Time to blog again!

I have missed you so much this summer!

It is so good to be back.

I thought I would show you some of what I have been doing while

I wasn't blogging...that is beside working in the garden, doing my household chores,

and playing with grandbabies...

Just one of the things I did was to sew a couple of aprons,

I still have four more to sew up

I have to make time to finish the rest.

I did get a cold and the best part of being sick was I was finally able to go visit

My Desert Cottage

and see all the...what was it... 300 blogs

who joined, 

I was so inspired!!!!!

So after I was feeling better, I went to work on my creative space.

Yes, I know that it is way to late for the party but I want to share

how my studio looks after three four days of doing nothing but cleaning out

and reorganizing it. 

This is my "tool" box that holds everything from paper to embrodiery floss.

I LOVE IT!  It was a anniversary gift from my husband, Butter.

One of the best gifts I have ever recieved.  That tote on top of it is holding shredded paper

for any future paper mache' projects.

This is half of my table (which Butter build).  The spice rack holds my beads...

it took me forever to separate them by color.  My daughter came in when I was doing that

and I looked at her and said, "I know I'm crazy."  She just smiled and said' "but it looks so pretty!"

This is the other half of the table.  The little lamp is going to have a post about it soon.

It didn't look at all like that to begin with, you'll see.

This is one side of the room, yes it is a small space but it is so nice to have a place

of my own.  Above the cupboards are some of my art work.  I took off the last cupboards door

and decoupage pages from a couple of  old books to the inside covering the back-sides-bottom-top. 

I have my glass jars, new and old, more stuff just waiting to be used to be made into art. 

The old rocker (which I have started to remove the fabric) will

be painted a creamy white (as will the cupboards) and recovered in a black toile.

This is the other side...I still have to replace the iron curtain rod with a tree limb and add

black gingham curtains to the closet but for now it isn't bad to look at.

(those plastic bags, in the bottom of the closet, are waiting to be recycled into totes)

You should have seen it before! As I was cleaning it out I had so much stuff that it covered

the studio floor completely! Now I can find just what I need and not kill myself to get it.  My idea board is an old window panel, which I painted black, added foam core, batting and fabric...

I think it turned out well.  The little cupboard on the floor needs to be worked on still: a new top, legs and paint...it holds my paints.  Behind the door is my lap quilt frame and embroidery frame,  an art easel for grandbabies and if you look real close you will see some red sock/slippers hanging up for when my feet get cold! (I have add an area rug)

Thanks for stopping in and I hope you enjoyed your visit,