New Studio!!!

WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

FINALLY!!!

I am finally in ~ I have almost everything sorted and in it's new home. I have a box full of misc. unmounted stamps I have to find a home for (ran out of binders and pages), need to find a container for my postcard collection so I can sort what I've posted, etc. and finally I need to finish sorting the project photo boxes from the book. Most of that stuff is partially finished items from the step by step photos that I'll need to either finish off or tear apart and use for other projects.

So, here are the pics....

Painting the floor....

Finished floor ~ love the color!!!!

This is the wall immediately to your left when you enter the room. We picked up smaller of the two vintage cabinets at an auction last year for $5.00. The larger vintage cabinet is just like one my grandma used to have at her old house. It's got a set of glass doors for the top 2 shelves but I didn't have them in for this photo. We picked it up from an old gentlemen again for $5.00 early this year. The closet holds all sorts of ephemera ~ paper, game pieces, found objects, and excess materials from the book. The two boxes sitting on the floor are the stamps and book stuff I have to sort through.

This is the top shelf and top of the cabinet...I am using mason jars to hold various goodies :)

Here is the next wall which is directly behind my desk.

Next wall ~ my desk, book case, and storage behind my desk.

Shot of my desk from behind....

Close up of my desk top storage....the vintage wood shelf is actually an old post office shelf I got at a garage sale last year for 10.00. Each slot holds an ink pad.

Here is the last wall...storage ~ above is the set of cabinets, the book case and wire racks.

And of course a bit of artwork....

I love every one's ideas for storing stamps. Right now I have the wood mounted in boxes sorted by company stored in the wire racks. All of my UM stamps are in the binders that are currently in the white cabinet and on the shelf with my cardstock. I left my alpha stamps on their sheets in the original packages...I thought they would be easier to use that way than to try to store them in binders ~ all those little parts and all.

Eventually I'd like to UM most of my wood stamps except my TH and other "favorites".

Later on I'm going to have shelves put up above the windows...I will hold art work and other "goodies" up there.

So what do you think?

I'm really tickled with it and can't wait to start playing :) I'm hoping to start on a new technique tonite. Tomorrow my niece and her grandma are coming over to work on a fun altered plate project so I may share that as well!!