Reclaiming. A reward.
Actual photographic evidence, less than an hour old, that there is some sort of organisation that I must have in order to function. Boxes at the back of shelves are labelled, and as they are at the back, closed up and have lids, they are things I don’t need to get to all the time, bit by bit (I keep supplies I need for classes in these, so I can just grab the box and have all of that item, but I’m not tempted to use it up with my other stash while I scrap).
Magazine files are my favourites for stickers. I keep all my letter stickers together in one shelf cube, directly behind me as I scrap. I just turn around and they are all there…so handy. Baskets hold newish shopping so I will use it. This doesn’t work one hundred percent of the time, but it’s way better than if I pack it away somewhere. Loose letters and little things go in coffee cups. Because I may drink a lot of coffee, but I have even more cups than I can drink.
And sometimes I organise by manufacturer because I might like all the little bits by a company for filling in my gaps—that’s why I have a pink cube filled with little accents from Heidi Swapp. I keep my Heidi chipboard letters and rub-ons mixed in with other brands, but strips, shapes and frames of chipboard plus tapes and other accents all stay here so I can just grab a few options to play with an empty space. Also easy to throw back the bits I don’t pick in the end.
But this is the reclaim reward project. Once you’ve got your desk clean or your space reclaimed, no matter how big or small, give yourself something that lets you put your own personal stamp on your space. Something you can display that reminds you of your creative ethos, maybe your ‘one little word’ or anything else that motivates you or declares that this space is yours (even if most people would call it the dining room table).
The page frames are fabulous—totally loved them at CHA and only now getting a chance to play with the idea. Basically, you can work both inside and outside the frame, so you can use the frame to protect your photos and paper, but you can adhere things to the outside for texture, like chipboard and buttons. You can omit the paper inside and use transparencies to create a clear background that shows the woodgrain behind, if you hang it on a door. You can stamp on it and apply rub-ons on it. I’m even told that with a Cropadile, you can punch right through the frame and jumprings, eyelets or anything else you might punch through paper. Picture It has a fab gallery to look through if you want to get some ideas.
So here’s the challenge: Reclaim {some} space. Reward yourself with a sign for your door, wall or table. Use a photo you love, papers you love, words you love, whatever will make you know this is yours.
More about this over the weekend. Get your thinking cap or go ahead and get started.
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