Just a quick post to let you know I added some cute banners to my etsy shop and am offering a 10% discount to my blog, instagram and facebook friends.
Just use the code banner14 when you checkout. The coupon is good through Friday, April 11, 2014. I will be adding new banners in different colors soon or just convo me to make a custom request. Be back tomorrow with a full post. Happy Monday!
xo, Patty
Just use the code banner14 when you checkout. The coupon is good through Friday, April 11, 2014. I will be adding new banners in different colors soon or just convo me to make a custom request. Be back tomorrow with a full post. Happy Monday!
xo, Patty
Thank you for your kind words and comments on my last post. It's reassuring to know you're not alone and that others can feel overwhelmed and over stimulated by their stuff, too.
I am finding a rhythm here at home and it feels so good. My spring cleaning continues room by room and I am well on my way to finding new order in my nest.
After I gave the fireplace mantel a fresh coat of paint I decided I should probably spruce it up a little for spring. I wanted to lighten things up a bit so I moved this thrifted floral painting from my gallery wall to here in front of the mirror.
Once I put it on the mantel the painted frame cried out for some blue company so I reached for my pretty collection of vintage ball jars.
Add some pretty flowers cut from the garden and as easy as that the mantel was transformed.
I love how just this little bit of rearranging freshened up the whole room.
Of course that left an empty space on my gallery wall and on the bookcase that housed my mason jars...
More to share soon.
xo, Patty
I am finding a rhythm here at home and it feels so good. My spring cleaning continues room by room and I am well on my way to finding new order in my nest.
After I gave the fireplace mantel a fresh coat of paint I decided I should probably spruce it up a little for spring. I wanted to lighten things up a bit so I moved this thrifted floral painting from my gallery wall to here in front of the mirror.
Once I put it on the mantel the painted frame cried out for some blue company so I reached for my pretty collection of vintage ball jars.
Add some pretty flowers cut from the garden and as easy as that the mantel was transformed.
I love how just this little bit of rearranging freshened up the whole room.
Of course that left an empty space on my gallery wall and on the bookcase that housed my mason jars...
More to share soon.
xo, Patty
When my daughter walked into my craft studio after the re-org, her first comment as she took it all in was...you got a lot of stuff! She is so right, I am not going to try and deny it or even begin to justify it (I am sure there is some deep psychological need behind it all)...I have a lot of stuff!
Believe it or not I have pared it down recently and given some away. I feel like what I have right now are all things that I use on a pretty regular basis...or plan to use soon...
I have developed a system of stations for different crafts, trying to group items together for easy access. Fortunately for me when we moved in here six years ago I inherited this built in bookcase which is the workhorse of my craft studio. It holds the majority of my supplies with the exception of paper, fabric and buttons which I'll show you tomorrow.
So heres the breakdown...
The brown crates hold all my glues, glue guns and my heating tool. The stacked boxes contain crinkle ribbon, small cuts of lace and misc. fabric charm packs. The red and blue buckets hold tags and vintage embroidered hankies and next to my craft book and magazines are a few of my vintage sheets.
These storage boxes are labeled and hold all the little things I use for paper crafts. The stack of books on the top shelf are old music paper, one of my (vintage) grammar school math books and and old dictionary that I use for mixed media.
Top shelf - smaller cuts of batting, misc. unfinished projects in all the baskets, the large suitcase on the top shelf holds stamps.
Paint brushes, sculpting tools, copic markers, washi tapes, and colored pencils...
Top shelf - The muffin tins hold my beads and jewelry supplies, the blue case is full of craft paints. Middle shelf holds threads and pins and the pink box contains my stamp inks and alpha stamps. The jars contain zippers and vintage thread spools.
My tool caddie, household notebook (I'll show you what I keep in there another time) and day planner, the small boxes hold sewing needles and Velcro.
The vintage make up case contains tulle, vintage wallpaper and a bit of velvet. The old fishing box is used for my teaching supplies.
So there you have it...my wall of stuff. This is the most practical storage area in my space and I have plans to change out some of the more utilitarian storage containers for pretty ones in due time.
If you stuck with me this far, thanks. I will be back to share more of my studio tomorrow.
xo, Patty
Believe it or not I have pared it down recently and given some away. I feel like what I have right now are all things that I use on a pretty regular basis...or plan to use soon...
I have developed a system of stations for different crafts, trying to group items together for easy access. Fortunately for me when we moved in here six years ago I inherited this built in bookcase which is the workhorse of my craft studio. It holds the majority of my supplies with the exception of paper, fabric and buttons which I'll show you tomorrow.
So heres the breakdown...
The brown crates hold all my glues, glue guns and my heating tool. The stacked boxes contain crinkle ribbon, small cuts of lace and misc. fabric charm packs. The red and blue buckets hold tags and vintage embroidered hankies and next to my craft book and magazines are a few of my vintage sheets.
These storage boxes are labeled and hold all the little things I use for paper crafts. The stack of books on the top shelf are old music paper, one of my (vintage) grammar school math books and and old dictionary that I use for mixed media.
