This is where I work. It's a fold out table I bought for yard sales when we lived in the States.
Here in my tiny apartment in Japan I set it up in front of the balcony door in my bedroom. In the beginning I spent all my time unpacking and repacking the beading box (below) every time I wanted to create. Then there were 2 boxes. Next came 5
perfect bead boxes then it was no longer portable. The boxes are above on the right of the table...yep there's 11 now.
Lord only knows what's in here now. I just rake things into it when my bed table is still full after I tidy it. I see scraps of paper "I might need," boxes that "might come in handy," and a bead I'm so in love with I take out it's package, gawk at and put right back in it's package. As I write this my subconscious is screaming "What is WRONG with you women!" while my alter-ego snickers "Who cares?" Next is a project tray, most of the time the table is so full I just take my project tray elsewhere.
I must note the basket inside a basket method for storing tools does not work yet I keep piling them back in there. On the other hand that picture frame with the looped edge is great for holding earrings. So what's under that tray?
Yep, you guessed it. It's another tray! At least this project is finished. Come back on the 29th to see my next Beading Babes reveal. We should be nearing the bottom of the pile so I move the tray and discover...
a catalog from one of those home businesses with a pendant doodle. I wake up or can't fall asleep and have to doodle my idea out, but why did I toss the whole book on the table? Because my idea binder that I should put the single page in is not accessible.
Yeah, see that big green binder (top center)? What an avalanche I would cause to pull it out to store my doodle. Oh my! I can see laundry in this shot. My word, I didn't realize it was
this bad. I must draw your attention to the fake nail storage boxes (bottom center). They are great for 2-3mm crystals/pearls and up to about 50 4mm bicones. These came from the 100 yen store which is Japan's version of a Dollar Tree.
Back to the center of the table LOOK we finally found table! I spy pendant trays, a crystal beaded bead below a dried Queen Anne's lace, a bag of natural jade, a dog tag, sea glass...ok that's enough of the hidden object game.
I can't even identify most of this stuff. The jar with the cupcake cards on it is brown sea glass. The Jif jar is blue, green & white sea glass. The brown box hold my son's polymer clay that I keep considering playing with. On top of it is a glimpse of my beading babes bracelet. And of course there is a giant glass of ice tea. I may have to go get a glass now just looking at it. My husband is from Alabama. He makes excellent sweet tea. Ok few more pictures, and then you'll be done with me so you can have your own cup of tea.
This is what is under my table. The giant tub on the bottom is what little sewing supplies I have here. My sewing machine is down here behind all this mess. Beading box #2 has my metal stamp stuff that I got for Christmas. I have only used it once because I'm afraid I'm going to bring my fold out table down on my lap. Rolls of great washi paper. I'm stocking up since we wont live here forever or at least that's what I tell my husband. The priority box has sea urchins in it. I find spines all over the beaches here, but I bought these for Christmas tree ornaments. If you can bear with me for one more photo I'll show you a urchin tree in progress.
There it is! A cute little white tree that didn't make the cut last year, but should find a tree to hang on this year. Oh and what's that on the calendar? Yes, my birthday was yesterday. I'm officially another year older and wiser. Woo Hoo I'm 32!
**At the start of this year my workspace was clean.
Click here to see it before the disaster that is my creative process.
*I cleaned after these photos were taken, but here's what it looks like as this is posted:
This is the longest post I've ever done, but I just read that we should tell you
about ourselves & our work. Crap!
I
don't sell my work. Though I may have to start because I have quite a collection of resin pendants.
Most of the time I give my jewelry away to people I care
about. My husband laughed when
we went to dinner with friends, and I got
back in the car "missing" a piece of jewelry.
My
tribute piece
will be the first piece I've ever received money for from someone
I've
never actually met. I've already donated twice that amount to a charity
though.
I just made
some pieces for my friends I'm proud of if you want to check them out
or come back on the 29th to see my next beading reveal.
Other than that, I am a gardener,
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| bedroom balcony |
and loved by the two greatest guys in the world.
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| Who could ask for anything more? |
Now it's time to go see someone else's mess.
MESSY WORKSHOP BLOG PARTICIPANTS
Brenda Sue Lansdowne-our lovely hostess
Thank you for this opportunity. I should probably go clean up now.
