Organizing Your Work Area
Fighting to find your tools and materials takes the fun and creativity out of creating stained glass. Organizing your work area and studio is the important first step to creating better stained glass faster and easier.
There are many ways to go when you set up your studio, and the organization comes down to three basic things:
1. How organized are you personally.
2. How much space do you have
3. How much money do you want to spend
Obviously, if you are not an organized person, most of this section will not apply to you, but I would urge you to try and get a bit organized in setting up your work area, it will make life much easier when you can find things.
If you are very limited on space, such as using a portion of a spare bedroom, then make sure to have a place to keep all of your tools and glass safely and securely. Remember, there can be glass shards anywhere, so if you can avoid a room with carpet, that will help. Also, you should try and keep pets and small children out of your work area for obvious reasons.
The last factor, money, is something you may have little control over. So using recycled objects such as old book racks (as I did), coffee cans and other similar things, can be just as useful as paying for items specifically manufactured for a single purpose.
There are many ways to go when you set up your studio, and the organization comes down to three basic things:
1. How organized are you personally.
2. How much space do you have
3. How much money do you want to spend
Obviously, if you are not an organized person, most of this section will not apply to you, but I would urge you to try and get a bit organized in setting up your work area, it will make life much easier when you can find things.
If you are very limited on space, such as using a portion of a spare bedroom, then make sure to have a place to keep all of your tools and glass safely and securely. Remember, there can be glass shards anywhere, so if you can avoid a room with carpet, that will help. Also, you should try and keep pets and small children out of your work area for obvious reasons.
The last factor, money, is something you may have little control over. So using recycled objects such as old book racks (as I did), coffee cans and other similar things, can be just as useful as paying for items specifically manufactured for a single purpose.