Sixteen Inches

…went a long way to making me a very happy person today!

For the past few months the walls of the shop have been closing in around me. Even with the addition of the seed bead room, it seems as if the inventory is constantly outgrowing the space. Any time we have an event there is a major shuffle to get ready. Our little closet under the stairs begins to resemble Fibber McGee’s, and I find myself constantly reorganizing it.

Recently, J-me and Guy from Wild Things Beads gave me a display rack they thought I might want to use. My first inclination was to use it to hang bead strands, but the more I looked at it, the more I realized it would be a great display for finished jewelry. The only problem was placement.

That’s where the sixteen inches comes in.

Jeff and I moved the bead cabinets, and the large columns sixteen inches closer to the classroom today. We also moved a couple of cases. The display rack for the jewelry is now at the front of the shop sporting some earrings, and waiting for more jewelry. The best part of moving everything is that we can now open the front door completely! It no longer bumps into the column.

The space feels larger, and balanced. I’m looking forward to feedback, and spending time observing how it functions for all of us. There is still some fine tuning to do, but for the most part, I’m really pleased with the changes we made.