Hanging open cabinets line one side of the room. Underneath these cabinets lies an old study table which used to be her computer table and currently holds other craft items. The hole that served as a provision for the computer cords and cables is now where Airees throws her trash into. There's a trash can placed underneath the hole. This is a fast and easy way of getting rid of the mess while you scrap. On the other wall, an old bar shelf now doubles up as a display area for some of her finished works and family pictures and also holds her paints and other materials. For Airees, the best buy she made for her craft room was a multi-purpose open cabinet. It was such a steal at less than a thousand pesos since it accommodated so many of her things.
Tools
Airees has numerous types of cutters and die cutting tools ranging from a pair of scissors to Ellison's Big Shot. She believes that you must not trade quality for price when it comes to your tools. “Tools will make your life easier in the long run so I don't mind spending a little more for it”, she said. Her favorite brand is Fiskars because of its lifetime warranty on cutting tools and dependability.
She makes sure her tools are easily accessible or within arms' reach. Her tools are kept in the shelves either beside or underneath her table. She just takes them out when she needs them.
Papers
It was only quite recently that Airees discovered the beauty of patterned papers. As a designer, she never found it necessary to buy patterned paper and could easily make do with plain cardstock for her projects. But after seeing all the beautiful designs that have flooded our local market, she has acquired so much that it has become an organizational problem.
She used to store her paper horizontally on the shelves of her table but later realized that it was easier to see the designs if they were stored vertically. So she designed and made her own 12x12 paper boxes.
Beads, Stamps and Inks
Aside from scrapping and creating handmade cards, Airees is also into beading. She kept her beads in see-thru plastic containers and placed them on the hanging walls for easy reach and identification. All containers have been labeled as well.
Ribbons & Fibers
Non-fabric ribbons are placed on a ribbon bobbin, placed in an 0-ring and then hung on racks. This added an artistic appeal to the room. Her ribbon bobbins were actually made from rolled up chipboards, another ingenious design idea from Airees. Ribbons which were not used as often were stored in see-thru plastic containers and placed in cabinets underneath the tables.
The Extras
On one side of her table sits a very cool rotating caboodle caddy. This is another one of her creations. It's handmade and yet it's sturdy enough to hold at most 3 kilos of anything. This caddy contains most of her commonly used tools, like fiskars scissors, cutter, pens, rulers, and some adhesives.
You can't miss the different types and colors of A monograms that are scattered in different parts of the craft room. This she said was her way of placing a personal stamp in her scrap room.
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