This is what my desk looked like, when I walked into my craft room this morning;
Beautiful,. isn't it?... Seriously though, I distinctly remember cleaning it not that long ago! How can something like this happen, when every tool and material has a rightful spot in the room?
Then the mailman came by - with a package.
Some stuff I'd ordered off metalclay.co.uk
I'd ordered a new 'ceramic fibre blanket', siligum, a couple of shades of the baroque art gilder's pastes and,... polymer clay, of course.
Now, the problem was that when I ordered this, I didn't really know which colors I was running low on - but they had (maybe still have) "20% off" on all Fimo products, so of course I had to get some. I chose to get some of the colors I use frequently; translucent, black, yellow, beige etc.
I also got a small package from ebay - the drill bits in the yellow box.
I've been wanting some for a while - would like to do some wood work,.. at some point,.. in the future,.. it's not something I'm planning on starting right this second, but it's nice having the tools on hand when you DO get an idea that just can't wait.
My only birthday wish this year (7th of Feb) is a jigsaw. One that can be attached to the table.
My dad and I found a decently sized hobby-version from Dremel. If I don't get it for my birthday, I'll buy it myself :)
Anyway - Receiving all those packs of clay made me want to reorganize all of my polymer clay. I stored most of my clay in this unit (left). Sorted by colors, but it was still a big mess; When the number of packs of clay started to exceed the limit for what could be squished into the drawers, I put the rest of them into one of my desk drawers.. Time for change!
I went through all my clay,. put misplaced colors back into the right compartments, grabbed all the unopened packs of clay and put them into the top drawer in my desk.
Most of the compartments in the unit are still filled to the edge, but at least there's a system to it.. and take a look at how many unopened packs I ended up with (right) - seems like I didn't need to order new clay in the first place, haha.. God, I have packs of clay that I remember getting back in the beginning of 2012! and who knew I already had 4 packs of translucent,.. no need for the 2 extra ones I ordered... oh well, I guess I could make some more fruit canes.
So instead of crafting - I ended up cleaning my desk. It didn't even take that long, and I still had time to start working on a couple of miniatures.
It will be a good resumption of work after such good organization. ;)
ReplyDeleteHi Tanja, you know where is everything in your table, sure. I´ve the Dremel and it´s so good for me. Hugs.
ReplyDeletehaha yeah, I know where everything is, but sometimes it'd be nice if everything looked nice and tidy. I'm so happy to hear that you like your jigsaw! Must mean it's a good choice for a saw :)
DeleteI think it always feels good to have a bit of a tidy and a stocktake now and then. You never know what you might find within your craft space - more fimo than you knew you had for example!
ReplyDeleteA veces no sabemos como se puede desordenar tanto nuestro espacio de trabajo,¿será cosa de duendes? jajaja!! pero tranquila que nos pasa a todas,ahora con la buena organización que has hecho seguro que trabajas mejor,por lo menos una pequeña temporada!!!
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I know this feeling - soooo much! I must clean my craft corner every single week. I have tons of tools and half finished projects all around, and at a point, I lose control... Actually, my shelves are flooded with unorganized stuff, which originally have been in nice and strong paper boxes... Oh well. I must ask a friend to come over for a "craft haul" because I have too much stuff that I don't even need!
ReplyDeleteyou might not think you need the things - but maybe you'll one day think "Oh!! I could make,..." and then it's nice to have the right materials. haha, but cleaning is a good thing!
Deleteevery single time I clean my craft room I tell myself; "I will put the tools back where they belong, when I'm done using them".... never actually happens though
Hi Tanja!
ReplyDeleteLong time ago that I wanted to start making my own wood furniture for my house, but I don't know where to begin. The drills that you have purchased, what machine they serve? And by the way, you can put the link of the drills? I've been searching but only find very big and very expensive :·/
It is assumed that the bits are connected to a machine 'Dremel', but will anyone serves?
XXX
Angelina :)
The drills are from ebay and I'll be using them with an Electric nail file :)
Deleteif you search for 30 pcs drill set they'll show up
Oh my! This looks like my art station. LOL. I have so many art supplies. I need a day dedicated to organizing all of them. I feel like it will take hours. Where do you store your polymer clay miniatures?
ReplyDeleteI store my finished miniatures in some boxes with tiny small compartments, so they're ready to bring to the miniature fairs :)
DeleteI really should dedicate a couple of days just to cleaning as well, haha - but it's a lot more fun to begin working on new projects!
I used to have my desk like this, a really mess in a small place.
ReplyDeleteEach month I cleaned everything, but after one day it was chaos again.
I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your amazing work with very detailed miniatures and useful videotutorials. Keep it up :)
Hahahaha my desk is always messy with craft supplies, clay, etc. xD I love new supplies! Always exciting, hehe. ^^ Ooooh, my birthday is around Feb too! :D
ReplyDeleteHahaha I always have my desk messy like that. xD It is like a jungle of craft supplies and clay~ I love hauls! It is always excting and great to have new supplies, hehe. ^^ Ooooh, my birthday is around Feb too! :D *high five*
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