Hi Ardyth! The best part of your space is the wooden stamp that reads "Jesus is the Reason for the Season." So organized, and everything is very well laid out. Love the fingertip reach. BTW ... I agree, this kind of space is a pilgrimage and changes from time to time. Thanks for sharing a piece of YOU. Blessed crafting! 😊
Wow is that an organized room. Very impressive. With all the supplies needed for card making and die cutting it would be so easy to have things all over the place. I felt so peaceful and calm looking at your craft room. Thanks for the tour.
Love your space and that you have tried and true favourites even if they aren’t the “latest”, it’s so easy to get caught up in the rush of new releases. My space is a work in progress, just when I feel I have it worked out it changes again which is actually wonderful, it keeps my creative energy flowing 😊
As a DT member, I definitely get caught up in new releases! LOL! But I also hold onto things that work for me, whether they are trendy or not. I hear you on 'work in progress' - even since I filmed this, I've moved a couple of things around. I'm always searching for the 'perfect' solution, but I'm sure it has to evolve over time! Thanks so much for watching!
You are so right! My space evolves perpetually as well- I take this as a sign of regular use!! I almost get as much joy from organizing and rearranging than from actually creating. 😂
Thank you so much for the GREAT IDEAS that I got from you when putting together my first craft room this past year. Although my Hubby did most of the hard work in remodelling our third bedroom into my craft room I got some really AMAZING ideas from watching your video! I use a marble wine holder for my heat gun, I have the three drawer dresser(it was mine when I was a baby as well as all of our children’s dresser when they were babies as well)that holds my Gemini & all it’s plates, foiling plate & foils. I also have a wooden tray that holds my pastes, gels & sprays. I use an metal lid holder to hold my Misti, score board & Fisker’s paper trimmer but I might have to get one of the blue holders like you have on the lazy Susan because that would help with being able to reach items better. I so wish you desk wasn’t discontinued because it would be fabulous to have in my room! LoL! Thank you for all the suggestions! You were such a help to setting up my space! God Bless & the Love of Christ to you & yours!!
Wow, sounds like you've had fun getting your craft room set up! As for the desk, I'm sure there are other 'L' shaped desks out there (in fact I wish mine was the mirror image of itself, if you know what I mean) - I guess we're never 100% satisfied but that is what keeps us moving forward! Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks. Your craft room is attainable. I like seeing others use items that are repurposed. I have a clip board lined with tin foil for my embossing. I have been using a old amazon box for spraying pixie spray and such. I like to see others craft room tours as we sometimes get storage ideas for ourselves from them.
Thanks for watching! I've built this room up over the past 14 years. Your clip board idea is similar to my shoebox lid lined with foil - I love it - saves my fingers and reduces warping!
🤩 Whoa! Will you look at that?! So organized with all that natural light pouring in. 😊 Whew... that’s a lot of work. Time to get busy and clutter with creative projects. Yay!
Hey Ardyth, LOVE your studio! My faves are the wine bottle holder for the heat gun, your homemade light diffusers and repurposed/recycled storage and furnishings. I'm all about the re, except when it comes to buying sets of certain consumable fine art supplies, then I'm as green as I can manage. Ultimately, it's where the individual artist is at in themselves and what's accessible and affordable in these crazy times. Lotsa love from Louisiana.
Thank you for some clever ideas. Like you, I also pre plan for future extras of different items. I've found so many others fill their shelves and drawers completely and before long have overflowing drawers and shelves. Again, thank you for sharing.
Thank you! I got some good ideas. I have all my embossing powders in a basket and I think putting them in an empty drawer that I now have would be a much better idea. I think I would also include my colored pigment pads. Most of mine are old Cat Eyes that I still have the refills for. Putting the colored dot on the top is an excellent idea!
There's something to be said about being organized, it's a great feeling and besides, it doesn't take you as long to put together a card. Now if my work table would just stay uncluttered and not serve as everyone's pile spot. Lol 🤣🤣🤣 I enjoyed the tour. God bless you Ardyth ❤ XOXO
My my, you are so organized! I strive to get organized but in the meantime I’m busy buying more stuff. I love the Alex drawers. They hold so much. I am new to your site and I’m enjoying all the videos. Keep up the good work!!
Your craft room is so neatly organized!!! I've started using fridge bins, they are wonderful. Love your marble wine cooler, such a neat idea & your filming lights with vellum. Smart 💡 idea 😉 . I'm busy creating mass Christmas cards, so when I'm finished I need to complete my organization. Thanks for the sneak peek 😉
Glad it was helpful! I'm a little envious - a new craft room sounds like a great reward for all the hard work of moving! Good luck! Thanks for watching!
Hi Ardyth 😊 Thanks for the craft room tour! It's wonderful you have such great natural lighting and I love it that you've used furniture and repurposed it for your craft room. The color coding on your stamp sets is something I may try with my own now that my collection has increased! Happy New Year to you and yours 😊
That colour coding started when I used to store them by type rather than manufacturer, and I find it even more helpful now! It's easy and inexpensive, too! Thanks for watching!
A great tour of your craft room without showing every single item in every single drawer. It was a good overview. I was wondering how do you store rubber cling stamps, if you have any? Thank you for sharing.
I don't have a lot of them that aren't background stamps, which I store all together in larger pockets. Some of the smaller, single image stamps are with my wooden stamps, and a couple are in regular pockets with the clear stamps so I don't forget about them! Thanks for watching!
Your craft room is awesome. It’s pretty and functional. I like that you have a balance of new and older storage. It must be wonderful to work in this happy space!
To be honest, I put a lot of the bits and pieces that normally lie around, out in the hallway so I could film! LOL! We all have that % that really needs work! Thanks for watching, Dawn!
Thank you for sharing your craft room. My craft space has been evolving as well. I like how you color code your stamp and die sets and how you store your copic markers.
What a wonderful crafting space! Everything seems to have its proper place and so organized! Thanks for sharing your space! I love your ink blending drawer...so pretty to just look at all the rainbow goodness!! Happy New Year to you, Ardyth!
Thanks Ardyth, very well organized and great use of space! I have some old furniture in use as well but see some other options that might work better. Thanks for sharing :)
Haha! I'm not there right now either! It's an ongoing issue for sure. Starting to think about an 'update' video for the end of the year. Thanks for watching!
Wow Ardyth, what a beautiful and well organized craft room you have! You made such a wonderful video show casing this crafty room too. For some reason, I thought you were in the UK, not Canada. Duh to me! Hugs, Brenda
@@ardyth I see, pretty sure I wasn't following 20 years ago. lol It's been a while since following you, but not that long. I probably just got confused like usual! lol Thanks Ardyth!
Very nice craft room. I like that light wood open shelving especially. I'm in the process of decluttering and organizing so your ideas were quite helpful. Your colors are very calming also. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing a tour of your room. Makes it somehow more "real" watching your other videos, now that I have a mental image of your setup. And I have to tell you that I absolutely love the idea of using a tray for photos! I especially love that your photos all have a consistent, no nonsense, showcase the card look. I know the big thing these days is staging and props, but when I pin or save a photo for future reference, I want a closeup of the card, not the flowers, plates, decorative pens, twine spools, palettes, etc that others place in their photos. Pretty, yes. Functional, no. I haven't started posting my cards on Instagram, but I love how your feed looks. Calm, consistent, yet still colorful and creative... and not visually overwhelming. The same could be said for your videos... no extras we don't need, just clear, concise info. Thank you so much for sharing your work over the last year. With the changes RUclips made recently I am fearful that many artists will either either start charging for content via their sites, or will just stop altogether. Many of us are so appreciate of content like yours to learn from, especially if we have no crafty friends IRL. Thank you and Happy New Year!
I really appreciate you taking the time to write all that, Karen. What you said about my feed, photos and style is exactly how I am (and all I really know how to be! LOL!). I often question if I should be more like others, but I know deep down I need to stay true to who I am. I am hoping to upgrade that plastic tray ($2 at IKEA LOL!) to a slate tile soon! Let me know when you start posting and I will be one of your first followers! Thanks for your kind words - they really made my day!
@@ardyth I found you through Susan R (Lateblossom/Simplicity) forever ago and have been a huge follower ever since. I was immediately drawn to you artistic style and blogging style (I liked the CASEing you did and how you listed what was similar and what was different), but when you started doing videos... holy cow was I impressed! Most bloggers get off to a shaky, awkward start. But you just came out and kicked butt. Your personality shines through and so many of us really appreciate that you give your thoughts on the process AND that you leave the mistakes in, showing how to repair them and when to just not worry about imperfections. Hands down, you are my favorite YT'er (yes, even more than Jennifer McGuire!) for all the reasons above. I've been excited to see your card making career blossom with DT positions, etc. I'm on a DT for a challenge blog and sometimes struggle when cardmaking becomes a job. I'm so impressed with artists that can produce so much, so well, on deadlines, and with requirements of using certain supplies. My blog is called Misplaced Mojo cause I struggle to keep the mojo flowing. Do you ever have issues with your creative mojo? It would make a great video topic.... how you get ideas, what to try when you don't have ideas, how to CASE but still make it your own. Oh, and no need to update your tray... on a monitor it already looks like slate, and no one is the wiser... except me 😄. I hope 2020 brings you continued crafty success and that I get to continue to be inspired by it!!!
@@karenpage946 I've gone and subscribed to your blog - you are a challenge queen! You are clearly a very talented cardmaker. I think we all struggle with mojo from time to time, and deadlines and products that don't immediately spark and idea don't make it easy. When I'm struggling, I take breaks and go back to my pinterest inspiration boards - that often helps me find something that will work. And sometimes I post cards that I don't love (and sometimes they do better than ones I did love when I posted! LOL!) For me it's just about keeping going and eventually, I usually create something workable. I love the idea of making 'get the mojo flowing' into a video - I will definitely give that some thought. 2020 is going to be off to a busy and exciting start - some new things coming very soon! Thanks again for taking the time to chat - I appreciate it!
Dear Ardyth Thanks loved the tour. You are a honest person. If you can pls list the essential dies a new bee should hv as well as the inks. Tks a ton stay blessed
I love my Catherine Pooler inks - they stamp really well and can be used for blending and watercolouring as well. For stamps, I would choose a multi-occasion one with images and lots of sentiments, along with coordinating dies. Good luck! Thanks for watching!
LOL! I get it - I've been at this a LONG time and it built up over many years. And the color coding is cheap and easy so you can do that right away if you want! Thanks so much for watching!
A fabulous room, loved this video and I watch every other one you produce. I really like how clear and concise your tutorials are. Please keep them coming! Happy New year!🥳👏🇦🇺
Thanks for sharing! I definitely got a few ideas. Love that your space is a delightful hodge podge of things bought for purpose and things you repurposed from elsewhere.
Wow!.. You are scary organized..lol! I’m suffering from organizational envy. I have a whole bedroom also, but it’s NOTHING like yours. Very nice! Great ideas
Haha! It's what I need to be able to work. (and it's pretty messy right now!) Lots of beautiful work comes from less-organized spaces - we all have to do what works for us. I'm glad you found it useful - thanks so much for watching!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful space. Your room is organized and uncluttered, just like your designs. 👍🏻👍🏻. I thought I was fairly organized, but now I realize I just have too much stuff. 😱😱😱. LOL. Especially patterned paper, which I really don’t use that much. Time to purge big time.
True confession - I have A LOT of stuff in our basement that I've 'purged' but not gotten out the door yet! LOL! Plus old storage solutions that worked at one point and may work again, some day! But I found if I have too much stuff around me, I start to feel claustrophobic and unable to be creative. Organizing the basement (or as I call it, the 'shadow craft-room'! LOL!) is one of my 2020 to-dos.... Thanks so much for watching, Kristine!
