LeroyLime Craft Room Reveal

 The BIG craft room reveal is finally here!!! 

I'm happy to say, the shop is now open again and off of vacation mode.

Moving is a far cry from vacation and it feels oh so wonderful to 

call a place home again...

without further ado, please excuse the photo overload

and enjoy my new crafty space!

My old desk, along the back wall. My handy hubby cut the

top down to fit the space and sanded off the dings and marks

from moving...I love the new vintage look of the corners and 

decided to not repaint it.

 The new desk is simple, huge and pretty much

pure awesomeness!! 5 X 5' top with two IKEA shelving

units as the legs and lots of storage, yipee!!

The punch board made it through the move and was

screwed directly into the studs...this bad boy is heavy 

without the punches on there but makes great use

of wall space. I picked up a few new buckets from IKEA

since we live near one again.

I bought these almost 9 years ago (my first Etsy purchase)

and they've been amazing for my ink pads. Keeps them all

accessible and in view so I can easily snag the color or colors

I'm working with at the time.

I love these little bars and picked up a few with the intent

of possibly using them in the space but not sure where or

what for. Once the ink pad holders were up, I needed

something to fill the space between them and voila!

The perfect place for scissors, adhesive and other items

I use on a daily basis.

These old DVD holders from IKEA have been my 

go to for stamp sets...if there's any advice I can give

about organizing a craft room, 

UTILIZE YOUR WALL SPACE!!

It's a must, products actually get used since

they are in plain sight and aren't stashed away,

clearly forgotten in a bin or box.

Filing cabinets for all of my 8-1/2 X 11" Cardstock

Clear glass jars for visible and cute storage!

I've had one bookcase for years BUT picked up

a second to even out my space. No worries, I had

plenty to put on the shelves! haha

If you use glitter or embossing powder, this is THE 

BEST way to store it. I keep a plastic spoon in each 

container and sprinkle on what is needed directly

over the container with all the extra falling back

inside. Pop the top back on and no mess to clean up!

A skinny IKEA shelf for my 12X12" Cardstock

A small spot between the windows was perfect

for this little shelving unit. My hubby just had to 

lop off a bit from the top molding so it would fit

and he aged it up with the sander.

A bright photo without my chair. I LOVE 

all the natural light that pours in.

What's your favorite part??

 If you need me, this is where I'll be planting my 

backside...off to get some paper cuts, my friends!

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DIY Paint and Sticky Vinyl

I got my 'paint on' and accomplished this project that has been on

my to-do list for quite some time now. My punch wall is actually a thick 

piece of painted MDF with IKEA hardware, perfect for displaying my

wide assortment of punches that I use frequently. Since we move every

couple of years, I wanted it to be easy to start unpacking my office space

and the punches take up quite a bit of space if they are in drawers. Not to

mention, if you can't see them, you forget you have them! So I'm a 

huge cheerleader for using wall space in an office/studio.

I love the Stampin' Up! Sizzix Die Cut called "The Top Note", so free

handed the shape out in pencil after taping up where I wanted the create

vinyl saying to go. I painted two coats around the sides before filling

in the middle, waited for it to dry and then carefully placed the vinyl.

It's perfectly imperfect and I love the pop of green in my very white

studio space! A super quick and easy project to add a little smile 

to any room, you could also do this on a smaller piece of wood,

for ease of moving or hanging above a doorway, etc.