The ManicForMosaics Craft Room - The Place Where it All Happens!

There have been several people who have asked me how I organize my mosaic tiles & stuff. I'm a very organized person by nature, some people may say obsessively & compulsively organized, but the truth is that I LOVE to organize! If I thought I could make a career out of organizing other people's things, I would do it in a heartbeat! I get excited when I watch home organization shows on HGTV. When I pass by the Rubbermaid section at the store I start to salivate. I buy baskets to organize stuff I don't even have yet because I know someday I WILL have something to put in those baskets!!

So I thought I'd give a little tour of my craft room. I hope those of you who are organizers (like me) will find some inspirational ideas that you can use in your own organization. I hope those of you who aspire to be organized won't HATE me too much!

Here is the door to my craft room. I bought this sign years ago on Ebay.

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This is the view when you walk in the door. On the left is a bed. This was SUPPOSED to be a Guest Room before mosaics took over my life!

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Here is the shelf where I store the tiles that I use. The tiles that I have for sale are in the garage on another shelf. All these tiles are in parts drawers so I can see them all when the mood to mosaic strikes! Plates waiting to be cut are stored underneath.

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Another view of the tile shelf.......(with all the other stuff I had on the shelves put back!)

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The parts drawers containing my tiles.

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More tiles in parts drawers........

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A close up view of the parts drawers. I used double sided tape to stick one tile on the front of each drawer so I can easily see what's inside!

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The corner to the right of the mosaic tile shelf. See my button collection?

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Here is my craft table. This is where I cut plates as well as glue tiles onto smaller mosaic projects.

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More plates to cut. I use this old quilt rack to hold the tissue paper that I use to wrap my mosaic projects for shipping.

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Mosaic projects in various stages of completion.

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The very first thing I mosaicked. This is what started it all! I used hydrangea tiles in various shades of purple to mosaic the recessed area under the mirror & towel bar of this antique washstand.

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A closer look..........

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The closet where I store smaller things I want to mosaic in the future.

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Another view of the project closet..........

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I LOVE spending time in my craft room & working on my mosaic projects. It's a sunny room which is perfect for doing crafts. I have scented candles placed throughout the room to make it a peaceful & creative place to be. I hope you've enjoyed taking a peek!