11 things

I am trying to stay busy

 when it's so easy to just kick back

 with a book and tall glass of lemonade.

I was able to stay cool last week

 by sorting and organizing my craft room.

All of my projects were placed on the back burner 

and they need to be brought back out.

 

I might not get to everything on this list this week.....

but at least I am trying to stay focused.

Marianne

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Where I (should) create

 Every year Where Bloggers Create rolls around and bloggers all over
 the world join in to celebrate their crafty spaces.
 I participated a few years ago and had plans of rearranging
my space based on the the wonderful ideas I gathered.

remember this picture from a few years ago?

But guess what..... That never happened. 

My space did not get organized.

 IT GOT WORSE

It turned into a storage room. It was cluttered to the ceiling.

There were bins of fabric everywhere. There were dishes
on all the tables, they landed there during our kitchen remodel and
never found their way back to the kitchen. 

There were old art projects gone wrong. 

The room was a disaster.
It weighed heavy on my creative spirit.

So this year I decided I had to do something about it.

I am in the process of moving my all of my
sewing and quilting supplies from our office space upstairs.....

I had taken over the office..... and dining room
 because there was no room in the craft room.
Crafting became more and more difficult.

Time to fix this.

So instead of a tour of a completely finished room 

I would like to offer you a tour of what my room looks like today.    

 I have a long way to go with this new room

 and I am actually getting excited about this makeover.

Three days ago I decided to run to Ikea for some bookcases for my fabric. 

I have one more bookcase to put together and add to the left of what you see here

I love fabric !

 As you walk around the room clockwise,

 the next section of shelves houses bins of books and magazines.  

This will be moved to make room for a design wall. 

The chest of drawers holds altered art clutter. I will probably remove that too.  

look !  I can see the floor!

 The next wall is home to all my rubber stamps.

This area is in need of a major purge.

This is where you might want to follow my blog if you don't already follow.

Because I will be having some serious GiveAways in the near future.

 The back wall is home to ink, paint, markers and my paper cutter.

there's that floor again

 Next up is my paper storage, embellishments, and beads and ribbon area

I love paper too !

 The walls of my room are painted in six different colors. 

When we moved to this house I used up paint from other projects to paint this room.

 I would love to repaint but that would mean moving all that elfa...

...and that is Not going to happen anytime soon.

I have 6 (well 5 now... will be 6 ) tables....4 that are 5ft long and two that are 6ft long.

A long long time ago I would invite friends over to play here.
 I need to put the "missing" table back and plan
a crafty get together with a few friends.

one more thing....

 I found this jewelers bench in an antique shop in florida over ten years ago. 

I still haven't decided what to do with it so the drawers are empty.

what would YOU do with this?

 So there it is.
My Artsy Craftsy Quilty Space.
Clean and de-cluttered.
After the Great Purge. 
Almost a blank slate.

 I need to bring my sewing machine down here and some art for the walls
 and a dog or two........ and it will be as sweet as it
 was 10 years ago when I used to play down here everyday.

 Thanks for stopping by and be sure to go visit

   Karen Valentine

to see the list of crafty spaces on tour. 

I will be looking for ideas to bring to my space as I
 transition from a Hoarder back to an Artist/Crafter/Quilter.

wish me luck 

Marianne

* I am linking up to Sew Many Ways too.
 Because who knows when this room will ever be this clean again.

The House that Art Built

While cleaning out my studio ( basement ) I found some projects that were left stranded. You know, you get this idea and work at for a while then the honeymoon wears off, and the next thing you know that project is in the far corner never to be seen again.

Well, I found a few of those that need some attention. They are too good to throw away, No-one wants them because I've tried Craig's List and Free-Cycle. So I guess I am stuck with 'em.  Perhaps the universe liked my original idea and wants me to finish these projects. No point in questioning the universe. So this my dear friends is what I have in store for August.

The House That Art Built

Can't you see it now?  

All painted and pasted and hammered and sewn?

This is going to be fun!

The Artist's Chair

a great roadside find 

Crayola - the horse of many colors

                                          I can't wait to get my paints and ribbons out for this filly.

So with these projects and the Pink Lady I found ( read previous post ) I will be busy enough this August.
 Which is a good thing because it is still too hot to go outside.

Oh and here are a few shots of my studio floor. The flood in our basement urged me to clean up the joint. I am proud to say that as I load stuff back into the room, I have not yet put anything on the floor that doesn't belong there.  So far so good. Let's just see if I can keep it this way.

That's all for now.
Have a great week!