What I Learned About My Fellow Artistic Bloggers...

Yesterday as I was touring the many workspaces of my fellow bloggers, one thought rang true: big or small, muted or colorful, new or old, each artist has carved out their very own beautiful, comfortable, very personal creative in which to create. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about each person I visited, and plan to keep visiting spaces over this coming week (there was no way to see all of the spaces yesterday - so many creative people!).

Reading the comments on my own blog post, I feel I must confess a couple of things:

1. My space NEVER looks this clean and organized unless people are coming over, and
2. I am a 'no sew' girl if I can possibly help it (the curtains on the workbenches are made using fusible iron-on 'Hem Stitch').

I have a couple of newer pictures to post, mostly because the light was horrible on the day I was trying to take the pictures of my workspace for the original blog post:

Above: this is a picture of the 'workings' of the table skirts. The curtain rods can be removed, as can the curtains, or I can push the fabric to one side or another (see below).

These pots are some of my first 'bits and pieces' mosaic pots.

I love them and can't bear to sell them. The small tile mixed-media mosaic is from when I was a guest teacher for 3 weeks at Zach's school when he was in 7th grade. I have a new found respect for anyone who teach middle school students!

Below: I found this old fireplace poker tool holder on a wonderful trip to Globe, AZ with my mom. I use it at shows along with a lot of other vintage/antique display pieces to hang my really long jewelry pieces on. I added a discreet lazy susan to the bottom of it so it can rotate.


Below: this chest is sporting its third color scheme. I love changing things up, and I love the colors this time. My favorite thing about it is the small needlepoint piece that my husband's grandmother made.

I found the rake display at the same antique store as the fireplace tool holder. I think it fits in perfectly with the rest of my room.

That's it for now - enjoy the rest of your weekend!