celebrate CREATIVITY in all its forms

DVD Library Wall A Work in Progress

I f you haven't figured it out from my last few blog entries, I love movies.  All kinds. 

In honor of the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony (Sunday, February 24th), I'm continuing with my movie-themed posts that started last week with my reviews of some of my favorite flicks.

This week, I'm tackling DVD home storage and organization.

Now, this project isn't quite finished yet but it's coming along so nicely,  I thought I'd share it with you anyway.

At Home with Books

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ook in just about any corner of my house and you'll likely find books, lots of books. 

They're everywhere. 

In my family room...

Beaded (Root) Beer Bucket

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here's nothing like an ice cold root beer on a warm day.  Actually, I think root beer is tasty on any day, regardless of the temps outside.

Whatever your favorite drink and whatever the season, your drink of choice will definitely taste better when plucked from a hand-beaded bucket like this.

 

Stash Storage

Among the many things that crafters share, is a love of STUFF. 

Whether it's paint, fabric, scrapbook paper, stickers, glitter or all of the above and more, crafters tend to collect a lot of supplies over the years (and I've been collecting for many years).

Of course, one of the challenges of using various supplies is finding ways to efficiently and effectively store them. 

With that in mind, I thought I'd devote today's post to sharing a few favorite ways I store my stash.

  

Dressform Makeover Magic

I love miniature dressforms.  They're good for simple decoration on a dresser or as you can see in the photo below, for holding and displaying jewelry.

This wire dressform is one of my favorites in my small collection.

  

Hang 'em High

Pretty aprons don't grow on trees, but it sure would be nice if they did, wouldn't it?

I've had this collection of homemade aprons for a while but until recently, they were unceremoniously relegated to the back of a dresser drawer.

 

The Year In Review

Happy New Year!  Hard to believe we're already into a brand new year. 

Before embarking on the next 12-months of colorful crafts, projects, quilts and occasional recipes, I thought it would be fun to share a quick recap of the year that was.

Perhaps you missed a few projects from this blog last year.  Here's a rundown with thumbnails and links that will get you caught up on everything from celebrate CREATIVITY 2009. ♥

 

Stick a Pin In It

If you're like me, you're probably always on the lookout for ways to use things already in your possession.  It's especially rewarding when those same things can be used in exciting and fun new ways.  

I think the official term is "re-purposing".  This pretty bulletin board is a great example of re-purposing-and it's also a fun and fairly easy project to make.

 

Where Women Create

Let me first take an opportunity to thank everyone for your support of my creative efforts this past year.  I look forward to sharing loads of new projects in 2009 that I hope will inspire and also help get those creative juices flowing.

Speaking of creative juices, have any of you spotted this wonderful new publication called Where Women Create ?  It's a wonderful magazine, which features photos of the creative spaces of artists, designers and crafters from all over the country.

               

A Bucket of Fun with Fabric

I may have mentioned before that I am a sucker for creative storage solutions.  I really love "re-purposing" too.  It's great to be able to take an ordinary item that's meant for one purpose and use it for something else entirely.  I'm constantly trying to find new ways to use old items to stash my various crafting supplies. 

Case in point?  This metal bucket used to hold an old floral arrangement.  Now it's a fun and colorful, fabric-covered storage solution.  This is a really easy project that you may enjoy trying for yourself.