’ll figure it out. I think I’ve picked a desk placement it’s because I want to be able to see the tv from time to time so that’s how I chose the rest orientation. The rest is not decided yet.

It's very pretty to look at. I'll be honest, I could not craft there.

I'd be unable to make choices, there are just waaaaaayyyyy too many of them for my little brain to deal with. But (100% honest) good for her if that's what she loves. I hope she has a rider on her insurance for that space. It's got to be worth a ton of $$, and I doubt that regular homeowner's insurance would cover the space if there was a catastrophe.

Is she a card maker or a scrapper? That might be the difference? Many card makers don’t use patterned paper, or if they do, not much or 6x6 pads or some 6x8. I fall into that group. There are absolutely exceptions to that right here in the challenge azcrafty runs. But in the many classes I took when learning how to stamp/make cards at two different LSS’s, and many on line classes, patterned paper either wasn’t used or wasn’t used very much. 

I did take a really fun class at an Stamp & SB Expo where we used some pattern paper in our cards. I liked it so much that after the expo I found the papers that were used and bought some. And I have three or four of the same 6x6 paper pack that I use to make little boxes and I’ve used for cards. 

Just my take. 

I saw this craft room featured several years ago in Stamp-n-Storage's Crafted Spaces videos - Series 1. It’s a well planned/organized, bright, & visually appealing basement space! 

Like you, I was surprised basic/everyday supplies like black/grey/embossing inks & stamping blocks were unceremoniously tossed in a narrow clear bin & slid into an unmarked cubby in the "mini mint" dream/workbox. 

The owner is primarily a cardmaker. Per the link in the OP, specifically the description of the floor-to-ceiling bookcase with open shelving that houses stamps, dies, etc, “ The deep drawers at the bottom hold my scrapbooking supplies. Though I don’t get a chance to scrap as much as I used to, I still love to explore it whenever I can.”

Whoa, that is one heck of a space. It's both super pretty to look at and overwhelming for my brain at the thought of crafting in it. I don't mind some of the rainbow organisation, but there are so many different rainbows in there that I'm not sure where to focus. I'm also not one who can handle the idea of taking up that much space for things that could be stored more efficiently, but I assume it works for her and she finds it inspiring.

It's absolutely gorgeous. I would never be able to keep it that way, but how lovely.

I have a more than generously supplied craft room, but I find hers overwhelming. Since she is on Design Teams, and/or does this for a living, I kind of understand why she has such an array of craft goods, and they would have to be well organized to be able to find what she wants when she needs it, but I don’t envy her stash. I do admire how well organized it is. It almost seems too well organized. One poster mentioned having to reorganize inkpads when new colors come out, and another mentioned inkpads drying out before they got much use, both of which are good points.

This may sound weird, but in some ways, her craft room would take some of the fun out of crafting for me. Sometimes when I start a card or a layout, I start browsing my stamps, dies, and paper, which seems to get my creative juices going. It’s always a delight when I am going through supplies and tools and see something I’d forgotten about or overlooked that would be perfect.

While I envy her ability to organize everything so beautifully, I don’t envy her craft room, as bizarre as that sounds. I want to be better organized, but hers seems too perfect. I’d have a hard time crafting in such a room. I’d feel like anything I made would have to be perfect, without making a mess. I’d never get anything done.

Her room is so beautiful! I would be inspired just by walking into it and seeing all the gorgeous colors on display. It would also help with not forgetting what you have and where it is. I really like how organized it all is.

I’m in the process of organizing and cleaning my room and watching craft room tours in the process.

I thought I had a lot of stuff. 😳 I want to touch it all. I love touching scrappy supplies.