Final Stop for Ideaology

 

 



 

 

I have looked for years for the "ideal" place to keep my ideaology.  I am a collector one would say.  I have a tendency to purchase if its on sale, if I'm running low,if I find out its no longer going to be availableor because I just plan feel like it. In the past, I have tried a host of things that I thought would work, only to find.... they didn't.

I started out just keeping them in the original packaging thinking that would be easier. Ha!!! Then the obsession began and that filled up a room rather quickly.  I next turned to a clip up device that would have it all on display and readily handy if I needed it.  This method took up to much space and I ended up just spinning and spinning until I was the one falling to the ground.  I then took it all to a binder method  with a zip lock storage containers. Once again utter failure.  Like a binder could contain me.  What was I thinking.  I then moved onto the tackle box... now this is before Tim came out with his Ideaology box which appeared to be the same concept and has worked for me up until now.  I never got into the Ideaology box... maybe because I have never seen a box up close.  My good old tackle box has worked great for me but I have to say a few weeks ago, I was scoping out a store that's new to me and "OH MY GOD!!!!"  The amount of raw wood products just waiting for me to alter.  My daughter Haley had to drag me out!!! But not before I grabbed this one little gem.  Once I told her what I "needed" it for... she was totally on board.

 

 

Now that I have it done. I think I need to venture up and grab another because I think I need two of these sitting on my desk. Now I have a method of Ideaology storage that will allow for it all to sit on my desk within arms reach.  What more can a girl ask for??? I mean really. 

 

 

 

So this box was raw wood that I painted with Claudine Hellmuth paint then covered with various papers from the Tim Holtz Crowded Attic Collection.  Most of my Idealogy fits into really nicely.  I am looking for a font that I like to slip into the fronts so each box is labeled perfectly.

 

 

Hope you like my new home for all my Ideaology!!!

 

Tara



Let it "B"

 

 

While its been forever since I've spend any time in my studio, I am making a vow to spend at least an hour in there everyday for at least the next three weeks. Then I have to take a two week break so my family can move.  Hopefully my new space will be bigger and better to work in and will produce all the projects I have jumbled in my head.

 

 

 

 

I decided to jump into a canvas for our new basement. When I completed  it my stepmom saw it and decided she needed one as well.  Below is the canvas, I made for her and my dad's living room.  I used a variety of techniques from dry brushing and antiquing. I found most of the metal items at Hobby Lobby and Michaels.  Dad is an avide duck hunter so I thought the feathers fit in perfect. Hope you like what I did.