Have a safe and happy halloween everyone!
BOO!
Some of My Work
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Frida Kahlo Art Doll
I have been involved in a momiji message doll swap with the 3D Yahoo group. Today I got my momiji from Brenda! This image below is what I saw when I opened the envelope, yes envelope...and it didn't break! It was the back of the doll. Very pretty. Scroll down and you will see what I then saw when I turned her around.....
It's Frida Kahlo! 
Frida Kahlo celebrated her unique beauty. She dressed in traditional Mexican costumes and wore ribbons and flowers in her long dark braids. Many women would want to change their hairy eyebrows, but not Frida! She took the time to add the details that made her distinctive in each of her paintings.
Frida liked to paint her eyebrows like the wings of a bird!
She did many self portraits because she was alone and she was the only person she saw most of the time. She painted her reality, she once said. It was only after her death that her paintings really became famous.
It's Frida Kahlo! I knew right away! Isn't she gorgeous! I just love her! There is a lot of detail on her, from the texture on her shawl, to the flowers in her hair and more. At first I could not find the message. I looked and looked and then I found it...right behind the heart that she is holding.
It reads..."Why do I need feet, when I have wings to fly" Frida Kahlo 1954
I will be adding this quote to my journal of quotes. I love it. Thank you Brenda!
If you have not heard much about Frida Kahlo you should read more. She is very interesting. She had polio and spina bifida as a child and was in a very bad bus accident that crushed and broke most of her body and which left her in lots of pain most of her life. She was bedridden off and on but amazingly enough she was able to walk again at times. She was married to Diego Riviera, the artist.
Frida Kahlo celebrated her unique beauty. She dressed in traditional Mexican costumes and wore ribbons and flowers in her long dark braids. Many women would want to change their hairy eyebrows, but not Frida! She took the time to add the details that made her distinctive in each of her paintings.
Frida liked to paint her eyebrows like the wings of a bird!
She did many self portraits because she was alone and she was the only person she saw most of the time. She painted her reality, she once said. It was only after her death that her paintings really became famous.A Really Good Book
( Go to Amazon.com to look inside this book. )I recently purchased this book called The Crafter's Devotional...365 Days of Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Unlocking Your Creative Spirit by Barbara R. Call. I love it! There are so many great ideas in it. Great pictures, quotes, techniques etc. really help when you hit a dry spell, no matter how short that dry spell may be. I think this book is one you can refer to whether you are a beginning or seasoned artist/crafts person. We are all looking for inspiration every day and this book helps meet that need. The book is organized very well, it includes stories, brainstorming prompts, exercises and much more. It will also help you create your own artistic style.
Examples of what is inside....
Button work
Women's 7 Senses
Altering Used Books
Making an Altar
Finding Your Animal Totem
Burned Pages
The Art of a Cemetery...gravestone rubbing 101
Image Editing 101
The SCAMPER Concept
Image Transfers
Create a Resin Shadow Box
journals, artists interviews, jewelry, collage,
fabric, crochet, beads, knitting, embroidery,
words to inspire,
collaborations
and much, much more.
You will have to get the book to find out what SCAMPER stands for!!!!!!!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
I'm so Happy!
My friends know what makes me smile! This week I got a surprise package in the mail from Gail and in it was a bag of feathers (I assume from her chickens), a bag of seed pods, and one of her tiny doll pins, made using an orchid tree seed I had sent her. I was so pleasantly surprised.
The glass came from my friend Jackie who does stained glass. She knew I needed a red piece to go in my old lightening rod arrow and another "thing" I'm making, so she said to get whatever I wanted. That was so nice of her. Thank you Jackie for all the beautiful glass pieces. I love them all. These pieces of stained glass are so beautiful, especially in the sunlight. When I get my other "thing" made I will show it to you.
This is a close up of the tiny doll pin that Gail made for me. Isn't it the cutest thing! I love it. thank you Gail. I will wear it often.
