Be An Expert - Workspaces - Make Yours Inspire You

Do you wake up eager to go into your workspace? How does it make you feel when you enter it? Make sure your workspace is inspiring you to be the best Etsy seller you can be!

Etsy regularly has an 'Inspiring Workspaces' feature which you can see here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/seller-handbook/search?query=workspaces take a read through to see some beautiful places to create and gather ideas for your own.

If you think you need to sort out your storage a bit, you could make a desk organiser: http://thelovelydrawer.com/workspace-goals/, if you have lots of vinyl to store you could use Ikea bag holders like this crafter: http://www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/2016/07/vinyl-storage-ideas-silhouette-cameo.html?m=1 or maybe you could make a magnetic spice rack: http://www.gardenbetty.com/2013/03/make-your-own-magnetic-spice-rack/ then fill it with buttons or beads?! What ever your storage need there's sure to be a DIY solution!

Share your inspiring workspaces or storage solutions using the #DorsetTeam hashtag on Instagram and Twitter so we can see too. You can also check out the #DorsetTeamDesks hashtag to see some desks and craft rooms that members shared in January!

Be An Expert - Workspaces - Spring Clean

Hopefully by now the weather is warm enough to throw open those windows and have a spring clean in your office or Etsy workspace!

Here's some tips to sort out your space:

• Have some things which inspire you on display - but don't have so many that the room feels cluttered, or your mind will become cluttered too
• If you have lots of odds and ends of packets or things which are nearly used up then put them in a 'use-it-or-lose-it' basket - if you don't use them up in the next month then give them (or throw them) away
• Label your drawers, boxes, shelves and other storage so that you can quickly and easily reach for the right item - a few hours spent organising now will save you lots of time on busy work days

If you'd like some more inspiration take a look at this post by Mollie Makes on Decluttering for Makers: http://www.molliemakes.com/craft-2/creative-corners-decluttering-makers/ or perhaps you can make this DIY Pegboard on eHow by Fran from Fall For DIY: http://www.ehow.com/how_6548599_make-own-peg-board.html

Next week we will be looking at some more workspace ideas!