Craft Room Success

Despite the failing of my Kandahar socks, I did manage to meet my organizational goals in my craft room.

All my yarn is organized and discretely labeled

Shelves are labeled.

This bad boy is empty and in a different room now!!  (It's holding all my stuff that is listed on eBay.)

I now have room for a bigger chair!

My pegboard is reorganized

And my desk is visible.

But my socks are still dead.😞

Thankful for Thursday

One more day of work this week. I'm now 25 days away from summer vacation--and I'm pretty psyched. It's been a great school year and I'm happy to close out a year on a good note.

Also........more time for socks.  Here's the latest pair of pairs...

Regia 4-ply in Clown Stripes. I don't really like the yarn against my fingers.  Wool vs. superwash wool--no brainer. BUT, they'll be pretty awesome next winter so I forge onwards.

And to make things worse? My second pair of socks is in Regia 4-ply, also.  Not as scratchy, but not silky, either.  The good things about these socks is the awesome pattern--Kandahar by Alice Yu in her Socktopus book.  Love the twisty lines and the lace work isn't so bad.  I can manage 16 rows pretty swiftly, so they may take longer, but they aren't tedious to knit.  Not the best pick of yarn to pattern, but it's still working out nicely.

AND? I moved all my yarn to the big bookcase today.  Love it!  The small bookcase is about to meet a new room in the house and the craft room is about to have room for a bigger chair!!!! Yay!

Craft Room Revamp

Over break, I used by IKEA wares to reorganize my craft room.  I needed to take out the big bins and put smaller bins In their place so that things epwere easier to find and access.

The IKEA bins are on the third shelf.  I put scrapbook paper in the ends to tell what's in each bin.  Also, I managed to clear out 4 squares since this picture and I brought all my craft books back into the room.

I bought this lovely organizer at Michael's to organize the scrapbook paper I kept and that opened up space in my little cupboard for my stamps, stickers, remotes, and knitting notions.

And lastly, I organized my yarn by weight and managed to empty on bin on the bottom and filled it with my project bags.  Of course, I did not yet clean out the side of the cabinet as you can tell by the crap piled there (Don't tell my dad).  Actually, since this picture, the pillow is in the chair, the box is in the closet and the bag got thrown away.  

I continue to purge and downsize. My goal is to empty the yarn storage unit and move it to the bedroom.  Soon, my stash will be small enough to do this.  I could do it now if I weren't so darn tired and achy from being on my feet all day to monitor the ACT. Sooooo boring.

😜

Mental Health Day

I had one of those days on Monday where I became filled with anger.  I don't know why.  I don't know what set it off.  I was a time bomb. I did not lash out at anyone, I remained contained.  So,when I woke at 4 this morning still steaming about nothing I decided I needed a day.

So, I knit.  I sat in my craft room watching Kojak and knitting.  I got 7 points on my hitchhiker completed. I cleared out three of my craft room bins of shit that's been sitting there "just in case." I have a giant bag full of these items and no one seems to want them.  I'll package them for a yard sale and if they don't go then, they get pitched.

My ball of yarn noticeably diminished.  I feel renewed, lifted, and ready to try again tomorrow. Cleaning out spaces does this to me.  I honestly don't know how hoarders live with all the weight of their crap on them. My husband is a hoarder of sorts. I honestly don't understand keeping things for years even after they have no use.  BUT, I give him his spaces and I close the doors and I avoid the clutter.

Andrew had a rough day today, too. He'll never admit it, but he's about to come unglued too. He's trying to find work and having no luck.  But I looked up from my knitting to see this, so maybe he's coping better than I think.  

Tuesday Craft Day Continues!

So, I got an awesome deal on the internet for "liking" Darby Smart--$10 off anything in their store.  I chose a studded wallet kit and tonight I pimped it out!  Obnoxious?  Yes! And I totally love it!!  I'm currently waiting 24 hours for it to completely dry, but I will soon be rocking it!!

And I'm finally caught up on my Whimseybox crafts (except for one that requires a sunny day--maybe in May...).  I did the tedious work of wrapping beaded on head pins and attaching them to a painfully small chain.  (My spectacles were required--which I hate admitting because I'm getting OLD.). I stopper after 21 beads.  Enough was enough.  I did save the extra beads, though for a day I might decide I feel like adding the rest.  (As if!)

And I learned needle felting.  This is not exactly my favorite craft, but the bird looks cute in my craft room Christmas tree, so all's well.

As a result of this feverish crafting I came to a few conclusions about the stuff in my craft room.  Sometimes it's nice to find a few things you like and stick with them.  No one truly needs a fully stocked craft room unless they are Martha Stewart.  More on this revelation in a later post...  And a list of all the stuff I'm getting rid of for good.