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Are you a messy crafter, or do you keep your craft space tidy?
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In my mind I am have a nice neat crafting space, but if I wake up to reality and look around, I have stuff everywhere in my craft room. The room is a complete new craft project all on its own.
ReplyDeleteI get in a huge mess but then tidy it all up before I start something new! It's really messy now but I'll tidy it all up and then get into my new stash as soon as I can!
ReplyDeleteI always believe that the first sign that someone is good at crafty things is the size of the mess left behind .... so yes I make lots and lots of mess LOL
ReplyDeleteI definitely fall into the category of 'messy' and sadly I spend a lot more time tidying up my stash than I'd like! BUT it is so much easier to create in a fresh tidied up space...
ReplyDeleteJenny Adams
mess, mess, messy! I have an 8-seater kitchen table as my desk and when I'm done a project, you can't see an inch of "table" on it!
ReplyDeleteI start out so clean and tidy but end up with so much stuff on my desk I am working in the tiniest space. I have to clean it up after every project or otherwise I would be working on the floor!
ReplyDeletewhile working I am very messy, sometimes resorting to the floor. But cant stand the mess once i am finished, so madly scrounge around cleaning up.
ReplyDeleteI start out with a clean and organised space...which soon turns into mess, I pile up all around me. I clean up after every project though so I can start the process all over again :o)
ReplyDeleteI always start out clean and tidy - but by the time I get everything out I end up wondering where I put stuff. I could understand if I had a small workspace but I have a huge desk. I do try to tidy up by the end of the day - but ensure I have a clean space so I can start again.
ReplyDeleteI make a bit of a mess while I'm working but have to pack it away, not tidy just 'away', so my kids don't get into everything. A 2 and a 4 year old that want to do craft would be a disaster for my prized posessions! I don't have space for a craft room so I can't just lock a door on it unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteThe craft desk is always neat and tidy when I start, extremely messy while doing a project and then tidy at the end...I just can't start a new project if the desk is cluttered
ReplyDeleteCheers Katie
Undoubetly a meesy crafter. The "queen" of messes
ReplyDeleteAnne wakefield
I am not only a mess - I have taken over the house thus the house is a mess. I have a 7x17' room that is mine. It has floor to ceiling closets on one wall, 17' of desk space on the other with storage under and cupboards over. It is over flowing to piles all over the floor. I have 2 bookcases topped by 2 paper sorters in the kitchen - a great place to stack stuff. The kitchen table is 2/3 covered (have to have someplace to eat). Have 6 4' tall iris carts in the Dining Room. Tops of carts, china cabinet, server and dining room table are buried. Have just started CD racks in the Bedroom in an attempt to organize them. Also have cupboards full of paper in the garage in addition to that in the Stamping room and kitchen. Can you organize me?
ReplyDeleteNo one has seen Mess until they see my workspace! About once a month I have to tidy and sort so that I can actually get creative again..
ReplyDeleteI'd love to get this space tidy and gorgeous looking! Am usually a spread it everywhere girl and make a giant mess in the process. I do LOVE seeing pics of craft spaces almost as much as pics of craft projects. One day this room will look like those ones in the mags!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a messy scrapper...my stuff is EVERY WHERE.....But I do need a clean area before tackling another project.
ReplyDeleteYep.. total mess.. By the time I am finished a project our entire unit has slowly morphed from a couple of piles to one huge pile of "Nicole's SU stuff". Mind you there is always method to my madness and I know where everything is..
ReplyDeleteMessy Messy Messy but if i lose my mojo i just starting cleaning up and about half thru my hands are itching to create again
ReplyDeleteI am the queen of mess - and i hate it - i infinitely prefer it to be clean and organised, but i am severely time anemic so it's tidy for days or do some craft and the craft wins!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great question! I always felt embarassed about the fact that I am a MESSY crafter. Stuff everywhere!! Now, I feel much less embarassed knowing I am not alone!!
ReplyDeleteMessy! Absolutely! I usually have 4 or 5 different projects on the go and multiple stamp sets out. I'm planning on being tidier in our new house... will see how that goes!!
ReplyDeleteOh undoubtably messy! lol. I do try, honest I do, but somehow it just never seems to stay tidy.
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy getting stuck in and cleaning up my craft space though, it gives me lots of inspiration to begin making a mess all over again. :-)
oh I so wish that I could post a photo of the craft room now. lol - it is soooooooo messy!!! man alive. I do try hard to keep it tidy though - having classes helps me to be more tidy.
ReplyDeleteOh I love these replies.....they crack me up. I like everyone am messy. Start off tidy then it looks like there has been a hurricane in my room! Some days I don't know how it happens - the mess just appears. I wonder - is there anyone out there than can start and finish tidy?
ReplyDeleteSo messy... I wish I was tidy but it's not to be
ReplyDeleteim a messy crafter, but try to clean up after a session
ReplyDeleteMessy ....but a good mess.I do wish for a tidy desk but that I think would be a miracle and would definitely be too much for my dear husband who does at times have trouble finding a spot on my desk for the cups of hot water he brings me!
ReplyDeleteReally you only need a 12x12 space for your cutting board!
