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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

My Sewing/Craft Room- Don't Look!!

I've been house bound now since Sunday,
no fun!
Haven't gotten too much done either which
 is frustrating as well.
Today I was going stir crazy and I decided
to go into my sewing room
and see what I could get into, I walked in
there, and well
there's alot I could get into.
I can't believe I will be
showing you
these pictures I am about to show you
but this is it,
my sewing room
my oasis
where I can be creative, where
I can make a mess
and walk away
from it:
Are you ready?




Now you know I will have to kill
you, right?
LOL
I have something to admit as well,
I've had this craft room
now for 3 years,
maybe 4!!
Can you believe it? I'm embarrassed!
Its not like I've been sitting
around doing
nothing.
I've been sewing things for other
people,
making things for many craft shows.
So I've been busy,
which means no time for me.
My DH asks me
"when are you going to finish your room?"
Things to do:

  • Sew window treatments


  • Touch up the paint


  • Paint door


  • Make a corkboard for my inspirations


  • Get a shelving unit to replace the antique dresser

I even purchased fabric a long time ago
to make curtains:



Isn't it cute?
And how appropiate too.
Handbags, my specialty.
It has all the colors in
my shop.
So this week, yes this week, I will
go out and buy the curtain rods
that I need.
I was going to make roman shades
but decided instead
to make roll up
shades.
So now that I've shown you my sewing
room disaster
and now that I've told you I'm going out
to buy the rest of the
things I need,
Now I know I
have
to do it, this is a good excuse to get my
butt into gear.
So hopefully by the end of next week,
I will have made my curtains.
After that I will touch
up the paint.
But in the meantime I'm also making
some altered journals

I already cut the paper down to size,
one of the journals
I will make with cute baking paper
for a recipe book.
And I made some Gluten Free Brownies

I purchased these at Trader Joe's and
they are so delicious.
Make these for your family or friends
and don't tell them
they're GF,
They will never know. They are gooey,
fudgey
and  most importantly, chocolately!!

I added cherry flavored chocolate chips,
hoping to get the
chocolate covered cherries taste to the brownies.
MMMMM!!
So until next time, I will be busy sewing,
I hope!!

10 comments:

  1. I love the color of your walls and that tile floor!! I wish I had that much room! You should see my mess--ugh, stuff piled everywhere and thank God for those big see-thru tote boxes! LOL. But I know what you mean--we spend so much time doing for others and all our orders that we get very little done on our own space. maybe this year will be our year! :)

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  2. Love the fabric for your shades! How cute! I'll be by next week to inspect the final product...no pressure now! :)

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  3. Have fun fixing your creative space..
    I'm looking forward to see your new window treatments with that cute fabric... it does go really well and very appropriate !

    MmMmM... brownies !!!!!!!! I like mine fudgie and nutty :-) , but will have to look in TJ next time for this mix and see if dd can have it.

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  4. Are you kidding? Your space looks great even as is! And the brownies look great too hehe!
    Well have fun sewing! Look forward to seeing when you finish with it.

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  5. Arlene....I LOVE your sewing room!! You know....the hardest thing for me is to put time into cleaning/straightening/decorating my studio. I'd MUCH rather spend the time creating!! I think you're on the right path!

    P.S. I've been 'snowed in' here in NE Ohio since the weekend and I'm getting lots done....even cleaning kitchen cupboards. Ugh! Stay warm~

    Carol

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  6. thanks everyone for such sweet comments, except Valerie who is coming over next week to check on my progress....grrrr..love you girl.

    Jessica- thanks, I love my space, but it needs a little TLC which today I will start on that

    Carol-thank you, I'm so happy to have my room, thanks to my Hubby, today I go and buy what I need to make the window treatments...yea!!

    Sheri- thank you,this is my one girly room so purple was it and i love those floors too. We bought up the last lot of those.

    Monika- those brownies are gluten free, but they use eggs in them, don't know if you can use a sub for DD.


    Arlene

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  7. I know you think it's a mess but I have to tell you, that is a fantastic craft room! It's a beautiful space, have fun!
    ~Michelle

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  8. um...Arlene, Your sewing room looks pretty good to me already!
    Lavender walls-Love
    Black and white floors- Love
    Nice long table and plenty of storage-Love
    Fabric for windows- Love

    I do understand though...having all those little things finished up will make it feel complete. :-)

    Kimberly

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  9. Well I think your sewing room looks fantastic as is! Lol, I'm never going to reveal what my work spaces looks like now - you'd just die! Have fun making your sweet space even sweeter!

    Those brownies look divine - oh my!

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  10. Thank you for coming by to see my treasures! I'm not sure what I'll do with the tin but most likely it's where I'll keep our hot chocolate packets. I love finding cute ways to keep ordinary things. Have a great day!
    ~Michelle

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