Where Bloggers Create II

     Well... I didn't get half of the things done that I wanted to do in my NEW studio before the big "Where Bloggers Create II" event but I did manage to get my studio presentable enough to take some pictures. Just don't peek behind that curtain in the corner or you might cause a landslide of epic proportions! I would like to show you the before pics too but since my pc died last week, that is impossible. So, are you ready for the tour? Step right in, it's a small room, only 10x12 so you'll have to squeeze in tight!

     When you walk in the door, immediately to your left is the shelf I wrote about last week. I still need to rearrange things a little but it will do for now. 

Just past the shelf is my drafting table where I do a lot of my work. Beside the desk I have several Iris carts that store 8-1/2"x11" paper, some of my artwork, "studies" for future artwork and miscellaneous junk. The Iris carts were originally black and I spray painted them white. One of things I wanted to get done but didn't, was to hang shelves on the wall right beside the desk. Once I do that, the smaller carts will go on the shelves along with some storage units I have for 12"x12" paper.

Just behind these carts is my "new-old" sewing table. A great find at the Goodwill, I blog more about it later!

Just behind my sewing table is this little rack. It originally held VCR tapes but when DVD's became popular I found a new use for this in my studio! It now holds canning jars that will eventually hold ribbon. Again, something else I didn't get finished! I'm taking the larger craft sticks, punching a hole in one end and wrapping the ribbon around the stick then threading the loose end through the hole to secure it. I think this system will work good for me.

Just the right of this rack is a storage cabinet and a work table. Right now I just have the fabric draped over the table but I'm going to make a pretty gathered skirt for it along with some little cafe curtains to hide some of the "stuff" in the cabinet.

Of special note, the giant pencil beside the table was originally in my dds' room, it had 3 hooks at the top where they could hang up clothes. But I took those hooks off, added smaller hooks all the way down the pencil and hung these little red buckets on the hooks to hold my colored pencils! I LOVE the way this turned out! Now when I am coloring something all I have to do is carry the bucket with the colors I want to use over to my table. Beside the pencil is a very old desk that came out of a dairy in my hometown. I can't tell you how many times I sat in those chairs eating an ice cream cone while sharing secrets with my best friends in grade school! Oh, behind the chair is the curtain I warned you not to peek behind.

Finally on the last wall before you get back to the door, is my easel. I started this painting about 4 years ago and got frustrated with it and never finished it but now I'm inspired to work on it again in my new studio!

Here's a little close up!

Well. we are back to where we started, I hope you enjoyed this little tour of my studio! I'll try and post pictures when I get some of the other things accomplished. Thanks for visiting with me today!