Simple things like feathers are so beautiful to me and just look at these. Gorgeous! I was like a little kid going through the bag looking at each feather! Each one is so different I can't show them all here. Too bad!
This one may be my favorite! Look at the colors on it! Soooo pretty!
Now the bag full of seed pods was just as fun to go through. There were many different kinds. I'm always taking walks looking for things, little treasures they are to me. Lovely!
Here's a few more. It is too bad I can't show them all here as they are all so pretty.
The glass came from my friend Jackie who does stained glass. She knew I needed a red piece to go in my old lightening rod arrow and another "thing" I'm making, so she said to get whatever I wanted. That was so nice of her. Thank you Jackie for all the beautiful glass pieces. I love them all. These pieces of stained glass are so beautiful, especially in the sunlight. When I get my other "thing" made I will show it to you.
This is a close up of the tiny doll pin that Gail made for me. Isn't it the cutest thing! I love it. thank you Gail. I will wear it often.
Simple things like feathers are so beautiful to me and just look at these. Gorgeous! I was like a little kid going through the bag looking at each feather! Each one is so different I can't show them all here. Too bad!
This one may be my favorite! Look at the colors on it! Soooo pretty!
Now the bag full of seed pods was just as fun to go through. There were many different kinds. I'm always taking walks looking for things, little treasures they are to me. Lovely!
Here's a few more. It is too bad I can't show them all here as they are all so pretty. I like using natural things in my art, my dolls mainly. I have bowls of natural things just sitting around in my house too. Many of these things will go in my art and some will be added to my bowls to keep forever! Thanks Gail! Thanks Jackie!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Lots of Fabric Fun!
Every Friday some ladies and I get together at Shirley's and play with fabric. I have lots of photos to show you some of what we have been doing lately, plus a little more. Click to enlarge, especially to enjoy the beautiful quilts at the end.
This one above is where we rusted fabric and then painted it with watered down acrylic paint. The shirt is one Brenda dyed when we did some tie dyeing with pebbles,using a turquoise color. You can see the fabric pieces below.
I found some glass pebbles at the thrift store and we tied them at various places with rubber bands, and then dipped the fabric in a bucket of dye for about 45 minutes. We also put Brenda's old faded denim shirt in the bucket. I think it came out great!
Below is Shirley taking off the rubber bands, after the fabric is dry, and the photo to the right is what it looked like before pressing.
One day we did some bleach discharging and today Joan brought back her finished pieces. This is her quail piece. It has hand quilting and beads.
And this one is her kokopelli piece. It has hand quilting. She is giving them both as gifts to friends. 
This one above is one of Shirley's blocks from her African Crazy Quilt she is making.
These are the blocks on her design board. She is putting a unique border on it and I gave her some unique things to put on it for embellishment. It will be an art quilt
This cow is one of many. Each one is dressed differently. This one is made from African fabric and Shirley called it AfroMoo. They are all different and unique for the Cow Parade!!! They all go into a quilt.
Shirley made this quilt and it depicts her family history in Texas, with brands etc. Very unique and beautiful embroidery.
Joyce made this crazy quilt and I just love it. It has the girls from the 1940's in the middle of each block and lots of great embroidery on it.
This one above is where we rusted fabric and then painted it with watered down acrylic paint. The shirt is one Brenda dyed when we did some tie dyeing with pebbles,using a turquoise color. You can see the fabric pieces below.
I found some glass pebbles at the thrift store and we tied them at various places with rubber bands, and then dipped the fabric in a bucket of dye for about 45 minutes. We also put Brenda's old faded denim shirt in the bucket. I think it came out great!
Below is Shirley taking off the rubber bands, after the fabric is dry, and the photo to the right is what it looked like before pressing.
One day we did some bleach discharging and today Joan brought back her finished pieces. This is her quail piece. It has hand quilting and beads.
And this one is her kokopelli piece. It has hand quilting. She is giving them both as gifts to friends.