What a great space, Ardyth! I even picked up a few tips, like how you separate your Copics. It bugs me when my markers mix with other colors or fall over in the container because there aren’t enough.
Thanks, Jennifer! Over the years I've tried a lot of methods with my copics, but I like that these are within reach and organized and don't take up a ton of space. Happy 2020!
Lovely craft room Ardyth! Great ideas here too. I was wondering if you have a link to the magnets you have in the Misti. I've spotted them before in your videos and they look fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing your space. Happy New Year!
Thanks for watching! Here's the link: www.amazon.com/Strong-Neodymium-Disc-Magnets-Pack/dp/B073WJMSCR/ref=sr_1_7?crid=GUQC2SBSPNA3&keywords=magnets+1.26&qid=1577566893&sprefix=magnets+1.2%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-7
My moms name was Ardith she went by ardy! Never heard any one else with that name, except one person who had it for a middle name. Lovely craft space too.
Great room and great ideas, so thanks for sharing. I'm curious to know why you have 3 sets of the blending brushes? Do you have one set for dye inks, one for pigments, etc? And, did you have to drill holes in the stickler holders you use to hold the blending brushes to accommodate the handles? Your way of storing them, standing up and right in front of you is the best way I've seen yet, as my desk wouldn't have the space for the spinning holder that you can purchase separately. Love it! Happy New Year, Cheers! 😊
I have 3 sets of blending brushes so that I can have one for each of my most-used colours. That is a 'me' thing and probably not necessary! lol! The stickles holders are hollow, so no drilling involved. Thanks so much for watching! Happy New Year!
Thank you for the tour of your work space. It's fantastic! My goodness, its the best I've seen and I binge watch many videos on craft and home office spaces. I'm in love the the cubbies! :)
Thanks so much - it's my little refuge! I got those cubbies at Pottery Barn Kids many years ago - they were floor models. They have been so useful and used in many different ways over the years.
Thanks for sharing this! I came across your channel with this video and I’m now subscribed! I love how you colour code your stamp and die sets, it’s great!
Awesome space! I love all the organization. IKEA has definitely helped organize my craft room as well. lol I have the Alex drawers, but the ones that are used to top with a desktop. I really like the squatty set. That could hold a lot. I still have my wooden stamps, but have them in the roller IRIS drawer carts. Every spring I purge more and more, especially since I seem to acquire more clear stamps and dies. I love my Raskogs.
LOL! Yes, I think that we crafters have definitely contributed to the IKEA shareholders! I have a Raskog, and have been recently thinking about putting it to better use... Thanks for watching!
OHMYSTARS! I want a craft room like yours! I'm going hunting/shopping for some of the items you've mentioned; fingers crossed I can find them! Heaven knows my space needs some serious renovation!! hugs~c
Thanks for sharing! I love your room!! I had a couple of different craft spaces/rooms in our old house through the years as they were growing up and then as they left the nest, I changed rooms and my space evolved and then well the end of 2016 both boys had graduated college and left home and our oldest had gotten married so we decided to down-size and hubby and decided instead of buying a new home we'd build a new home which is what we did in 1993 when our youngest was born. We hired our contractor again and hubby designed our house, he's an engineer and very good about taking the time to figure out what we need in the house. He did an awesome job designing my space for my Studio! I love it, it's just taking a lot of time to figure out how to organize it! We moved in almost 3 years ago and I keep rearranging things, not furniture because the room is designed around the the pieces :) My question for you is do you have a link to the small clear boxes that you got at Home Depot? I have the same Alex drawers on the top of my desk and have wondered how to organize them better but couldn't find anything to fit in them! I'm in the US, but pretty sure if I show them to hubby he'd know what to look for since he kinda gets lost in Home Depot, LOL!! Thanks again for sharing your awesome space!!!
This is not exactly it, but something like this. www.homedepot.ca/product/husky-28-drawer/1000815380 I've had mine for years, and I'm not even sure that it was from Home Depot, if you know what I mean. I would just measure the drawers and keep an eye out when you're in places like that. Good luck - thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
Really enjoyed your craft room tour. I like how you color coded your stamp sets in the clear storage pockets. Not sure but did you just use a marker and color on the top of a piece of card stock behind the stamp set?
I didn't catch the name of the large cutter and I couldn't enlarge the video enough to view it. I have the larger Genesis cutter, but the blade is not self-sharpening. I love it, but the blade has to be cleaned periodically - especially if I'm cutting anything that may have adhesive backing on it. Thanks. Thoroughly enjoying your well lighted space and your organizational ideas. Looks very efficient too. Always love seeing your card designs as well. Thanks for sharing your crafty space.
@@ardyth Thanks for the info. I love the Genesis, but the blade is not self sharpening, altho it works a long time before replacing. It's difficult to find anybody who sells them now, and it was quite an expensive cutter as well. But well worth the price. Also had an optional light feature which helps secure a better 'straight cut'. Love your cards.
thank you so much for sharing way back then I started out o the top of my dryer as a crafting spot. I now have a room. well, kind of a room. at any rate, I appreciate you sharing. I am glad I found your craft chanel.
OK, I've heard a lot, but on top of the DRYER?! Wow, that's devotion! lol! But I've also noticed that a lot of beautiful work comes from very small, makeshift workspaces! I'm glad you have a more comfortable location to create in now - thanks so much for watching!
WOW! You are certainly well organized in a beautiful room... I can't even imagine your financial investment in all that! I know mine is very substantial and that's without the beautiful storage units...sigh. That was fun to take a peek....
I have a link to the drawers on my blog post, link in the description above. My mat is actually clear (from ULine) over a agreen mat from a fabric store. The combination results in a kind of bluish/gray. Thanks so much for watching!
@@danilaciamacco3618 Ah! The shop is called Muji. If you are near Toronto, there's one in Yorkdale, Square One and (I think) Scarborough Town Centre! Good luck!
The top has my 'new, not put away' stamps and my 'ready to sell' stamps in two separate bins. The rest has all the stuff I keep on hand to make my church Christmas cards (I make about 300 for 2 churches each year). Thanks for watching!
