Happy Sunday evening......
We went to church this morning and have been hanging out with Riley ever since. He's not in nearly as much pain now that he's on pain meds, however he can't walk on his back leg at all so he only gets up (on 3 legs) to go outside and then comes right back in and lays down in the family room where we can all hang out in front of the fire. He has a doggy bed on the floor next to our bed so Bart carries him (all 65 lbs of him) up the stairs at night to sleep. Poor boy. He usually follows us all over the house when we move around so when we do have to go upstairs without him, you can tell it's so frustrating to him that he can't follow us, so we've tried to stay down here with him most of yesterday and today.
Thank you so much to those of you that offered such kind encouragement and for those of you that are praying for our sweet boy. We appreciate it so much.
So let's get to answering some of your questions about my studio. Let me know if you have any other questions!
Pegg asked: I see that you have the Clip-it-up. Would you recommend that? What do you put in yours? I would definitely recommend the Clip-it-up because it holds a lot of stuff, however I will warn you that it's bigger than I thought it would be. That's a great thing if you have the space to set it somewhere, but if you're tight on space, you'll want to pay special attention the the measurements on their website. What I put on mine: spools of ribbon, packages of Thickers and other alpha stickers, packages of clear stamps, various embellishments, packages of rub-ons.....basically anything that comes in a package that would be hanging on a rack in the store, can easily be clipped up on this unit. I've also used sandwich baggies to store a few odds & ends in, and then clipped them up as well.
Courtney asked: Can you tell me what kind of sewing machine that is? Is it the Singer Expression? It's a Singer Model-2638.
Karina asked: I was wondering what do you keep in the box(?) on your desk which is near your iphone? I actually got this idea from Nichole Heady and loved it. It's a sock drawer organizer from Target that has 3 long compartments in it. I use this container to hold the new stamp sets I'm working with each month for Papertrey Ink. I also store the new colors of card stock, patterned paper and any other new products we're using so that those items are close at hand when I'm working on my projects for each month's release. I also keep things like sticky notes, stamp cleaner & wet wipes as well as my all time favorite Papertrey sets that I like to use frequently. (I think it goes without saying that Polka Dot Basics is in that box! Haha!)
Jessica asked: I noticed you have your SU (?) stamps colour-coded with stickers. What is that for? Those stickers are just to help me keep straight which sets are retired, current, etc. It makes it so much easier when I get ready to do a stamp set sale, if they're already labeled, to know which ones are still current.
Deborah asked: Where are all your embellishments--brads, primas, chipboard, bling, etc. My chipboard, Thickers, etc. are stored on my clip-it-up. My glitters, embossing powders, etc. are stored in the top two drawers of the cabinet that sits right behind my desk....that way I can spin around in my chair and easily get to all of those little jars of things. Brads & eyelets are stored in plastic embroidery floss or bead organizer type containers. I have several of those on the bottom shelf of the bookshelves that are at my back when I'm at my desk. Buttons, pins, etc. are in jars on my shelving unit that hangs right by my desk. Also, where is your clear stamp storage (if you use clear)? Most of the clear stamps that I use are Papertrey stamps and they come in CD jewel cases, so those are stacked on my bookshelves. Other clear stamps are hanging on my clip-it-up, or are stored in drawers with other product from the same company. For example, all of the clear stamps I have from Hero Arts are in my Hero drawer. All the cs that is above your desk--is it SU? Do you buy a pack of your most favorite colors? The card stock above my desk is from two companies....the card stock on the left is from Stampin' Up! and the card stock on the right is from Papertrey. I have most of the SU! colors because I've been a SU! demo for a few years now. Also, with the ink, do you have all SU classic and craft? I have most of the classic inks, but only about 5 craft inks. I find that I don't use the craft inks that often. And lastly, about your sewing machine. Do you have any problems when sewing on cs? Would you recommend that over a Janome mini? I can't speak as to the Janome because I don't have one and haven't ever seen one in use. However, I love my sewing machine and haven't had any trouble sewing on card stock. It wasn't a super expensive machine and even at that, we found it on clearance at Wal-mart a few years back. I've gotten great use out of it both on fabric and card stock. I made several sets of curtains for the house with it too.
Marcia asked: What did you use to stack the ink pads? I don't use anything to stack them. They're just sitting on the shelves, stacked up. They do slide around a bit but in general, it's not enough to be a problem because the stacks all lean on each other.
Let me know if I didn't answer your question or if you think of any others!
Have a great night, Peeps!
