Mission Accomplished and moving on...

I've been working on reorganizing my studio since Walker went back to school on the 13th. I did the same thing last January.  My mission was to get my sewing AND my art stuff all in one room - no more "spillover" into Walker's room...

 

I only bought one thing - a folding table for my sewing machine.

My sewing center is under the window.  My 18" dolls are under the little desk in the corner, reminding me to make some clothes for them and for their little cousins under the care of my granddaughters Taliah and Victoria.

 

This table is where I work on my artsy/paintsy things.

I am so happy to have a whole room for just my stuff! 

I got rid of a lot of things I had to ask myself hard questions about: rubber stamps, cooking magazines, quite a few quilting projects.

 

I tried to organize my painting stuff into one area, rubber stamp carving, ephemera, drawing supplies. I have a LOT of interests.

 

But, now I can start doing what I want to do with my free time!

 

I signed up for Alisa Burke's "WATERCOLOR BLISS" online class.

Diving right in!

See the little paintbox? Its the Koi Field Sketch pocket paint set.

I bought it on Amazon with some of my Christmas Gift Cards. 

 (Thanks guys! you know who you are!)

 

 

See who missed the daddy cat? Our cat is not an affectionate, lap sitting, purring kind of cat. She has become more tolerant over the years, but she still doesn't like to be picked up, or told what to do. So, when she decides to perch precariously on the knee of the daddy cat, I think she is saying she's glad he's home. The picture is fuzzy because she is purring so hard.

Next are some photos I have promised of my studio organization... First, I took this little desk out of my studio, and put it at the end of the hallway. I think it looks really cute here and it is holding my letter writing things. Yes, I do occasionally write a letter!

I think I actually have room to set up my sewing machine in this room now.

This shelf area is one of the first things I did, and I think one of my favorites too...

The top shelf is little books with things I may tear out, or use in some way in art journals...

The middle shelf is all my empty journals...

The bottom shelf is my journals that I am working on,

even if there are only one or two pages filled.

My studio is by no means finished, but I have decided to forget cuteness and go for practicality. I have set up my main work area - desk, tools, supplies, etc. all within pretty easy reach from my chair.

This is actually two smallish desks, one in front of the other. I was going to go out and buy a 5 ft table, but since I couldn't get out because of the weather, I decided to try this, and I may like it better. Like I said, more practicality and less cute.

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I will be babysitting tomorrow. I haven't seen little Wyatt in two weeks! He is crawling now and I bet I have a busy day ahead. I'm looking forward to it.