tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post2009693579165216353..comments2024-03-27T12:49:24.590-04:00Comments on Sew Many Ways...: Tool Time Tuesday...Mini Metal ShelfKaren from Sew Many Ways...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05258367030113873230noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-985870407074892912016-02-17T09:38:52.104-05:002016-02-17T09:38:52.104-05:00My favourite, favourite part is your "keeping...My favourite, favourite part is your "keeping it real" portion. I love all of your stuff, but it is so refreshing to see the reality that you also struggle to maintain all of it. Is it just simply a part of owning a creative brain!? Haha. Well done on your ingenious and creative ways of organizing. I am gleaning! I have many, many creative ingerests... music, painting, sketching, scrapbooking, knitting, cooking, photography, just to mention some... plus 5 children... most of them small, including a 5 month old... and my arts and crafts are squeezed into our walk-in closet and other unorganized areas of our new home. So at this time I am just dreaming of possibilities! Thank you for the inspiration! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-85535519637536992802013-04-10T00:18:30.924-04:002013-04-10T00:18:30.924-04:00Well I am finally glad to see that your crafting i...Well I am finally glad to see that your crafting is just as messy as our crafting. A long time ago when I worked part-time as seamstress for another lady, before I became one full time on my own, the lady I worked for called it TWA (pilo ting it from one place to another). We all do it, it's nothing to be ashamed of. By the way thanks for sharing the mini shelf. I don't have that nice cutting table but I do have a plan. . . oh I always have a plan, much to my hubby's dismay. Thanks so much for a great blog!nansewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702772204663404288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-40431483109887666832013-01-31T21:49:26.558-05:002013-01-31T21:49:26.558-05:00THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE KEEPING IT REAL PHOTO!! I&...THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE KEEPING IT REAL PHOTO!! I've started moving my scrapbooking and crafting supplies and "really" organizing it. A friend asked, "How many times has that stuff been organized?" This may be the blog for me! I'm tired of chasing my supplies around, lol. Thanks for all the great tips!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331505219781831806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-24748102311695716952012-08-07T13:32:04.181-04:002012-08-07T13:32:04.181-04:00Ever since I found this blog a couple of days ago ...Ever since I found this blog a couple of days ago I have been going around smiling like a Cheshire cat!..... I love the blog, the ideas and most of all your 'style'... you must be a great person to know...:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02389804029792471190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-28582545269665671232012-07-26T16:26:28.269-04:002012-07-26T16:26:28.269-04:00THANK YOU for the awesome ideas and for keeping it...THANK YOU for the awesome ideas and for keeping it real. Makes me feel like someday I can get things all neat and organized, and until then, just keep corraling my chaos towards one corner. :) You are AWESOME!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753306307246731744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-53240646010188966462012-07-18T15:18:34.169-04:002012-07-18T15:18:34.169-04:00Great idea! I am also a troller of the hardware s...Great idea! I am also a troller of the hardware stores! Thanks for the idea!Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03518902590114717887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-23277656493955041802012-07-18T12:07:29.359-04:002012-07-18T12:07:29.359-04:00I love it Karen! YOu never stop wowing me and I&#...I love it Karen! YOu never stop wowing me and I'm so glad :)<br /><br />Smiles,<br />KellyIHaveANotion ~ Kelly Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07368085552525311127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-34524112749519348422012-07-18T07:14:19.594-04:002012-07-18T07:14:19.594-04:00Another great idea! Keep wandering those aisles. ...Another great idea! Keep wandering those aisles. My quilt studio wants to yours when it grows up. :)Paula Ganyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577479501728765759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-26684152250811676252012-07-18T06:59:18.459-04:002012-07-18T06:59:18.459-04:00Thanks for keeping it real!Thanks for keeping it real!themissymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819103693231507447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-46161908170233920362012-07-18T01:05:46.687-04:002012-07-18T01:05:46.687-04:00Karen,
I love your blog. Often I get inspired and...Karen,<br /><br />I love your blog. Often I get inspired and/or add things to my "someday" list. <br /><br />But today I found a solution to a problem that's been bugging me for a while. No, it's not the mini shelf (which went onto "someday" LOL). My hubbie made me bookshelves out of DVD stands. They're very cool and were so needed where we lived in Romania. Now we're back home (in France) and they just don't fit anywhere! Or, so I thought. Your "messy" side pic provided the inspiration -- TY!!! THanks for keeping it real. If you hadn't I might have REALly missed out.<br /><br />Blessings!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14626146368077591037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-10918441981712586252012-07-17T17:42:06.432-04:002012-07-17T17:42:06.432-04:00I'm so glad I'm not the only one who enjoy...I'm so glad I'm not the only one who enjoys going to the hardware store to look around for re-purposing items. What a great idea you have shared! Hardware stores all over the country will wonder why all of a sudden these metal mini shelves are selling out! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-38745114757683962212012-07-17T16:39:40.485-04:002012-07-17T16:39:40.485-04:00That is BRILLIANT!!! I don't have a table to ...That is BRILLIANT!!! I don't have a table to put it on right now (I use my husband's plastic folding table from the garage for my craftiness right now), but that is an absolutely awesome idea.MotherDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103789670337211808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-44045005100293519242012-07-17T16:14:00.729-04:002012-07-17T16:14:00.729-04:00Last time I was in the hardware store, I thought o...Last time I was in the hardware store, I thought of you. What would Karen do with this or with this??? It makes the shopping more fun when you try to figure out how something could be used differently than it is advertised for, so thanks for charging the creative spirit. I find that the hardware store has better quality supplies, that can be converted to crafting.Judy Dietrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310395493132902215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-21106255876336459332012-07-17T16:11:25.422-04:002012-07-17T16:11:25.422-04:00This is fantastic Karen (until the grandkids come ...This is fantastic Karen (until the grandkids come along ;) Keep up the great ideas, you're so clever!Kirsty @ Bonjour Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177991521347107396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-79015007904402859732012-07-17T15:12:44.406-04:002012-07-17T15:12:44.406-04:00Wow this is awesome! So handy!
