Welcome to my
craftroom. I love vintage style and have decorated my space in bright colors of blue, red, pink and green. We downsized a year ago and I had to condense my space and I also have to share it with a guest bed.I love to scrapbook,embroider and sew using recycled wool and vintage linens. Let's check it out.
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I have 2 work areas-
papercrafting and a sewing station. There's a Craig's List desk that I painted and an office chair that's been covered. I can reach everything from here for
papercrafting.
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I can grab a set of pens and put it on the desk to color or draw.I can see all my scissors at one glance.
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Little embellishments are in my top drawer.
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Here's some little mice I made out of recycled wool that sit on my
thrifted clock.
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This is my sewing station. I made the sewing machine cover out of a vintage linen.
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Instead of an inspiration board, I have an Inspiration Shelf filled with little things I love.
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These doll clothes were my dollies when I was a kid. I just framed them up.
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More colorful inspiration.
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This closet is half the size of my old one. So I've had to weed out and organize my stuff. I use
alot of drawers and clear bins. On the right wall my threads and rulers and embroidery hoops are hanging.
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My fat quarters all lined up and ready to use.
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Ribbons, game pieces and blocks for shadow boxes.
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My miniatures for small clothespin dolls that I make in an
Ikea drawer.
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My recycled wool stash-there's probably 15 of these bins, so I keep track of whats inside by the little color cards.
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My favorite new thing. A door organizer from The Container Store. I have so much stuff in here! I love it so much, I put one in my pantry too.I keep my glitter, ribbons and paints in it.
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You can see how I store my ribbons-I can pull them straight out and clip, or pull the whole ribbon spool out to measure and cut.
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The little wire baskets are easy to take off and carry over to my desk.
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Jars of buttons on the window sill are sorted by colors.
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This is my storage cabinet. Underneath I keep more paper crafting stuff.
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The Singer Featherweight was my Mom's and what I learned to sew on when I was a kid.
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The painting is of me, dressed as a hobo for Halloween painted by my Grandfather.
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My little corner where I can sit and do hand work or read a decorating book.
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A small shelf above the window for more vintage goodies.
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The Pinafore Pretties are my newest adventure. So there you have it. My space is colorful and fun and I love creating new things in here. Thank you for visiting and come back any time! I loved having you.
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Leslie