The photo below shows us doing some more rusting.
This one above is one of Shirley's blocks from her African Crazy Quilt she is making.
These are the blocks on her design board. She is putting a unique border on it and I gave her some unique things to put on it for embellishment. It will be an art quilt
This cow is one of many. Each one is dressed differently. This one is made from African fabric and Shirley called it AfroMoo. They are all different and unique for the Cow Parade!!! They all go into a quilt.
Shirley made this quilt and it depicts her family history in Texas, with brands etc. Very unique and beautiful embroidery.
Joyce made this crazy quilt and I just love it. It has the girls from the 1940's in the middle of each block and lots of great embroidery on it.Maori Proverb
I took this sunset photo in Cape Cod one year when my friend Lana and I were there on a trip. I love sunrise and sunset photos. It was just beautiful that evening, and it was my first trip to Cape Cod. Today it reminded me of one of my favorite quotes. You know... all of us have difficult times to go through and this quote may help us through.The quote is by the Maori...it's a Maori proverb actually. The Maori are native to New Zealand. "Aotearoa" is the Maori name for the country of New Zealand. The literal translation of Aotearoa is "land of the long white cloud". I think that their language is just beautiful and it is one of many that is almost lost.
The proverb is very simply this.........
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.
I hope you all have a nice day!
Yvonne
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Day of the Dead art doll
To learn how the Mexicans and others celebrate life during Day of the Dead or Dia de Los Muertos go to http://www.inside-mexico.com/featuredead.htm Day of the Dead or All Souls' Day is celebrated on Nov. 1-2. I made this Day of the Dead doll in honor of this celebration and for a 3D doll challenge.
This doll has a skull head made from polymer clay and has a paper clay marigold on her forehead. Both the skull and marigold are symbolic, with the skull going back to the Aztecs. Day of the Dead is not a gruesome time but a time to honor those we have lost, a time to pray for and remember those we love and who have died.
The dress is made from a Mexican dress embroidered with flowers. The hands are poly clay and wire.
She stands 7 1/2 in. tall.Momiji Art Doll
Momiji dolls were first started when farmers began carving scraps of the momiji (maple) tree in Japan many years ago. Momiji dolls have secret messages in their body. I was in a swap in the 3D group to make a Momiji under 4 inches. This is my Momiji doll. She went to Jeanne in Oregon.
My Momiji doll is made from polymer clay. I painted her with acrylics.
Her name is Butterfly Wishes. I used Japanese cut out paper (a butterfly and leaves) to decoupage her. The hair ornament is a piece of a toothpick with 2 beads on the end.
Her head is removable to reveal a hollow body that is a hiding place for the secret message. It is written on a tiny piece of paper. I rolled the tiny paper like a scroll on a piece of toothpick and then tied it with thread to hold it in place. I then put a bead on top. Only the recipient will know what the message says.
She measures 3 1/4 in. tall.
My Momiji doll is made from polymer clay. I painted her with acrylics.
Her name is Butterfly Wishes. I used Japanese cut out paper (a butterfly and leaves) to decoupage her. The hair ornament is a piece of a toothpick with 2 beads on the end.
Her head is removable to reveal a hollow body that is a hiding place for the secret message. It is written on a tiny piece of paper. I rolled the tiny paper like a scroll on a piece of toothpick and then tied it with thread to hold it in place. I then put a bead on top. Only the recipient will know what the message says.
She measures 3 1/4 in. tall.Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Persia is headed for NC
Persia is headed for her next participant in the Art Doll Coolaberration 2009 project. Gail in North Carolina is anxiously anticipating her arrival this week. I'm sure she has some ideas of what she will be doing already. To see what Gail creates check out her blog at Dollistic. You can also connect to the ADC site directly to see all the dolls in the project and/or to connect with all the participants blogs or websites.