Happy New Year Ardyth, what a great way to start the new year, watching your beautifully Organized Craft room. Very inspiring indeed! My son saw me watching this and said.. "wow, it's so clean!" So you know what he is used to seeing 😂 but yes I'll try to be 5% of what you are.
Great space! I have tons of natural light in my art space too. Your video couldn’t have come a better time, I am actually in the process of reorganizing my art space with a white armoire my teenage daughter doesn’t want anymore in her room. The hubby didn’t want to get rid of it so I’ve had to adopt it in my space. I’ve lost storage space in shifting and eliminating furniture to make room for the armoire but I do like the Alex drawers as an alternative...guess I’ll be going to Ikea soon.
Haha! IKEA is always the answer! I like the idea of an armoire - close by but you can also close it up for a clean look. And white is nice, too! But I hear you about losing space. Thanks so much for watching!
I have the same trimmer that you do. I also absolutely love mine :) I enjoyed seeing your room since we have similar supplies specific to cardmaking. I have a bunch of colored cardstock that takes up a lot of space, which I don’t use that much. That might be an area for me to work on in 2020! Thank you for sharing.
LOVE that trimmer - bought it when I was making wedding invitations years ago. My coloured cardstock (still an embarrassing amount, given that I rarely use it!) is in the bottom drawer of the brown dresser. Thanks for watching!
Wow! Your craft room is amazing! I love how you have repurposed things. I have a Personal Stamp Exchange shelf that was purchased for $10. I love it! It holds a lot. I still have wood mounted stamps. Don’t reach for them as often, but just can’t part with them yet.😊 Nice video.
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Hi Ardyth! The best part of your space is the wooden stamp that reads "Jesus is the Reason for the Season." So organized, and everything is very well laid out. Love the fingertip reach. BTW ... I agree, this kind of space is a pilgrimage and changes from time to time. Thanks for sharing a piece of YOU. Blessed crafting! 😊
Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you for the tour of your lovely work space, its great that you are so organised…i like that…thank you for sharing your space with us…🎉❤
Thanks so much! 😊
Thank you for sharing your craft room, it is fabulous and any card maker's dream.
My favourite room in the house! LOL! Thanks for watching!
Omg that ink drawer 🙌🙌🙌 Fabulous set-.up!!! Lots of good tips to incorporate in my own room - thank you!! 😊❤️ I LOVE your content!!! 👍
Thanks so much! 😊
Wow is that an organized room. Very impressive. With all the supplies needed for card making and die cutting it would be so easy to have things all over the place. I felt so peaceful and calm looking at your craft room. Thanks for the tour.
Thanks so much! It isn't always so peaceful and calm, but it's still my favourite place in the house! Thanks for watching!
This is the most organized, straight forward, makes sense room I have seen. Wonderful tour! Thank you for sharing!
Oh wow! That's high praise! I do love it, although there's always little things I feel need to be impoved! lol! Thanks so much for watching!
Love your space and that you have tried and true favourites even if they aren’t the “latest”, it’s so easy to get caught up in the rush of new releases. My space is a work in progress, just when I feel I have it worked out it changes again which is actually wonderful, it keeps my creative energy flowing 😊
As a DT member, I definitely get caught up in new releases! LOL! But I also hold onto things that work for me, whether they are trendy or not. I hear you on 'work in progress' - even since I filmed this, I've moved a couple of things around. I'm always searching for the 'perfect' solution, but I'm sure it has to evolve over time! Thanks so much for watching!
You are so right! My space evolves perpetually as well- I take this as a sign of regular use!! I almost get as much joy from organizing and rearranging than from actually creating. 😂
Thank you so much for the GREAT IDEAS that I got from you when putting together my first craft room this past year. Although my Hubby did most of the hard work in remodelling our third bedroom into my craft room I got some really AMAZING ideas from watching your video! I use a marble wine holder for my heat gun, I have the three drawer dresser(it was mine when I was a baby as well as all of our children’s dresser when they were babies as well)that holds my Gemini & all it’s plates, foiling plate & foils. I also have a wooden tray that holds my pastes, gels & sprays. I use an metal lid holder to hold my Misti, score board & Fisker’s paper trimmer but I might have to get one of the blue holders like you have on the lazy Susan because that would help with being able to reach items better. I so wish you desk wasn’t discontinued because it would be fabulous to have in my room! LoL! Thank you for all the suggestions! You were such a help to setting up my space! God Bless & the Love of Christ to you & yours!!
Wow, sounds like you've had fun getting your craft room set up! As for the desk, I'm sure there are other 'L' shaped desks out there (in fact I wish mine was the mirror image of itself, if you know what I mean) - I guess we're never 100% satisfied but that is what keeps us moving forward! Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks. Your craft room is attainable. I like seeing others use items that are repurposed. I have a clip board lined with tin foil for my embossing. I have been using a old amazon box for spraying pixie spray and such. I like to see others craft room tours as we sometimes get storage ideas for ourselves from them.
Thanks for watching! I've built this room up over the past 14 years. Your clip board idea is similar to my shoebox lid lined with foil - I love it - saves my fingers and reduces warping!
🤩 Whoa! Will you look at that?! So organized with all that natural light pouring in. 😊 Whew... that’s a lot of work. Time to get busy and clutter with creative projects. Yay!
Thanks for watching!
Hey Ardyth, LOVE your studio! My faves are the wine bottle holder for the heat gun, your homemade light diffusers and repurposed/recycled storage and furnishings. I'm all about the re, except when it comes to buying sets of certain consumable fine art supplies, then I'm as green as I can manage. Ultimately, it's where the individual artist is at in themselves and what's accessible and affordable in these crazy times. Lotsa love from Louisiana.
Thanks so much for watching, Belinda!
