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January 3, 2018 By Yami Leave a Comment

Craft Room Challenge Week 1

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I am excited to kick off the new year tackling the mess in my new home. The hubby and I just got all of our final things out of storage so now we have more boxes to go through. We, did however, take several boxes of stuff we just didn’t need anymore to out local Goodwill.

That is not to say we have gotten rid of everything. NOPE! Not even close.

Shocker I’m sure.

But at least we got rid of toys the kids and grown out of, old rugs,  decor pieces I never used or were no longer my style and other miscellaneous things. PLUS, we were able to throw away some serious junk…

Feels good so far. But now it’s off to tackle my craft room. One of the best things in this new home of ours is that I get my very own dedicated craft room. I thoroughly enjoyed creating a ton of projects this past December but it wasn’t easy as I didn’t have a central location where I housed everything.

I want to bring even more projects to you all, so I need an organized space that I can work in and be more efficient. Plus, I am dying to get back to sewing and I am looking forward to having a space where I can get away and relieve some stress with fabric and thread.

Yes, it’s totally soothing to me, I swear!

However, I got nothing started. NOPE. NADA.

Which is why I am super excited to be joining this Craft Room Challenge hosted by my friends at The Inspiration Vault. I need to get my stuff in order.

Here is what my space looks like now… the space is actually like a sitting or dressing room off our master bath (weird I know, but it’s all mine!).

It doesn’t have a door either… just a step down.

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I am almost embarrassed to share.

There are boxes that don’t belong  (from the move… and yes, unopened).

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Bags on the floor.

Nothing is in order.

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And not to mention, there is a dreary color on the walls and none of my furniture matches.

I don’t even have all of my supplies in there yet…

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And there’s an ironing board that never gets put away! Gah!

Ya’ll have seen spaces in my home before.

THIS.IS.NOT.ME.

I just haven’t had the time to get all this set up.

I have no systems in place for storing away anything yet and well… it’s just a hot mess.

I cannot create in here. It’s just not inspiring.

So here is what I plan on doing during this Craft Room Challenge:

  1. Paint the walls and trim – the paint is dark and not my style. It had been a while since the previous owners painted and areas need to be touched up here and there.
  2. New window treatment – the blinds have been burned to a crisp by the sun. It’s time to add something new.
  3. Organized shelving –  I actually have 2 of those half-sized bookshelves and will be adding both to this space since the other one isn’t really being used at this time.
  4. Organization boxes, bins, and systems – My craft area wasn’t working in my last house and clearly isn’t working here so I need to set up new systems and ways to organize that will allow me to easily access things and put them away.
  5. Decorate – Obviously I want a space that will inspire creativity so I hope to add a few touches here and there to make it look nicer than just a place to do crafts. I may even change out the light fixture since it’s not really my style and doesn’t give off a ton of light, but if I cannot find a cheap one, I will wait.

How am I going to do it?

Well, first and foremost…. as cheaply as possible!

I am really trying NOT to spend a lot this year at all! My hubby and I have a financial goal and we want to be able to meet it this year. So I plan on using a few things that I already have on hand to cut costs and then buy things as inexpensively as possible.

I will also be getting rid of a few things too. There are just some things for projects I have had FOREVER and I haven’t even used them so I will be chucking them to make space for things that I do use regularly.

So because I am starting from scratch, my steps this week will be a little different from the rest of the bloggers who have their rooms already set up. Here are the steps I will be taking this week to get started on the right foot.

Craft Room Challenge Week 1 Action Items:

  1. Remove everything from the room and paint walls & trim
  2. Add new window treatment to replace the burnt blinds
  3. Bring furniture back and place in desired locations.
  4. Set up my work surface area
  5. Purchase a few items and systems that will make the craft organizing more efficient.

If you would like to follow along with the daily mini challenges to get your craft room squared away as well, check out the daily challenges…

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Wish me luck! And don’t forget to check out our cute little trailer featuring some of the other spaces for the challenge below!

 

CRC Title Craft Room Challenge Week 1

Welcome to the 2018 Craft Room Challenge! From January 3rd through January 31st, 14 crafty bloggers will be sorting, organizing, cleaning, and decorating their craft spaces. Each of us has a very different craft space to tackle, so chances are you will find one similar to yours. We’d love for you to join in on the fun challenge and clean right alongside us. Follow along and join in on social media by using #craftroomchallenge and #confessyourmess. You can also find us and the challenge via our social media accounts you’ll see listed on each of our sites. We’ll also have 15-minute mini daily challenges for you in case you have limited time to dedicate to the challenge. We hope you share your messy spaces and progress with us so we don’t feel alone this month!

Before you see the rest of the crafty spaces, please meet our lovely hosts:

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Marie & Aleisha from The Inspiration Vault • Pam from P.S. I Love You Crafts

Yami from The Latina Next Door • Jolene from Create Pray Love

Habiba from Craftify My Love • Lyne from The Paper Addict

Megan from C’Mon Get Crafty • Erlene from My Pinterventures

Shirley from Intelligent Domestications • Valerie from Val Event Gal

Michelle from Our Crafty Mom • Rebecca from The Moments at Home

Stephanie from Crafty Ladybug Creations

Now, let’s take a look at their craft rooms and spaces!

 

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