This is a treasure box I made for Persia. Robyn said in the journal previously that Persia would be carrying home to the "land of the crescent moon" (Turkey) some treasures of gold, diamonds and coffee. She needed something to carry them in. In China there is a valuable purple clay called Ziska and I used paper air dry clay with purple then gold acrylic brushed on it to make it look like old Ziska. I gave the box 4 round feet. The box measures 2 in. by 1.5 in. Scroll down to see photos of the box.
Here are photos of Persia's visit to the ship in Corpus Christi, Tx. and when she met her old friend in South Padre. She still thinks a treasure is buried down there in the sand dunes somewhere. I made some polymer clay doubloons to put in her journal. Persia said they looked like Pieces of Eight.
Since Persia has been visiting me in Texas she has been looking out to the Gulf of Mexico and seems deep in thought.
She tells me tales, but it is hard to know where truth ends and legend begins. This story may be a mix of the two.
This is what Persia carries in her treasure box so far. She may add to it on her journey.
The top of her treasure box has her initial on it..."P".
This is a treasure box I made for Persia. Robyn said in the journal previously that Persia would be carrying home to the "land of the crescent moon" (Turkey) some treasures of gold, diamonds and coffee. She needed something to carry them in. In China there is a valuable purple clay called Ziska and I used paper air dry clay with purple then gold acrylic brushed on it to make it look like old Ziska. I gave the box 4 round feet. The box measures 2 in. by 1.5 in. Scroll down to see photos of the box.
Here are photos of Persia's visit to the ship in Corpus Christi, Tx. and when she met her old friend in South Padre. She still thinks a treasure is buried down there in the sand dunes somewhere. I made some polymer clay doubloons to put in her journal. Persia said they looked like Pieces of Eight.
Since Persia has been visiting me in Texas she has been looking out to the Gulf of Mexico and seems deep in thought.She tells me tales, but it is hard to know where truth ends and legend begins. This story may be a mix of the two.
Persia tells me that Jean Lafitte was hired by Napoleon to take the
French National treasure and hide it somewhere south of Galveston, Texas.
It is a fact that Lafitte visited the South Padre Island in the Laguna Madre.
History has also recorded his visits to St. Joseph’s Island.
Was Lafitte looking for the perfect hiding place?
In a journal entry written by one of Lafitte’s pirate’s it says a large amount
of something in a large quantity and quality was buried
“near the light” on South Padre…which would indicate the
Port Isabel Lighthouse, in my mind.
The Laguna Madre was a great hiding place for pirates.
They could hide their ships from Gulf view because of the
many large sand dunes on the Island.
Nothing has proved or disproved this tale of Napoleon’s treasure
and Lafitte’s possible involvement in a French conspiracy
to remove it from France and hide it somewhere in Deep South Texas.
But it does open the doors to the possibilities.
Could there be a lost national treasure buried beneath the sands
of Padre Island or somewhere in the Laguna Madre?
Who knows?
French National treasure and hide it somewhere south of Galveston, Texas.
It is a fact that Lafitte visited the South Padre Island in the Laguna Madre.
History has also recorded his visits to St. Joseph’s Island.
Was Lafitte looking for the perfect hiding place?
In a journal entry written by one of Lafitte’s pirate’s it says a large amount
of something in a large quantity and quality was buried
“near the light” on South Padre…which would indicate the
Port Isabel Lighthouse, in my mind.
The Laguna Madre was a great hiding place for pirates.
They could hide their ships from Gulf view because of the
many large sand dunes on the Island.
Nothing has proved or disproved this tale of Napoleon’s treasure
and Lafitte’s possible involvement in a French conspiracy
to remove it from France and hide it somewhere in Deep South Texas.
But it does open the doors to the possibilities.
Could there be a lost national treasure buried beneath the sands
of Padre Island or somewhere in the Laguna Madre?
Who knows?
This is what Persia carries in her treasure box so far. She may add to it on her journey.
The top of her treasure box has her initial on it..."P".
