My space

I have been thinking a long time about having a space to create--whatever. Ihave more cut outs from magazines of cottages and craft rooms than you can imagine. I love to create, craft, paint or whatever creative thing I feel like doing. Until now it has always been a chore getting all my craft crap out and so for years I wouldn't do a thing. Ask Ryan, his high school scrap book is still not complete and Matt Lewis has been waiting about 8 years for his vacation scrap book. I swore to him it would be done before his wedding and darn if he didn't go and get engaged!

I diverge.

(a hug for making my dream come true)

My craft room was built a few years ago under the fabulous hands of Mike and his
crew. It started off with me asking him to build a wall, you know so I can tack ideas up. Well, then it became a room and then a bathroom and well that is as far as we got. It is darn cute.




Well this is just a fine room for one person crafting alone...which is me most of the time. However, when others come over they immediately want to craft, but no way can two or three of us craft at the same time. So I thought maybe an expansion was in order. Not too much because I do have plans for a major basement reno and man cave. ( a renovator's work is never done!)

Then this whole job loss thing-need money thing-get inspired in Wisconsin thing-finally having a real space to create thing-what the what the heck thing-happens. Now painting outside is great but it isn't too great on 15 degree days or 100 degree days. So I started bring my desks in from the garage and painting them in the unfinished and uncluttered part (yeah I know, where would that be?). Anyway, it was sad.


So I started to decorate. Mike and I found some discarded cabinets on the road and repurposed them for my sink area.


Cute think. I expanded my craft room color scheme into the new Craft Room Annex and Studio. Now I don't have to rinse out paint brushes in my new pedestal sink in the bathroom. I actually made the little curtain under the sink. It was no big deal, since I had to fix Ryan's jeans anyway.

I also purchased a large trestle table at the auction and covered it in oil cloth so I can have friends over to "craft". Laura, Ashley and Mackenzie came at Christmas time and we had a ball. I also learned what type of space I needed. so I added a few more things--shelves, TV, DVD player, curtains, comfy chair, rugs, and a heater.




I even rehung my poster made by the kids at Barbara C. Jordan Elementary School gave me that had been in my office at City Hall. It makes me sad that I no longer get to go there to work.



But it is the Barbara C. Jordans of the world that keep me motivated. She is one of my heros. You check out her famous speech at http://watergate.info/impeachment/74-07-25_barbara-jordan.shtml It was named one of the ten best speeches in US History. Inspiring. Really. Really, go listen to it. Do it for your country. Really, go. Because you know this whole craft, paint thing is really a hobby. I am a thinker. I am an analyzer. I am a writer. I am an advocate.


So here you have it--Petree's Craft Room Annex and Studio. I hope you enjoyed the tour. Want to buy a desk?