Thank you for some clever ideas. Like you, I also pre plan for future extras of different items. I've found so many others fill their shelves and drawers completely and before long have overflowing drawers and shelves. Again, thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you! I got some good ideas. I have all my embossing powders in a basket and I think putting them in an empty drawer that I now have would be a much better idea. I think I would also include my colored pigment pads. Most of mine are old Cat Eyes that I still have the refills for. Putting the colored dot on the top is an excellent idea!
Thanks for watching!
There's something to be said about being organized, it's a great feeling and besides, it doesn't take you as long to put together a card. Now if my work table would just stay uncluttered and not serve as everyone's pile spot. Lol 🤣🤣🤣
I enjoyed the tour.
God bless you Ardyth ❤ XOXO
My room is rarely that organized - I'm tempted to post a photo of what it looks like right now, mid-release prep! LOL! Thanks for watching, Wendy!
My my, you are so organized! I strive to get organized but in the meantime I’m busy buying more stuff. I love the Alex drawers. They hold so much. I am new to your site and I’m enjoying all the videos. Keep up the good work!!
Haha! I'm so glad you found me! Thanks for watching, and yes, organization is an ongoing thing!
Your craft room is so neatly organized!!! I've started using fridge bins, they are wonderful. Love your marble wine cooler, such a neat idea & your filming lights with vellum. Smart 💡 idea 😉 . I'm busy creating mass Christmas cards, so when I'm finished I need to complete my organization. Thanks for the sneak peek 😉
Thanks so much! 😊
Many good ideas, but the the marble wine cooler for heat gun is brilliant.
LOL! I still love that one. Thanks so much for watching!
I am just about to set up my new craft room when I move house, thanks for your tour, it has given me lots of ideas.
Glad it was helpful! I'm a little envious - a new craft room sounds like a great reward for all the hard work of moving! Good luck! Thanks for watching!
Wow. Im amazed at all the stuff you have to play with, i don't have the room. But its nice to have the space. And all the things you need.
I am definitely a lucky girl. I've been collecting this stuff for over 13 years now and it still brings me a lot of joy! Thanks so much for watching!
Hi Ardyth 😊 Thanks for the craft room tour! It's wonderful you have such great natural lighting and I love it that you've used furniture and repurposed it for your craft room. The color coding on your stamp sets is something I may try with my own now that my collection has increased! Happy New Year to you and yours 😊
That colour coding started when I used to store them by type rather than manufacturer, and I find it even more helpful now! It's easy and inexpensive, too! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing your craft room. It's wonderful and so organized. I love it and now I want to do some more organizing in my own room.
Not always so organized - I'm busy with some new releases and it's a big mess! LOL! Glad you were inspired - thanks for watching!
@@ardyth I was so inspired by your organization that I went out today and bought 10 new Madesmart storage containers of various sizes .:)
That's it!! I'm coming over to play in your creatively organized and gorgeous craft room!
Any time! LOL! Thanks for watching!
@@ardyth lol I'll bring the coffee
So fun to see your space! Gorgeous
Come visit some time!!
@@ardyth I totally will! We love Toronto. Have a great week friend!
A great tour of your craft room without showing every single item in every single drawer. It was a good overview. I was wondering how do you store rubber cling stamps, if you have any? Thank you for sharing.
I don't have a lot of them that aren't background stamps, which I store all together in larger pockets. Some of the smaller, single image stamps are with my wooden stamps, and a couple are in regular pockets with the clear stamps so I don't forget about them! Thanks for watching!
Your craft room is awesome. It’s pretty and functional. I like that you have a balance of new and older storage. It must be wonderful to work in this happy space!
It's my favourite room in the house! Thanks so much for watching!
Nicely organized Craft Room! I'm very impressed! I'm about 70% organized and 30% I really should work on that!😁
To be honest, I put a lot of the bits and pieces that normally lie around, out in the hallway so I could film! LOL! We all have that % that really needs work! Thanks for watching, Dawn!
Thank you for sharing your craft room. My craft space has been evolving as well. I like how you color code your stamp and die sets and how you store your copic markers.
That colour coding has really worked for me for sure. Thanks for watching, Denise! Happy 2020!
Thanks for the tour of your craft room. It's so pretty and bright with so much natural light!
Thanks for watching!
What a wonderful crafting space! Everything seems to have its proper place and so organized! Thanks for sharing your space! I love your ink blending drawer...so pretty to just look at all the rainbow goodness!! Happy New Year to you, Ardyth!
Thanks, Karen! Wishing you a very happy 2020 as well!
I love your well planned and organized space!
Thanks so much!
Thanks Ardyth, very well organized and great use of space! I have some old furniture in use as well but see some other options that might work better. Thanks for sharing :)
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
I’m envious of your organization. I’m on my way but not quite there yet. Great advice! From Dayna in Michigan
Haha! I'm not there right now either! It's an ongoing issue for sure. Starting to think about an 'update' video for the end of the year. Thanks for watching!
Wow Ardyth, what a beautiful and well organized craft room you have! You made such a wonderful video show casing this crafty room too. For some reason, I thought you were in the UK, not Canada. Duh to me! Hugs, Brenda
I lived in the UK for about a year. 20 years ago. Does that count? lol! Thanks so much for watching!
@@ardyth I see, pretty sure I wasn't following 20 years ago. lol It's been a while since following you, but not that long. I probably just got confused like usual! lol Thanks Ardyth!
Very nice craft room. I like that light wood open shelving especially. I'm in the process of decluttering and organizing so your ideas were quite helpful. Your colors are very calming also. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks so much - I'm glad you enjoyed and found it helpful!
Excellent tour and your organizing is done in a way I would like to emulate! Thank you for showin us your lovely space!
Thank you so much! I'm working on an update....coming soon! Thanks for watching!
Great idea about the heat gun in the marble cup. I will definitely be doing this. Thank you.
Thanks - it's quirky, but it works! Thanks for watching!
