Grand Opening

The scrapbooking room is finally done! I still have some organizing to do, but mostly it's done! The amazing thing is that I actually have some empty containers, some open shelves. In my old space, I was always having difficulty finding things or keeping track of what I had--probably because there was no rhyme or reason to where things were; they were just stacked on and stuffed into wherever I could find a spot. I'm so used to having things crammed into every available square inch of space; it's quite amazing to actually have enough room--and then some.

This first picture is the hallway outside the room. It's all the books and other things that were dislocated by this new arrangement. Clearly my work is not done with the completion of the room; all these things will need to find new homes--somewhere.
Here's the famous Cricut machine that started it all. It even has it's own table, with room for the cartridges on the shelf above.

I even have a TV in there, and a DVD player. We had this old TV we haven't used for years; finally found a home for it. I like to watch old movies or musicals while I work. I also like to listen to folk music, for some odd reason (what that genre has to do with scrapbooking, I couldn't tell you); I'll have to get a CD player in there as well. But since I have empty shelves, it shouldn't be a problem finding room for it!

It will be fun to have room for other people to work in there with me. I think 3 people could work comfortably. I've had these rolling carts for several years, but of late they were crammed so full I couldn't ever really find anything. I'm going to make labels now for all the drawers, just to make finding things easier; some of the drawers are actually still empty--I can't get over that!

And, finally, here's my paper and cardstock. 8.5 x 11 in the shelves on top of the table, and 12 x 12 in the hanging file underneath. I LOVE this part of my room. Never had anything like this before.

So, that's it! I joked with friends that I would have a grand opening when I finished the room; some even asked if I would be inviting guests and serving hors d'oeuvres. Michael suggested that blogging about it could serve as the digital version of that whole thing--good idea! So even though I'm not inviting you to a real grand opening, anyone who wants to join me for scrapbooking or card making, consider yourself invited!