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Gosh, I can’t believe it’s been 6 years that I have been participating in the Where Bloggers Create blog party! Thanks so much to Karen of My Desert Cottage for putting this together. It is a lot of fun to share our spaces and see what everyone else’s craft rooms, sewing rooms, and studio spaces look like.
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So, let’s get started with this year’s tour. I am always looking for ways to pretty up and organize even better in my small space. Lots of pictures ahead so grab a drink and a snack and get comfortable!
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Welcome to my craft/sewing room. This year I made a sign for over the entrance. This Atelier sign! Easy, quick and inexpensive to make. If you’d like to read that post, you can find it here.
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I have my mannequin here to welcome you all in! She wears a thrift store skirt that I’ve been debating cutting up, one of my crowns, a cool necklace, as well as the broaches I’ve come across over the past couple of years at flea markets, yard and estate sales.
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As always, I’ll start to the left and will bring you around the room. Here is the screen that I added fabric to and it not only works to hide the water softener, heater, etc., but it also holds some of my Etsy items like tags and totes.
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My small “work” table. I keep little things like plastic and glassine bags, my Exacto knives, and a couple of other little bits and bobs in the drawer. I don’t exactly get to work on top of this table, since I tend to put things that need to be put away on here. So work table is not quite an accurate description ~ it should be called the catch-all table!
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On top I have my tiered baskets, my Exacto mat, and another little basket. I did have a non-working lamp on this table previously, but I took it off to give me just a little bit more room! Every little bit counts in a small creative space!
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It is a hard little worker though! Besides using the little drawer, I also utilize the shelf on the bottom to hold other supplies and pending projects.
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My shelves have not changed much since last year.
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The only part that did change is where I had my fabric bins. I now have my fabric down below on one of the bookcases. I reorganized that here.
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My bookcases are still quite jam packed with things I hope to use in some way to create with ~ peat pots, small “dollar spot” frames, empty boxes of all sizes, etc.
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My sewing table, which has been a pleasure to work at. I’ve been doing a lot more sewing this year both for my Etsy shop and for gifts and items for myself.
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I’m still loving the toile fabric I used to skirt it and my check chair slip. It also conceals more supplies that I can keep hidden and out of the way, like batting and fiberfil.
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I’m also still loving my lamp with the lampshade I recovered a few years ago. This little lamp really does add some nice task lighting to the table for me {especially when I’m trying to thread a needle!}.
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I added the button wall décor last year. I found them unfinished at an online craft supply store and painted them up with paint I had on hand.
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There is a shelf above the sewing table and I continued with creative inspirational quotes to the ceiling.
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A new addition this year is the shoe organizer I got for behind the door.
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I have started to decorate it a bit with lace, fabric, old hankies, etc. to dress it up. It does hold a few things already.
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Above the door I have my plate clock with the chandelier bling. It is very easy for me to lose track of time when I am in here sewing or even just straightening up and moving things around.
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Here are a few random close up shots of the different items I have on my shelves, both decorative and functional.
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I love my little creative space and I love that my granddaughter thinks of it as a treasure trove. She is always wide eyed when she comes in here ~ as am I, when I’ve got some inspiration to create!
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I hope you enjoyed the tour of my creative space again this year. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s again. I always come away with some great ideas and inspiration when I visit other’s creative spaces.
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