The Work at home Schedule - It's not happening!!

Every Day I get up and tell myself I'm going to do nothing but work on Beading. Whether it's creating new patterns for my Etsy site or making inventory for a show, or just working on getting a little business started. 
This has been going on for the last 5 months or so. Somehow every day something gets in the way, and the last thing I manage to do is get to the Beading/ crafty Biz.

For those of you who don't know I'm getting ready to move in December. My husband is being transferred for his job, We'll be moving from Maryland to Colorado, so this is no small move. There's lots of coordination, purging of stuff, organizing of yard sales,  Getting Certification classes out of the way for my Day job, seeing family before we leave etc... 

I'm presently scrambling to make some new inventory for a craft fair in the middle of all of this and beating myself up because I knew this show was coming. I've let a lot of this stuff get in the way. I realize I do have deadlines and pressing matters when it comes to the move, but if you want something to grow you need to devote some time to it. 

I have no idea what's in store for me at our next location as far as work is concerned. Five months ago I told myself I would be serious about this. I'm supposed to be gearing myself up to think about a business plan, goals and give myself a chance to see if this crafty business will this really work, and haven't managed to get much done.

How do people do this and be successful at it, while managing life too? Some of them are working full time jobs at the same time.
They have to have a huge pile of laundry to do a messy house and a family that doesn't remember what a home cooked meal is like Right?

I'm vowing to have a schedule, and strive to stick to it. So Far on the first morning, I've failed but maybe it's a good thing, I was supposed to be excising instead I'm writing about getting crafty!  

How to Make a Bead Organizer

 There really isn't an adequate storage solution for the person who has over 400 different seed beads So I came up with my own. My storage simply velcro's onto the side of my craft cabinet.  This could be adapted to hang on a wall simply by attaching a few rings to the top to form a hanger. You could even attach a thin cardboard, or press board to the back of the fabric for stability.


A Friend of mine came for a visit the other day and wrote a little blog about my sacred craft space. You can see my Bead Walls complete on her blog.

http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/10/janets-super-organized-craft-hobby-room.html

I've had a few people ask me how I put together my Seed bead storage. It's really simple to make, I would definitely consider this a beginners project. I am no master seamstress that's for sure!!

Materials used:
Heavy Weight Canvas Fabric - Purchased at Joannes in the home decor section
3/4" Black Eleastic
Black Thread
Chalk fabric marker
Heavy weight Velcro strips - Mine is about 3"wide


First I measured out my Fabric to fit inside the doors of my Cabinet. My completed organizers measure 15" across and 66 long, so I cut my fabric at 16" inches and 67" and marked it for a 1/2 " seam:

Next I marked 2 lines in the center of the fabric 3 1/2 inches away from my seam marking This is where my Elastic strips will be sewn

Next I marked where I was going to attach the elastic to my fabric. I maked 1/2 Inces apart down the entire length of each line in the center of the fabric.

Next I marked on my elastic - I made each mark 1 1/8" apart.

In the meantime my kitty Meko decided to get involved it the process!  

Next I matched up the markings on the elastic to the markings on the fabric, Forming a loop in the elastic and double stitched each connection to make sure it was sturdy enough to handle tubes sliding in and out.

I attached velcro on the back and placed them on my velcro wall and that was it!

A finished side panel: