Finally! As promised/threatened, here's my portable Valentine's Day "Inspiration Basket" ...
The basis for this idea came from the creative genius of the very talented Michelle Wooderson. I just loved her concept and tweaked it a bit for those of us who don't have enough space to devote an entire section of our studio, no matter how small, to a rotating theme.
I know that many of us craft at the kitchen or dining room table, on a folding table in the living room or bedroom, or some other little nook somewhere. One of my crafty friends tells me that she crafts in her car!!
My portable 'Inspiration Basket' was created using a large, shallow grapevine basket with a handle. I simply gathered my Valentine's Day/red/pink/heart/and love-themed goodies and corralled them all in this over-sized basket as shown:
I know that many of us craft at the kitchen or dining room table, on a folding table in the living room or bedroom, or some other little nook somewhere. One of my crafty friends tells me that she crafts in her car!!
My portable 'Inspiration Basket' was created using a large, shallow grapevine basket with a handle. I simply gathered my Valentine's Day/red/pink/heart/and love-themed goodies and corralled them all in this over-sized basket as shown:
Now, when I'm working on a Valentine's Day project, I need only sort through my basket to find the perfect embellishment, ribbon, or rubber stamp ... I'm not wasting time plowing through my entire studio looking for red glass beads today and pink embossing powder tomorrow.
When Valentine's Day has come and gone, put all of your Inspiration Basket goodies away at once and refill the basket with the goodies you'll need and want to use for your next upcoming event ... be it a late winter wedding, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, whatever!
Kewl, huh ~~ thanks, Michelle!!
And thank you for visiting ... have a great weekend!!
~Hugs, Deb
PS: Sorry about the less-than-stellar photographs; this basket is huge and hard to capture in just one image.
7 comments:
What a SUPERB idea!!!
I LOVE this - what a helpful idea! And look at that basket -- whoaa --
I have basket envy . . .
Seriously, that is your Valentine's Supply Basket?
Can I come over to your house to play?
Question for the artist:
Do you find that you organize by color, generally? How is your art room laid out?
Thank you.
Hi and thanks for your question, however, unless you check 'email follow-up comments,' I have no way of getting in touch with you.
Recently, I have rec'd a couple of questions regarding my work space and also some about how I take and edit my photos. Soooo, I'm planning on addressing all of the questions I've rec'd this week in a post on Sunday.
Check back on Sunday where I'll go into a detailed description of my art space.
Thanks!
that's a great idea, and yes, very inviting to "play" I have all my Valentine stuff in a "pile", does that count? This has me inspired to do a little better though! And, to get through that gathering so I can assemble another one. Might just be the cure to my hoarditis!
Kathi
This is so stinkin' clever! Mish is one smart chica. :)
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