Tag: Organization
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An Old Garage Turned Into A New Office, Studio, Gym, and yet is still a Garage – Part 2
Garage Makeover Before it became a multi-function space Yesterday’s post, here, has lots of “before” pictures of our old garage. Before we turned it into a new office, studio, and gym I took a quick video of the area. Here is our before and after video: This house is 60 years old and did not have…
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An Old Garage Turned Into A New Office, Studio, Gym, and yet is still a Garage – Part 1
Have you ever thought about converting your garage into something other than a parking spot for your car? Or maybe, like my family, you’ve been using it for storage and want to have a place to do other things. This summer we undertook this project so our home office, my art studio, our gym, and…
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Wellness Journal Part C – Example Pages and Printable Tracker List
There are a lot of pictures in this post. Yaquina Head Lighthouse Last weekend, my family and I went to the coast. It was a beautiful getaway and we had a wonderful, relaxing, mini-vacation. We drove to the coast so I knew there would be space for some art supplies. In addition to a package…
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Wellness Journal Part B: Occupational and Intellectual Wellness as Related to Crafting (a Better Life)
My workspace On Friday’s post, here, there was a link to the University of California’s Riverside campus. They have outlined seven dimensions of wellness. Today, this post is specifically about including Occupational and Intellectual Wellness as related to crafting. And, for me, that makes for a Better Life. Wellness Journal Part B It makes sense…
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Making a Wellness Journal From My Stash and the Appeal of Timeboxing
One of the challenges I have with paper-crafting is using up leftover materials from previous projects. Throwing large scraps away does not seem like a good idea to me. In all honesty, there are some things in my stash that have been long forgotten or have never even been opened. As I was thinking about…
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Distress Oxide Background on Kraft and White Cards
There are a lot of photos in this post. It all started when I was making swatches for some Distress Oxide inks. I was curious about using a solid stamp on kraft and white cardstock. It is fun to compare the different ways that paper takes color and water. These backgrounds were made on one…
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Tips for Purging Craft Supplies, Tools and Fabric
Tips for purging fabric Yesterday, I posted here a little about what has been happening with me over the past year and a half or so. It sort of feels like the theme of this time period has been Purging and Starting Over. Downsizing has taught me quite a few things. To that end, here…
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Moved! Starting Afresh!
Door frame growth chart About a year and a half ago my husband took a new job in a new state. Our large house and, more importantly, several rooms of craft supplies and workspaces had to be packed and moved into less than half of the space. Downsizing is not easy for most people. But…
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New Year's Resolutions, Goals, Guidelines
Happy 2017! Sorry for the long gaps in posting. One of my goals for January is to post on a more consistent basis. It may be more along the lines of a guideline rather than an actual resolution! January 2017 Intentions in Composition Notebook I no longer make New Year’s Resolutions. It seems like a…
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Steel Die Storage Update for Spellbinders, Sizzix, etc.
Wafer Thin Die Storage As my collection of tools grows, so does my need to find new ways to organize and store them. Today’s post is about using steel dies as artwork for the wall. No, not really. It is about the latest evolution of my storage system for dies that are used with die-cutting…
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann 