I do a lot of crafting.
Well I try to do a lot of crafting. I have a lot of UFO's (unfinished projects). I usually have a couple of projects on the go, be they, scrapbooking, quilting, sewing or crocheting.
I outgrew the spare bedroom, and besides we needed it for guests, so we bought a retired shipping container and my husband converted it to a sewing room. The shelves were bought from a second hand office furniture shop, all the tables were donated or upcycled from pieces around the farm, the door was our front door (until we got a new one), the screen door was my Dad's and my husband built the ramp and concrete drums it sits on. The only new things were the windows and the reverse-cycle air-conditioner.
Even when I do get out there my "me time" isn't just me. My daughter loves to come out and play and create with me, which I don't mind as much now that she's older as she knows where everything is and can usually fend for herself with limited interruptions to my time.The other interruption to my "me time" is my cat Tess. She is a 13yo tortoiseshell. She loves to be wherever I am and she loves to be as close to me as she can get. Her favourite position is up on my shoulders, which is not so good for me. Her other preferred position is to sit on whatever I am sewing or crafting. She has a perfectly comfortable basket to sleep in on the sewing table, but no, she has to be close to me.
Enjoy
Ann
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That room looks like heaven Ann! Lots of drawers and surfaces to create on you can and leave it out when you have to stop. Love that you used lots of repurposed things too. Aren't cats funny? They are such good company, but why do they have to lie all over everything. Our cat likes to sleep on my daughters Lego, it must be so uncomfortable!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Belinda, I love that I don't have to pack up each time I go out there. Cats are certainly strange, but I love them and the laughs they give us.
DeleteSounds like your daughter has a love for crafting too. I would never have thought of a shipping container. Great idea.
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Thanks Kylie, she sure loves doing crafty things. I am almost ready to let her craft unguided, but not quite there yet. A container makes a great spare room, as long as you have the space.
DeleteWell that is one way to have your own space. My cat also likes to help me craft, nothing better than sitting on the fabric being used, or playing with the yarn.
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb, cats are certainly "helpful" when it comes to crafting. I think every woman needs her own "woman's cave/shed"
Deletelove your blog Ann, and I have made some quondong jam as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Valda, we (I mean me), are slowly polishing off the quandong jam. It is such a different fruit, but delicious with the right ingredients.
DeleteAnn I hear what you're saying and can relate. I have a 14 year old Jack Russell fur baby. She is often referred to as the Velcro child. When I am sewing she likes to sit on whichever foot happens to be operating the machine foot pedal. When crocheting she likes to be on or under my work. A little bit of her goes with everything I make.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jane, Yes I think a bit of my Tessy goes with each project I create. But, like you, I wouldn't have it any other way. She is my consultant and therapist.
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