Studio Tour

So, we're in our new house, and after Thanksgiving, my priority has been my studio. I got to buy a couple of cabinets and some organizational-thingies from Ikea, but most of what you see I already had. Enjoy!

This corner is where I keep all of my threads, stamps, paints, and general art supplies. Also E's art supplies, which he can access as he wants (with supervision, of course!)

My table under the window is intended for both drawing/painting, as well as my doula studying.



Eventually E's train table (best Christmas present ever!!!) will go in this corner, but for now it holds both of our rocking chairs, which have seen lots of use in the past few days, for lots of cuddles and quiet time.



E's art corner, complete with cork boards so he can change out his artwork as he wants.



Mmmm...fabric!



The cabinet underneath the ribbon and zippers is full of inventory (shop update soon!) The black cabinet on the wall is easily removable so I can use it for displays at shows. (Clever, I know.)



My sewing table (excuse the mess, I've been busy!) The rail on the wall is from Ikea, and I luuurrvvvve it!!!



Ok, that's it for now!

My Quiet Place

My Quiet Place
Originally uploaded by Tiny House

I love to sit quietly and look out the back window, but the hard seat of this rocking chair (gifted to me by my husband's grandma) was killing me! So when I went to Target the other day, I saw this colorful seat cushion on sale ($6!) so into the cart it went. (The scarf is just pretty, with lots of flowers and birds.) Now I have a comfy place to sit and knit!

New Pillows

New Pillows
Originally uploaded by Tiny House

I made pillows for our little sitting room in our bedroom. I used a couple fat quarters of Amy Butler fabric, with a pretty beige print from my stash, and made two log cabin blocks. The backs are a simple envelope closure with a button to keep the flaps closed. Simple and perfect! Just the thing to make it a little more spring-y here!

New House Tour: Bug's Room

I have Bug's room to a point at which I'm happy (not completely finished, mind you!)

This is the view as you walk into the room (he was playing in his bed, hence the rumpled bedclothes.) I'm not a huge fan of licensed character items, but the blankets were given as gifts. And they fit in perfectly, so they work!

The blank space above the side of his bed will eventually have a map of the world on it. I looked and looked for an old classroom map, but couldn't find any on eBay or Etsy, so I was about to give up when I found one at my neighborhood thrift store. For $4! Score! I just need to get a sheet of wood to mount it on, and then I'll be able to hang it.



This is the toy/book corner. I finally decided to get this chest from Ikea: it's from the Trofast line. I love the bright colored bins, and Bug likes to help me sort his toys at night. These are just a small amount of his books, as we still haven't bought bookshelves for the hallway. The rocking chair was handmade; it's like a puzzle, and can all come apart.



We bought the bedroom set with the thought that he could store his treasures on the shelves of the headboard, and extra clothes in the drawers along the side. So far it's just a place for Mommy to store all the pretties, but that's OK. The pictures and paintings above the bed are all done by me: the larger one on the left is a copy of a Picasso that I did in a color theory class.



I really like this corner--the shelves were a Target clearance find, and the two pictures and star/moon mirror were found at thrift stores. Oh, and also the little metal airplane I've hung from the ceiling. The train in the largest shelf, as well as the xylophone and pull-puppy were my dad's when he was little.





And, just because he's so stinking cute, here's a picture of Mommy's Little Man!

Tour!

I finally have my studio to a place where I'm comfortable giving a tour...so here you go!

Bug's art table. He likes to draw while I draw, though more often than not he ends up in my lap at my drawing table.



This is to the right of the entrance from the dining room:



A view of the whole shelves, plus my inspiration wall and ironing board (I finally get to leave it out all the time, yay!)



The rocking chair that Grandma Judy gave me. I sit in it nearly everyday--from it I can see Bug and all the trouble he's getting into--and knit, embroider, draw



This is my drawing/painting table. I feel so fortunate to be able to have a separate place to work on bits of art, apart from my sewing table. And yes, it's nearly always covered with clutter. I can't help it.



These are the built-in shelves I fell in love with when we first looked at this house. I still love them: especially the top shelf with jars of ribbons and buttons.



Here's my desk where Stella, my sewing machine, lives. Also all of our (yawn) household paperwork and such.



This is the window to the left of my sewing table. The little figures are things I've collected over the years.



That's pretty much it. If you turned to your left, you'd see the dining and living rooms. I posted all of these pictures on Flickr, along with my favorite parts of our kitchen, if you're interested!