Cargo Largo craft haul

Oh my gosh I got such great deals at Cargo Largo today on some awesome art supplies. Just can't pass up a bargain.

Love being able to go on line and seeing exactly how much I saved! Retail $225 spent $77 saved $145!! YES!

 Jane Davenport glitz-sea watercolor set for $15 bucks!

The center of this flower is as thick as a nickel. I have tendinitis in my right hand so bad I had to switch my mouse hand, good thing I am ambidextrous. I'm going to have to put the coat down for a while so my hands can heal. 

HAUL OF THE CENTURY!

I have been holed up in the house for most of February. Talked my husband into taking me to Menards for some $9.00 bamboo shoe racks. Also picked up a GALLON of Floetrol! 

The Cargo Largo is in that area and I told him that I wanted to go check the craft isle. Sometimes you go and they have nothing, but sometimes you go and they have a shit load of stuff! I'm so excited! 

Before I left the house I checked my one flat circle punch hoping to find another and didn't want two the same size. It is such a random item and I could not believe my eyes when I found both a 1" and then a 2" for 4 and 5 dollars! What?! I checked retail when I got home and saved quite a few dollars right there. Went through my entire receipt of goodies and the results were $80.00 paid....$212.00 retail that would be $132.00 saved, right?! I LOVE a bargain! Best shopping ever for me. I can't have as much fun if I don't get a deal. And, I bought some stuff that I never buy because of they are too expensive, like those spectrum noir alcohol markers. Retail $50.00 paid$17.00.

I need to go art with my new stuff. Thanks for stopping by!

Haul

My husband needed to go into the next town over today so had him drop me off at the greatest scrap book store ever!  Scrapbook-N-Memories  She always has what I want and more! First trip I bought the stablio pencils, I've been wanting to try the white and replace my black. Love them. Also wanted to try the white marker, needed the glue and ink pad. We drove almost all the way home and I had talked about the dylusions journals the entire way. He said we should go back, so I said hell yeah! I bought them both because I could not decide which one I wanted. Excited to try the new size and work in the square this year.  

We found a place for a burger, "The Garage", a converted gas station. It was great but I'm glad to be home with my new goodies.

Pine drawers

My sweet husband spent the entire weekend building these cool drawers for me.  Merry Christmas to me!  I got sick of the plastic and these were the perfect size, or so I thought. We needed 30" tall and 15" deep.  They were listed at that size but when delivered the box stated right on the front that they were 40" TALL!  Shoot.  After some thought he told me he could make them work, he didn't tell me it would take him three days. Took me almost that long to transfer my goodies into them.  They look great with the pipe shelves he built last summer and now I'm all set to art the winter away.  

card stock mini haul

My husband surprised me by staying home on a personal holiday today and took me junkin.  Found those small canvas samples and just had to buy two because they were 30% off $4.00.   For all you gelli printing people out there check out that card stock!  Can't wait to start, but have to go eat my steak he is cooking for me.  Had some fun today!

Cargo Largo

I went back to Cargo Largo for tote day today.  Picked up some more Yupo paper and scratch foam at a great price, the paints were super cheap too.  Everything an additional 25% off!  Such a good deal that I was able to pick some up for our friend Paula.

tiny haul

craft closet

 Before.

 My husband is not a small man, he had to contort a little to paint!

 Paper wall.

 Paper hamper.  Top collage, bottom tissue and napkins.

I moved my desk and even more supplies to the dining room.  I am embarrassed to say this is just my storage area.  I have even more crap in there.  Stuff I use every day.  My sweetie is going to build me a sewing table to keep in here.  We bought a cool base at a flea market a few months back.

 Sewing hamper.

 Entire hamper full of gelli printing supplies!  This does not even include my stencils.

I think I'm going to leave the doors off while we live here.  I much prefer looking at my stuff.

I have paper rolls in the top right skinny hamper.  You know, wax paper, deli paper, craft paper, freezer paper...do we really need all those different kinds of paper??  YES!

I had the great idea to store my pressed flowers under some of my mosaic supplies.  Freed up a lot of space in the closet and gave me something heavy to place on top.  They are also easier to access.  Once dried I put them on chinette paper plates and stack.

Finally have my craft hoard organized!  Much rather look at this than piles of crap everywhere.  The pictures tell the story.  Hope it gives you guys some ideas for storage.