Chaotic Aftermath of a Successful Show

As I mentioned in my last post, my show on Saturday was a success--unfortunately, the aftermath of a successful SmuTopia show includes a good deal of chaotic messiness! Most of my inventory and displays are still packed up from the show, with a few boxes rifled through to find specific items I needed right away. Hopefully this weekend I will have time to stuff all of the bulky displays into the craft room closet, which will give me space to put the room back to rights :)

Make room for the Tree!

My husband and I finally went shopping for our Christmas Tree, which means all of the furniture from the dining room is now (temporarily) in my craft room, making it a bit difficult to get anything done in there. On the other hand, I am very lucky to have a whole room devoted to crafting! Looking at the room right now, I feel like I could use a whole lot more in the way of storage and organizational containers :) Do you live and craft in a constantly fluxing mess like I do? Have you found any great solutions for bead storage or organization? Please share your wisdom!

Raleigh Gem and Mineral Festival!

This weekend the Raleigh Gem and Mineral Festival was taking place at the NC State Fairgrounds. I visited on Saturday just to window-shop, but ended up going back today to make some purchases. I'm so glad my husband saw this ad in the local newspaper or I would have missed it!

Hurry Up.......and Wait! DDM Rescheduled for 3/22

So, I have a little more time to prep for my first craft show appearance at the Designers Downtown Market in Raleigh since it was postponed due to nasty weather! The show will go on this Saturday, 3/22. I was disappointed, but I can always use more prep time :-) Pictured above is the main part of my display for bracelets and necklaces. It's looking better and better.....I can't wait to get photos of the booth as a whole when I set up this Saturday!

Countdown to Saturday 3/15....Displays in Progress

We're in the homestretch now....only a few more days to prepare for my first show, the Designers Downtown Market in Raleigh this Saturday, 3/15! I've been hard at work on my displays. The photo above shows my earring display board, now covered with fuzzy green fabric :-) It's coming together, but there is still so much to do.......

3/15 Designers' Downtown Market--Prep Time!

I will be setting up a booth at the Designer's Downtown Market outside Ornamentia in Raleigh, NC on Saturday, March 15th! Although I have sold my jewelry online and at the NC State Fairgrounds flea market, this will be SmuTopia's first appearance at a real craft show!!! I've been hard at work on both my inventory and my displays--visit soon for more updates....

Messy Jessie--Are Creativity and Organization Mutually Exclusive?

I have never been what you might call an 'organized' person. My craft room is a perfect example of this. I goes through cycles............When it gets too messy to function and I can no longer navigate to all the corners of the room I start cleaning. I barely ever get the room to a state I would call 'clean' or 'organized' before getting side-tracked. I'll either unbury some half-finished project I had forgotten, or inspiration will strike while I'm re-organizing supplies. I like to think that it's all part of my personal creative process ;)