Top shelf - smaller cuts of batting, misc. unfinished projects in all the baskets, the large suitcase on the top shelf holds stamps.
Paint brushes, sculpting tools, copic markers, washi tapes, and colored pencils...
Top shelf - The muffin tins hold my beads and jewelry supplies, the blue case is full of craft paints. Middle shelf holds threads and pins and the pink box contains my stamp inks and alpha stamps. The jars contain zippers and vintage thread spools.
My tool caddie, household notebook (I'll show you what I keep in there another time) and day planner, the small boxes hold sewing needles and Velcro.
The vintage make up case contains tulle, vintage wallpaper and a bit of velvet. The old fishing box is used for my teaching supplies.
So there you have it...my wall of stuff. This is the most practical storage area in my space and I have plans to change out some of the more utilitarian storage containers for pretty ones in due time.
If you stuck with me this far, thanks. I will be back to share more of my studio tomorrow.
xo, Patty
Happy Monday all! I spent the majority of the weekend listening to the rain pour down as I tackled a job I have been putting off for a very long time...my craft studio reorganization. If you follow me on instagram or facebook you have seen a little bit of it already.
It was such a major undertaking that it will take me all week to share it with you. I knew the time had come when I found myself spending more time crafting on the kitchen table then in my studio. I would sneak in, find what I needed for my project and rush back out, only staying long enough to sew whatever needed to be sewn.
Not anymore. The space is now thoroughly organized, cleaned of all dust bunnies and arranged in a way that looks less crowded than before. It was a huge job (one that I regretted starting two hours in) but it was definitely worth it.
Now I have an uncluttered view of my raised cutting and veggie beds as well as the surrounding hillside.
I have created an office area for book keeping, packaging and mailing, which I desperately needed and have cleared a spot with terrific lighting for photography.
I can't wait to share it all with you. So be sure and stop back by as I feel a give away coming at the end of the week long tour.
Thanks for stopping by!
xo, Patty
It was such a major undertaking that it will take me all week to share it with you. I knew the time had come when I found myself spending more time crafting on the kitchen table then in my studio. I would sneak in, find what I needed for my project and rush back out, only staying long enough to sew whatever needed to be sewn.
Not anymore. The space is now thoroughly organized, cleaned of all dust bunnies and arranged in a way that looks less crowded than before. It was a huge job (one that I regretted starting two hours in) but it was definitely worth it.
Now I have an uncluttered view of my raised cutting and veggie beds as well as the surrounding hillside.
I have created an office area for book keeping, packaging and mailing, which I desperately needed and have cleared a spot with terrific lighting for photography.
I can't wait to share it all with you. So be sure and stop back by as I feel a give away coming at the end of the week long tour.
Thanks for stopping by!
xo, Patty
Happy March everyone and hello Saturday. We have been deluged with rain the last two days and I can still hear it falling steadily outside. It is such a welcomed sound.
A good friend of mine is starting a new job at my favorite local scrapbook store and I wanted to do something special for her to celebrate. Since a pretty apron is a requirement to work there, that seemed like the perfect little gift to give her.
I rummaged through my scrap fabric collection and found this pretty color combination from some pillows I made a couple of years back. Whenever I have enough of a fabric line to make something else from the remnants I place them all together in a plastic bag and stick the whole thing in my scrap bin.
After a few seams to join together left over fabric strips, I had just enough to make three pretty rows of ruffles and one oversized pocket.
I could have made the apron body from scratch but this was one of those times where it was actually easier and more cost effective to start out with a premade apron and just pretty it up. By the time I purchased the fabric and the seam binding it would probably have cost me more than it did to buy this one using my 40% off coupon at JoAnn's. Not to mention the time I saved.
It turned out so pretty, I just might make up a few to put in my etsy shop...
Since the rain is expected to continue all day, I think I'll spend the rest of my day cleaning and organizing my studio. I always feel inspired to create something pretty after a good de-cluttering. Don't you?
Have a wonderful weekend!
xo, Patty
A good friend of mine is starting a new job at my favorite local scrapbook store and I wanted to do something special for her to celebrate. Since a pretty apron is a requirement to work there, that seemed like the perfect little gift to give her.
I rummaged through my scrap fabric collection and found this pretty color combination from some pillows I made a couple of years back. Whenever I have enough of a fabric line to make something else from the remnants I place them all together in a plastic bag and stick the whole thing in my scrap bin.
After a few seams to join together left over fabric strips, I had just enough to make three pretty rows of ruffles and one oversized pocket.
I could have made the apron body from scratch but this was one of those times where it was actually easier and more cost effective to start out with a premade apron and just pretty it up. By the time I purchased the fabric and the seam binding it would probably have cost me more than it did to buy this one using my 40% off coupon at JoAnn's. Not to mention the time I saved.
It turned out so pretty, I just might make up a few to put in my etsy shop...
Since the rain is expected to continue all day, I think I'll spend the rest of my day cleaning and organizing my studio. I always feel inspired to create something pretty after a good de-cluttering. Don't you?
Have a wonderful weekend!
xo, Patty
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