My craft space

Here is my craft space I have been wanting to post pictures right when I moved but life happens and this is when I got around to it. 

Here is the table my husband and I built together. We bought the top laminate piece from Home Depot and used old kitchen cabinets to hold it up. We went back and forth many time as to how to put it together, functionality etc. Below you can see my littlest one has claimed under the table as her club house.

This is where the sewing magic happens. I got this table from my dad and have hauled it with me for years and I am so happy I finally get to use it for my sewing. The bins below hold felt and odd and ends of fabric. The cabinet all the way on the left holds all my pretty fabric, I realize now I should have opened it.

My cutting tools, decorations from the kids.

My books, some embroidery thread, and my lovely metal box that holds all my buttons and misc.

This is my ironing table area. I used to do most of my creating here and have everything all over the counters but now that I have the table I have more space to lat out fabric.

On the other end of the garage, aka my craft room, is my husbands area. Just so you don't think I have all the room in this house taken up my husband does have a whole building to himself on one end of our property, we are just waiting for our landlord to put power out there.

 Well thats it, my craft space. I see all these pictures of cute craft rooms and get so many ideas but I cant make it work in this space. I one day hope to move into the house and have one of the bedrooms for my space. As for now I am very blessed and fortunate to have this bit of space. I am also very, very blessed to have a husband who understands my creativity, and how therapeutic my crafts are for me. Thanks Babe!

Have a good day all!!

Whats for dinner? We are having homemade chicken strips, mashed potatoes and green beans.

Newest creation

 So you all know I have been experimenting with making dolls here it the latest one. I find myself talking to the dolls as I create them, trying to give them a name and personality. I got the pattern from Wendy of Shiny Happy World. I love her shop!

The instructions were easy to follow with some experience in sewing. My oldest daughter fell in love and now wants to make her friends dolls for Christmas, good practice for me I guess. :)

 I have made a couple other dolls, not picture worthy in my opinion. But I am getting some great ideas for other ones.
I was obsessed with dolls when I was younger up until I had my first child. I think it might be my caretaker personality. I love making a doll knowing it will be some young girls best friend, secret holder, pal and comfort.

Just wanted to let you all know I am still here working away!! 

Whats for dinner? Tonight I think we will have Sausage with pasta and salad. 

I am still here

So with the move and starting a cleaning business I have been very busy to say the least. Also I have had trouble with thinking of things to blog about. I wish I could just think it and poof it would appear here. 

I no longer babysit my nephew, it was sad to see him move on to a bigger daycare but it was the right thing for both of us, he needs to grow with other kids and I needed to move on to bigger better things too. 

So far what I hate about living out in the country are the flies and the internet. The flies are bad right now for everyone I guess so that will go away, the internet on the other hand sucks big time we have satellite, a step up from dial up, I will take this as a big lesson in patience. My sister and I are working together for another craft fair next month so we have been busy bees making things. I am hoping to post pictures later this week. 

Well I just wanted to check in and say I am still here.


Whats for dinner?
To be honest I dont know I made a huge dinner last night to only have 4 of us eat it and the power was off for a couple of hours today so that threw off my plans for slow baked chicken. Oh well we will survive. 

Moving On

Well it has been a whirl wind of a week. Last week I was talking to my husband about reinventing yourself, doing your great work in life. We discussed how great it would be to have a house with a shop, land for the kids and a space for my crafts and Etsy. That evening I was reading our local paper and read an ad for a house for rent with a shop, 4 bedrooms and 3 baths on 1 acre. My husband looked and me and said give me the number, he called  the guy happen to be in town and we went over looked at it and the next day turned in the application and are now moving in. I could not be more excited for this wonderful new venture in our lives. I will post pictures as soo as I can.

Whats for dinner? we are having leftovers.

Before and After

Hello all, how are you today? While working a booth with my parents this last weekend, at a local flea market, my dad pulled this great little shelf out, here take a look...

I was eye balling it and kept thinking what could I do with it??? I guess my dad saw me and said all your buttons and little sewing things would sure look great in that don't ya think?  So before he could finish I said I will take it home and clean it up. My lovely hubs painted it for me too.

I need to make some labels I think, but not quite sure. I kind of like seeing through the little drawers.

So whats for dinner tonight? We might be having dollar menu if we go to a new flea market tonight. The kids are excited doing something on a school night.

Craft Fair Flop??????

Here we made a display for my sisters artwork. She got so much interest it was great.

 here are the dolls I made and some last minute little monsters.

We both made some magnets from things we had around our houses.

I put out some of my felt food and dessert plates my hubs put together. I had one girl come back several times to look at the cherry pie so I sent it to her on Tuesday, I got the sweetest note from her yesterday.

My sister Violet (who doesn't craft much but helped us set up and brought us coffee) and the Artist of the family Creepymama.

Our set up, after a couple of hours I decided to move everything just because we were not getting kids looking at the beads.

And here are all the beads!!

After a hot two days and all the work we made enough to pay for the booth. Creepymama did get a deposit for a portrait WOOT WOOT. My mom of all people ordered a doll :] I wish I had gone into this more with the thinking that this would be a learning experience. So now I am glad we did it, I met fellow crafters, learned what I need to work on more and had fun hanging out with my sisters.
So I am off to get more things done! 



What for dinner?? We are having chicken of some sort....                                                                                                      

My Craft Space

Its about time I share my craft space. It is in our bedroom, thank goodness the hubs is OK with it all. The hubs helped me create so much of this space too, turning the closet into a desk.

Its works for me.

This is the spool rack he made me this weekend.

My daughter made me this place mat last Mothers Day!

Some of my books and a little of the embroidery thread, the rest is hiding under the desk.

                   My sewing machine area another place mat from my other daughter.

                         My lovely large tote I am out growing with all my material.

This desk is a 1940s school teacher desk. I used it years ago passed it to my sisters boys (mistake). I got it back with some colorful language written all over it. My ever so talented husband worked on it and got it back to AWESOME! I love it so much.

Across from my desk is my growing pile of things for the craft show my sister and I are doing on the 3rd and 4th of next month. 
Well I hope you enjoyed the tour.

On the menu tonight Taco salad.
What are you having?

Later peeps.