- Katie Fleming
K...Wow this is awesome! So handy!<br /><br />- Katie Fleming <br /><a href="http://www.katemichelledesigns.com" rel="nofollow">Kate Michelle Designs</a>Katie Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495573329031309790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-51970008024581474502012-07-17T14:19:11.786-04:002012-07-17T14:19:11.786-04:00When I started reading I wondered what an earth yo...When I started reading I wondered what an earth you were going to use the steel for. I smiled when I saw it, what a fantastic idea. Your brain must be thinking of these great ideas even when your asleep. Ali xAlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15885333729417424955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-9808993999967314842012-07-17T13:55:20.511-04:002012-07-17T13:55:20.511-04:00I burst out laughing when I saw the photo of the b...I burst out laughing when I saw the photo of the bent hem gauge. I have two of them. One is bent and the other has seen so much wear if you don't know what the little marks are for, it's of no use to you. But don't you dare give me a new one. These two have seen decades of sewing work. I don't think I'd use a new one.Deb Montaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565744653157258683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-81316488533269419982012-07-17T13:45:24.420-04:002012-07-17T13:45:24.420-04:00Your tool time Tuesday is my favorite part of your...Your tool time Tuesday is my favorite part of your blog - you always have such great ideas! I'm glad you can't see where I keep all my crafting stuff - I have way more than I've really got space for. If only I didn't have to save cereal boxes, water bottles, soda cans, etc for all the wonderful projects I discover or think of!<br /><br />Noreen<br />http://craftyjournal.comNoreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666876261221375356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-64524541132467316942012-07-17T13:37:02.383-04:002012-07-17T13:37:02.383-04:00thnaks for showing keeping it real!!! perhaps no...thnaks for showing keeping it real!!! perhaps now i can leave the door open to my room....perhaps NOT...<br />love tool time....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-1411328515564173972012-07-17T12:43:45.199-04:002012-07-17T12:43:45.199-04:00I love those strips. Now if I can just find a pla...I love those strips. Now if I can just find a place for them. I know, too, what you mean about stuff piling up everywhere while you're working. I've been a little better since the great redo a couple of months ago, but I still find myself buying more of those plastic bins to store the clutter till I can go through it.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02522620740161445431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-39076495099257764512012-07-17T11:15:43.939-04:002012-07-17T11:15:43.939-04:00That's the greatest idea!!!!!!!!!!! Glad ot...That's the greatest idea!!!!!!!!!!! Glad other people have piles!!!!! I've been cleaning my stuff out too, and trying to get more organized,, and storing material by color, donating a lot that I know I'll never use. Thanks for great post.West Side of Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306258644484219373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-23190972807385233992012-07-17T11:13:36.451-04:002012-07-17T11:13:36.451-04:00Oh, MY! I love this idea and I think I'll put...Oh, MY! I love this idea and I think I'll put one on my cutting table, and also on my sewing table, where I lose EVERYTHING. I swear we must be sisters somehow, lol, your "real" photos just look so familiar........Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638715020480147342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-54836714124806823702012-07-17T10:34:43.130-04:002012-07-17T10:34:43.130-04:00You are lucky to have what I need! A large room! I...You are lucky to have what I need! A large room! I love your work space! As a Multi Media Artist, Quilter and jewlery maker, I am trying to do my art and quilting in a 11x13 foot room and it just doesn't work! It's always a mess! I have a 30 year collection of silk and precious trims no junk fabric! I have a nice storage room for overflow materials but it's downstairs and my knees don't work well. Any suggestions?HeatherCRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12722509239201456149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-74433192783566203192012-07-17T10:32:59.330-04:002012-07-17T10:32:59.330-04:00Awesome idea.....again! And thanks for the 'k...Awesome idea.....again! And thanks for the 'keeping it real' pic......it's nice to see you have piles of crap, too! LOLreganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822110311373036914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444221130150558371.post-69268313549130914552012-07-17T10:26:32.329-04:002012-07-17T10:26:32.329-04:00OMG that is INGENIOUS! I can see a whole bunch of ...OMG that is INGENIOUS! I can see a whole bunch of other uses, maybe in a kitchen,under or on edge of a shelf! That little lip that hangs down from a kitchen cabinet in the back.... Coffee mug holders? <br />As for your 'mess' mine is too. and here I sit on the computer!Carolyn Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591809412054783126noreply@blogger.com