Friday, October 16, 2009
Dolls, dolls, dolls !
I've been working on Persia (Em's doll from the Art Doll Coolaberration 2009 project) this week. Plus I was in a doll swap with Cindi Goodwin! So, I have 3 dolls to show you.
Persia got boobs this week, plus her tattered top. She also got dark purple beads in her hair. I found some vintage metal buttons, one had an anchor on it, so I used them to make a bracelet with banana yarn. I also used some of the metal buttons to add to her necklace and anklet. Her bracelet extends down her hand with a jewel and a shell. Embellishments were added to her skirt and to the cover of her journal as well. Embellishments were things like metal coins, vintage metal buttons, beads, a poly clay doubloon that I made and old shells.
This is the cutest doll I got in the mail from Cindi Goodwin! When I opened the box it made me laugh with joy! I just love it! This was part of an autumn doll swap with a Yahoo online group and Cindi was my swap partner. Wasn't I lucky!!! She is called Autumn Splendor. She is beautiful! Thanks Cindi.
Here is the label that Cindi put on her doll for me. I'm really glad she did that. Everyone should label their work...name and date it.
Cindi likes whimsical, nature, something different type dolls so this is a close up of the face, of the doll I made for her.
Here she is. She is made from my hand dyed fabric (the bottom is shibori), poly clay head with acrylic eyes and sari yarn and banana yarn, leaf beads, dried seed pods for hair. She stands by herself and is weighted at the bottom. I guess you would call her a stump doll.
Persia got boobs this week, plus her tattered top. She also got dark purple beads in her hair. I found some vintage metal buttons, one had an anchor on it, so I used them to make a bracelet with banana yarn. I also used some of the metal buttons to add to her necklace and anklet. Her bracelet extends down her hand with a jewel and a shell. Embellishments were added to her skirt and to the cover of her journal as well. Embellishments were things like metal coins, vintage metal buttons, beads, a poly clay doubloon that I made and old shells.
This is the cutest doll I got in the mail from Cindi Goodwin! When I opened the box it made me laugh with joy! I just love it! This was part of an autumn doll swap with a Yahoo online group and Cindi was my swap partner. Wasn't I lucky!!! She is called Autumn Splendor. She is beautiful! Thanks Cindi.
Here is the label that Cindi put on her doll for me. I'm really glad she did that. Everyone should label their work...name and date it.
Cindi likes whimsical, nature, something different type dolls so this is a close up of the face, of the doll I made for her.
Here she is. She is made from my hand dyed fabric (the bottom is shibori), poly clay head with acrylic eyes and sari yarn and banana yarn, leaf beads, dried seed pods for hair. She stands by herself and is weighted at the bottom. I guess you would call her a stump doll.And yes, I made a label. The label is on the bottom.
Swaps are so much fun! You never know what you will get, but most of the time it is really something special.
Swaps are so much fun! You never know what you will get, but most of the time it is really something special.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Spoooooky!!!!
It's going to be a spooky Halloween soon. My little town of 500 population has "trunk or treat" for the kids in the town up at the high school, plus different churches have festivals with costume contests and all kinds of fun things for them. I love pumpkins and tried to grow giant pumpkins this year, but at the time I planted them is when it got so hot and dry that it just didn't work out, but here are some pumpkins that someone did grow and I think they are gorgeous!
This pumpkin troll was carved by my daughter Amy, up in Dallas. Isn't it great! That must have taken some time. Love it! Spooooooky!!!
This little skeleton doll was sent to me by Leslie in Washington.
You can find Leslie here.
http://www.siragwatkins.etsy.com/> http://www.leslietsy.etsy.com/> http://www.photo.net/photos/SethWatkins
We, meaning the 3D (Decidedly Different Dolls) Yahoo group, had a Halloween swap and the doll had to be less than 4 inches or so.
She is so cute Leslie. I love the little touches you added. Thank you so much. She will be hanging up to spook someone or I could wear her around my neck when I'm with the kids on Halloween Spook nite.
The little 4 inch witch is my doll I made for the 3D group swap. It got sent to Dolores (http://truebluecanadian.blogspot.com/) in Canada.
She has a poly clay face, fabric body with beads added, twig arms, a twig staff with acrylic eyeball on top and wire embellishment on it. Her hat is made from cotton fabric.
What a funny seed I found,
I wondered what would grow?
So I planted it in the ground,
And now I know!
Little leaves were first to sprout,
Growing in a line,
Then golden blossoms opened out
Along the vine.
And then something grew-and grew and grew!
The biggest ever seen!
And now I have a pumpkin-
Just in time for HALLOWEEN!
This pumpkin troll was carved by my daughter Amy, up in Dallas. Isn't it great! That must have taken some time. Love it! Spooooooky!!!Pumpkin
We bought a fat orange pumpkin
We bought a fat orange pumpkin
The plumpest sort they sell.
We neatly scooped the inside out
And only left the shell.
We carved a funny funny-face
Of silly shape and size,
A pointy nose, a jagged mouth
And two enormous eyes.
We set it in a window
And we put a candle in,
Then lit it up for all to see
Our jack-o'lantern grin.
This little skeleton doll was sent to me by Leslie in Washington.You can find Leslie here.
http://www.siragwatkins.etsy.com/> http://www.leslietsy.etsy.com/> http://www.photo.net/photos/SethWatkins
We, meaning the 3D (Decidedly Different Dolls) Yahoo group, had a Halloween swap and the doll had to be less than 4 inches or so.
She is so cute Leslie. I love the little touches you added. Thank you so much. She will be hanging up to spook someone or I could wear her around my neck when I'm with the kids on Halloween Spook nite.
Skeleton Parade
The skeletons are out tonight,
The skeletons are out tonight,
They march about the street,
With bony bodies, bony heads,
And bony hands and feet.
Bony bony bony bones
with nothing in between,
Up and down and all around
They march on Hallowe'en.
There was a small witch on a Halloween night
Who wanted to see if her hat was on right
She looked in the mirror and gave a loud scream
For she really looked like a very bad dream.
The little 4 inch witch is my doll I made for the 3D group swap. It got sent to Dolores (http://truebluecanadian.blogspot.com/) in Canada.
She has a poly clay face, fabric body with beads added, twig arms, a twig staff with acrylic eyeball on top and wire embellishment on it. Her hat is made from cotton fabric.
Witch, Witch
Witch witch, where do you fly? Under the clouds and over the sky.
Witch, witch, what do you eat? Little black apples from Hurricane Street.
Witch, witch, what do you drink? Vinegar and good red ink.
Witch, witch, where do you sleep? Up in the clouds where the pillows are cheap.
Witch witch, where do you fly? Under the clouds and over the sky.
Witch, witch, what do you eat? Little black apples from Hurricane Street.
Witch, witch, what do you drink? Vinegar and good red ink.
Witch, witch, where do you sleep? Up in the clouds where the pillows are cheap.
If you have enjoyed these Halloween poems you can find these and more at the following link...
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
My Art/Work Space
Several people have ask to see my work space. I finally got around to taking photos of my little room. I stood in each corner and took a photo as best I could. It's an office/art space and it works for me.
This first picture is where I sit and sew everything. I have a Pfaff sewing/embroidery machine that is probably 10 years old or more, but I've only had it about 2-3 years. I traded furniture for it. My cutting board is to the right. In the basket is a quilt that I have cut up and ready to put together. I started it last year. It is called Bears in the Woods. At the sewing machine is what I'm sewing on now. It is a big bag. It will hold an entire quilt. It's great. I have made one more before this one and use it all the time to carry stuff to guild. Behind the sewing machine is another quilt that I just have to put the blocks together to have the top finished. It is a red and white Lovers Knot quilt for my oldest daughter who got married recently. I hope to have it finished by Christmas.
