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- Now we’ve pretty much made it all around the room – the only other thing left is the closet and it’s filled with – yup, lots more beads and stuff. Hope you enjoyed the tour!
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- The oil painting that hangs above my work table is a portrait of my grandmother that I did back when I was in high school (a long time ago!)
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- Here’s a side view of the worktable, showing Natasha, one of my other mannequin busts. I got tired of her bald head so I painted her some hair!
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- On the other side of the room I have a long work table, but again, not much room to actually work! The plastic drawers are full of rubber stamps. Another set of these drawers sits under the table and is crammed full of scrapbook paper. The table also holds my stereo and a tree branch that I hang finished necklaces on. My headless mannequin, Bev, peeks out from the corner.
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- The third shelving unit holds more books and stuff, and my computer station.
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- The second shelf holds some more beads plus all of my books and a few family pictures. Underneath is a 2 drawer filing cabinet crammed full of files, shipping supplies and ephemera.
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- To the right of the watchmaker’s bench, three large shelving units take up that whole wall. The first one is all beads and supplies, and there’s more storage space underneath that’s not shown in the picture.
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- Another shot of my workspace, but usually the tools are all piled up on the table with everything else!
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- This is where it starts getting messy! This is my workspace on the watchmaker’s bench. I tend to just push stuff towards the edges instead of cleaning up each time…once I’m down to a few inches of space I’m forced to put stuff away!
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- My stash of micro mosaic bits and pieces along with some other things that I’ve made. The round picture at the top is of my husband’s grandmother and great aunt, who were identical twins and shared my birthdate of September 26th!
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- This very old hand carved artist’s mannequin belonged to my great great grandfather. Of course he holds an Elgin watch!
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- I love this little watchmaker’s bench! My ancestors immigrated from Switzerland and Austria in the 1800’s to my hometown of Elgin, Illinois to make watches there.
lilruby jewelry 
Awesome! When you take a look at mine, look for pics of your work on my wall of inspiration! Your creations have and will inspire me!
Great job, Joan! I am so glad you began blogging. It is SO important for online sellers. I am looking forward to working along with you soon on some creative projects as well. Thanks for posting your pix and for being in the Messy Workshop hop!
I love your space!
I love all the neat things you have in your workshop; the painting, the all watch cabinet and the painting of your grandma, you are a true artist! Love
Your work!
That watchmaker’s bench is to die for! The fact that it’s part of your families history is icing! Love it… love it all. Be well ~~T
Great space, but I think our concept of ‘messy’ differs some. Your workspaces look pretty tidy to me. 🙂
Yeah, but note I didn’t take pictures below a certain level…under the table and on the floor is a different story!
Awesome space! Love those cabinets.. and I want your closet >..< I have plenty of bookcases.. but.. they're all full of books, darn it 😉 lol
Wonderful workspace! Lovely artwork too! wow!
Hi again, I clicked on the very top where it says Mess Workspace and I could see your photos. Your space is very well organized!! You have a lot of beads. WOW!! I like your watchmakers bench. Neat!!
I’ll just take that bench right home with me. You wouldn’t miss it, would ya?
Lol – well, if I happen to get tired of it…but I don’t think that’s gonna happen!
I love the watchmakers bench and Natasha. Thank you for sharing.
Hey, you actually have real furniture to keep your stuff in! Congratulations! 😉
Your work area is lovely…so many treasures. I love how all of your ancestors and family surround you.
Wow, your space is actually pretty neat. I love all the history you have around you. Thanks so much for sharing.
Sonya
I loved the tour of your work space! Such fun! Sorry you dropped two containers of beads! Ugh, bummer when that happens! I just put one in a togo bag and it wasn’t closed… at least it spilled into the bag! Your work space looks great… love all your personal details!! 🙂 Kris
Thanks Kris! Yeah, luckily bead spills like that don’t happen too often – it looks like I got them all but I just know I’m going to hear “ping, ping” when I vacuum! 🙂