We are cleaning up The House of Hell in order to put it on the market, ASAP. This means dismantling my studio corner in the sun room. (We "made" a studio by blocking in my stuff in half of the room with a baby gate, a buffet, and a few shelves.) Faced with this horrible reality and still wanting to USE MY STUFF rather than just pack it away, I was struck with a moment of brilliance. Ask my Mom and Dad if I can set up shop in their house! My sister's room is mostly unoccupied since she lives in the city now and only comes home to visit. My mom said I could use it. After a weekend of packing, moving and unpacking, I now have a new studio!!
The work area:
My wonderful sister Em has no idea she has a roomie. (Until now... Hiya Em!) But I know she will share. I am the eldest after all, so really she has no choice. I did have to make a few modifications to the room, such as...a) move her bed against the wall
b) move her shelf of photo albums and special stuff
c) move anything else in my way *hehe*
and most important...
d) cover the freakish fashion model collages on the walls! They creep me out. Now I don't mind all the dance posters and other dancer tchotchkies, but really, those scary models had to go! I used a bulletin board and the book Scrapplique leaned against the wall to cover the worst ones above the worktable. I still have to live with Angelina Jolie and Kiera Knightly watching me from the other wall but I can handle it. I am brave.
I labeled everything with my handy-dandy Brother P-Touch which I love with an OCD passion. Note the labels below.
I have a shelf for all the clothes waiting for me to transform them with my brilliant artistic touch:
It also holds my precious collection of craft books:
I am in bliss. All I need now is a surger and more fabric and my world will be complete!
(I love to make links!)
