Craft Room Tour with Claire!

January Craft Room Tour: Claire Hawkins

Hi everyone!

Claire here, and today I am taking part in the Craft Room Tour.

I am based in the UK so I imagine my space is a lot smaller than some of my US and Canadian friends,

but it works for me – all be it, bursting at the seams!!

So, I feel I should first be honest – let’s face it. This is my craft space, and for the last 2 years, has also

doubled as my work space as I now work remotely following the pandemic. As a result, my room is

hardly ever as tidy as it is in these photos lol!

 

My room is set up in an L shape, with my desk horizontally against the wall, and my shelving unit off

to the left. Both are from Ikea.

One of my favourite items is my We R Memory Keepers Laser Square – I couldn’t function without

this! It shoots red lasers from the top and the side, helping me line up everything perfectly. 

I always keep my Cricut, laptop and cutter out on my desk, along with a range of tolls and fussy cut

items from whatever I’ve been working on for ease.

Underneath, I have a small set of drawers filled with tape, tools, punches and acrylic pieces.

 

My shelving unit houses all sorts. Paper is stored in plastic wallets by collection, with additional loose

sheets stored in Weston Boxes by theme (Woodgrain and travel for example).

My favourite shelf is the one that houses the Novo Drops! It’s organised by colour, but since getting

a few more over Christmas, I may need to rethink this storage idea as the shelf is full!

As you can see, I have some watercolour inks stored at the back. I don’t use these very much but

they’re great for vibrant colour. In one of the other cubes, I house all of my ink sprays, tidies away in

a small set of drawers, although they’re really not in any order.

I also keep a small stock of ink for my printer to make sure I don’t run out – I have been caught out a

few times previously, so tend to keep a spare just in case.

Above that, I have my Duster Ink Brushes and Vicki Boutin Art Crayons. I’ve had these for years and

they are my trusted tool for ink blending and brushing distress oxide to my pages – a favourite

technique of mine.

Above that is some washi tape (rarely used) and a selection of tissue paper which I love to layer

behind my photographs.

My Distress Oxide ink pads and Pinkfresh Studio Watercolors sit on the top of the unit, along with

some Shimmerz products and some loose A4 paper and card which are stored by colour in frames

Weston boxes that act like pull out drawers.

The unit also has four small draws and these are full of scrappy bits and pieces! They hold dies,

chipboard and sequins. The sequin drawers are my favourite. I found this plastic container box full of

small containers perfect for sequin storage (left pic) and I love that I can see everything all at once.

The second pic(right) houses my Pinkfresh Studio jewels and crystals which come in a similar storage

container.

At the bottom of the unit, I store my larger tools. Namely my sewing machine and Cuttlebug. I’d love

to have these out on display all the time but don’t have the space. I’ve found keeping these here still

leaves them easily accessible.

I keep my Thickers in small albums that were very kindly gifted to me by a friend. They are awesome.

Overtime, I have amassed quite a large collection of alpha stickers so I keep any extras in a large

plastic box that lets me flick through them quickly and easily.

Then, there’s my trolley. This started as a mixed media trolley, but as time has gone on it has

evolved to house tools, texture paste, Pixie Powders and puffy phrase stickers.

And finally, those eagle eyed of you will see that my unit also houses my printer…along with a huge

pile of layouts I need to file away – Please tell me I’m not the only one!!

Hope you’ve enjoyed this quick peek at my craft space and it has inspired you with some storage

ideas that may work for you.

Claire xx