You would think "stored in the studio" would be no big deal.... and it really wasn't. Except that at the time, my studio was a disaster. And not your normal disaster. This was full on, stacked high, no counter space to be seen, I should be embarrassed, type of disaster. I did some pre-cleaning so I could do some filming and now, I can show you some storage options (good, bad or otherwise) and my fun old-is-new that fit in perfectly!
I started with the old is new and scoped out our local thrift shop; not really knowing what exactly I was looking for. I just knew that when I saw it, I would know.
As it turns out, Redeemed Remnants had exactly what I needed. I don't want to spoil my video so you will have to watch to see what I bought at the thrift store. When I was done there, I wandered further down the street and went to one of our antique stores.
Check out the super cool vintage school maps!! If I only had a good spot for one of those..... Anyway, super fun to poke around that store and look at everything.... but, back to the studio.
Welcome to my studio and how I store some creative items including my stencils.
Hi Everyone. Its Jill McDowell here with you today for the Creative Team. Are you enjoying this month’s Stored in My Studio theme? I’m loving the opportunity to be a voyeur in the team’s studios and all of the tips, tricks, and projects to get organized. Today it's my turn to entice and inspire you with some hacks of my own.
My college roommate always used to say that our decor style was "Early American Attic" and all these years later I'm proud to say that it still holds true. My small, cape-style home reflects my love of collecting and repurposing sometimes quirky and eclectic vintage finds. My rule of thumb is that if it's too precious for everyday use, then there's no reason to buy it.
Join me in my studio where we will be counting down My Top 10 Top Art Studio Solutions. I'll show you some of my favorite ways to put all of those thrift store finds to use, including my solution for storing Stencil Club sets in an art journal made from a thrift store staple. To be completely honest, the methodology that I used to determine the Top Ten probably was not all that was scientific, (I was the only one to cast votes...) but its all in good fun. So come with me into my studio and lets start counting!
(Look for the complete list of all of the stencils used in the video at the end of this post.)
Here are a few pics of my 2018 StencilClub Art Journal made from a vintage album designed to hold records.
The cover of the album is a work in progress since it's a compilation of the entire year of Stencil Club sets. So far I've included designs from the January through August 2018 collections.
I took a little artistic license with the inside cover and used two stencils that aren't Stencil Club designs, (Gwen Lafleur's Boho Birds L628 and Art Deco Alphabet L500).
On the right-hand side of this spread is my rendition of June Pfaff Daley's January 2018 Set,Under Lock and Key.
Although it's not necessary, I keep the stencils in either a Stencil Club mailing envelope or a file folder inserted into the page sleeve. While I haven't decorated all of the journal inserts yet, I'm planning on working on them when I'm watching tv. This insert has some Thermo-o-web foil transfers on it for a little glitz and glam.
Hi everyone, it's Cheetarah here and this month the StencilGirl® Creative Team shows how we store things in our studio. I'm fortunate enough to have an apartment where we both have our separate offices / creative space and I just love spending time in my little home studio.
This is my art desk where all the art stuff happens :) I have a LOT of stuff stored here that I need in reach, like brushes, markers, glue, my art journals, ink, watercolors etc. but I am good at keeping my work surface clean after a project, thankfully. That is the traveler's notebook I currently am working in. Let me give you a little tour of the room.
This is what it looks like when you come in, on the left side my art desk with boxes of papers and trays of markers & cups of brushes and yes I store stuff on my windowsill as well, things I want near but have no room for on my desk.
On the other side is my writing desk. You can see the stack of planners I use for my writings and my Lamy fountain pen collection display box on the window sill. Here I do stuff that is writing related but as you can see, there is a lack of computer here which I like because I don't want to get distracted by the internet in this room! I also try to leave my phone out but it's difficult as it's also my camera, haha!
When you turn to face the wall on the right side you'll see my rubber stamp storage - wood mounted stamps that is. The cling & clear stamps are in ring binders. Sprays are stored in open boxes next to the "spray work surface" on the smaller cabinets that created an impromptu work surface.
In the cabinet drawers (which were donated to me by very good friends who moved away) I have paints, mediums, masking tapes, pigment powders, pastels, etc... all drawers are labeled and the cabinet closest to my desk has all the ink pads and markers (yes more...) and watercolor paints.
And one last thing I wanted to show you in my studio is the shelf where I store my little collection of figurines/vinyl toys of Cheetara's of the Thundercats :) The one from the far right is an original one from the 1980's. I also collect prints of her and have quite a few.
And this concludes the tour of my home art studio :)
"Stored in my studio" is of course also about how you store your stencils. So this got me thinking on how to effectively store my stencils because I want a fast visual reference. The storage solution I had was not sufficient for this and I kept forgetting which stencils I have. I stored them in see-through file folder & have an excel file with the stencils I own.
This is fine in itself but the visual reference, locally in my studio, was lacking. As I told you earlier, I rather do not want to look up stuff on the internet while I am working. So I set out to make a visual storage with the help of a vintage postcard storage idea.
I have bought these vintage postcard binders at a thrift store on vacation in Sweden and just LOVE how these albums look.
They have paper sheets inside them and I figured I could store the stencils in them instead of the postcards that were currently still there.
I stenciled on the paper sheets (and also made reverse prints of them in some cases) with black acrylic paint to create my visual reference album and stored the coordinating stencil on the sheet.
Of some, I kept the packaging of so it would not tangle with the stencil on the opposite page. All the small and mini stencils I currently own are now stored in the binder. The large stencils I did stencil out & printed in the visual reference book, but kept them in the large file folder still.
I've filmed the process of how I made this stencil storage and there is a flip through of all the stencils I currently own. So if you're curious about that, definitely have a look :) A full list of them is under the video:
S295: Deconstructed Chrysanthemum by Traci Bautista Hope you enjoyed having a stroll in my studio and that the video inspired you to create your own stencil reference & storage book. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have an awesome day & see you next time :)
