A huge welcome to each of you! I hope you enjoy my craft room.
I've spent MONTHS getting ready for your visit! Many hours of cleaning and reorganizing.
I've added a ton of new items to my collections, and have displayed them because I love them.
If you'd like to see last year's photos of my room,
you can click here to compare.
Come on in, grab a glass of tea, and have a look! You may open drawers and boxes to your heart's content...
My favorite spot (below) is the sewing area. Not that I sew much. I just love sewing notions and laces.
I have quite a few vintage sewing boxes that are covered in various tattered fabrics, and yes...
they are loaded!
Someone asked me if I knew which drawers had 'what' in them, and for the most part, I do.
I have lots of lace hidden in these drawers! I'll show you some of my favorite drawers later in this post.
The seam binding ribbon is so pretty, I decided to let it hang low over the shelf below to help hide my most used supplies (pens, scissors, etc.). I love the colors and sometimes just run my hand through it for fun!
As you can see, I utilize almost every inch of wall space! The shelving is a mix of wooden shelves on simple brackets of metal or wood. I use inexpensive jars to hold favorite buttons and threads.
The white plastic drawers have held my scrapbooking items for years, and I've recently added vintage pieces of music pages to their fronts to unify them. The shelf liner is also vintage music, simply cut into strips with shaped scissors and adhered to the wooden shelves. Easiest and quickest project I've done.
My favorite laces and threads have center stage, because I love to see the pretty colors.
I guess it just makes me happy to gaze at the lovely shades of colors. At one time I thought I would try to use only one color combination (pink and cream) in my room decor. I quickly found out that I couldn't live without seeing all of the lovely items I'd collected, so they all came out!
This large green floral box actually folds up. I have it sitting on a shelf and it is full of counted cross stitch patterns and materials.
Using vintage storage items for my pretties has to be one of the best ways to decorate my space.
If I see what I have, I tend to use it more often. When I choose something for a photo shoot for a blog post, I try to make sure to put it back where I will remember it! Sometimes I have piles and piles of items on my guestroom bed where I tend to do most of my photography. Thankfully I don't have much overnight company! I love this little room, but have wanted to swap rooms with the guest room. The light in there is sooooo much better than this room. Maybe for next year!
At the time I am writing this, I have to admit to y'all that I've already changed these lingerie boxes around!
It seems that I'm always morphing, shifting, changing and re-doing something in this room!
Over the last few years, I have been blessed to be able to host a blog party called
Pearls and Lace Thursday. I try to remember to place a Bible verse in each post, but I sometimes forget.
One of the most important things about my blog though, is that it is a place where the Word is shared.
Using the collections God has given me as a background, I'd like to share some things with you:
I hope that you'll each be blessed by my posts and if you have any questions, always feel free to email me.
And come back each Thursday to join me for Pearls and Lace Thursdays!!
Sneak Peeks below! I have lots to share with y'all in future posts!!
OK...this drawer of laces above is my favorite drawer....
Well actually...THIS drawer (above) is my favorite!!
Hmmm, I have lots of favorites to be honest with you!!!
I think I must just be a collector of pretties more than a crafter these days.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to make things, but it seems that more and more I prefer to
just make it look pretty and then look at it...photograph it, and blog about it!
I hope you enjoyed touring my little craft room. I've enjoyed getting it ready for you!
Now, if I'll just uncover the sewing machine and actually MAKE something!
A huge hug for each of you,
and a big welcome for my newest followers!
blessings,
Doni
parties I attend:
Mosiac Monday at
http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/
Today's Thrifty Treasures at
http://southernhospitalityblog.com/
Blue Monday at
http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/
Show Off Your Cottage Monday at
http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/
Metamorphosis Monday
http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Cowgirl Up Party Monday
http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.com/
Just Something I Whipped Up
http://www.thegirlcreative.com/
Knick of Time Tuesday
http://knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/
Teacup Tuesday at
http://www.marthasfavorites.com/
Teatime Tuesday at
http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com/
Victoria Tuesday at
http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/
Tuesday Tea for Two at
http://theplumedpen.blogspot.com/
Teatime Tuesday at
http://ladykatherineteaparlor.blogspot.com/
Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday at
http://breathoffreshair-paperbutterfly.blogspot.com/
Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday at
http://silkenpurse.blogspot.com/
Tea Cup Tuesday at
http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/
2nd Time Around Tuesday at
http://diane1876.blogspot.com/
White Wednesday
http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/
What's It Wednesday
http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/
Whatever You Want Wednesday
http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/
Vintage Thingie Thursday
http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/
Minute for Me Thursday
http://marciascraftysewing.blogspot.com/
Treasure Hunt Thursday
http://www.bluecreekhome.com/
Open House Party
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/
Home Sweet Home
http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/
Feathered Nest Friday
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Show and Tell Friday
http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
It's a Hodgepodge Friday
http://itsahodgepodgelife.blogspot.com/
Frugalicious Friday
http://decormamma.blogspot.com/
A Crafty Soiree
http://www.katiesnestingspot.com/
Vintage Inspiration Friday
http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/
Inspiration Friday
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
Thrifty Things Friday
http://thethriftygroove.blogspot.com/
Simple and Sweet Fridays
http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/
Flaunt It Friday
http://chiconashoestringdecorating.blogspot.com/
Pink Saturday
http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/
Sew Darn Crafty
http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/