So organized and love the lighting technique. Very creative
Best $20 I have spent on this room! LOL! Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for sharing a tour of your room. Makes it somehow more "real" watching your other videos, now that I have a mental image of your setup. And I have to tell you that I absolutely love the idea of using a tray for photos! I especially love that your photos all have a consistent, no nonsense, showcase the card look. I know the big thing these days is staging and props, but when I pin or save a photo for future reference, I want a closeup of the card, not the flowers, plates, decorative pens, twine spools, palettes, etc that others place in their photos. Pretty, yes. Functional, no. I haven't started posting my cards on Instagram, but I love how your feed looks. Calm, consistent, yet still colorful and creative... and not visually overwhelming. The same could be said for your videos... no extras we don't need, just clear, concise info. Thank you so much for sharing your work over the last year. With the changes RUclips made recently I am fearful that many artists will either either start charging for content via their sites, or will just stop altogether. Many of us are so appreciate of content like yours to learn from, especially if we have no crafty friends IRL. Thank you and Happy New Year!
I really appreciate you taking the time to write all that, Karen. What you said about my feed, photos and style is exactly how I am (and all I really know how to be! LOL!). I often question if I should be more like others, but I know deep down I need to stay true to who I am. I am hoping to upgrade that plastic tray ($2 at IKEA LOL!) to a slate tile soon! Let me know when you start posting and I will be one of your first followers! Thanks for your kind words - they really made my day!
@@ardyth I found you through Susan R (Lateblossom/Simplicity) forever ago and have been a huge follower ever since. I was immediately drawn to you artistic style and blogging style (I liked the CASEing you did and how you listed what was similar and what was different), but when you started doing videos... holy cow was I impressed! Most bloggers get off to a shaky, awkward start. But you just came out and kicked butt. Your personality shines through and so many of us really appreciate that you give your thoughts on the process AND that you leave the mistakes in, showing how to repair them and when to just not worry about imperfections. Hands down, you are my favorite YT'er (yes, even more than Jennifer McGuire!) for all the reasons above. I've been excited to see your card making career blossom with DT positions, etc. I'm on a DT for a challenge blog and sometimes struggle when cardmaking becomes a job. I'm so impressed with artists that can produce so much, so well, on deadlines, and with requirements of using certain supplies. My blog is called Misplaced Mojo cause I struggle to keep the mojo flowing. Do you ever have issues with your creative mojo? It would make a great video topic.... how you get ideas, what to try when you don't have ideas, how to CASE but still make it your own. Oh, and no need to update your tray... on a monitor it already looks like slate, and no one is the wiser... except me 😄. I hope 2020 brings you continued crafty success and that I get to continue to be inspired by it!!!
@@karenpage946 I've gone and subscribed to your blog - you are a challenge queen! You are clearly a very talented cardmaker. I think we all struggle with mojo from time to time, and deadlines and products that don't immediately spark and idea don't make it easy. When I'm struggling, I take breaks and go back to my pinterest inspiration boards - that often helps me find something that will work. And sometimes I post cards that I don't love (and sometimes they do better than ones I did love when I posted! LOL!) For me it's just about keeping going and eventually, I usually create something workable. I love the idea of making 'get the mojo flowing' into a video - I will definitely give that some thought. 2020 is going to be off to a busy and exciting start - some new things coming very soon! Thanks again for taking the time to chat - I appreciate it!
Super scrapoum ! Bravo.A bientôt bisous Claudine V
Merci beaucoup!
Dear Ardyth
Thanks loved the tour. You are a honest person. If you can pls list the essential dies a new bee should hv as well as the inks. Tks a ton stay blessed
I love my Catherine Pooler inks - they stamp really well and can be used for blending and watercolouring as well. For stamps, I would choose a multi-occasion one with images and lots of sentiments, along with coordinating dies. Good luck! Thanks for watching!
Well done! Trying hard not to be envious. Color coding is a great idea. TFS.
LOL! I get it - I've been at this a LONG time and it built up over many years. And the color coding is cheap and easy so you can do that right away if you want! Thanks so much for watching!
To b as Organized as you is my Goal for 2020 as I work on my /Craft space
You can do it! Thanks for watching!
A fabulous room, loved this video and I watch every other one you produce. I really like how clear and concise your tutorials are. Please keep them coming! Happy New year!🥳👏🇦🇺
I appreciate you watching, Jenny! I definitely have more in store for 2020! Happy New Year!
You're from Canada? That's wonderful... I'm from BC in the Kootenays and am glad to hear you source Canadian stores!
YES! I'm in Toronto! So great to meet another Canadian! Thanks for watching!
I love you room!!!!!! Thank you for the tips!!!!!!! A beautiful space to create in! ❤️
I agree - thanks so much for watching!
Wonderful space, Ardyth! Some great storage tips! :) Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Shelly!
Thanks for sharing! I definitely got a few ideas. Love that your space is a delightful hodge podge of things bought for purpose and things you repurposed from elsewhere.
LOL! Hodgepodge is right, but it works for the most part! Thanks for watching!
Wow!.. You are scary organized..lol! I’m suffering from organizational envy. I have a whole bedroom also, but it’s NOTHING like yours. Very nice! Great ideas
Haha! It's what I need to be able to work. (and it's pretty messy right now!) Lots of beautiful work comes from less-organized spaces - we all have to do what works for us. I'm glad you found it useful - thanks so much for watching!
I love your room Ardyth! Great storage solutions and I love how bright and happy it looks. Thanks so much for sharing and happy New Year!
Thanks so much Michelle! Happy New Year to you!
I love your space. Thanks for sharing 👍✌️🙏❤️
Thank you! 🤗
Great room and set up, think I've got a few more ideas for my craft room
Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!
Gorgeous room and great ideas! I really like your color coding on your stamp sets. 👍 Thanks for sharing so many good ideas. 💙💙💙
that is one of my best (and simplest AND cheapest) ideas! lol! Glad you like it! Thanks for watching!
Happy 2020, Ardyth! Your craft studio is awesome!!! So well organized! Looks like a very happy place to hang out and get crafty!!!
it really is! Drop by sometime!! Thanks for watching!
