Treasure Hunt

On a recent shopping excursion I had some neat finds. Here are some of the treasures...




These items are from Odd Lots...CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!! They do have some awesome finds from time-to-time.


Anywho, this is a courdaroy scrapbook album that I thought my DD would like. If she doesn't then I will use for the pages I make and one will one day give her *smile*.



I also found these cool chipboard letters AND this notebook. Jami Sibley, aka http://jami.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/, had some cute projects with these that I wanted to try. (I am pretty sure it was Jami, if not sorry for not getting this right :()







I don't have many flowers embellies. I saw these at a LSS and thought they would look pretty on my Hawaii pages....WHICH I haven't even started on. Kind of hard when the pictures aren't event printed, uh!?!?! It is on my every growing list...*sigh*











I found this acrylic 'x' box at Office Max. We use these @ work and thought it would be a great way to put my markers in easy reach.






















More clear jars for riboon from Making Memories.


I was really pumped when I found these black leather looking cardboard magazine holders on clearance @ Office Max. I a bunch of them...3 in a package for $1.50. YAHOOOO....WHAT A STEAL! Fits right into the colr scheme of my studio too!









I am off to try to make a few projects that I hope to share soon! I better starting using some of this stuff I keep buying!

My Studio Makeover - More Organizing

Ok, so my goal after returning from vacation was to post once a week. Well, when I re-entered the 'real world' of work, laundry, taxi driver, cook...you get the picture...I haven't met my goal. Better late than never right??? I am only 13 days late with post....oh well, I least I am finally it to you. BTW, who are all of you that check out my blog??? Drop me a note so I can get to know you!!

Alright, here we go with my post.

I spent a rainy Saturday back in May organizing my stamps. I finally got up enough courage (yes, I know...so sad that I have been 'afraid' to do this.) to 'bust up' all of my SU stamp sets. I have had multiple moments of anxiety attacks over this. Non-stampers or non-type a's look at me like I am a loon when I say this, but I know some of you out there know exactly what I am talking about. Ok, so I got myself 'pumped up', got started and called my BFF Amy to tell her that I took the leap. She couldn't belive it...she screamed "WHAT!!!" "OMG"!!!

This picture to the right is the cabinet that I stored all of stamp sets in....now just a memory *GRIN*!!

I have to admit that I didn't totally lose my 'type-a-ism'. I came up with a process of sorts that will let me put the sets back together if I change my mind down the road. I basically copied the set and wrote the name of the set on the copy. I will put these in a file for safe keeping. My stomach just rolled as I was doing this and I felt so sick, sick, sick...and I don't think there is a cure! Let me know if you know of one! Ha!

Anywho, this picture is the *cough* beginning of the process. I All of the stamp sets piled on my desk. This isn't all of them, I did this in bunches. I carefully took each set apart and put it on the copier and the 'copy' button punched to create a pretty picture of the set. *SMILE*

Then, I lugged all the stamp sets back up to my studio...sigh...I sure got my workout in going up and down and up and down the stairs!!

After I finished all of the copying I just dove right in and started separating the sets into categories. I used obvious ones like alphabet, flowers, animals, etc. About half-way through I called my mom in for some help. I hit a wall and just couldn't decide on some of the categories. PLUS, I couldn't believe I was actually doing this!!!

The biggest problem I had/have is that the magority of my sets haven't been cut...gasp! Yes, this means they are ink virgins....double gasp!!!






Next on "My Studio".... Brush + paint + walls=painted walls!!

My Studio Makeover...Before

I have been absent for far too long. Absent from blogging (sorry!), from stamping, and from scrapbooking. What I haven't been absent from is spending time outside, in the pool, on the beach (ahhh...vacation) and time with my family.

But...I have found some time to work in "My Studio". Not the fun kind of work like creating mind you, but the cleaning, pitching and organizing kind of work.

I have wanted to make "My Studio" really nice like the ones of seen on some of the blogs I visit and on www.twopeasinabucket.com. So I thought I would share the before pictures...gasp! Yes, my room is cluttered and messy.

Here is a secret for you...this is a actually not the real, real before. I can't find those on my computer. I know, sounds like I have some 'work' to do organizing my e-pictures, uh??? Ouch!
On a scale of 1-5, 1 being before and 5 after/complete, this is a 2. LOL!

Stay tuned for more progress!