studio tour / Nora Griffin:

December 2, 2010

Today's studio tour comes from a good friend - Nora Griffin! I've actually met Nora at a craft show, she's so sweet and is so creative. She runs an etsy shop, & you can follow her on twitter too! Thanks for giving us a tour of your studio Nora!

Hi, my name is Nora Griffin. I’m a wife, mom, crafter, blogger, little Etsy store owner and a graduate student here in Orange County, California. I am ridiculously fortunate to have my own little room in our house to play with paper and stamps when I don’t have to read or write about Sociological theory (which I should actually be doing right now).

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Okay I have a rubber stamp addiction…
now that we have that in the open we can move on.

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This is the area next to my desk…the drawers hold
stamp pads, scissors, punches and all the other
supplies I want to keep easily accessible.

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Right across from my desk is the “hang out with me”
couch…where my son and husband camp out while I work on something.

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At the end of the couch are my sewing machine table
and an old legal-sized file cabinet that has fabric organized in hanging files.

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The other end of the couch is a bookcase of storage.

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Here’s the view from the front of my desk. It might make
the room a little awkward to have the table sticking out
into it, but it so nice to not face a wall. In front of my desk is the “beast”

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Or at least that’s what my husband calls my 72-drawer library card catalogue because it's so heavy to move even when it's empty...but he was the one who found it for me in his great-uncle's garage. It holds rubber stamps organized by category and other various craft supplies.

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Finally there is more storage behind my desk (can you really ever have enough?) One of my favorite storage items is the large jars of ribbon. The best thing about crafts supplies is how cute they can be so it’s always more fun to display the colors and patterns.

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Thanks so much for taking a peek into my crafty space…
I guess I should get back to that schoolwork stuff.

29 hello's:

  1. I'm so jealous!! Her studio is amazing!

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  2. Love how "real" her space it---loved the jars of ribbon, the "beast" (brilliant!)and that adorable red teacup just stole my heart. Gorgeous space!Have to check out her etsy store now. :)

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  3. Oh, the Beast! *swoon* I've always wanted one of those to organize my craft supplies!

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  4. Nora you have a beautiful space! The colors are so happy and cheerful.

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  5. i love the idea of hanging fabric in a file cabinet! genius!

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  6. Of everything on your blog studio tours are my favorite. Hers is so remarkable and brimming with goodness.

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  7. I adore looking into other people's work spaces. Seeing how they store things and display them is always very inspirational plus it put's a boot to my rear to get into my own space

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  8. so adorable (:
    did I miss them or are there no links to her shop or blog? would love to check her out (:

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  9. Love your room I wish I had one like that! I am also a big fan of rubber stamps!!! KIsses from colores

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  10. I love this and are extremely jealous of all of that space and those stamps ;)

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  11. oh how i long to have a gorgeous crafty room like this!

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  12. divine drawers! color coded to perfection, lovely studio, thanks for sharing! (I feel motivated to finish my own!!)

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  13. you are just so organized! love how everything has a home :)

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  14. what a great little space! love the "heaven" sign, and i think i spied the dare book on your shelf. i'm honored :)

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  15. i would DIE to have that craft room! this is so wonderful! :D

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  16. What a great tour! I absolutely LOVE your 72 drawer library stand! That is definitely one of the coolest ever!!

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  17. fabric organized into hanging files? genius. I thought my space was neat with my fabric folded in color-coordinated piles...but this is lovely.

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  18. Wow this space is amazing. So much inspiration for creating a better workspace for myself. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  19. beautiful!! my husband thinks i'm crazy for wanting a craft room...he thinks there's no such thing and i just made it up! lol

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  20. LOVE IT. that library catalog is unreal.

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  21. LOVE this studio!! I have a rubber stamp addiction too:) But sadly my collection is not (yet?:) as gorgeous as yours! Feeling inspired to reorganize my working space now :)

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  22. l love this studio! The card catalogue is simply amazing, but every element is lovely. The care and time spent on this space is obvious. Thanks for sharing.

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  23. What a great space! Love her rubber stamp collection.

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  24. definately a left brained person!

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  25. Lovely space! Would love to know the source of all her wooden desktop drawers with the colorful & galvanized fronts.

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  26. Wow what a delight this was looking at her studio. I love the library catalog bookcase. What organization. I love it!! =)

    Melanie's Randomness

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