I'm almost ready!

I promised myself I would organize my little closet that I work out of before I started making minis again. Well, I got about half way done. I wish I had more room to organize a lot better! But I have to use what I have for now right? :) It works! I have a small closet with three shelves that I store my things. I use to have decorations in here and other junk but I moved all those upstairs to the storage room/office just so I could make room for my tools and clay and stuff. I'm glad I did! It gets super warm in that office since its suppose to be a storage room but this house is so small we had to make it into an office instead. And because of that I have storage boxes underneath my beds. Well, except ours because no box is small enough to get under there! But anyway. I now work downstairs at my dining table *i know i know...lame huh* ... So needless to say, I have to clean up after myself each and every time I make something. *sigh* Sometimes if I'm not done, I put it off to the side and hope my husband doesn't mind. :) It's just us and there's no need to have the table all pretty for dinner right? But regardless, I try to have it all cleared off by evening. I usually spend time with my kids in the evenings and I'd hate for them to get into my things like my tool box with lots of not so safe objects! So I wait until they go to bed to finish my projects sometimes. Or until morning depending on how I feel. :) so here it is!

Top shelf: I have my toolbox with lots of little things I use. I still need to clean it out. On top I have my clay stored in a plastic container. In the middle I have paint and mediums and triple thick glaze and some brushes. On the very right I have some books on miniatures (and a couple photography books in there). And I have my baking dish ..where I bake all my minis. Umm yeah. I still don't own a tile. Someday perhaps!

Middle shelf: On the left, two medium sized stack-able basket things. On the bottom I have more clay (unopened) On top I have a bunch of crap. Ok not really but just things like fake grass, my pastel chalks, clay extruder, a few other things that didn't really fit anywhere else because I was in a hurry. I had to go pick up my kids at school. :) In the middle a couple small stack-able baskets. The bottom one has a bunch of tiny miniatures like silverware, cola bottles, soda cans, a basket, and a few other cute minis I bought downtown or ordered online. :) On top I have my TLS, some glitter stuff, and I forgot what else I have in there. lol Right by it I have another plastic container with clay scraps. An empty wooden box that I plan on turning into something eventually! In front I have some empty jars and plastic containers I kept from when my son was eating baby food :-P I like to keep stuff like this. Never know when you'll need a small jar! On the right side there I have my organizer thing that I bought at the hardware store. It's neat! I love it! I love having different little containers to store things. I have small already made minis in the top two sections. Stuff like knives, cutting boards, cups, plates, place mats, fruit, and other goodies. On the bottom section I have all my clay cookie cutters. My homemade ones too! I made room today and I'm sure i'll be filling those parts in with molds that I plan on making out of the amazing putty that i bought this summer! Can't wait to use it! In the middle sections I have jewelry stuff, a bit of it, not much..yet. OH yes, I also have, on the far far right, my working mats. I think I might need some new ones soon. I just bought those really cheap chopping mats that you use in the kitchen. I use the flat side and well....hey it works! :)

Bottom shelf: Pasta machine, acrylic paints, glue, resin, amazing putty (yay!) and a pink box full of junk that I use on and off depending on what i'm making. I have sand paper in there (i have cut up small pieces and put them in my organizer above it), umm flat marbles and beads, glitter, material, papers, paper punches, and other stuff. Right on top of that I have a plastic container with canes that aren't baked. I have such a hard time cutting thin pieces when they are baked so I keep them raw (unbaked) in this container. It has different little sections so I can separate them. I wrap my canes in plastic wrap and store them in here. I have so many that are just BAD! I need to work on my canes! :) On top of that I have another small plastic container with just failed jewelry pieces. They don't look so bad but I wouldn't wear them out in public lol

So that's it! This is where I go when I want to work on miniatures! (how embarassing! lol) It's out in the open now! I don't have my own workspace but it's totally fine! At least I have somewhere to keep all my things. :) I still have more things that aren't even in here that I bought this summer! I will be cleaning this little closet out more later on I think! This is nothing though...you should see all my scrap-booking things. :)

~L