I enjoyed yiur craf5 room tour. TFS. 💜💜💜
Thank you! 🤗
Thank you for sharing your wonderful space. Your room is organized and uncluttered, just like your designs. 👍🏻👍🏻. I thought I was fairly organized, but now I realize I just have too much stuff. 😱😱😱. LOL. Especially patterned paper, which I really don’t use that much. Time to purge big time.
True confession - I have A LOT of stuff in our basement that I've 'purged' but not gotten out the door yet! LOL! Plus old storage solutions that worked at one point and may work again, some day! But I found if I have too much stuff around me, I start to feel claustrophobic and unable to be creative. Organizing the basement (or as I call it, the 'shadow craft-room'! LOL!) is one of my 2020 to-dos.... Thanks so much for watching, Kristine!
What a great space, Ardyth! I even picked up a few tips, like how you separate your Copics. It bugs me when my markers mix with other colors or fall over in the container because there aren’t enough.
Thanks, Jennifer! Over the years I've tried a lot of methods with my copics, but I like that these are within reach and organized and don't take up a ton of space. Happy 2020!
I like how you organize your craft I wish to have it like your
Thanks!
Lovely, well organized craft room. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the tour.
You have a great space. =)
Thanks so much! I love it too!
You're welcome. =)
Lovely craft room Ardyth! Great ideas here too. I was wondering if you have a link to the magnets you have in the Misti. I've spotted them before in your videos and they look fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing your space. Happy New Year!
Thanks for watching! Here's the link: www.amazon.com/Strong-Neodymium-Disc-Magnets-Pack/dp/B073WJMSCR/ref=sr_1_7?crid=GUQC2SBSPNA3&keywords=magnets+1.26&qid=1577566893&sprefix=magnets+1.2%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-7
I really like your set up for your craft
Thanks so much!
My moms name was Ardith she went by ardy! Never heard any one else with that name, except one person who had it for a middle name. Lovely craft space too.
My grandma's name was Ardyth and my friend's mom's name is Ardyth as well - she goes by Ardy, but I prefer Ar. Thanks for watching!
Great inspiration for my newly decorated craft room makeover, thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Awesome! Thank you!
Great room and great ideas, so thanks for sharing. I'm curious to know why you have 3 sets of the blending brushes? Do you have one set for dye inks, one for pigments, etc? And, did you have to drill holes in the stickler holders you use to hold the blending brushes to accommodate the handles? Your way of storing them, standing up and right in front of you is the best way I've seen yet, as my desk wouldn't have the space for the spinning holder that you can purchase separately. Love it! Happy New Year, Cheers! 😊
I have 3 sets of blending brushes so that I can have one for each of my most-used colours. That is a 'me' thing and probably not necessary! lol! The stickles holders are hollow, so no drilling involved. Thanks so much for watching! Happy New Year!
Thank you for the tour of your work space. It's fantastic! My goodness, its the best I've seen and I binge watch many videos on craft and home office spaces. I'm in love the the cubbies! :)
Thanks so much - it's my little refuge! I got those cubbies at Pottery Barn Kids many years ago - they were floor models. They have been so useful and used in many different ways over the years.
Ardyth Percy-Robb Thank you! It doesn’t look like they make them anymore. I’ll just have to watch your craft videos to ogle them. 😂😂
Thanks for sharing this! I came across your channel with this video and I’m now subscribed! I love how you colour code your stamp and die sets, it’s great!
Yay! I'm so glad! I have done that colour coding for years - easy and inexpensive and very helpful! Thanks for watching!
I am about to move into a new craft room and you have given me lots of inspiration. Thank you x
Ooh, lucky you! It's so exciting to plan - enjoy!! Thanks for watching!
Awesome space! I love all the organization. IKEA has definitely helped organize my craft room as well. lol I have the Alex drawers, but the ones that are used to top with a desktop. I really like the squatty set. That could hold a lot. I still have my wooden stamps, but have them in the roller IRIS drawer carts. Every spring I purge more and more, especially since I seem to acquire more clear stamps and dies. I love my Raskogs.
LOL! Yes, I think that we crafters have definitely contributed to the IKEA shareholders! I have a Raskog, and have been recently thinking about putting it to better use... Thanks for watching!
Love your craft room
Love your organization 💕💕💕
Thanks for watching!
I love your space!!! Thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks so much, Julie!
Your room is amazing, Ardyth!!
Thanks for watching!
Great space. I really enjoyed your upbeat personality.
That's so sweet! Thanks for watching!
Great tour, my craftroom is under construction right now so this was great!! Tfs!!
I'd love to see it when you're finished! I love that we all learn from each other! Thanks for watching!
OHMYSTARS! I want a craft room like yours! I'm going hunting/shopping for some of the items you've mentioned; fingers crossed I can find them! Heaven knows my space needs some serious renovation!!
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My friend, you are welcome to drop by any time!! Let me know if you need help finding things! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing your craft room. It’s great.
Thanks for watching!
I have craft room envy! What a great space. 😀 I have a corner of our living room.
It is a great space and I love it! Thanks so much for watching!
Ardyth Percy-Robb I love your channel and your style of card making. And, you are just so pleasant to listen to.
Thanks for sharing! I love your room!! I had a couple of different craft spaces/rooms in our old house through the years as they were growing up and then as they left the nest, I changed rooms and my space evolved and then well the end of 2016 both boys had graduated college and left home and our oldest had gotten married so we decided to down-size and hubby and decided instead of buying a new home we'd build a new home which is what we did in 1993 when our youngest was born. We hired our contractor again and hubby designed our house, he's an engineer and very good about taking the time to figure out what we need in the house. He did an awesome job designing my space for my Studio! I love it, it's just taking a lot of time to figure out how to organize it! We moved in almost 3 years ago and I keep rearranging things, not furniture because the room is designed around the the pieces :) My question for you is do you have a link to the small clear boxes that you got at Home Depot? I have the same Alex drawers on the top of my desk and have wondered how to organize them better but couldn't find anything to fit in them! I'm in the US, but pretty sure if I show them to hubby he'd know what to look for since he kinda gets lost in Home Depot, LOL!! Thanks again for sharing your awesome space!!!
