My Crafting 'Cave' 2019

Happy Sunday Afternoon everyone!!

WOW!  The wind is really scary outside right now with predicted 50-60 mile in hour gusts!  And I have to tell you, there are things blowing all over the place ... even did some damage to my SIL's SUV!    And, since it's pretty quiet in blogland right now, I decided it was a good day to finish my die storage revamp and do a bit of cleaning so I could show you my 'space'.  

Now remember, this is called my 'cave' for a reason!  LOL  It is the basement of our home and it does house more than my crafting goodies but I must admit I have expanded from having 1/4 of the basement to now 3/4 of the space.  There is still room for the exercise equipment (which like most, doesn't get used regularly anymore), Christmas decorations, all my various floral designs/wreaths and my stash of boxes.  Hey, you never know when you need to box for mailing LOL.

Okay ... here we go ... 

(really hasn't changed much over the past couple of years)

 

This is looking forward from the back shelving unit  which is another storage space that needs a redo so I'm not sharing a photo of it!  LOL  But this is where I spend most of my time.  

I spent a good part of yesterday redoing my die binders.  The three 'black' binders have yet to be done.  The local WalMart was out of these smaller binders and I didn't want to waste the time driving another half hour to another WalMart.  Will do those three another day.  I have the front cover labels printed and ready for when they are completed.

In the center of the room are my work tables 

• 1 table has my computer & coloring station 
• 1 table for completing cards for the show & my watercoloring station
• 1 table for my cutting board/scrap paper  plus my DT folders (to stay on top of my commitments)
• and the last table is for any visiting crafters who want to join in the fun. 

Behind the tables I'm usually working on is my embossing/die cutting station.

On the shelving units are all my Tutti Design dies (purple binders)

Heartfelt, Christmas dies, extra card/envelope packets, prize box

and binders filled with project sheets and samples.

This is where I do a lot of my designing.  This table has my scor boards, stamping platform, inks, ribbons and as you can see, punches and more 12x12 designer papers (yes I'm addicted lol).

 The cases on the left bottom are all designer paper.  On the top set of cases are things like adhesives, fancy papers, clear bags for my cards, etc.  On the center shelves are my flowers, glitters, ink refills, stickles, etc. etc.  On the right side set of shelves are all wooden block stamps and my 8 1/2 x 11 colored papers (which are in clear boxes) in the center shelves.

 

This is the 8' fold down table Mark built for me a few years ago where I set up all my craft show table displays so I'm sure to have enough room for everything once I get to a show.  Right now it's pretty bare with the exception of my card boxes ... I really need to start thinking about what I will need for my April 17th show.  I have tissue boxes done & ready ... they are packed and boxed over on that other metal shelving unit until show time.

I also have extra pegboard space here to showcase some of my projects as well as some holiday ribbon, etc. that doesn't get used routinely.  This table is based at the foot of the stairs leading upstairs ... hence the need for it to be collapsible in case we need to haul anything up or down.

Behind this pegboard wall are the studs for the staircase.  It's a great way to finish the wall and make it useful for me.  I'm more apt to use things if they are in front of my face vs in a box/drawer.

Ok I'm sure you've seen enough,  I'll bore you no longer!  LOL

Yes, I'm very blessed to have this kind of room to create in.  It's nothing fancy but it works for me!

Thanks for popping in and I hope you've enjoyed visiting my CAVE!

As always ...