Missing with a migraine, Craft room BEFORE pics, & LINKs for Organizing the craft room

Edited to add: Sorry guys. I feel like I was hit by a truck. Migraine's lasted so long... but I will be back with a post by tomorrow evening. Hope you're well. xox

Hey You fabulous crafty people You! SO sorry to be missing the last coupla days. I'm battling the big bad hairy scary migraine beastie. It's been a doozy, but after 30-odd hours of hibernation, it's on its way out the door. :-)

Warning, these candid before pictures of my craft room
may shock your socks right off...

It's sort of comparable to my brain on migraine:
painfully messy!

The tidy (a.k.a non-sloppy) among you, might be relieved to know that it's MUCH better now (3/4 of the way clean) thanks to the inspiration of my lovely friend Dawn's gorgeous newly organized space ... I actually have a floor now (ROFL <---because I can! heeheehee) In fact, recently, my neatnik best bud and I actually fit in here (both at the same time!) and worked for a few hours together with no major injuries at all. (Though she did try to pry something loose from one wee remaining pile and a mini avalanche ensued; she escaped unscathed, luckily!)

My excuses? (ummmm errrrr make that perfectly valid reasons for uncontrollable sloppiness... LOL) I am admittedly chaotic by nature, but not this chaotic! ;o) Being ill for so long, I just haven't had the energy to craft and clean. Plus, I am genetically a Hoardosaurus rex. I could give "depression mentality" a run for it's money... and dress up my hoarding to boot: in nice fancy green words like reuse, recycling, resourcefulness! (it's Reeeee-diculous, you might say, heeheehee ) ;O)

Here's what I'd rather be doing than sleeping...

Organizing the craft room!
(scrap room, stamp room, studio...)

These are a couple links I got together recently; I'll keep adding to this list as I find new organize-y things. And hopefully eventually be able to show the after or my own crafty room--sooner rather than later. ;o)

Most recent additions will be linked at the top of the list:

1. DIY fabric boxes tutorial by Erin (WOW! uses old cardboard boxes)
2. Great craft storage idea: magnetic spice rack by Garett
3. Brilliant affordable paper storage tutorial from Darcy
4. my scraproom wants to be this when it grows up (and I'm sure it wants Jennifer McGuire to stamp in it too! That would ROCK!)
5. My makeshift furniture harbors design envy towards this incredible table
6. Maria's fab craft room organizing posts
7. Craft spaces for small apartments Article by Lish
8. DIY magnetic storage by Brookelynn
9. Sticker gripper tutorial by Natalie (COOL!)
10. Awesome clip it up with page protectors & paper towel holder
11. Scraphappy's DIY clip it up with supply list
12. Martha's best ever craft organization by Laura
13. Paper storage by Patter
14. Hanging clip paper storage (martha)
15. paper storage tips from scrapjazz
16. Uses for 12x12 Iris paper holders (paper plus) Article by Kristine
17. Making-Memories Desktop carousel review by Julia
18. Clip it up review by Stephanie
19. Wall paper magazine holders (martha)
20. Craftzine's Making space for crafting series
21. Thrifty storage ideas from Michele
22. Thread storage (less than $5.00) from BurdaStyle
23. LOTs of Craft room flickr photos
24. Image search results for Craft Room ideas
25. Karen's sensible tips for your craft/sewing room
26. Craft Room & studio ideas (pics)
27. Cathy's great Craftzine interview on making space for crafting
28. Misc. craft room articles
29. Cool paper storage idea by Latisha
    

my old organizing posts:

Misc. storage ideas
Magnetic/dry erase corkboard calendar
Framed stamp storage
Nestabilities corkboard no-hands storage
Punch storage links Ribbon storage & ideas

Hope you're having a great day,