Every Creative person needs space to go and create, where your tools and works of art are not disturbed by daily household concerns;   to mull over the process of creating their art, as they  wish.

Every creative process has its tools or supplies.

 Sometimes, you are elbow deep in creative juices that keeping orderly just is not in the plan, sometimes CHAOS is the plan. Unfortunately, the best laid plans get a smoking wake-up call when clutter sets in.  At some point, even the most organized of us let something slide & the area gets that lived in look. 

I find that when a dry spell comes on, it is not only a good time to review your inspiration journal, it is a good time to take a step back and pick up the mess.

The action of making things orderly again will in most cases jump start the creative senses. If cleaning up the clutter doesn't, at least the room is cleaner.

You may even find that tool you swear was carted off by the Pocket Dragons.

If you are lucky enough to have your own room for the Cave of Creation. This is great. You only have to decide how things are put away or displayed.

Now before you run off to the container store. The wisest thing is to take a look at just what needs to be containerized. and decide how it is you wish to display or hide the projects. Do you have to share your space? 

Do you have it all to yourself, and maybe the space serves another purpose on occasion.

The sewing room or Studio will start with some essentials. A Table for your sewing machine, a space to lay out the fabrics and pattern for cutting.

 In the case of a quilter, your space needs differ from the clothing creator.

  Quilters need a place to lay out fabric as well, just not as big.

If you sew all kinds of projects, like I do, I use a re-purposed kitchen farm table. A computer desk for the sewing machine of choice... I have several machines. Book cases for the magazines and books of sewing projects. And the ironing board that I used to hate, now its not so bad,  lol.

Quilters like to use a design wall. A design wall is a surface covered in felt or flannel. this is where quilters can position pieces of fabric to plan out the end result of a design.

There are many ways this design wall can be accomplished.

There are many products on the market who have a ready made design wall.  One is  http://planetpatchwork.com/cherylannsreview.htm

Some attach to your wall, some hang from a door and prices do often vary.

I accomplished this on the cheap.

 I purchased a  flannel backed table cloth.  There are many available at the dollar stores or even Thrift stores.  

I had sewn  a pocket for a curtain rod.  Choose a side and fold down two inches all the way across,  then sew a straight seam, I back up a couple times on either end to reinforce it.

Then I purchased two over the door hooks from the hardware store and hung them on either end of the doors on my closet door. I purchased a  cafe rod the length of the door opening. <my closet in the studio is a double door :) >

slide the cafe rod through the sleeve you sewed and drop it into the hooks for the rod.

Ta-da!  Instant design wall, and you can pull it down when you do not need it.

If you are constantly in and out of that closet this may be a trial. You  install cafe rod hooks

on one of your walls the desired distance apart.

Tada!   Again.  Total project cost for me  $7.00  the over the door  hanger hook method.

Closet space is best used with a shelving system to assist in storage.

Many different companies,  styles, and arrangements.

 Dear Husband Did a wonderful job.

Again to get the best value. Inventory of what is to be shelved  will  lower frustration and overspending.

I find if I cannot, see, touch, or  get it out:   There is the tendancy for repetition of tools materials and wasted time.   And less monetary resources to buy the fun stuff!

Lament!  Horror!  Simple  tornadic mayhem!

Tool Junkie I am a tool and gadget Junkie.

That being said. I learned early on that It is better to have the correct tool.

 The best well made tool of the best quality I can afford. Take scissors as an example.

Scissors come in many varieties and many levels of quality.

You have your paper scissors, <and if you are not into Quilling > any pair would do.

Quilling is the art of skinny pieces of paper making curliques spirals and what nots to be 3 dimensional etc..... see : www.quillingsuperstore.com

If you are into scrapbooking or card making there are even more kinds of paper scissors.

Then you have your fabric scissors. This category is larger than I wanted to admit for a tool junkie..... Ginghers is the brand that created heavy breathing and the patented "dragon mom look" when kids entered the area... I think they learned after dulling my prized pair cutting cardboard and sand paper and wires........EEEEK.. Then the moron scissor guy who dulled them further to the loss of my temper, and way too much bad language when he insisted on being paid to do them over...** Moving on....

But you get the idea... Tools of all kinds. They deserve respect and care. Display or containerize hmmmm Why not do both. Style and function. No rules, This is your creative space. So if it is a stylish pencil cup or cigar box, or even a Fancy desk organizer set: they deserve a space of honor, and Putting the Tools away keeps them safe and where you can find them again. Broken tools are useless!   fix them, or toss them out.

They have no worth and clutter is not an option.....

Honor the process.

Honor  yourself!    Honor your space.

Blessed Be the creative spark within you all!