that's a wrap

For my BIG birthday present this year I asked for a craft desk.  I had a table in my studio before and it ended up just getting covered with stuff.  After doing some research I choose this one.  I like that it can be folded up into a very small table and that it is on wheels.  Perfect for all kinds of projects.  It came in a million pieces and I spent one whole day putting it together all by myself!  I was very proud.  I know I have shown you pictures of my studio space before but I thought I would show you again with the addition of my new desk and some floating shelves.  This room is right off of our kitchen and one of the first things you see when you walk in the back door. This is my happy place.  I love to make a cup of tea and sit in the chair to read or light a candle and work at the desk or wrap a present.  I organize all of my paper in a large basket and have paper shred in a metal can next to it.  On the floating shelves I have ribbon, containers for gifts, and glass jam jars filled with paper clips, twine, buttons, etc. You can read more about how I store my ribbon and my homemade bulletin board here. I am on the look out for some new stools or I may just paint the ones I already have. 

that's a wrap

Today I thought I would share how I organize my ribbon.  I store my rolls of ribbon in a long basket, sorted by color.  I also save my scraps of ribbon- small pieces leftover from a roll or ribbon from a package that we have received.  I can never throw it away! I put the scraps into pretty glass jars and vases. Some of the scraps are sorted by color like the tall glass vase above that is filled with red and white ribbon, others are all thrown in together. Since they are in glass I can easily find the perfect ribbon for a gift.

book nook

I love reading picture books to my children. We have a special book shelf that I use to highlight holiday books and I switch them every month. In September there are books about going to school, October has Halloween books and above you'll see a picture of our Thanksgiving book collection. The children get excited to read these "new" books every month and I try to add a new one to our collection every year. If you don't have a book case you could also use a window sill, basket, or small table. It is like having your very own library right at home. As the kids get older I can start highlighting special authors or topics that they are studying in school.