Original Handcrafted Designer Joolz & Lampwork Glass Beadz by Marianna Boylan

     

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My Studio (s)

*****The studio just underwent a major make over I'm still adding some finishing touches so stay tuned for new pics!***
  
This is were I sit and put my designs together it's a great little secretary's desk with a drop top and lot's of drawers and compartments both on  the inside and on the bottom , it's kinda hard to see from the pic. I've got a terrific antique and comfy chair that my grandmother gave me as well as my wonderful rolling bead cart from IKEA that makes moving any supplies I need from the bead vault (armoire) easy peasy. Then to my left I have another work desk, great for if I have more than one project going at the same time (which I almost always do) and in between is a great little find and one of my most favorite pieces which holds all of my rubber stamps, embellishments, hammers, knitting needles, paper punches and other various tools as well as beads, components and other extra's.  Please excuse the mess ;)
   

 
   
This is my armoire it's HUGE (hard to tell just how big because this room is pretty big. I call it the Bead Vault :) It holds all my  beads, tools, show displays, supplies and other crafty stuff and hides it away nicely when I need it to!  This is all in my Family room turned Studio which sits on the main level of my home so it's a perfect room right off of my bead studio (see below)  where I torch and solder and it also allows me to meet with customers for commissions. I just love my new additon to the space, I found this old dining room table it was in terrific condition and still had it's leaf. I sanded it down and painted it black and it's the perfect work table for laying out my designs, scrapbooking or for working on any of the many projects I have going on at any given moment.
 
    
Here's another shot of my other work table and below it is my rolling carts and bins  for all my paper and a lot of my scrapbooking and card making supplies. Behind me is and antique console stereo with the radio, record player and 8 track they all still work! I love playing records! And my piano that my parents bought me (been playing since I was 6yrs old).  I'm still playing around with artwork for this long wall.   
My Glass Studio:

 
My Jen Ken Bead Box kiln w/ an Orton AutoFire 3 Button Digital Controller great for EVERYTHING! I love this kiln! and my Oxygen Concentrator it's a Devilbiss and it's fantastic I'm so glad I got it!
Left pic shows how my work area starts out clean and organized but how after a week or so of making beads it ends up looking like the pic on the right :)
     
I've got glass stashed all around here but all within easy reach, I use floral foam to hold my dipped mandrels, baby food jars and little metal tins for my frits, empty coffee cans for shorts and odds and ends. Over further to the left is my soldering and silver working table.

It's quite the mess but I love it! The muse doesn't like things to be in too much order, it scares her away lol! I like to think of it as creative chaos ;) I hope to paint a faux rug on the cement floor soon as well as paint this boring white wall.
 
A few more girly touches I've added.
   

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