Gab about Craft Storage

So my husband agreed that it would be a good idea to convert the closet in the craft room into extra craft storage. Yesssssss! Here is how it went down.

A mess! 

First I removed the doors. 

Easier to see. 

Then clearing out the stuff! 

So much stuff! 

Then adding the shelves. 

Looking good! 

Now the fun part, adding supplies. 

Finished! 

I am beyond happy with the results!! I can see and access all of my supplies now and I'll probably add a little wall storage soon, but the bulk of the work is done! The final thing I need to do is to mount a curtain rod and put a drape across the door so I can "close" it when it's not in use. This could work in any smaller closet, it took me about 2 hours to do, I bought that shelf at the home improvement store for $24.99. Let me know if you have any questions, happy crafting!!! 

Gab about Watercolors

I love watercolors and I use them in various states, pencils, crayons, markers, and traditional cakes.  I have 2 travel sets, one is Cotman and the other is Koi.  They are both wonderful, but my only complaint is that you get 6-12 colors and you have to "make" the rest yourself.  This is common, but time consuming...and then I found the Kuretake GansaibTambib sets! They are everything!! I chose the largest set, 36 colors, and I could not be more satisfied. The colors are vibrant and smooth plus the box they come in is beautiful.

Before the unboxing. 

Then when you open them there is a color chart on the interior of the lid. 

A handy surprise. 

It took a few minutes to get all of the colors done, but the chart makes me even happier because of how the colors look, and this is on ordinary paper! 

Completed chart! 

The set includes 33 "traditional" colors including white, and 3 metallic colors.  Each cake has the corresponding chart number on the bottom, so that if you ever mix them up, you can reorganize them with ease. I have to say I am very impressed with the set and cannot wait to make some cards with these, happy crafting!

Treat yo' self!

So I have been playing with the idea of making a card for one of my favorite phrases and here it is... 

Sonia being fabulous. 

This is a birthday card for one of my girlfriends! I drew Sonia a while back and just cut her out with Print & Cut on my Explore so I could attach her to this card. I used glitter vellum in a Cuttlebug embossing folder, some pink glitter card stock, and a Recollections edge punch.  The card size is 5" X 7". 

I also received my Dazzles in the mail today from Hot off the Press and used them to make this...

Done using double sided adhesive, micro fine glitter, and Copics. 

So that's it for today's projects, happy crafting!