No matter what it is named, this room is a place for me to store my supplies, organize them and display things that inspire me.
I am a very visual person. I have to see art supplies to even remember that I have them. So I store things in ways that are easy to see.
For example, I store my yarn and fabric in a closet using shoe hangers.
This allows me to utilize space in the closet that is almost impossible to get at. And I can organize the skeins of yarn according to color, weight, brand or project.
I use the second shoe organizer to store fabric.
Another way I find extra space is to hang items from hooks. Using a peg board organizing system, I hang heavier flosses, scissors, and thread. Hanging the scissors there is a no brainer -- it keeps my three-year old boy's hands off them and keeps them where I can always find them.
I decided to hang the floss there because I wanted a way to display it as I found it in the store. Part of the reason going to needle arts stores gets me excited is that I see all the color, lined up and ready to go. I wanted to create that same feel in my studio.
Inspiration boards are what really gives the room personality. I covered foam board with fabric and used one board above my desk. This is where I pin magazine pictures, post cards, fabric swatches and anything else that catches my attention. The second board I used to focus on the DMC color line. I cut apart a DMC sample floss book and stapled it to the board. Here I am able to reference all of the colors when I am designed a project.
DMC is product line I use most. I use the flosses to do needlework, crochet, felting and tatting.