This is not exactly it, but something like this. www.homedepot.ca/product/husky-28-drawer/1000815380
I've had mine for years, and I'm not even sure that it was from Home Depot, if you know what I mean. I would just measure the drawers and keep an eye out when you're in places like that. Good luck - thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
Really enjoyed your craft room tour. I like how you color coded your stamp sets in the clear storage pockets. Not sure but did you just use a marker and color on the top of a piece of card stock behind the stamp set?
Yes that's exactly it! Easy and cheap! lol! Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you for showing, you have a very nice craft room, this is exactly what I dream of one day.
Thanks for watching!
I didn't catch the name of the large cutter and I couldn't enlarge the video enough to view it. I have the larger Genesis cutter, but the blade is not self-sharpening. I love it, but the blade has to be cleaned periodically - especially if I'm cutting anything that may have adhesive backing on it. Thanks. Thoroughly enjoying your well lighted space and your organizational ideas. Looks very efficient too. Always love seeing your card designs as well. Thanks for sharing your crafty space.
My cutter is a Dahle 552. I have heard very good things about that Genesis cutter! Thanks so much for watching!
@@ardyth Thanks for the info. I love the Genesis, but the blade is not self sharpening, altho it works a long time before replacing. It's difficult to find anybody who sells them now, and it was quite an expensive cutter as well. But well worth the price. Also had an optional light feature which helps secure a better 'straight cut'. Love your cards.
I love your space.
Me too! Haha! Thanks so much for watching!
Wow ! Crafters pardise 👍💙
I agree! I love it here! Thanks so much for watching!
Fun craft room tour! Tfs!😊👍
Thanks for watching!
thank you so much for sharing way back then I started out o the top of my dryer as a crafting spot. I now have a room. well, kind of a room. at any rate, I appreciate you sharing. I am glad I found your craft chanel.
OK, I've heard a lot, but on top of the DRYER?! Wow, that's devotion! lol! But I've also noticed that a lot of beautiful work comes from very small, makeshift workspaces! I'm glad you have a more comfortable location to create in now - thanks so much for watching!
Nice space, Ardyth!
Thanks, Julie!
Love it will pick up a spice rack & might have my husband make me your little spinning thing
Thanks so much for watching!
Love your craft room. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the great craft room tour!
Thanks for watching!
WOW! You are certainly well organized in a beautiful room... I can't even imagine your financial investment in all that! I know mine is very substantial and that's without the beautiful storage units...sigh. That was fun to take a peek....
Haha! It has definitely evolved over the 15 years I've been working in it - it brings me a lot of joy. Thanks for watching!
Very organized craft room. Where did you get the shoe racks from. The ones where you have your baby wipes on. Thank you
That is from IKEA - very inexpensive and I'm sure you can find similar items at Target or Walmart or something like that! Thanks so much for watching!
What a great room ... and I appreciate the extra tips!
Thanks for watching, Karen!
Great tour, Ardyth! This is such a bright and happy organized space. Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks for watching, Sandy!
lovely room!!!...could you tell me where you got the acrylic drawers from???...also where did you get the grey craft mat in your desk???
I have a link to the drawers on my blog post, link in the description above. My mat is actually clear (from ULine) over a agreen mat from a fabric store. The combination results in a kind of bluish/gray. Thanks so much for watching!
Ardyth Percy-Robb thanks but i’m in canada and you mentioned a place here we can purchase the drawers
@@danilaciamacco3618 Ah! The shop is called Muji. If you are near Toronto, there's one in Yorkdale, Square One and (I think) Scarborough Town Centre! Good luck!
I caught a glimpse of your Raskog cart. What do you store in it? Thanks for sharing!
The top has my 'new, not put away' stamps and my 'ready to sell' stamps in two separate bins. The rest has all the stuff I keep on hand to make my church Christmas cards (I make about 300 for 2 churches each year). Thanks for watching!
Happy New Year Ardyth, what a great way to start the new year, watching your beautifully Organized Craft room. Very inspiring indeed! My son saw me watching this and said.. "wow, it's so clean!" So you know what he is used to seeing 😂 but yes I'll try to be 5% of what you are.
Thanks, Ishani! Your comment made me laugh! It's rarely as clean as it looks here - crafting is a messy business! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing your very inviting space 😃
Thank you for watching!
Great space! I have tons of natural light in my art space too. Your video couldn’t have come a better time, I am actually in the process of reorganizing my art space with a white armoire my teenage daughter doesn’t want anymore in her room. The hubby didn’t want to get rid of it so I’ve had to adopt it in my space. I’ve lost storage space in shifting and eliminating furniture to make room for the armoire but I do like the Alex drawers as an alternative...guess I’ll be going to Ikea soon.
Haha! IKEA is always the answer! I like the idea of an armoire - close by but you can also close it up for a clean look. And white is nice, too! But I hear you about losing space. Thanks so much for watching!
I have the same trimmer that you do. I also absolutely love mine :) I enjoyed seeing your room since we have similar supplies specific to cardmaking. I have a bunch of colored cardstock that takes up a lot of space, which I don’t use that much. That might be an area for me to work on in 2020! Thank you for sharing.
LOVE that trimmer - bought it when I was making wedding invitations years ago. My coloured cardstock (still an embarrassing amount, given that I rarely use it!) is in the bottom drawer of the brown dresser. Thanks for watching!
Love your storage/organizational ideas! Thank you for sharing 💕
Thanks for watching!
Wow! Your craft room is amazing! I love how you have repurposed things. I have a Personal Stamp Exchange shelf that was purchased for $10. I love it! It holds a lot. I still have wood mounted stamps. Don’t reach for them as often, but just can’t part with them yet.😊 Nice video.
The wooden stamps I still have are the results of many purges and I don't think I'll ever get rid of them. Thanks so much for watching!