Welcome to Where Bloggers Create 2013!

Hello my friends and welcome to Where Bloggers Create 2013!

I can't believe this is party number 5!!! I hope you all have a wonderful time hopping through the studios this year. We have a lot of first timers, so be sure and give them some love!!

It may take me a while to visit everyone who is participating, but I'll get there eventually!

For many of you, this will not be the first time you've seen my studio, but there are some minor changes this year so hopefully you will enjoy seeing them. :)

 

 This is the view you see as you walk into the room. I added this wonderful wire hamper recently and I use it hold projects that I'm working on, but have temporarily set aside for the time being. It also holds the over flow of my lace and doilies as I search for just the right piece.

This little area is filling up with lots of wonderful goodies and gifts given to me by friends.

Some of them I hang on the twisty wire on the window treatment, and others just go into vignettes.

 The cubes under the window hold scrapbook paper and were white when I bought them. I decoupaged old book pages to them, to give them a different look. The boxes above them are just photo boxes from Michaels, and  are a little hint of the changes I made to the room.

(I know... it's very subtle)

Have you guessed what it is??? I added a little bit more color to the room! I know many of you are laughing right now going... color? Seriously?? But, trust me... you'll see more color than I have ever had in here! LOL!

I got this lamp (like all my lamps) at a garage sale. It was one of those old brass lamps that looked really dated. I just sprayed it with a few coats of spray paint, and covered the shade in fabric and presto! and new lamp for my studio.

 This is the view from my desk. I do love being in here and even come in to watch tv sometimes when I don't even have a project going.

I love this printers tray.  I got it at one of the Sweet Salvage shows. I leave it on my desk all the time and it holds little charms and doodads that make me smile.

At some point they will all most likely find their way into a project.

 This is the display box that sits under the window.  I originally made it as a terrarium in the kitchen, but it has since found a home here in my studio. If you'll like to see how I made it you can click here.

I like to swap out the vignettes every once in while.

 One of my favorite new additions sits on my desk and holds my most used tools and supplies. Previously I had one of the great lazy susan tool holders from JoAnne, but it was getting so packed I couldn't get to what I needed easily.

 Viola from Shabby Chic Inspired, made a wonderful tin can caddy that is all over Pinterest.

I loved her idea but needed mine to be a bit heavier than the tin cans so they wouldn't fall over when I put something top heavy in them. I made mine out of glass pickle relish jars, salsa jars, etc... They are perfect for holding everything I need. I love having a place to store my glue upside down so it is always ready to go!

 I made the pin cushion simply by stuffing a piece of fabric with fiber fill and then using a rubber band to close it up. It just squishes into the opening and stays there quite nicely. I store extra pins in the jar underneath the pin cushion.

 I have an ever growing love affair with my seam binding. I crinkle and stain it, and use it in almost all of the projects. I wanted to display it out on the desk so I wrapped it around home made cardboard spools and put it in a silver dish.

 I love this wall in my studio, cause I do love collections!!! All my buttons are just an arms reach away, and I store more of my pretty lace in the cubbies above my desk.

 Those are just some of the books that  I have made. I've taught several classes on them and recently created a pdf tutorial on how to make them.  
 If you would like to take a look you can check it out here.

 My bookcase is filled with yummy fabrics for me to play with.

 I made this door organizer recently to replace the old one. It's a lot girly-er than the previous one and I just love it.

My apothecary jars now hold  scraps of lace that are too small to hang or roll up in the cubbies.

 I love hanging the lace on hooks so I can easily see what I have. And look... more color!!

This cabinet came from Ikea a couple of years ago and was red when I bought it. I painted all the pieces before it was put together. It made painting it so much easier!! I drilled some holes through the lower portion and put a dowel through them so I would have a convenient place to store my rolls of seam binding.

 I decoupaged the inside with all kinds of vintage ephemera and it now holds jars and containers of little charms and doodads, scrapbooking metals, and my color wash inks and sprays. I tried keeping them in a drawer but after a leaky fiasco I decided upright was best!!

This banner has been hanging in my studio for several years. It pretty much says it all doesn't it?? We all seem to have an overwhelming desire to do so and I am very proud and very grateful to be a part  of such a wonderful community of creative and talented women.

Thank you all so much for joining me here in my studio. You are all inspiring in one way  or another, whether you share yourselves through a blog or are one of the many who just come to visit. You are all appreciated so much!!!

Have fun at the party!!!!