Baby it's cold outside...

Yes folks thats right it is getting colder in the evenings and there have been some pretty chilly mornings. Perhaps that means it's time to get out (or buy-hint hint) those scarves you have hidden away! I found some that I have been knitting/crocheting for a while now.

bag o' scarves! It doesnt look like much, but there are about 10 in there!

I just keeping adding to the pile. I think I am at the point where I have enough to put up on Etsy. I like making scarves because they are usually pretty simple and most importantly for me QUICK to make! I get to see a finished product in less than a week! Awe... instant (more or less) gratification!

fabric, fabric and more fabric!

all my fabric

Not that I needed anymore fabric, but...my friend Teri K.(see her blog) and I found the great little fabric store near me: New Pieces! Its so cute and the ladies inside are super nice and helpful and so eager to share what has come in and some of their favorite pieces.

I found a great selection of fabric, some for myself and some for future gifts. Here are some close ups of the fabric.

Sushi lovers delight

I love these flower ladies

close up of a flower lady

ladybugs

more lady bugs

All three together. They go with the flower lady fabric.

lovely unicorn fabric for a special someone I know

Another special horsey fabric for a special someone

Such a great time was had by all!

Finished

OK the room has been finished for some time now I just never got to posting about it.
I love that I have two desks (shhh don't let my partner know I count her desk as my own)! It creates some much needed work space. Plus the floor is big enough to lay out a full size quilt to work on and piece together.

I love the light! Four huge windows let in so much natural light! Enjoy the picks below of the cleaned up/organized room!

looking into the room-a lot of books

 

 

 

Here are our two desks

The cat beds (so Izzy can watch me and some of my beloved windows)!

More windows and some of my craft area (we were getting ready for our party so the chairs arent usually out).

My craft organizer/holder! I love that everything has a place!

I love this space. Just being in it makes me want to be creative.

a project well over due

I bet your wondering what happened with the craft room/office. All I can say is: Almost there!

We moved into our first home at the end of May 2010. Since then we have had little projects that we have wanted to get done around the house. One of the projects I have wanted to get done is to frost the glass on the pantry doors. This house has very little storage space and we had to buy a pantry. We love the doors--they are glass squares. Very pretty. Not very practical, unless you are Martha Stewart and everything matches and will line up just so.

Here I am, in the middle of August, just now getting to it. Follow me in picture as I finally get to frosting the doors.

pantry before glass is frosted--see I am no Martha! Things are not lined up perfectly!

close up of the pantry

making the template

picking the right size film--trying to get as many squares out of it as I can

After I mark where to cut, I used my scrapbook paper cutter to cut the sqares

Directions seem easy enough

remember before...

Oh no bubbles!!!!

Ta-da!

Side by side-with film and without film

Oops, need another roll of film. Didn't quite finish...

Looks great! Finished just in time for the housewarming party!

It took 2 days to finish only because I needed another 12x84 film (and not the 24x36 which I had at home but planned on returning). It was a hit at the party--everyone loved it and thought that the glass came like that! Little did they know, it was just crafty little me!

It's been a long time...

So it seems I got wrapped up in life and made a lot of other frivolous things priority above crafting. I fell out of touch with crafting friends who went off and did their own things with craft shows and such while I worked. Work coupled with my condition makes me very tired after I get off work. It seems like I just couldn't muster the energy during the week to craft. Bla. I could dwell on this, but I wont. I don't want to make myself feel bad or be envious that others seem to have more time to craft than I do.

What I will dwell on is that I am now committed to being crafty! Well, at least kind of. There are some things that I need to get done first. One is cleaning the office/craft room. Since we just moved into our own (very first!) home we actually have an office/craft space not a little hole in the wall where I am cramped! Naturally this was the last room to be unpacked and so it needs to be worked on. I hope to, within the next week, get it clean! Here it is before and hopefully sometime next week there will be a few after pictures:

Here is the office/craft room from the entry

 

Here is the thick of the mess

That is my craft stuff holder minus bags/boxes of material and knitting/crocheting stuff

I have so much stuff I want to get put up Etsy (my etsy account) and need to spend time doing that. I figure if I devote at least an 30-60 min a day/3 days a week. I just might get my Etsy account up and going and have time to start and finish other projects like my scarf that I started 2 Christmases ago!

So, my goals for the next coming couple of weeks: clean/organize/unpack office/craft room, put stuff up on Etsy, hold a housewarming party, and apply for jobs. So much to do, so little time. I'm off...

Coming up...

Hi everyone,

Just thought I would post where we will be this coming June. First of all we will be at the Multicultural Fair out in Pleasant Hill at John F. Kennedy University. If it is sunny (keep your fingers crossed!) it will be outside with music, food, craft booths, and stuff for kids to do. If it is raining it will be held inside--although I don't know about the music and food and such, but the craft booths will be there.
Second, we forgot to sign up for some weekend days at the Ashby flee market. So sad I know, but I had to work. So we are going to try to get a spot a couple of times during the month, but we don't know for sure.
That's all for now.
Thanks for the support.

Our Next Time at the Flea Market

Well, I've been absent at the flea market now for about a month :(
It has been rainy and I haven't wanted to try to go out to see just how much it would or wouldn't rain with my delicate cards, quilts, potholders, and wall hangings.

My next venture out to the flea market is going to be April 28th. Its a Saturday and hopefully it wont rain. If it doesn't rain I would love to see you there.

Sarah S.

Ashby Flea Market

Hello everyone,

Teri and I just spend this past Saturday at the Ashby Flea Market. It was a fun and sad experience. Fun because we met a lot of nice people and had fun hanging out in the sun. It was sad because we didn't have a lot of business, but maybe its just that some days are better than others... There's always next time! Speaking of which... our next time will be March 25th at the Ashby flea market (in the Ashby Bart Parking lot), so if you want or need some more cards (Easter is coming up and dont forget about Mother's Day), perhaps a few new potholders, or would like a quilt stop on by.

Thanks to those people that did stop by this past weekend.

Till next time,
Sarah S.