Getting Organized

It seems that my spare time when I want to create is used organizing my "studio".  I try to do some organizing and do some crafting each time I get to go downstairs.  Last weekend I thought I would spend some time sewing but found myself trying to fix my YUCK corner.  this project took on a life of it's own and is still not finished.  I ended up removing the old covering from my work bench and then spent time giving it many coats of paint  letting each coat dry between coats.  While all this painting was going on the rest of the space was turned into a real mess.
Here we are a week later and after a week of meetings, work, a day trip to Lansing, garden club, Flower deliveries, a sore back, car trouble, grandsons wrestling matches (City Champ in his weight class) and helping friends unpack the room does not look much different.
I did get down there tonight and was able to put away some of my supplies for the funeral flower project, I got a bunch of new to me vases from garden club, and put things back on the work bench.

Here is the newly refurbished work bench top.  As suggested in a blog by Sew Many Ways I tacked a yard stick to the edge of the bench, this should help when marking fabrics and stuff.  The candle stick lamp is something I bought a few years ago at a yard sale for $2, I just love it, my Mom had a lot of brass candle sticks so it reminds me of her.  I won the little witch at a Quester meeting in November just as I was beginning my craft room organization.  I love her little purple stand so she now has a permanent home.

These boxes were my Mom's, she was uber organized so I channel her as I work to get there.

This picture is not very good but you can see my purple washing machine, which I love.  The picture is meant to show my new wall covering.  I am a pastry chef and I work for a catering company at a huge facility, our basil comes in boxes with this silver bubble wrap and I had always wondered what I could do with it (it seemed too nice to throw out).  Our laundry room, my "studio", has poured cement walls and I wanted a unique covering - CHEAP- Voila!! I love silver and purple together so I took a piece of this bubble wrap and spread some tacky glue on it and then some spray glue that holds it in place until the tacky glue dries.  I love the look and I can put up a piece in no time whenever I get one.  It actually feels warm when touched and the bare wall sure did not.  I may splash it with purple paint after I have covered the walls completely.

Tomorrow is my day off and I have NO plans (as yet) so I hope to get some sewing done.  I have so many ideas and I need to get to them before they leave my brain.

Enjoy your day, make the most of it.