Feb 26 2008
A Small Glimpse Into My World
Oh, it’s not fancy, but it’s functional, lol. This is a glimpse of my desk in my craft room. I call it the craft room because I have many hobbies. Can you tell I like to have my coloring tools very, very near me when I’m working. Prismacolor Pencils on left in a bucket, ink pads straight ahead, markers to the right.
Today I thought I would just show you how I have my Prismacolor markers organized. I just bought this set off of e-bay for a very good price. Set of 156 markers for $225. They didn’t come with the rack to put them in, but that’s ok. I had my son make me a cubby hole set up, which works wonderfully.
So now I have all of my markers in one place. Each cubby hole for the Prismacolor markers has a tag at the top telling the number range for the markers in that particular cubby. Makes finding a marker much easier.
Now, if you know me, you know I’m a visual person. So I cataloged each marker, so I can quickly find a color.
I just printed out a list of the Prismacolor marker numbers and colored a stripe of that color next to it.
Hope this glimpse didn’t scare anyone. Like I said, not fancy, but functional!
Hope your day is bright with color.
Isn’t it interesting how everyone sets up the working area. I keep all my markers, pens etc on my desk. But unlike you I have my different sets ordered by shade, all the blues together, going into the greens, yellows, oranges reds etc. I find that way it’s easier for me to choose the different tones I might want to use for shading. My ink pads are in pull out draws directly to the right of the chair. These are sorted by make only. I wonder how everyone else sets their working area up?
Your desk is very neat and organized. It looks great! I wish mine was more organized. I use the same binder system for my markers. It saves a lot of time when trying to choose the right colors. TFS Michelle.
OMGosh….so organized….jealous…that’s what I am… JEALOUS! hehe
DH did mention the other day that I needed a computer in MY room! (then he added…but there’s no room for one… men!!)
A woman after my own heart! I like to organize my things that way too. I didn’t think of putting the colors in an album. That will be my next project. Thanks for sharing.
Lisa
AWESOME Ideas!! Love this little glimpse! Now where is the picture when it’s messy??? Errr, I mean being utilized to create fantastic art?
Love your area! I like how you have all of your ink and markers right there at your fingertips. My desk looks out a big window, which is nice, but I also lose a lot of precious real estate. Thanks for sharing your ideas. I love the idea of the color sheets for your markers. I saw that on Trudee’s blog too, and I must do the same. Thanks for giving me a second nudge towards my next organizing task.
Love your notebook with the chart of prismacolors. Did you create this or did you find a download to print somewhere on the net? Thanks for sharing, Eileen
I copied the marker names and numbers from an online store and pasted them in a Microsoft Excel file. Then colored a stripe of each color next to the name.
What kind of ink do you use with your Prismacolor markers. I have used mine with Stazon, but I find it bleeds?
Shanna asked “What kind of ink do you use with your Prismacolor markers?”
Shanna, I use a Palette Hybrid Inkpad in Noir Black. I also heat set it first with a heat gun.
Thank you so much for sending me this peek and the link. I appreciate your time and your assist in getting me started.