New year, newly organized... kinda.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!
I don't know about you all, but I am happy to start a new year. I have bright eyes looking to the times ahead & I"m happy to put alot of last year's troubles behind. It just seemed one thing after another went wrong for us. From the contractor screwing up our floors, to our new couches that were defective, clothes that shrunk (or waistline that expanded), just to name a thing or two. It was nice see the clock strike twelve and put all of that behind us!

One of the things I wanted to do this year, is get more organized. I have been thinking about paper storage for some time. We had our condo up for sale, and it had not sold, so I said to myself, well - now I can take everything back out of the boxes they were in, and actually think about getting some storage solutions and organize the space.

Well, partly that has come true. After Christmas, Michael's had thier storage cubes on sale for 50% off and so I used a little Christmas moolah to pick some up. This is the beginning of a beautiful relationship with my crafting supplies.

This unit sits in the corner of our den. Its made up of 5 cubes of different configurations and the whole thing can be switched around and changed if wanted. I used an old little shelf that's been around for a while and painted a number of times. I will eventually one day strip it back down to bare wood but for now it serves its purpose as my stamp storage.


There is a now a place for my paper trimmer and my scor-pal, stampin' scrub and ATG within easy reach. I used the drawers to store some chipboard embellies, rub-ons, etc. and my cuttlebug stuff, and the stamp a ma jig that I bought that I haven't ever used yet. haha


Some more drawers housing glues, ink pads (for now), envies and some prima flowers.


Finally some organization for my embellies. I have since organized this drawer by color. I also have a place to store my markers! WOOHOO!

Now, I'm not showing you the rest of the room yet because well - its currently a catch all for everything that doesn't have a home, and things that DO have a home but haven't been put back yet. Its a disaster!!

What I WILL share with you is the Secret Santa gift i got from a very special lady. This is the secret santa exchange I had with my friends from SCS. The lovely and talented Judy got stuck with me! I should really have posted this some time ago, but with the holidays, you know how things can get!

She used PTI stamps and the template they have for this cute as can be 3-d house. It was stuffed full of goodies, embellies, candles, chocolate - all just for me! I was tickled pink when I opened this and it is still proudly displayed on top of my television. It gets me all glassy eyed to think of the time and effort it took for her to make something so detailed. I am sooooooo thankful to have met Judy, and all my other sisters on Splitcoast. Its been oh.... gee. I think we're closing in on 3 years now.


Here is the little house. Untie the ribbon and the roof lifts off!


Dontcha just LOVE the card?? Its sooo adorable! and yep, that's her sunshiny face smiling back! how creative!!!!!


And of course, all the yummy goodness that was inside! can't believe it all fit in there!

And so, you see, although my year could have been better, there were alot of great moments too. I hope your year has started off beautifully and I wish you the happiest and healthiest year to come!