Where Bloggers Create Blog Party & Inspirational Friday

Are you ready? Did you clean up?
Time to get inspired by all the talented
bloggers out in blogland! (I have been looking
at all the pretty places, and mine is so messy compared
to everyone's tidy spots, I'm trying not to get envious of
all your lovely spaces...one day...)
It's a blog party people!

Welcome to my little corner of the creative world!

My little flap-top desk where I get cozy with bits and bobs

A Little closer and you will see my friend Kewpie...she loves to visit these blog parties. Buttons in the jars on the shelf, and then my paint brush collection. One day I'll be a painter...

My little cottage is about 950 square feet, so that doesn't leave a lot of extra space for creating anything...but I eked out a few storage spots for myself and I usually do the actual work at the dining room table. This in turn leaves nowhere to sit down as a family and eat. I've been trying to clean up after myself, especially since my little ones love to grab my supplies and run off with them. I am missing the letter S and B from my stamp set if you have extras...ha ha.

The dining room table where the work gets done!
Sorry, no dinner tonight! Hee hee!

In the laundry room I have a large armoire I painted white and my husband added shelves for me. It's nothing like the one Martha Stewart created, which I loved, but one day I will get to that happy place.

I was given this piece, and it was huge and dark.
Finally painted it white...and I love it. I can't wait to have
a room to display it in.
It looks a mess, but I know where everything is (don't I?)
Don't forget to click on a picture to see more up close!

A very large armoire in a very tiny area in
my unfinished laundry room.

In the dining room I have a drawer in the buffet where I keep junk, like scissors or markers and tape just to have right at hand. I can also throw things in that drawer so I can find them later. In the bottom of the china cupboard I have a bin of markers and pens etc. I also store my many photos in there too.

Then, in Darcy's room I have my little flap top desk (shown at the beginning), which my mom bought in England in 1977, where I am training myself to store projects and stickers and papers so I can remember I have them and not buy more. (I have too much craft junk). This desk will be MY desk, so I know where things are, and not have to use the safety scissors because mine are missing!

Recent and not-so-recent creations

So those are my creative areas...I also like to sew sometimes, and have done that on the front porch before too. A lovely place to sit when the weather is nice. Of course, my sewing machine got thrown up on and needs to be professionally cleaned, unless ya'll have a suggestion on how to get the top off of a Singer.

Writing this piece and taking pictures makes me realize what a craft dabbler I am, and it isn't a good thing or is it? Here's a list of all the things I've tried and have supplies for:

1. Writing, journaling, drawing & blogging - my new love is learning photoshop and other programs to create for the web.
   
2. Sewing - making dolls, doll clothes, pillow covers, slipcovers, quilting, curtains, baby headbands, pin cushions, embroidery, vintage buttons, ribbon and more
3. Soap and perfume making
4. Decoupage
5. Painting - watercolor, acrylic, oil, brushes
6. Scrapbooking - papers, stickers, albums, special scissors, acid free stuff
7. Rubber stamps & ink
8. Card making supplies
9. Die cutting - machine & cut outs
10. Origami
11. Knitting - yarns & needles
12. Paper cutters - various
13. Sculpy Clay and accessories
14. Beading, jewelry making and all the tools
    
15. Other stuff: many glue guns, lots of different adhesives, various papers, shiny things, safety pins, fabric dye, and of course lots of baking and cooking books and furniture restoration books. And my trusty Macbook!

I love having all these things, but don't know if I really need them. I am going to limit myself in the future, because there are PLENTY of things I can make without purchasing anything.

Thanks so much for visiting...I would love to hear your comments and I love followers!
I am having a blog party of my own, if you click here you can join us! I'm also having a giveaway from Smith and Hawken if you participate! Can't wait to see everyone's creative genius at work!

Have fun at the blog party!