Christine D
organized mess! To non crafters it's a total mess but to me I know where everything is. But as my only area is the dinning table everything has it's place back into storage after.
ReplyDeleteWas quiet embarrassed to say DEFINATLY a messy crafter until I realised that just about everyone else is within the same boat as me! Doing classes is helping me to make sure my room is cleaned regularly!
ReplyDeleteI am definately a messy crafter. I don't currently have a designated area where I can just leave everything be so I have to pack it up all of the time. I have piles of "organised mess" in my storage area. It looks horrendous to everyone else but to me I know where everything is, well most of the time that is.
ReplyDeleteTidy!!! I have to have a clean and organised workspace as my area is only small and I would go crazy not being able to find things. Sarah
ReplyDeleteI start of with a tidy craft space, then create an organised mess and once finished must tidy the space for the next organised mess!!
ReplyDeleteIt gets messy when I'm creating, but I clean it up again at the end. Or I try to! :)
ReplyDeleteMy computer desk is also my craft desk so it has to be kept clean. I spend a considerable amount of time re-organising my supplies so that they are conveniently handy to pick up, use and put away.
ReplyDeleteMary
My craft desk is a very tidy work space ... right up unitl I sit down lol, then its everything everywhere, and stays that way until I can find no space to work (usually after a few projects) then I clean it back to starting point (or close to). Sometimes I walk away mid project and it stays messy, but its harder to get back to when its like that.
ReplyDeletewhat a great question... I am the most messy crafter. I get everything out and dont put it away and then get more out. I have piles of stuff on my desk and really wish I could be much tidier. It is good to know I am not the only one that is like this.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely messy! I like to start off with a clean desk but it doesn't take long till I have half finished projects all over my desk and then on the floor!
ReplyDeleteI dont think anyone can craft and be tidy..
ReplyDeleteI am a messy crafter esp when doing lots of projects at once
I start with a tidy desk but its quite messy by the time I finish and yet I can still find things.
ReplyDeleteI start tidy, end up with a mess, and then finish tidy as my craft space is on the kitchen table.
ReplyDeleteI have to have a clean space to get my creative juices flowing. Everything has to be in its place. I do get messy after a session, but generally tidy up after each one. I have one cupboard that I allow myself to just "chuck things in" to keep out of sight.
ReplyDeleteAs I work in my dining room, my organised mess is usually cleaned up each night so my house looks hav=lf decent for the enxt day. So wish I had my very own craft room.....
ReplyDeleteI travel a lot so I have to keep things compact & tidy, but along the way in a project it all gets messy before being made tidy again at the end!
ReplyDeleteDiana
I would say I fall smack bang in the middle. Sometimes messy, sometimes tidy.
ReplyDeleteGlenda K
I like to try and keep tidy but..... it just never happens. I am constantly cleaning up and putting things away as I use them... but it always ends up a mess anyway
ReplyDeleteconstantly, constantly messy....but that's because I'm always creating!!!
ReplyDeleteJust ask my husband.....definitely very very messy! - But I think its a sign of a creative mind and thats a good thing!!
ReplyDeleteOhh another messy crafter!! Glad I'm not alone. But it is all worth it.
ReplyDeleteLisa H
i make lots of mess while crafting (too busy to stop and tidy!) but i usually clean up when i am done..but a clean desk inspires me to craft some more...oh well...
ReplyDeleteMessy me too!!!
ReplyDeleteI bought a bag at a craft fair once which had the perfect sentiment....
Craft forever...
Housework whenever...
Messy messy messy! Actually right now, in between reading blog posts, I'm cleaning it up so I can take some photos!
ReplyDeleteFairly tidy most of the time, I have everthing within easy reach so i can grab it and put it away when i have finished using it. But it does get messy sometimes and then I have to have a big clean up.
ReplyDeleteI am messy, completely and utterly messy
ReplyDeleteI am a messy crafter when I am making my cards but as I don't have a designated craft room, i tidy everything up at the end of the night! Once a month i clean out all my drawers and see what i have!!
ReplyDeleteMESSY!!!!!! Very very Messy - just ask my husband....
ReplyDeleteI am very messy - but tend to clean up every few weeks back to spotless so I can find things. Mandy
ReplyDeleteI am a messy crafter, but I have to tidy up afterwards, other wise I wouldn't be able to get into my craft room Heather Sherry
ReplyDeleteI wish I could say I was a neat and tidy crafter however I am far from it!!
ReplyDeleteWell let me see, I currently have a scrapping bag on a chair at the kitchen table, a box on another chair, coffee table with scrapbook and 2 paper albulms on it and a few stamp and my punches on the floor next to it, I think I'm a tidy scrapper - NOT -
ReplyDeleteI am a really messy creator, I have an office/craft room but usually bring everything out to the lounge and create on the floor - lots more space (sometimes on the kitchen table and something in the office)
ReplyDeleteI am afraid I am a messy crafter too!!!! I wish I was more organised as it would wonderful to have crafty spaces like I have seen on blogs. However I am Miss organised chaos!!!
ReplyDeleteMichelle S
My very lovely husband got me a trolley that I wheel out when working and appear organised. Once I start working I end up with stuff everywhere and feel like the creative juices are flowing as the mess spreads!
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