my scrapbook area

friday again? wow! the week just flies by. it's bonus rooms or laundry rooms on kelly's tour. since i don't have my laundry room the way i want it, i will show you one of my favorite rooms...my scrapbook room. i started scrapbooking when i was pregnant with mckinlee. i clearly remember the day i walked into michael's and stood in the middle of the scrapbooking aisle thinking, "people could really get wrapped up in this hobby. not me--i'm just going to make one scrapbook for my new baby!" fast forward 11 years...here's my room! :)





this is the view from the landing of the stairs:

i took pictures when we first moved in and it was all nice and pretty. it's being used more right now and seems very cluttery to me (especially now that i see it in pictures!) i will work on clearing some stuff out soon.

mckinlee and i each work at these 2 desks pushed together and there is just not enough room. thinking of solutions as i type...


another view from behind the desk.

some close-ups of things on the shelves. my favorite thing is the ocean, so this room is filled with shells and pictures of vacations on the beach.

danielle and i took a class from donna downey in waco years ago and made these letters that spell create. the pictures on them are what inspire me to create.

this is what is on the top of my expedit: a collection of my s's and a gorgeous dress form danielle got my when we moved into our house. the huge s was an anniversary present from danielle and mike one year (i just realized that anything i have that is really cool came from danielle!)

i love the expedit from ikea. i just wish i would have bought the larger one!

more shells and pictures and an old camera that was my dad's!

where most of supplies are stored. the cubes i bought at oriental trading (thinking of painting them black--what do you think?) and just collected the other stuff a little at a time!

the rack and scissors came from hobby lobby. i usually put the latest pages i finish up before i put them in an album.

another shelf which holds ribbon and magazines.

i love a jar full of ribbon! aren't those yummy colors?

thanks for looking at my creative space. will update with pictures as i change things around!~