This space is when you first come in the door. It is where I sit and do most of my crafts and work on the dolls in the Art Doll project etc. My art magazines are here on the shelf above along with most everything that I use most of the time. I found the spice rack at the thrift store and have jars in it that are filled with beads and goodies that I use. I reuse containers all the time. I use pill bottles for storing little things and I save paper of all kinds for my paper fabric. I also save plastic containers from the grocery store to put odds and ends in and its helps to keep things organized. I use knitting needles and chop sticks for my polymer clay tools and I store them in a paper covered oatmeal box. You can see one there by the spice rack. It is teal colored.
This first picture is where I sit and sew everything. I have a Pfaff sewing/embroidery machine that is probably 10 years old or more, but I've only had it about 2-3 years. I traded furniture for it. My cutting board is to the right. In the basket is a quilt that I have cut up and ready to put together. I started it last year. It is called Bears in the Woods. At the sewing machine is what I'm sewing on now. It is a big bag. It will hold an entire quilt. It's great. I have made one more before this one and use it all the time to carry stuff to guild. Behind the sewing machine is another quilt that I just have to put the blocks together to have the top finished. It is a red and white Lovers Knot quilt for my oldest daughter who got married recently. I hope to have it finished by Christmas.
This space is when you first come in the door. It is where I sit and do most of my crafts and work on the dolls in the Art Doll project etc. My art magazines are here on the shelf above along with most everything that I use most of the time. I found the spice rack at the thrift store and have jars in it that are filled with beads and goodies that I use. I reuse containers all the time. I use pill bottles for storing little things and I save paper of all kinds for my paper fabric. I also save plastic containers from the grocery store to put odds and ends in and its helps to keep things organized. I use knitting needles and chop sticks for my polymer clay tools and I store them in a paper covered oatmeal box. You can see one there by the spice rack. It is teal colored.That's a towel rack on the door. I use it to hang fabric on. The rest of my fabric is in totes, and on hangers in the closet.
This is my computer station. The flowered board on the wall above my computer is where I stick all my notes and things that I don't want to forget or that I need easy access to. It is made from a half of sheet of insulation board from the building supply store and it's covered with cotton fabric. My computer desk I found at the thrift store for 15 dollars. I have a 2 drawer file cabinet to the left of the desk with drawers on top of that with all kinds of tablets and paper in it and whatever else I need at my desk. I also manage a website for a local fishing guide...so I keep all his info there within reach. Go to www.bayviewguideservice.com to see the website, if you are interested.
This area is my design board area and it is great. The board is the other half of the insulation board and it's covered with flannel. This enables fabric to stick to it without pins...just like magic. You can see some pieces I'm working on now on the board. To the right is my storage totes and storage drawers. The closet is on the left.
This is my computer station. The flowered board on the wall above my computer is where I stick all my notes and things that I don't want to forget or that I need easy access to. It is made from a half of sheet of insulation board from the building supply store and it's covered with cotton fabric. My computer desk I found at the thrift store for 15 dollars. I have a 2 drawer file cabinet to the left of the desk with drawers on top of that with all kinds of tablets and paper in it and whatever else I need at my desk. I also manage a website for a local fishing guide...so I keep all his info there within reach. Go to www.bayviewguideservice.com to see the website, if you are interested.
This area is my design board area and it is great. The board is the other half of the insulation board and it's covered with flannel. This enables fabric to stick to it without pins...just like magic. You can see some pieces I'm working on now on the board. To the right is my storage totes and storage drawers. The closet is on the left. Well, that's about it. It's not a big room but it's a busy room! I'm in there almost every day and I try to create something every day. This was not staged. I try to keep this room fairly clean and organized because being so small I could not find a thing ortherwise.
My view out the window is not so good right now either because we have our RV parked there, but that will soon change, and I'm planting some new plants with flowers, so hopefully next year the view will be much better.
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