Nanniepannie's Blog: craft closet

Sunday, February 6, 2011

SEED SACKS

What do you store your seeds in?

I've been on the lookout for some interesting envelops

to store mine in from one year to the next.

Someone told me paper was the best thing

to use to keep your seeds healthy.

When you can't find what you want...

just make it!

What do you think of my seed sack clothes line?

This is the inside of my

craft closet door.

Last time I was at Tuesday Morning I found some
paper products on their clearance isle.
I grabbed a couple of packs of scrapbook paper
and some drawer liner paper.
At the time I didn't have a plan,
I just bought it because it was such a good deal.

I'm thinking now
I might try to fashion some origami cranes
from the drawer liner paper.

I started my seed sacks using a sheet of double
printed 8x8 paper.

Decided on the width and folded in.

Folded in the remaining edge.

I wanted my sacks to be four and a half inches
wide so I did some measuring and allowed
for a half inch seam allowance.

Did some cutting and rounded the corners.

Folded in for gluing.

I used my newest best friend

Mod Podge.

Wrote out some labels.

I decided not to attach them.

This way I can reuse.

So there you have it...

all that's left is the clean up.

I will be linking to some fabulous parties at:

Savvoy Southern Style

Shabby Chic Cottage

My Romantic Home

be different...act normal

Sunday, January 23, 2011

CRAFT CLOSET COMPLETE...for now

Is a project ever completely over?

There is a beginning,

but the ending is always a little gray for me.

Some weeks back I showed you my

spare bedroom closet.

My hope was to turn it into a

"craft closet".

A home for all my tools, supplies, and ideas.

Here is what I have came up with.

I'm not saying it is finished, just resting

for the time being.

One of the hardest jobs, relocating all the STUFF

left behind in the space.

I removed the wire shelving...it was ugly and very

haphazardly installed.

The bolts left some major craters in the wall that had
to be dealt with first.

I used a product called Dry Dex, mainly because that's
what we had in the house.

Painted the walls the same color as the spare
bedroom.

We had an old shelving unit in the basement.
Wire baskets I knew would come in handy
some day.
Did I mention I'm a scavenger?

I went to town organizing all my many supplies

and treasures. I had them stashed everywhere.
Some were in drawers, under the bed, in closets,
you name it, I had something stashed in it.