My little girls keep me busy, but I always find time to sneak away to the craft room. I am dabbling in many mediums to find my true calling (but I have an inkling it will always involve fabric)...

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Dreaming of a beautiful craft room...

Somehow I got sucked into the internet a few nights ago looking through photos of beautiful craft rooms…. I mean SUCKED INTO! lol For like hours on end.

Sure… I know I’m lucky that I even have a room to call my own.  But its so ugly, messy, and uninspiring in here! lol I do have a beautiful blue on the walls though… anywho; my goal is to save up some money and make this room beautiful. :0) It’s pretty functional already, just not so pleasing to the eye. Here are some photos of my room now:

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The door on the left is the door I enter from – it connects to my husband’s recording studio. I have a little corner there to work with, but it does have a pole in the way! The door on the right is the door to our laundry room – and the beer fridge – so you can only imagine the traffic through this area during band practice nights! LOL

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Then this is my hideous packing station and stock. My station is the perfect size… I just wish now that I kept the doors on! I hope to one day get a prettier cabinet to use. This will work for now I guess! ;0) The metal shelf I  have hiding in the corner holds miscellaneous stuff… I’m working on finding cute bins to use so it looks more organized. The peg board shelf on the right is just an eye sore… sure its great for holding all the goodies I sell… but yuck! I hate seeing it when I come through the door. Plus, all the weight is pulling on the peg board significantly. I’m working on getting rid of this all together. Hopefully between my metal shelf and the small peg board in the previous photo I can store my goodies.

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Over to the right is my computer station…. more yuck! lol I wish I had a white computer for starts. I definitely need to do some organizing of all the paperwork! (and get a prettier seat cushion! lol)

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The desk extends to my crafting area. Lots of space to work with – if only I could keep it clean! I need a desk curtain to hide the stuff underneath. Haven’t found the perfect fabric or the time yet. ;0) To the right I have a skinny shelf holding most of my fabric. To the right of that is an opening in the wall that goes under the cellar stairs for storage – which needs a curtain also to hide!

So, I do have the space to work with – just not the organization or decorative skills! My first thought was to get pretty knobs… I found some cute pink ones online and just got them in the mail yesterday. Aren’t they cute!? Only one problem… I forgot to count the knobs on my drawers for the packing station! So those are still ugly. :(

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Next on my list… to get rid of everything I don’t currently use. Then, to get some bins to fit on the smaller peg board in the corner so that I can move my stock there and get rid of the big ugly one. Once I get the money, I found a really neat shelf from IKEA that I would like to get. I can fit it in place of the large peg shelf if I move my computer desk to the other side of the room. Yayyyy I’m getting so excited, I can’t wait till everything is finished! I’m sure it will take some time though. :(

Here’s some photos I found on Flicker… So sorry, I forgot to save the links to them!

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(Text above is from the photo) – I love the pink and green!

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The above is my color inspiration photo… I love the pink, blue, and green on the bird, and the silver stars!

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A nice organized shelf!

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…and an even prettier shelf! :0)

New Americana Goodies!

I’ve been working on Americana goodies for weeks now, and I’ve finally finished! Between keeping my websites updated and taking care of my little one, there isn’t much time left for crafting. But, I’ve finally managed to get some goodies out before the holiday I’m crafting for! lol I’m always a bit behind! I started with an Uncle Sam bust… well, to tell you the truth, I started him two years ago. Ha! I’m only now just getting the time to finishing him up.

Primitive Uncle Sam Bust 

He’s up for sale now on my primitive website: www.rags-n-tags.com. I’ve also released the pattern for him.

My next two projects were a garland and tree topper to decorate my tree. I was in the mood this year to decorate with Americana goodies, and didn’t have anything to decorate my tree with. I made up a flag garland and an Eagle make-do for the top of the tree. I’ll be keeping these! lol But, I am offering them to order on my website. Patterns are also available. :)

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Americana Tree

Eagle make-do

Americana Flag Garland

I also have added a few other goodies to my website such as a shaker box set, an annie bag lady, and some primitive candle lights. Be sure to check out my newsletter here: http://www.rags-n-tags.com/news.html

My next project…. I’ll be making up a new (or at least partial) circle rag quilt that I created over 6 years ago so that I can take pictures for the long awaited pattern!! :0)

Happy Belated Valentine’s Day!

I’ll be changing out the v-day decor soon, so I figured I’d post a pic of my tree before I took it down. I have a “year round ornie tree” that hubby bought me a few years ago for Christmas. Everyone still laughs at me for having a “christmas tree” out year round. lol But I love it!

 Valentine's Day Tree

My hubby always brings home goodies for me and our daughters on V-day. I hit the jack pot this year! he he A rose, a balloon, some YUMMY chocolate covered strawberries, my fav cashews, my fav chocolate truffles, and some cute socks! :0) Thanks Dan!! I Love you!

V-Day Goodies