Some lovely changes have happened in my studio this week.  Knowing that I will be adding to my jewellery ranges in this coming year, I have been totally aware that lack of space has been my biggest enemy.

Despite having a 15ft x 9ft studio, initially when I planned the studio I thought it would be a lovely place for visitors to come and see the jewellery, but have found that the insurance premiums would be ludicrous if I allowed customers to visit.  I had filled nearly one wall with display cases which I used merely for storage and you can see from the image below that the amount of workspace I had left (after buying lots of equipment and tools!) to work in was about 1 ft square. 

So, I instructed a master carpenter to build me a new workbench.  (After he'd helped me move the 4 cabinets of course!) and in one day my studio has been transformed.

This means I will have a lot more room to be making my jewellery - but I do strongly suspect that it won't take me long to fill the space up with new equipment.  New Kiln, cutters, lathe etc etc.  8ft sounded quite a long bench, but I'm sure it won't seem that much when I'm using it - what do you think?