My Craft Room

As promised ages ago, today I have finally got round to posting a whole bunch of my craft room photos. My craft room is in our single bedroom at the back of the house, we used to share the room, but I kinda took over so now he has the guest room as his office.
Before I start a new project I like to give my craft room a good tidy and put everything back in it's place. Then I can start a new project with a clear fresh mind, but believe me when I am midway through a project my craft room does not look like this!


To see how I get it super organized, check out my blog posts:
101 ways to get Pretty Organised

To see all the before, during and after photos of my craft room check out my Facebook album My Craft Room - A Transformation

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What colour did you paint your Craft Room?

What colour did you paint your craft room?

We painted our craft room in Johnstone's, Covaplus Vinyl Matt , colour no S 0510-B50G
"Johnstone's Covaplus Vinyl Matt emulsion is formulated for interior use on walls and ceilings. It provides a durable finish that is resistant to fading and yellowing.Covaplus is Ecolabel approved. Along with virtually zero VOC's it offers a lower impact to the environment."

A much needed improvement on the old purple walls...



To see all the before and after photos of my craft room check out my Facebook Page photo album Craft Room - A Transformation

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Featured in Prima Spring Makes

Back in January the queen of styling Selina Lake and the beautiful interiors and still life photographer Sussie Bell came to my house to shoot my craft room.I can't tell you how excited I was and had such a lovely morning chatting all things craft, interior and pretty pastels with the lovely ladies! I then had an interview over the phone with the sweet Melodie at Prima Magazine which resulted in a six page spread in Prima Spring Makes, available now...

"Prima Spring Makes is packed with stunning creatives covering all skill levels, featuring a huge variety of crafts from crochet to card-making and projects for your home. It is fantastic value, at only £3.99 and has over 100 ideas for things to do, all beautifully presented."














Thank you Selina, Sussie and Melodie!

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No 27 - Paperwork

101 ways to get pretty organized

No 27 - Get your home office and paperwork in order with a filing cabinet. I store mine in a 1930's Vintage steel filing cabinet that has been stripped and polished and weighs a tonne. It took me ages to find it but as soon as I did, I fell in love with it!

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No 26 - Treat bags

101 ways to get pretty organized

No 26 - Keep your sweet treat and gift bags in clear acrylic drawers so they stay nice and clean and you can easily find what you are looking for...

A selection of Sweet treat bags can be found at Wholeport

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No 25 - Needles

101 ways to get pretty organized

No 25 - The Pebble is a must have for every sewing box and handbag, is easy to use and is a fabulous accessory. There are now 9 individual designs and 3 collections available, one Pebble for each individual style of needle, in its own elegant and attractive shade and ranging from the general range of household assorted, sharps, darners, knitters and chenille to the specialist needles of embroidery, tapestry, quilting and beading. I store my pretty needle pebbles in my bunny jars and always ensure the needle goes back in to it's pebble as soon as I have finished a job, no more missing needles!.

Bunny jar tutorial can be found here

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No 24 - Left over Paint

101 ways to get pretty organized

No 24 - Transfer leftover paint from large cans and tester pots to flip cap bottles so they don't dry out. They also take up less space, make less mess and you can use the paint for loads of craft projects.

Painted bird house using tester pots of paint

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No 22 - Sewing

101 ways to get pretty organized

No 22 - Store your sewing nick nacks in a pretty Tilda Sewingbird zinc tin and loose needles in the Sewingbird Mini tins.

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No 21 - Magazines

101 ways to get pretty organized

No 21 - Store your favourite magazines in an icy cool, galvanised steel organiser, and there's even a holder for labelling its contents.

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No 20 - Pantone Cards

101 ways to get pretty organized

No 20 - Store your Pantone post cards or inspirational postcards in a wire basket on the wall. I love my Pantone postcards and I like to have them easily accessible so I can make colour palettes when ever the mood takes me!

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No 18 - Glitter

101 ways to get pretty organized

No 18 - Decant your packets and odd size pots of glitter into travel pots, and with a small inner cap that makes sprinkling glitter super easy and tidy my preference is the travel pots from Muji. If like me you have a large collection of Martha Stewart glitters you will find the Muji deep acrylic drawers a perfect fit.

* Don't forget if you want to purchases any of the items I use, just click the blue links and it will take you to the website and page where I bought them.

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No 17- Ribbon Spools

101 ways to get pretty organized

No 17 - Store your long lengths of ribbon on wooden spools and secure the ends with a map pin. I group my ribbons according to colour and hang them on a ribbon spool holder for craft room eye candy! Wooden spools from Jane Means, Tilda Spool holder from Panduro Hobby

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No 16 - Mobile Phone

101 ways to get pretty organized

No 16 - Never lose your phone again in a sea of crafts! The Command Clear Smartphone Station provides a handy, stylish way to keep your phone safe and out of the way, but still close to hand. It is a great little phone holder that can be hung almost anywhere. The station itself is made from sturdy, transparent plastic and is hung using the Command Clear Adhesive Strips supplied. These clever little sticky strips hold your station securely onto a variety of clean, flat surfaces – including finished wood, tile, metal and painted surfaces however, aren’t suitable for use on wallpapered surfaces. When you want to move it, the strips are easily and cleanly removed without damaging the surface underneath – no cracks, holes, damaged plaster, sticky residue or stains.

My iphone Blossom Avant-Garde cover in Mint and pink is from BoxyTech

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No 15 - Neon pink labels

101 ways to get pretty organized

No 15 - Keep your space organized with customizable DIY labels. "The OH MY Motex Embossing Label Maker is an easy to use, compact, handheld, high-quality label maker which is perfect for organising both the home and office. To quickly produce robust adhesive labels, all you have to do is turn the wheel to the appropriate letter and click the lever to emboss the character. This simple manual mechanism means no batteries are required and anyone can use the label maker to create cost-effective labels anytime and anyplace." I love neon pink and have pops of it in my craft room so when I saw that the OH MY Motex Embossing Label Maker had neon pink label tape, I snapped it up and used it to organize all my crafts...

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No-14 - Craft knives

101 ways to get pretty organized

No 14 - Store your craft knives in a pretty pencil case. Mine is from Cath Kidston.

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